Archaeology movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant archaeology movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic, serious and entertaining films and TV shows about / with archaeology, archaeologist, danger, adventurer, treasure, escapades, treasure hunt, heroes, artifact and treasure hunter plots mostly in Adventure, Action and Mystery genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as archaeology: Tutankhamun (2016), The Lost City of Z (2016), Stargate (1994), The Pyramid (2014), Bonekickers (2008), Timeline (2003), Uncharted (2022), Black Mountain Side (2014), Sahara (2005), As Above, So Below (2014).

List of archaeology movies

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 7.1
 2K
Tutankhamun (2016)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: Based on the true story of Howard Carter’s epic quest to discover the lost tomb of the Boy-King Tutankhamun. Down on his heels archaeologist Howard Carter stumbles upon evidence of an undiscovered tomb of one of Egypt’s forgotten Pharaohs, ...
Style: tense, captivating, factual, exciting, atmospheric ...
Plot: archaeology, curse, egyptology, journalist, love interest, determination, archaeologist, englishman abroad, love and romance, rivalry, society, couples ...
Time: 1910s, 1920s, 1900s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place: egypt
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The Lost City of Z (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilazation in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
Style: inspirational, meditative, exciting, period piece, suspense ...
Audience: date night
Plot: explorer, jungle, expedition, travel, survival, archaeology, journey, tribe, conquistador, amazon jungle, world war one, biopic ...
Time: 1920s, future, year 2016, 1900s, year 2017 ...
Place: south america, ireland, england, america, bolivia ...
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 7.0
 204K
Stargate (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Style: exciting, futuristic, entertaining, visually stunning, visual ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: space travel, archaeology, space opera, slavery, pyramid, teleportation, creature, mythology, evil alien, archaeologist, ancient egypt, alien ...
Time: future, 90s, near future, 20th century, 1920s
Place: egypt, colorado, space western, middle east, africa
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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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 5.0
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Bonekickers (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Bonekickers was a BBC drama about a team of archaeologists, set at the fictional Wessex University. It made its début on 8 July 2008 and ran for one series. It was written by Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes creators Matthew Graham and Ashley ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, realistic, exciting
Plot: archaeologist, archaeology, investigation, escapades, uncover truth, dishonesty, society, religions or cults, obsession, adventurer, conspiracy, campus ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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 5.6
 66K
Timeline (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
Style: suspenseful, exciting, captivating, sincere, suspense ...
Plot: time travel, knight, archaeology, time machine, medieval, changing the past or future, danger, twists and turns, time loop, sorcery, parallel universe, time ...
Time: future, medieval times, year 2003, middle ages, 14th century ...
Place: europe, france
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
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, exciting, entertaining, light, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing, boys' night, teens
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure hunter, archaeologist, treasure, archaeology, friendship, library, adventurer, librarian, heroic mission, obsessive quest, good versus evil ...
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 6.3
 255K
Uncharted (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, Spain
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, epic, action adventure ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, archaeology, danger, treasure hunter, jungle, adventurer, artifact, tough guy, lost treasure, sea, deception ...
Time: 2020s, future, 2000s, year 2006
Place: new york, the philippines, boston, barcelona, spain
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The Tomb Robbery Papyrus. Notes of a Past (2009)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A century long search for an important ancient Egyptian royal tomb ... its location defined by a discredited antique manuscript ... a young archaeologist believing in its veracity. The search for the key to break the antique code of the papyrus ... ...
Style: intense, atmospheric, disturbing, captivating, stylized ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: priest, father, secret, king, book, a vision, dynasty, burial, archaeology, destiny, inventor, temple ...
Time: future
Place: venice, london, cairo egypt, north africa
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Black Mountain Side (2014)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A group of archaeologists uncover a strange structure in Northern Canada, dating over ten thousand years before the present. The team finds themselves isolated when their communication systems fail and it's not long before they begin to feel ...
Style: lovecraft, suspense, spooky, rough, bleak ...
Plot: snow, virus, archaeology, creature, isolation, amputation, expedition, temple, suicide, blood, survival, cosmic horror ...
Place: canada
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 6.0
 103K
Sahara (2005)
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: exciting, entertaining, action packed, scenic, buddy comedy ...
Audience: teens, family outing, boys' night, adult
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, adventurer, treasure hunter, desert, obsessive quest, archaeology, escapades, civil war, good versus evil, danger, buddy ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: africa, nigeria
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As Above, So Below (2014)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: When a team of explorers ventures into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
Style: suspense, scary, dark, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot: found footage, supernatural, catacomb, underground, survival, archaeology, treasure hunt, claustrophobia, ancient mystery, confined, tunnel, ghost ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france, iran
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
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 adventure, action packed ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, ancient mystery, riddles and clues, treasure hunter, artifact, president, escapades, secret ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, year 1865, 1860s, 19th century ...
Place: south dakota, washington d.c., virginia, paris france, buckingham palace ...
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National Treasure (2004)
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: entertaining, exciting, clever, suspense, scenic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, archaeology, archaeologist, treasure hunter, adventurer, secret place, riddles and clues, map, journey, ancient, artifact ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, year 1974, 18th century, 1830s ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., philadelphia, pennsylvania, new jersey ...
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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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7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror
Country: China, Australia, Russia, Thailand
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China unearths a 2000 year old nightmare - a secret that should have remained buried.
Style: suspense, intense, scary, exciting, independent film ...
Plot: giant spider, archaeology, monster, medieval, archaeologist, trap, betrayal, supernatural, mythology, cobweb, giant animal, spider ...
Time: 2010s
Place: china
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 5.9
 9K
Ragnarok (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Norway
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Archaeologist Sigurd Svendsen discovers that the Oseberg ship hides a secret from the Viking Age. Along with his two children put Sigurd out on a quest to find the truth. The mystery leads them into "No Man's Land" between Norway and ...
Style: serious, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: norse mythology, ancient mystery, legends and myths, archaeology, adventurer, danger, coming of age, monster, escapades, riddles and clues, obsessive quest, viking ...
Time: 21st century
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Candle in the Tomb: The Lost Caverns (2020)
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, serious, atmospheric ...
Plot: kick-butt women, artifact, archaeology, expedition, tomb, secret place, ancient, peril, adventurer, escapades, female protagonist, tombs and skeletons ...
Place: china
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The Mummy Returns (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
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: exciting, suspense, suspenseful, scary, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: mummy, treasure hunt, archaeology, treasure, ancient egypt, supernatural, good versus evil, mythology, monster, chase, tomb, heroic mission ...
Time: year 2001, 1930s, jurassic, future, 20th century ...
Place: egypt, london, africa, england, europe ...
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 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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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Germany
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, action packed, stylized, action adventure, saga ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, kids, boys' night, teens
Plot: treasure hunt, female protagonist, treasure, archaeology, strong female lead, tomb, archaeologist, solar eclipse, artifact, kick-butt women, woman with a gun, good versus evil ...
Time: 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place: cambodia, iceland, italy, venice, siberia
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
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 ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, action adventure, action packed, scenic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, kids, manly, family outing ...
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, archaeologist, adventurer, archaeology, indiana jones, jungle, chase, desert, artifact, alien, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place: peru, ussr, south america, latin america, mexico city ...
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 5.3
 9K
The Body (2001)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction. other signs, include a gold coin bearing the marks of Pontius Pilate and faint ...
Style: sexy, talky, suspenseful, philosophical, exciting ...
Plot: politics, faith, christianity, religion, kidnapping, christian, self discovery, religions or cults, obsessive quest, clergy, rebellion, society ...
Time: year 2001
Place: israel, middle east, rome italy, jerusalem
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 6.5
 8K
Relic Hunter (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Germany, Canada, USA
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, captivating, tense, witty ...
Plot: archaeologist, relic, artifact, treasure hunt, escapades, female protagonist, treasure hunter, treasure, adventurer, woman, one woman army, women ...
Time: 20th century, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
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 6.4
 37K
The Protector (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: The epic adventure of Hakan, a young shopkeeper whose modern world gets turned upside down when he learns he’s connected to a secret, ancient order, tasked with protecting Istanbul.
Style: exciting, captivating, enigmatic, tense
Plot: friendship, love, archaeology, ritual, plague, heroes, superhero, save the world, ancient mystery, cop, buddy, machine ...
Time: future, 16th century, 15th century
Place: istanbul turkey, constantinople, turkey, ottoman empire
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Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: On an archaeological dig in Iraq, author Agatha Christie uncovers a series of murders.
Style: realistic, stylized, tense, captivating, sweet ...
Plot: archaeologist, archaeology, murder, private detective, police investigation, adaptation, danger, oil, villa, society, writers, interwar period ...
Time: 1920s
Place: iraq
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The Sands of Time (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Despite her friends' warnings, a woman travels to the Sahara, determined to find her missing archaeologist father and the magical tower he was searching for. Aided by a mysterious prince, she battles outlaws and the desert's harsh ...
Plot: mythical creature, sahara desert, horse riding, biplane, horse, camel, desert, hanged man, archaeology, french foreign legion, bible quote
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The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Malta, France, UK
Duration: 149 min.
Story: When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor, Robert Langdon and cryptographer, Sophie Neve must untangle a deadly web of deceit involving the works of Leonardo da Vinci.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, clever, suspense, mind bending ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: conspiracy, holy grail, treasure hunt, religion, twists and turns, christianity, investigation, ancient mystery, conspiracy theory, riddles and clues, secrets, secret society ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 1st century, 21st century
Place: london, italy, paris france, europe, england ...
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
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: breathtaking, entertaining, exciting, epic, action packed ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, manly ...
Plot: treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, treasure, knight, father son relationship, mythology, indiana jones ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1989, 90s, year 1912 ...
Place: germany, israel, utah, san francisco, venice ...
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Candle In The Tomb: The Wrath Of Time (2019)
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, exciting, stylized, entertaining
Plot: tomb, archaeologist, archaeology, artifact, treasure hunt, treasure, adventurer, heroic mission, good versus evil, showdown, one against many, chase ...
Time: 20th century
Place: china
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