Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ancient-book"

1. The Mummy (1999)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.

Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo

Votes: 462,584 | Gross: $155.25M

2. The Evil Dead (1981)

NC-17 | 85 min | Horror

Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker

Votes: 232,934 | Gross: $2.40M

3. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

Votes: 134,462 | Gross: $84.05M

4. The Prophecy (1995)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth. In his fight to stop the forces of evil, he finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher.

Director: Gregory Widen | Stars: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz

Votes: 33,416 | Gross: $16.12M

5. Knights of Badassdom (2013)

R | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Live-action role players conjure up a demon from Hell by mistake and they must deal with the consequences.

Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Ryan Kwanten, Steve Zahn, Peter Dinklage, Summer Glau

Votes: 21,561 | Gross: $0.09M

6. The Church (1989)

R | 102 min | Horror

An old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.

Director: Michele Soavi | Stars: Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Barbara Cupisti

Votes: 8,937

7. The Medallion (2003)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

A Hong Kong detective suffers a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion and is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers.

Director: Gordon Chan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, Julian Sands

Votes: 44,003 | Gross: $22.11M

8. Avalon High (2010 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

A teenage girl moves to a new high school where she slowly discovers herself involved in the reincarnation of King Arthur.

Director: Stuart Gillard | Stars: Britt Robertson, Gregg Sulkin, Joey Pollari, Devon Graye

Votes: 6,562

9. Asylum (I) (1972)

PG | 88 min | Horror

In order to secure a job at a mental institution, a young psychiatrist must interview four patients inside the asylum.

Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Richard Todd, Sylvia Syms, Peter Cushing

Votes: 8,207

10. Crypt of the Vampire (1964)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror

Count Karnstein sends for a doctor to help his sick daughter Laura. Her nurse believes she is possessed by the spirit of a dead ancestor, Carmilla.

Director: Camillo Mastrocinque | Stars: Christopher Lee, Adriana Ambesi, Ursula Davis, José Campos

Votes: 1,218

11. Chariots of the Gods (1970)

G | 92 min | Documentary

Based on Erich Von Daniken's book purporting to prove that throughout history aliens have visited earth.

Director: Harald Reinl | Stars: Heinz-Detlev Bock, Klaus Kindler, Christian Marschall, Aleksandr Kazantsev

Votes: 1,746 | Gross: $25.95M

12. Shoebox Zoo (2004–2005)

25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

An American student living and studying in Edinburgh is given a mysterious box of toy animals for her birthday, toys that come alive during the night in their quest to find an ancient magical book.

Stars: Alan Cumming, Rik Mayall, Siobhan Redmond, Bill Paterson

Votes: 207

13. The Prophecy: Uprising (2005 Video)

R | 88 min | Thriller, Action, Fantasy

A young theology student comes into possession of an ancient book of prophecies that stands at the center of a bloody battle on Earth between good angels and evil angels.

Director: Joel Soisson | Stars: John Light, Sean Pertwee, Dan Chiriac, Boris Petroff

Votes: 2,640

14. Shaitan's Warrior (2006)

94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

When an ancient book is recovered by a highschool nerd Stanislav all hell brakes loose involving his classmates who try to stop the evil that has risen from it.

Director: Stevan Filipovic | Stars: Radovan Vujovic, Stasa Koprivica, Milos Tanaskovic, Vladimir Tesovic

Votes: 2,066

15. Dark Rising (2007 Video)

92 min | Comedy, Horror

A broken heart, a battle axe, a demon and a lesbian ex-fiancée... Jason Parks' life goes from bad to worse as a series of supernatural events turn his dream of reconciliation with ... See full summary »

Director: Andrew Cymek | Stars: Landy Cannon, Brigitte Kingsley, Julia Schneider, Jay Reso

Votes: 794

16. The Julekalender (1994– )

15 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery

"The Julekalender" is a Christmas story about three "nisser" who have to go from the North Pole and back to the "hule" (cave) in the Norwegian province of Trondelag to find the life melody ... See full summary »

Stars: Arve Opsahl, Lasse Kolstad, Erling Mylius, Ivar Gafseth

Votes: 1,573

17. Playboy's Erotic Fantasies III (1993 Video)

Not Rated | 56 min | Romance

This third installment in Playboy's seductive series will captive your imagination with a collection of all-new tales guaranteed to please. Six sensual scenarios bring your wildest ... See full summary »

Directors: Scott Allen, Steve Conte | Stars: Jennifer Pooler, Monique Parent, Tori Sinclair, Ashlie Rhey

Votes: 44

18. Vaya con Dios (2002)

106 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Three monks are making their way from Germany to a monastry in Italy, because they cannot afford the rent for their facility any longer.

Director: Zoltan Spirandelli | Stars: Michael Gwisdek, Daniel Brühl, Traugott Buhre, Matthias Brenner

Votes: 1,054

19. Aladdin and the Death Lamp (2012 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Aladdin and his friend Ali accidentally uncover a lamp that contains a genie - but instead of granting wishes...this genie has other plans.

Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Darren Shahlavi, Noam Jenkins, Kandyse McClure, Eugene Clark

Votes: 630

20. The Magician (I) (1926)

Passed | 83 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A magician/alchemist, seeking to create life, finds that he needs the "blood of a virgin" to continue his experiments. He sends out his dwarf assistant to pick out the right girl.

Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Alice Terry, Paul Wegener, Firmin Gémier, Iván Petrovich

Votes: 868

21. Anna M. (2007)

106 min | Drama

In the grips of delirious illusion, Anna, a young, gentle and shy young woman convinces herself that Doctor Zanevsky is fervently in love with her. Nothing can shake her certainty... But ... See full summary »

Director: Michel Spinosa | Stars: Isabelle Carré, Gaëlle Bona, Geneviève Mnich, Gilbert Melki

Votes: 856

22. Our Country (2006)

102 min | Drama

Ugo (Luca Zingaretti) is a crooked banker with a shifty hand for finances. Rita (Valeria Golino) is a by-the-books finance officer determined to bring Ugo to justice.

Director: Francesca Comencini | Stars: Valeria Golino, Luca Zingaretti, Giuseppe Battiston, Laura Chiatti

Votes: 445

23. When the Moors Ruled in Europe (2005)

PG | 102 min | Documentary

This program contends that the popular perception of the Muslim occupation of Spain toward the end of the first millennium is largely wrong. The eighth century Muslim invasion of the ... See full summary »

Director: Timothy Copestake | Stars: Bettany Hughes, Antonio Almagro, Moussa Aouni, Pedro Chalmeta Gendrón

Votes: 202

24. Moxina (2012)

Unrated | 16 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy

In the winter of 2008, two climbers encountered the Taiwanese legendary monster Moxina (a.k.a. Mô-sîn-á) at the evil mountain Wuzhishan. Ryota Nakanishi presents sixteen minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.

Director: Ryota Nakanishi | Stars: Mario Bava, Pengquang Chen, Shunji Chen, Sean S. Cunningham

Votes: 766

25. Hell on Earth (2010)

71 min | Horror

Bobby owns the Book of the Dead and one night his dysfunctional family finds out just what it means to be mean to Bobby and his friends from beyond.

Director: Ted A. Bohus | Stars: Brett Fallon, Mary Corinne Miller, Don Money, Terry Shane

26. Jealous Gods (2017)

105 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

When three college students get their wishes granted, all hell breaks loose on campus. But after a rowdy week with their new superpowers, one of their classmates gets powers of her own -- ... See full summary »

Director: Ari Bach | Stars: Michelle Belmont, Robert Stokes, Parker Fowler, Ryan Potter

Votes: 28

27. Fear from Beyond! (2011)

6 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

Renowned occult historian Bob Balaban has finally found the long lost book of Eibon. Eagerly, he searches for the Demonic Invocation Passages, unaware of the terror he is soon to unleash.

Director: Peter Murfet | Stars: Sharif Elboushi, Peter Murfet

Votes: 5

28. Forever Cursed (2006)

72 min | Action, Fantasy

An ancient monarch, damned to walk the earth alone, lives now in the present day. Obsessed with breaking the curse he crosses paths with a brilliant grad-student who is researching the ... See full summary »

Director: Matt Davids | Stars: Dale D. Moore, Megan Kelly, Jack Lee, David K. Roberson

29. Blaseball (2020 Video Game)

Horror, Sport

Blaseball is baseball at your mercy. Baseball perfected. The players are inhuman. They play day and night. Rain or shine. They never grow sick and they never tire. So let's rejoice and play some ball

Votes: 13

30. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
Episode: Casting the Runes (1997)

TV-Y7 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After a small-time hood steals a pouch of ancient runes from a museum, he learns that he can use them to mark people for a giant demon to take them to its world to serve its demon master as... See full summary »

Director: Victor Dal Chele | Stars: Tara Strong, Maurice LaMarche, Jason Marsden, Pat Musick

Votes: 48

31. The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode: Russian About (1990)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The Ghostbusters visit Russia to give a lecture about their work. They become the scapegoats for the theft of the precious Nameless Book, a link to awakening a great evil.

Directors: Stan Phillips, Will Meugniot | Stars: Dave Coulier, Buster Jones, Maurice LaMarche, Kath Soucie

Votes: 58

32. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983–1985)
Episode: Keeper of the Ancient Ruins (1983)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Man-At-Arms and Professor Smallen get captured by ancient robots in the middle of desert ruins. Teela and He-Man must help them.

Director: Bill Reed | Stars: John Erwin, Alan Oppenheimer, Linda Gary, Lou Scheimer

Votes: 107

33. Les Trésors de... (2014– )
Episode: Les Trésors de la Bibliothèque nationale de France (2020)

90 min | Documentary, History

The National Library of France is the guardian of priceless treasures that tell our history, our illustrious thinkers, writers, scholars and artists. Telling the story of the exceptional ... See full summary »

Directors: Marie David, Guillaume Perez | Stars: Sophie Jovillard, Stéphanie Coudurier, Guillaume Apollinaire, Arletty

Votes: 5

34. Lucy Worsley Investigates (2022– )
Episode: The Witch Hunts (2022)

History

What started Britain's century of bloody witch hunts? Lucy Worsley uncovers the story of one supposed witch, whose case lit the fuse for the state-sanctioned killing of thousands.

Director: Georgina Leslie | Stars: Lucy Worsley, Wendy Seager, Ryan Pirie, David Montgomery

Votes: 68

35. South of Hell (2015)
Episode: South of the Border (2015)

43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Maria trespasses into Purgatory and faces a ghost from her past. Enos' dark forces grow closer. David confronts a terrible secret and learns the reason his love for Grace is forbidden.

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Mena Suvari, Zachary Booth, Lamman Rucker, Paulina Singer

Votes: 65

36. Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019)
Episode: Baka, Bile and Baseball Bats (2017)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Horror

Dr. Wolf is ready to get down to work, but Sheila growing more aggressive by the minute, Joel worries it may be too late.

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo

Votes: 1,422