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Candle in the Tomb (2016)
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Original name: 鬼吹灯之精绝古城
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
When archaeologist Shirley Yang learns of her father's disappearance, she returns to China and enlists the help of tomb raiders to track him down.
Style:
tense, captivating, mysterious, atmospheric, dark, epic, suspense
Audience:
adult
Plot:
tomb, grave robber, archaeologist, curse, treasure, teamwork, escapades, hidden treasure, search and rescue, treasure hunt, investigation, archaeology, adventuress, search for father, tombs and skeletons, missing person, rescue mission, exploration, chinese mythology, supernatural, puzzle, female protagonist, friendship, betrayal, young adult ...
Place:
china
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Most similar movies to Candle in the Tomb
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, suspense and exciting films and TV series with plots about supernatural, treasure hunt, escapades, tomb, archaeology, investigation and conspiracy mostly in Adventure, Fantasy and Action genres. Some movies like Candle in the Tomb: The Lost Tomb (2015), The Lost Tomb 2 (2019), Mojin: The Lost Legend (2015), Veritas: The Quest (2003), The Order (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of tomb raiders team up together to explore an ancient tomb of Yuan dynasty which is located in the Ping Shan mountain in West Hunan province.
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, exciting, entertaining
Plot:
tomb, archaeologist, archaeology, artifact, treasure hunt, treasure, adventurer, heroic mission, cave, showdown, tombs and skeletons, martial arts ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Wu Xie is an antique shop owner who comes from a family of tomb raiders. As he continues the family trade with his team of tomb raiders, he finds lost treasures of the Warring States as well as the answers to the tragedies of his family’s past. ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
relic, tomb, treasure hunt, adventurer, escapades, treasure, ancient mystery, artifact, legends and myths, heroes, hopes, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, ancient china
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
This drama is adaption of Kennedy Xu's novel series"Grave Robbers’ Chronicles". 50 years ago, a group of Changsha grave robbers dug out manuscripts of the location of treasures from Warring states, but an encounter with an undead ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
tomb, grave robber, mythical creature, archeological dig, treasure, supernatural being, obsessive quest, survival, investigation, supernatural, creature, supernatural horror ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A trio of Tomb Raider, Hu Ba Yi, Shirley Yang and Wang Pang Zi explore a mysterious tomb in the Shaanxi region.
Style:
entertaining, stylized, intense, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
kick-butt women, expedition, artifact, archaeology, adventurer, ancient, tomb, secret place, escapades, peril, female protagonist, tombs and skeletons ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
At the beginning of the 1990s, famous tomb explorer Hu Bayi decided to retire and move to the United States with his girlfriend Shirley. But before his wedding, Bayi discovers his first love Ding Shitian, who supposedly had died in the "One ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, unusual plot structure, non-linear ...
Plot:
tomb, grave robber, chinese emperor, treasure hunter, treasure hunt, wuxia, love triangle, grave robbing, unrequited love, desert, investigation, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
china, mongolia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Veritas: The Quest is a television program that aired in 2003. It follows a rebellious but intelligent teenager, Nikko Zond, discovering that his father Solomon's profession is much more mystical and adventurous than he previously thought. ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, mystical, action adventure ...
Plot:
archeological dig, archaeology, treasure hunt, hidden treasure, conspiracy, supernatural, relic, treasure hunter, archaeologist, quest, competitor, treasure ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
In the 1980s, when middle-aged Hu Ba Yi packs his belongings for one of his adventures, he finds an old photo, which brings his memory back to his college days in the 1960s. He then reminiscence about his first adventure that led him to become a ...
Style:
tense, enigmatic, captivating, exciting, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
tomb, grave robber, treasure hunt, chinese mythology, adventurer, treasure hunter, teamwork, fight, riddles and clues, treasure map, hidden treasure, escapades ...
Time:
60s, 80s
Place:
china
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Yilong Zhu and Xiaotong are leading the cast! Let’s see the restart of these grave robbers. With mysteries unsolved, they’re gathering for adventure! On the way through all sorts of life and death, the secret about “the sound of the ...
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, grim ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, investigation, teamwork, tomb, supernatural, grave robber, treasure hunter, tombs and skeletons, hidden treasure, adventurer, treasure, escapades ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
werewolf, magic, witch, danger, friendship, college, black magic, death, university, society, youth, clan ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The movie takes partridge and Chen Yulous exploration of Pingshan as the background of western Hunan half a century later. It tells the story of Hu Bayi in order to save the poisonous big golden tooth after returning from the Longling Cave, leading ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, tense, thrilling, suspense ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, grave robber, tomb, treasure hunter, treasure, battles, hidden treasure, escapades, legends and myths, adventurer, quest, danger ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story focuses on Wu Xie who was born in a family of tomb explorers trying to find the secrets of a mysterious event decades ago with his friends.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, tense, detective ...
Plot:
supernatural, tomb, conspiracy, puzzle, adventurer, time warp, time loop, secret, time paradox, friendship, treasure hunt, investigation ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Time Raiders is based on the online novel series Daomu Biji written by Xu Lei. It tells the story of explorers searching for the secrets of immortality in ancient tombs
Style:
suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating, romantic ...
Plot:
grave robber, tomb, martial arts, temple, treasure hunt, treasure hunter, secret society, tombs and skeletons, treasure map, archeological dig, treasure, escapades ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
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Story:
The main character begins a dangerous journey of human against nature to find an antidote to save his master Shifu by traveling to a faraway land where he makes friends with a few key characters. ~~ Adapted from the novel written by Tian Xia Ba ...
Style:
suspense, enigmatic, captivating, tense, period piece
Plot:
cure, fight, puzzle, criminal, teenager, secret, struggle for survival, secret organization, investigation, animal abuse, supernatural, strong female lead ...
Time:
80s
Place:
beijing china
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Guo Deyou and his team continue to investigate the eight strange incidents of the republic.
Style:
detective, suspense, captivating, dramatic, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
investigation, murder, shaman, psychic, police department, police officer, supernatural, police, police investigation, murder mystery, murderer, conspiracy ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
While searching for history's greatest treasure, Jess Valenzuela unburies her family's secret past.
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
medieval, treasure hunter, tomb, archaeologist, treasure, friend, female protagonist, hidden treasure, secret, adventurer, legacy, secret society ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A girl with extraordinary psychic abilities joins two gifted teen boys at a small ghost-hunting agency to fight the many deadly spirits haunting London.
Style:
captivating, tense, mystical, suspenseful, spooky ...
Plot:
psychic power, supernatural power, paranormal activity, supernatural horror, ghost, paranormal phenomena, evil spirit, supernatural, ghost hunter, investigation, paranormal, teenage protagonist ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Antique dealer Wu Xie stumbles upon a cryptic silk text, leading his uncle and a team to explore its hidden map. Facing deadly creatures and uncovering a serpentine bronze fish, they reveal buried secrets—until his uncle vanishes with a mysterious ...
Style:
suspense, tense, action adventure, fast paced
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeology, disappearance, betrayal, supernatural, investigation, conspiracy, family bonds, occult, moral ambiguity
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
A 2000-year-old artefact send Yi Xiao Chuan and Gao Yao from 2010 to the Qin dynasty. Back in 2010, their family, Yi Da Chuan and Gao Lan piece together clues from ancient artefacts to help bring them back while avoiding masked enemies.
Style:
tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
legend, martial arts, travel, battles, warrior, fight, legendary hero, rescue mission, chinese history, loyalty, friendship, treasure hunt ...
Place:
ancient china, china
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
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Story:
The show focuses on a high school student Li Cu who was accidentally involved in a big conspiracy and was forced to get on an unexpected adventure to the desert.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
survival, conspiracy, archeological dig, desert, struggle for survival, ancient egypt, great ending, zombie, egyptology, infection, adventurer, astronaut ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
An ordinary man working at a pawnshop accidentally encounters an incident that affects his eyes and ignites changes in his life that start him on a tomb-raiding adventure.
Style:
tense, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, fast paced ...
Plot:
conspiracy, heist, desert, robbery, supernatural, supernatural ability, treasure hunt, gang, teamwork, supernatural power, heist gone wrong, bandit ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Legendary tomb explorer Hu Bayi is on a dangerous mission as he seeks out the Tomb of Emperor Xian, located on an island of monstrous creatures in this mystical action-adventure.
Style:
suspense, tense, serious, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
tomb, curse, giant snake, expedition, monster, mountain, archeological dig, throne, mythical creature, danger, destiny, desert ...
Place:
china
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, Horror
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Wen Tian Lu is a Chinese drama that follows a young Zhong Kui as he bands together with his friends to form a three-man team dedicated to catching demons.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, captivating, dread ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
exorcism, martial arts, friendship, legend, exorcist, demon, betrayal, demon hunter, supernatural, chinese mythology, sword, friend ...
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
19%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An action-packed race to find the legendary treasure of the Nibelungen hidden by Charlemagne and thought to be the biggest lost treasure in the world.
Style:
tense, captivating, exciting, suspense, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
treasure hunter, archaeology, hidden treasure, treasure hunt, treasure map, archaeologist, adventurer, grave robber, treasure chest, legends and myths, teamwork, obsessive quest ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
germany, europe
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Luo Wu Zi helped Li Si Xiu to build the mound of Qin Shi Huang; the first emperor who united China. His disciples continued to build and safeguard the royal tombstone. In between lies the appearance of the Nine Great Tombstones, also known as Great ...
Style:
costume drama, epic, historical drama, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, adult
Plot:
wuxia, friendship, martial arts, grave, disciple, tomb, battles, male protagonist, warrior, fictional war, heroic mission, pride and honor ...
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Holy Pearl is a 2011 Chinese Television series starring Gillian Chung as the daughter of an archeologist. She time travels back in time to discovers she is a reincarnation a warrior priestess. She teams up with a human-dragon hybrid, to recover ...
Style:
anime, captivating, tense, emotional, suspense ...
Plot:
time travel, supernatural, sword and sorcery, chinese mythology, travel, magical power, wizards and magicians, magical, magic, wizard, good versus evil, supernatural power ...
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Germany, Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third. It was inspired by the success of the video ...
Style:
sexy, exciting, tense, captivating, witty ...
Plot:
archaeologist, escapades, relic, artifact, treasure hunt, adventurer, treasure hunter, female protagonist, woman, one woman army, treasure, women ...
Time:
20th century, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Similarity:
19%
646
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
A giant Buddha statue is unearthed in a small rural town. The mayor believes that it will change the town into a major tourist attraction. However, a catastrophe starts to grow. A centuries-old curse is unleashed from the statue, and it starts to ...
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, mystical
Plot:
cursed object, investigation, archeological dig, paranormal activity, cursed, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, sleuth, archaeologist, paranormal, uncover truth, paranormal investigator ...
Place:
korea
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
TV show
Story:
After getting in deep trouble because of his painfully stubborn and headstrong personality, Zhong Kui is banished from the heavens to live as a human with no memories of his past. In pursuit of his real identity, he crosses paths with Yang Ren Zhi ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, entertaining, captivating, dramatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
friendship, fight, good versus evil, supernatural, folklore, friends, escapades, unlikely friendships, life & death, supernatural ability, demon, fantasy world ...
Place:
ancient china
Similarity:
18%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Years after a disastrous job in Baluchistan, a former Indian spy must confront his past when he returns to lead an unsanctioned hostage-rescue mission.
Style:
suspense, exciting, captivating, serious, tense ...
Plot:
politics, conspiracy, revenge, espionage, covert operation, rescue mission, intelligence agency, escapades, spy, murder, violence, danger ...
Place:
india, asia
Similarity:
18%
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