Ancient egypt movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant ancient egypt movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out exciting, captivating, serious, stylized, epic and suspenseful films and TV shows about / with ancient egypt, ancient, danger, female nudity, desert, chase, escapades, heroes, supernatural and tomb plots mostly in Adventure, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ancient egypt: Tut (2015), Gods of Egypt (2016), Reign: The Conqueror (1997), Sands of Oblivion (2007), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), The Mummy's Kiss (2003), The Notorious Cleopatra (1970), Stargate (1994), Cleopatra (1999), The Mummy (2017).
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9K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 127 min.
TV show
Story:
Explores the drama of power, political back-stabbing, war and murder and chronicles King Tut's rise to glory, his efforts to rule a chaotic empire and the enigma surrounding his death.
Style:
sexy, serious, captivating, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
ancient egypt, ancient history, pharaoh, royal family, historical character, palace intrigue, brother sister incest, ancient, rise to the top, rivalry, head of state, state affairs ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
egypt
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135K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
Style:
exciting, serious, epic fantasy, entertaining, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, boys' night, adult
Plot:
mythology, ancient egypt, egyptian mythology, good versus evil, fantasy world, myth, desert, legends and myths, danger, supernatural, evil god, save the day ...
Time:
ancient times, 2010s, year 2016
Place:
egypt, africa, north africa
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Cleopatra, the last Egyptian queen and one of the most legendary women in history. A beautiful seductress who used her sex appeal in order to manipulate the most powerful men in the Roman Empire. This film reveals the truth behind the legend.
Style:
captivating, entertaining
Plot:
ancient egypt, cleopatra, seductive woman, ancient rome, roman empire, monarch, historical figure, political manipulation, manipulative woman, strong female lead, femme fatale, woman ...
Time:
1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy, egypt
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Alexander the Great was the world's most powerful warrior. Reign is a 21st century science-fiction retelling of the legend of this Macedonian king. A visual masterpiece, Reign tells the story of Alexander's's triumphs through engaging ...
Style:
anime, allegory, bizarre
Audience:
kids
Plot:
passion, ancient egypt, historical figure, mathematics, king, warrior, goddess, chosen one, city, greek, fictional war, surrealism ...
Place:
alexandria egypt, egypt, persia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The film tells the story of a prop from the 1923 movie The Ten Commandments that was actually an authentic artifact from antiquity with cursed powers. In the modern day these resurface leading to murder and mayhem.
Style:
serious, scary, suspenseful, exciting, epic
Plot:
egyptian mythology, ancient egypt, supernatural, danger, filmmaking, curses spells and rituals, chase, showbiz, murder, egyptology, treasure hunt, treasure hunter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt, africa, middle east, iraq, california ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Style:
biblical, epic, stylized, period piece, breathtaking ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
ancient egypt, religion, old testament, moses, christian, belief in god, god, bible, ancient history, christianity, judaism, slavery ...
Time:
middle ages, biblical epic, year 2014, 2010s, 14th century ...
Place:
egypt, holy land, middle east, xian, israel
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Eternally cursed and mummified by the pharaoh for pursuing the love of his daughter, Hat-Em-Akhet, Hor-Shep-Sut lies in quiet slumber waiting for the day she will be reawakened. When Hor-Shep-Sut's sarcophagus is found by Dr. Wallis Harwa and ...
Style:
erotic, sexy, sensual, captivating, queer horror ...
Plot:
mummy, erotica, female nudity, lesbian, ancient egypt, sex, lesbianism, servant, sexploitation, artifact, male female relationship, seduction ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Young nerdy and horny Perico invents a time machine and uses it for sex tourism. He visits the cavewomen, ancient Egypt, ancient Rome and a Turkish harem, but also the future. However, his real test is in the present.
Style:
sex comedy
Plot:
lesbian threesome, lesbian orgy, lust, male nudity, lesbian, female nudity, lesbian sex, half sister, belly dancer, group sex, nerd, jealous husband ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story of egyptian princess Cleopatra's amorous adventures.
Style:
independent film, slapstick, slapstick comedy, spoof, parody ...
Plot:
sexploitation, nudity, seductive behavior, slavery, lord, cleopatra, lesbian, sex, female nudity, ancient rome, orgy, slave auction ...
Time:
1st century b.c.
Place:
egypt
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218K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Style:
futuristic, visually stunning, entertaining, exciting, visual ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
space travel, archaeology, space opera, alien, slavery, pyramid, creature, stargate, archaeologist, teleportation, alien planet, ancient egypt ...
Time:
future, 90s, near future, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
egypt, colorado, space western, middle east, africa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 177 min.
TV show
Story:
Cleopatra, the famed Egyptian Queen born in 69 B.C., is shown to have been brought by Roman ruler Julius Caesar at age 18. Caesar becomes sexually obsessed by the 18 year old queen, beds her, and eventually has a son by her. However, his Roman ...
Style:
costume drama, historical drama, fairy tale, stylized, epic ...
Plot:
royalty, ancient rome, ancient egypt, cleopatra, siege, roman empire, medieval, ancient history, ancient, ancient world, peplum, passionate love ...
Time:
1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
egypt, rome italy, europe, africa, middle east ...
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220K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Japan
Duration: 110 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, suspense, exciting, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mummy, archaeology, treasure hunt, egyptian mythology, ancient egypt, tomb, monster, pharaoh, desert, archaeologist, immortal, archeological dig ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017, 1930s
Place:
egypt, london, middle east, england, big ben london ...
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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 ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
TV show
Story:
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit is a 2008 American miniseries. It consists of three parts: Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit, Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb and Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, treasure map, adventurer, ancient mystery, danger, relic, ancient egypt, riddles and clues, mythology, lost treasure, pursuit ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
egypt, middle east, turkey, france, russia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In ancient Egypt, peasant Mathayus is hired to exact revenge on the powerful Memnon and the sorceress Cassandra, who are ready to overtake Balthazar's village. Amid betrayals, thieves, abductions and more, Mathayus strives to bring justice to ...
Style:
sexy, entertaining, epic fantasy, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
ancient history, sword fight, ancient egypt, medieval, sword and sorcery, desert, sorceress, barbarian, vigilante, warrior, mythology, revenge ...
Time:
year 2002, ancient times, 2000s
Place:
africa, middle east, egypt
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41K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 320 min.
Story:
Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.The winner of four Oscars, this epic saga of love, greed and betrayal stars Elizabeth Taylor as the passionate and ambitious Egyptian queen who's determined to hold on ...
Style:
epic, period piece, costume drama, retro, breathtaking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
ancient rome, ancient egypt, antiquity, peplum, queen, ancient history, strong female lead, roman empire, ancient, julius caesar, cleopatra, tomb ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, year 1963, 1st century b.c., 1930s ...
Place:
egypt, rome italy, alexandria egypt, africa, greece ...
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683
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The decurion Randus holds himself so well in the command of his troops, that Caesar promotes him to centurion. He is subsequently sent to Egypt, to keep Cesar informed on the actions and intentions of co-triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus - a man too ...
Style:
epic war, historical drama, psychotronic, period drama
Plot:
male male relationship, peplum, ancient rome, ancient, ancient world, bare chested male, ancient history, son, power, roman soldier, spy, evil man ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
alexandria egypt, rome italy
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, period piece, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, family friendly, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
strong female character, egyptology, mummy, archaeologist, adventurer, adventuress, dinosaur, sister sister relationship, pterodactyl, obsessive quest, escapades, tomb ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 2010, victorian era
Place:
paris france, france, europe, egypt
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Music
Country: Egypt
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The events revolve around three eras: the Pharaonic era, the Mamluk era, and the first half of the 20th century. The events revolve around corruption and the power of some clerics over the ages to power and false and bad dealings with the people, ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
ancient egypt, treasure hunt, arab, arrest, king, marriage, strong female character, rebellion, revenge, pharaoh, muslim girl, treasure ...
Place:
egypt, ottoman empire
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202K
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
Style:
epic, exciting, period piece, sexual, costume drama ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, ancient rome, historical character, sex, power struggle, antiquity, emperor, intrigue, roman soldier, warrior, ancient egypt ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, 1st century b.c., 2000s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, alexandria egypt, greece ...
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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:
supernatural, found footage, monster, archaeologist, creature, archaeology, pyramid, archeological dig, characters killed one by one, tomb, desert, death ...
Time:
year 2014, year 2013, 21st century
Place:
egypt, cairo egypt
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76K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Style:
philosophical, epic, historical drama, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, mathematics, destiny, atheism, impossible love, political unrest, antiquity, historical character, ancient world, religions or cults, unrequited love ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 5th century
Place:
ancient greece, alexandria egypt, egypt, greece, rome italy ...
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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:
stylized, captivating, exciting, tense, disturbing ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
pharaoh, father, museum, ancient egypt, tomb, burial, butler, inventor, archaeology, archaeologist, desert, destiny ...
Time:
future
Place:
cairo egypt, venice, north africa, london
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since ...
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, hilarious, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
ancient egypt, palace, dog, cleopatra, magic, julius caesar, pyramid, chase, good versus evil, desert, heroic mission, against the odds ...
Time:
year 2002, 1st century, 2000s, 1st century b.c.
Place:
egypt, africa, middle east, ancient greece, north africa ...
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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 ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 45 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:
factual, tense, captivating, exciting, historical drama ...
Plot:
curse, archaeology, egyptology, journalist, love interest, determination, englishman abroad, tomb, archaeologist, love and romance, couples, rivalry ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 1900s, edwardian era, 20th century
Place:
egypt
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 319 min.
Story:
Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler, Barney combines traditional modes of narrative cinema with ...
Style:
surreal, disturbing, psychological, slow cinema, avant garde ...
Plot:
singing, surrealism, ancient egypt, fight for supremacy, reincarnation, power struggle, pharaoh, car, excrement, feces, river, artist ...
Place:
egypt, idaho, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An astronomer and a cryptographer uncover a series of ancient tunnels, unwittingly unleashing a deadly Sphinx. In order to trap the Sphinx back in its tomb and stop impending destruction, our explorers must solve a series of complicated and possibly ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspense, entertaining
Plot:
pyramid, egyptian mythology, save the day, ancient egypt, riddles and clues, deadly creature, danger, supernatural, archaeology, curses spells and rituals, tomb, good versus evil ...
Place:
egypt
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and ...
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, grindhouse, classic horror, psychotronic ...
Plot:
mummy, ancient egypt, sarcophagus, supernatural, monster, fortune teller, murder, insanity, treasure hunt, occult, death in childbirth, egyptology ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, london, egypt, africa, middle east ...
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Genre: Animation
Country: France, Hungary, Belgium
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In Ancient Egypt, during the monotheistic regime of Akhenaten, Akhesa is a beautiful princess, 14 years of age. An impetuous young girl, Akhesa rebels against her father's dictats. She refuses to live confined in the royal palace and wants to ...
Style:
adult animation, touching, semi serious, feel good, anime ...
Plot:
egyptian mythology, ancient egypt, wish come true, legends and myths, heroes, supernatural, escapades, imaginary, orphan, obsessive quest, good versus evil, danger ...
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