Movies like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
512K
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets – led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko – are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. After being captured and then escaping from them, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend – and Indy's colleague – Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, breathtaking, action packed, saga, scenic, humorous, suspenseful, epic, dieselpunk ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, manly, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, indiana jones, desert, jungle, artifact, chase, alien, sword fight, treasure map, fight scenes, alien invasion, good versus evil, pyramid, mummy, skull, female antagonist, map, tombs and skeletons, library, temple, crystal ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s, year 1957, future
Place:
peru, south america, ussr, mexico city, latin america, usa, connecticut ...
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Most similar movies to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, humorous, entertaining and cult classic films with plots about treasure hunt, chase, danger, treasure, treasure hunter, heroes and lost treasure mostly in Action, Adventure and Comedy genres. Some movies like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Uncharted (2022), Sahara (2005), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Fool's Gold (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, perverse, humorous, action adventure ...
Audience:
kids, teens, manly, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, artifact, treasure, indiana jones, tombs and skeletons, crocodile, good versus evil, treasure map, food ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1984, year 1935
Place:
india, china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK, Spain, Italy, Jordan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style:
entertaining, breathtaking, epic, saga, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, manly ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, mythology, father son relationship, father, escapades, myth ...
Time:
1930s, year 1912, 20th century, year 1989, year 1938 ...
Place:
germany, europe, jordan, israel, utah ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Style:
exciting, breathtaking, perverse, epic, saga ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, family friendly, manly ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, indiana jones, archaeologist, treasure, adventurer, archaeology, artifact, nazi, desert, chase, escapades, jungle ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1936, 90s, year 1981
Place:
egypt, africa, nepal, south america, himalaya ...
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, exciting, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, archaeology, treasure, friendship, treasure hunter, heroic mission, librarian, obsessive quest, adventurer, good versus evil, escapades ...
Similarity:
100%
296K
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A descendent of explorer Sir Francis Drake uncovers the location of the legendary El Dorado. With the help of his mentor and an ambitious journalist he works to uncover its secrets while surviving on an island filled with pirates, mercenaries, and a ...
Style:
suspense, psychotronic, visually appealing, action adventure, epic ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, archaeology, lost treasure, danger, treasure hunter, treasure map, jungle, adventurer, artifact, escape, deception ...
Time:
2020s, future, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
new york, the philippines, boston, barcelona, spain
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up ...
Style:
saga, exciting, epic, anamorphic, tense ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
archaeologist, treasure hunt, indiana jones, time travel, relic hunter, college professor, treasure, treasure hunter, world war two, supernatural, knife fight, artifact ...
Time:
year 1969, year 1939, 20th century, year 1951, 1940s ...
Place:
greece, alps, new york, athens greece, germany ...
Similarity:
100%
109K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Scouring the ocean depths for treasure-laden shipwrecks is business as usual for a thrill-seeking underwater adventurer and his wisecracking buddy. But when these two cross paths with a beautiful doctor, they find themselves on the ultimate treasure ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, buddy comedy, action packed, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, treasure hunter, adventurer, desert, archaeology, obsessive quest, civil war, escapades, danger, american civil war, lost treasure ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
africa, australia, nigeria, egypt, sahara
Similarity:
92%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Finds Indy vagabonding around the South Pacific on a treasure hunt for a fabled lost diamond. The war in Europe ends but a new adventure begins for Indy when a mysterious man's dying words, "The eye of the peacock!" send him and Remy ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, fast
Audience:
boys' night, teens, family outing
Plot:
treasure hunt, indiana jones, adventurer, lost treasure, battlefield, last stand, treasure hunter, writers, archaeologist, treasure map, buried treasure, pirate ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1918, year 1919, 1900s
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
English aristocrat Lara Croft is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and in the middle of a battle with a secret society. The shapely archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities and meets her match in the evil Powell, who's ...
Style:
exciting, sexy, action packed, saga, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, female protagonist, archaeology, treasure, tomb, strong female lead, solar eclipse, archaeologist, artifact, lost treasure, kick-butt women, time travel ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
cambodia, iceland, italy, venice, siberia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan has sunk his marriage to Tess and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint the treasure's whereabouts, he ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, feel good, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, boys' night, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure hunter, treasure, adventurer, beautiful scenery, golddigger, renewed love, hidden treasure, yacht, ocean, rivalry, underwater ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
bahamas, florida, usa, spain, caribbean ...
Similarity:
100%
496K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Dashing legionnaire Rick O'Connell and his companion, Beni stumble upon the hidden ruins of Hamunaptra while in the midst of a battle in 1923, 3,000 years after Imhotep has suffered a fate worse than death – his body will remain undead for ...
Style:
scary, exciting, entertaining, funny, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
mummy, treasure hunt, archaeology, adventurer, desert, ancient egypt, tomb, monster, supernatural, archaeologist, treasure, deadly creature ...
Time:
90s, jurassic, future, year 1999, 1920s ...
Place:
egypt, africa, south africa, middle east, north africa ...
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination ...
Style:
entertaining, serious, suspenseful, action packed, action drama ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, archaeologist, archaeology, ancient mystery, adventurer, riddles and clues, treasure hunter, artifact, escapades, treasure map, president ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 1865, 19th century, 1860s ...
Place:
south dakota, washington d.c., virginia, buckingham palace, paris france ...
Similarity:
86%
468K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 187 min.
Story:
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, scenic, action adventure, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, manly, kids, girls' night, boys' night ...
Plot:
king kong, creature, jungle, dinosaur, giant animal, monster, gorilla, giant ape, beast, rescue, island, dangerous animal ...
Time:
1930s, year 2005, prehistoric times, jurassic, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, fictional island, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Morocco, Jordan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, along with their 8 year old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King's might, the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and ...
Style:
dark fantasy, costume drama, exciting, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
mummy, treasure hunt, archaeology, treasure, ancient egypt, supernatural, mythology, good versus evil, monster, chase, tomb, desert ...
Time:
year 2001, 1930s, jurassic, future, 20th century ...
Place:
egypt, london, africa, middle east, england ...
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Style:
exciting, teen, breathtaking, rom com, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, fantasy world, lost world, adventurer, twists and turns, mysterious place, underground, expedition, cave, imaginary, obsessive quest, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, prehistoric times, prehistory, 19th century, 2000s ...
Place:
iceland, italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course he's ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, romantic, light, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, kids, boys' night, teens, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, desert, adventurer, archaeologist, couple relations, love and romance, treasure, happy ending, novelist, culture clash, escapades, treasure hunter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
africa, middle east, egypt, french riviera, south of france ...
Similarity:
100%
226K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Hungary, Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Disney’s live-action adaptation of its iconic theme park ride.
Style:
scenic, captivating, funny, light, costume drama ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly
Plot:
jungle, amazon river, danger, snake, artifact, amazon jungle, jungle adventure, treasure, dangerous animal, amazon rainforest, myth, native tribe ...
Time:
1910s, 16th century, 2020s, future, year 1916 ...
Place:
brazil, spain, europe, south america, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandora's Box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Lara must recover the box before the syndicate's ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, sexy, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeology, archaeologist, treasure map, monster, kick-butt women, female protagonist, adventurer, woman with a gun, fantasy world, female martial artist, archeological dig ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s
Place:
greece, africa, shanghai, europe, asia ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, teen, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
island, jungle, lost city, fantasy world, expedition, atlantis, lost world, escapades, beautiful scenery, giant lizard, mission, treasure ...
Time:
year 2012, 19th century, 2010s
Place:
hawaii, fictional island
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, exciting, light, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, date night, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, jungle, unlikely couple, opposites attract, chase, adventurer, escapades, jungle adventure, treasure map, travel, map, stranded ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, future
Place:
south america, colombia, new york, latin america, central america
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, clever, satanic, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure, treasure hunt, archaeology, treasure hunter, archaeologist, adventurer, secret place, riddles and clues, map, ancient, artifact, journey ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, year 1974, 19th century, 20th century ...
Place:
washington d.c., philadelphia, pennsylvania, new jersey, new york ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary 'white tribe', Allan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him. Soon after arriving, he discovers the Lost ...
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, stylized, semi serious, fast ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
adventurer, jungle, archaeologist, treasure hunter, hunter, woman with a gun, beautiful scenery, disaster, cannon, lost treasure, missing person, jungle adventure ...
Time:
victorian era, 1910s, 1930s
Place:
africa, south africa, east africa, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
175K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Follows a reclusive romance novelist who was sure nothing could be worse than getting stuck on a book tour with her cover model, until a kidnapping attempt sweeps them both into a cutthroat jungle adventure, proving life can be so much stranger, and ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, funny, cute, rom com, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
kidnapping, treasure, treasure hunt, novelist, jungle, snake, bodyguard, cargo plane, model, woman in jeopardy, volcano, agoraphobia ...
Time:
2020s, future
Place:
canary islands, fictional island
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the 3 stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle / ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, martial arts, chase, desert, kung fu, treasure, treasure hunter, martial artist, wuxia, car chase, wu shu, heroes ...
Place:
sahara, spain, europe, tokyo, egypt ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that Hammond has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ...
Style:
suspenseful, saga, scenic, perverse, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
dinosaur, jungle, giant monster, tyrannosaurus rex, jurassic park, island, dangerous animal, amusement park, lost world, paleontology, expedition, killer animal ...
Time:
jurassic, 90s, year 1997, prehistoric times, 20th century
Place:
costa rica, fictional island, san diego california, caribbean, kenya ...
Similarity:
100%
1.2M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. ...
Style:
suspense, breathtaking, entertaining, exciting, visually stunning ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, date night, teens, family outing ...
Plot:
dinosaur, island, survival, creature feature, animal attack, child in peril, research, children, dangerous animal, teenage girl, science, fantasy world ...
Time:
jurassic, year 1993, 20th century, prehistoric times, 90s
Place:
montana, fictional island, caribbean, central america, dominican republic ...
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davey Jones, he also attempts to avoid eternal damnation.
Style:
costume drama, exciting, entertaining, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, sword fight, fantasy world, swashbuckler, ship, treasure, destiny, supernatural, fortune teller, medieval, revenge, chase ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, britain, iran, jamaica
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, spoof, mythical ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
archaeologist, treasure hunt, archeological dig, artifact, adventurer, museum, heroes, chase, expedition, obsessive quest, good versus evil, save the world ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts.
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspense, tense
Plot:
chase, friendship, culture clash, artifact, escapades, pyramid, danger, tomb, curse, treasure hunt, archeological dig, police investigation ...
Place:
egypt
Similarity:
100%
148K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, jungle, treasure, buddy, bounty hunter, lone hero, chase, tough guy, fight, gold, amazon rainforest, respect ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america, los angeles, south america, california
Similarity:
100%
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