Archeological dig movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant archeological dig movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspense, exciting, tense, suspenseful and serious films and TV shows about / with archeological dig, archaeologist, escapades, treasure, treasure hunt, archaeology, danger, supernatural, treasure hunter and tomb plots mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, Germany, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as archeological dig: Prisoners of the Sun (2013), Dig (2015), Blood & Treasure (2019), Veritas: The Quest (2003), Treasure Guards (2011), The Dig (2021), Monstrous (2022), The Pyramid (2014), Lance of Longinus (2007), Egypt's Unexplained Files (2019).

List of archeological dig movies

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Prisoners of the Sun (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A multinational expedition discovers a lost city beneath a pyramid, where they must stop the reawakened gods of ancient Egypt from initiating the apocalypse
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: archeological dig, pharaoh, vampire, evil alien, tomb, imaginary, supernatural, adventurer, save the world, apocalypse, desert, heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: egypt
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 6.8
 6K
Dig (2015)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When FBI Agent Peter Connelly, recently stationed in Jerusalem, begins investigating the murder of a young American, he realizes that he’s uncovered an ancient international conspiracy that threatens to change the course of human history. Certain ...
Style: captivating, tense, suspense, enigmatic, detective ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ancient mystery, archeological dig, investigation, conspiracy, danger, uncover truth, murder, special agent, escapades, mossad, exodus, thrill ride ...
Time: 21st century
Place: jerusalem, middle east, israel
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Blood & Treasure (2019)
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, suspense, exciting, tense
Plot: chase, culture clash, friendship, pyramid, artifact, tomb, society, escapades, danger, archeological dig, curse, treasure ...
Place: egypt
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Veritas: The Quest (2003)
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: captivating, tense, suspense, cliffhanger
Plot: archeological dig, treasure hunt, treasure hunter, relic, archaeologist, hidden treasure, competitor, treasure, archaeology, fight, artifact, supernatural ...
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The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
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, mythical, parody ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: archaeologist, treasure hunt, archeological dig, artifact, adventurer, heroes, expedition, save the world, obsessive quest, good versus evil, heroic mission, race against time ...
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Treasure Guards (2011)
Genre: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: On a dig in the remote Jordanian desert, maverick archaeologist Victoria Carter (Anna Friel) discovers an ancient scroll buried in the ruins of an old temple. It is encrypted with the location of the long lost Seal of Solomon, which, according to ...
Style: exciting, semi serious, captivating
Plot: archaeologist, archeological dig, adventurer, desert, heroes, treasure hunt, rivalry, escapades, danger, legends and myths, chases and races, estrangement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: africa
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 7.1
 82K
The Dig (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.
Style: costume drama, period piece, thought provoking, captivating, historical drama ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: world war two, archaeologist, archeological dig, archaeology, discovery, excavation, scientist, parents, family secret, uncover truth, war, history lesson ...
Time: 1930s, 2020s, 20th century, future, year 1939
Place: england
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 5.8
 422
Monstrous (2022)
Genre: 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: tense, captivating, disturbing, suspense, mystical
Plot: cursed object, supernatural power, paranormal phenomena, investigation, paranormal investigation, paranormal activity, mysticism, curse, paranormal investigator, uncover truth, paranormal, small village ...
Place: korea
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 4.6
 27K
The Pyramid (2014)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Morocco, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A team of U.S. archaeologists unearths an ancient pyramid buried deep beneath the Egyptian desert. As they search the pyramid's depths, they become hopelessly lost in its dark and endless catacombs. Searching for a way out, they become ...
Style: scary, serious, intense, atmospheric, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: monster, supernatural, found footage, archaeologist, archaeology, archeological dig, pyramid, creature, survival, desert, mythology, characters killed one by one ...
Time: year 2014, year 2013, 21st century
Place: egypt, cairo egypt
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Lance of Longinus (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: At a construction site in Paris, a landslide reveals a crypt, and an ancient diary. A man - supposed to be dead for over 200 years - is found injured with the Lance of Longinus, the same spear that pierced the body of Jesus on the cross. History ...
Style: biblical, suspense, tense, controversial, captivating
Plot: secret society, bible prophecy, archeological dig, family secret, relic, treasure hunter, hidden treasure, treasure hunt, chase, jesus, crypt, archaeologist ...
Place: paris france
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Egypt's Unexplained Files (2019)
Genre: History
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Experts dive deep into the secrets of Ancient Egypt, and use cutting-edge archaeological technology to reveal the hidden truths that could potentially answer questions that have befuddled Egyptologists for generations.
Style: captivating, enigmatic
Plot: pharaoh, pyramid, archeological dig, science, research, secret, discovery, clue, archaeologist, archaeology, puzzle, scientific research ...
Place: egypt
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Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In 1979, a young soldier is working in China's snowcapped mountains when an explosion reveals bizarre fossils hidden deep in the mountain caverns. What they discover next will change his life and human history forever.
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, romantic, scenic
Plot: creature, giant monster, monster, soldier, expedition, medieval, abandoned city, lost city, underground city, kaiju, burned alive, self sacrifice ...
Place: china
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 7.0
 641K
Prometheus (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Style: futuristic, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, space travel, survival, androids, outer space, robot, space and aliens, distant planet, expedition, alien encounter, spacecraft, alien life-form ...
Time: future, year 2012, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place: scotland
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 5.8
 4K
Labyrinth (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Germany, UK, South Africa, Czech Republic
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: She inherits a house in the South of France from an aunt she has never met; she is haunted by dreams of a woman from the past, whom she does not know; and now she stumbles upon an archaeological find that will bear witness to a genocide committed ...
Style: stylized, suspenseful, serious, tense, erotic ...
Plot: medieval, archaeologist, holy grail, crusade, sect, legends and myths, rough sex, tombs and skeletons, obsessive quest, danger, knight, conspiracy ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, year 2012, 13th century, 21st century
Place: europe, france, south of france
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 5.4
 205K
The Mummy (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human ...
Style: scary, exciting, suspense, intense, entertaining ...
Plot: mummy, treasure hunt, archaeology, egyptian mythology, ancient egypt, tomb, monster, pharaoh, archeological dig, archaeologist, supernatural, immortal ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s
Place: egypt, iraq, london, middle east, england ...
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The Lost Tomb 2 (2019)
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, suspense, disturbing, tense
Plot: tomb, grave robber, archeological dig, supernatural, survival, investigation, obsessive quest, treasure, mythical creature, supernatural being, creature, paranormal investigation ...
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The Lost King (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
Style: captivating, thought provoking
Plot: female protagonist, archaeologist, historical figure, archeological dig, lost treasure, direction and purpose, hidden treasure, coping, treasure hunter, ambitious woman, train, actor ...
Time: 2010s
Place: britain
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 24K
The Gift (2019)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: A painter in Istanbul embarks on a personal journey as she unearths universal secrets about an Anatolian archaeological site and its link to her past.
Style: captivating, disturbing, sincere, psychological, enigmatic ...
Plot: art, supernatural, archeological dig, massacre, disorder, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, secret, puzzle, uncover truth, secret revealed, mysticism, parents and children ...
Place: turkey, cappadocia turkey, ottoman empire
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 5.9
 83K
The Ruins (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A group of friends whose leisurely Mexican holiday takes a turn for the worse when they, along with a fellow tourist embark on a remote archaeological dig in the jungle, where something evil lives among the ruins
Style: psychological, scary, suspenseful, slasher, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: survival, jungle, gory, ruins, vacation, death, self sacrifice, chase, ancient mystery, danger, murder, parasite ...
Time: year 2008, year 2000, 21st century
Place: mexico, oceania, latin america
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 3.2
 220
The Tomb (2006)
Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A group of young archaeologists flies to Mexico to study the Mayan culture, but they find trouble when they stumble upon an unknown cursed temple.
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, suspense
Plot: curse, danger, curses spells and rituals, reincarnation, archeological dig, tomb, priestess, mummy, supernatural, escapades, bat, archaeologist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Germany, China, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, atmospheric, stylized, mystical ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, teens, boys' night
Plot: mummy, tomb, treasure hunt, mythology, archaeology, archaeologist, tombs and skeletons, dragon, archeological dig, monster, adventurer, supernatural ...
Time: 1940s, year 2008, jurassic, 20th century, year 1946
Place: china, asia, himalaya, england, peru ...
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 6.5
 985
Digman! (2023)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Celebrity archaeologist Rip Digman and his team of experts travel dangerous parts of the world to unearth legendary artifacts and grow their reputations as fearless adventurers.
Style: feel good, satirical, captivating, semi serious, adult animation
Audience: teens
Plot: adventurer, archaeologist, treasure hunt, treasure hunter, archaeology, archeological dig, hidden treasure, adventure hero, excavation, satire, treasure, escapades ...
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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, epic, atmospheric, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, manly, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: treasure hunt, archaeologist, indiana jones, treasure, adventurer, archaeology, nazi, artifact, chase, villain, desert, escapades ...
Time: 1930s, year 1936, 20th century, 90s, year 1981
Place: egypt, south america, nepal, africa, himalaya ...
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: May 1917. Sixteen year old Indiana Jones joins an international trio of spies plotting against their German counterparts in the neutral city of Barcelona. After his old acquaintance Pablo Picasso helps him get a job at Sergei Diaghilev's ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, exciting
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure hunter, archaeologist, indiana jones, treasure, hidden treasure, adventurer, parents and children, lost treasure, eccentric family, escapades, adventure hero ...
Place: prague
Is relevant ?
 5.9
 2K
She-Shaman (1996)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Poland, France, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The story of an anthropology professor Michal's who as the movie progresses develops two overwhelming obsessions. The first one is a mummified, 3,000 year-old, perfectly preserved body of a Shaman he and his colleagues have recently dragged out ...
Style: controversial, sexy, emotional, mysterious, psychosexual thriller ...
Plot: obsession, college student, danger, couples, surrealism, professor, nymphomaniac, sex, young girl, archeological dig, female nudity, violence ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, prehistoric times
Place: poland, europe
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Tad the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (2022)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Tad accidentally unleashes an ancient spell, endangering the lives of his friends Mummy, Jeff, and Belzoni. With everyone against him and only helped by Sara, he sets off on an adventure to end the Curse of the Mummy.
Style: captivating, funny, entertaining, feel good, semi serious
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: archaeologist, mummy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, archeological dig, save the day, friendship, best friend, magical creature, group of friends, teamwork, satire, rescue mission ...
Place: chicago, paris france
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The Island of Secrets (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Romance
Country: Finland, Greece
Duration: 86 min.
Story: It was supposed to be just an ordinary holiday of the sunny Kos, but Toni has to rescue a beautiful local girl from the clutches of kidnappers of Adriana . When it appears that anyone else can be trusted, will Toni reluctantly rely on velipuoliensa ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, contemplative ...
Plot: treasure hunt, kidnapped, archeological dig, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, teenager, chase, kidnapping, mediterranean, rescue mission, teenage crush, archaeologist ...
Place: greece
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Escape to Athena (1979)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, War
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a greek island are trying to escape. They don't want only their freedom, but they also seek for an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the top of the island's mountain.
Style: exciting, suspense, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: world war two, war, chase, soldier, danger, survival, daring rescue, military, archaeologist, relic, world war, archeological dig ...
Time: 1940s, year 1979, year 1944
Place: greece, europe, balkan
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 4.9
 887
Time Raiders (2016)
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: captivating, tense, disturbing, suspense, romantic ...
Plot: tomb, grave robber, martial arts, temple, treasure hunter, treasure hunt, secret society, good versus evil, hidden treasure, archeological dig, treasure, tombs and skeletons ...
Place: china
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 458K
The Mummy (1999)
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, suspense ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: mummy, treasure hunt, archaeology, adventurer, desert, monster, supernatural, ancient egypt, tomb, treasure, archaeologist, deadly creature ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, future, jurassic, 1920s ...
Place: egypt, africa, south africa, middle east, north africa ...
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