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1. The Mummy (2017)

PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Director: Alex Kurtzman | Stars: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe

Votes: 206,214 | Gross: $80.10M

2. Cleopatra (1963)

G | 192 min | Biography, Drama, History

Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.

Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Pamela Brown

Votes: 37,403 | Gross: $57.78M

3. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

When residents of their nursing home start dying of dubious causes, an aged Elvis and an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy discover that the perpetrator is an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.

Director: Don Coscarelli | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Bob Ivy, Ella Joyce

Votes: 51,493 | Gross: $2.00M

4. The Mummy (1932)

Approved | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror

A resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.

Director: Karl Freund | Stars: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Arthur Byron

Votes: 30,133

5. Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

PG | 94 min | Horror

An archaeological expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magical powers. Her spirit returns in the form of a young girl and strange things start to happen.

Directors: Seth Holt, Michael Carreras | Stars: Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers, Hugh Burden

Votes: 3,800

6. The Pyramid (2014)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.

Director: Grégory Levasseur | Stars: Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O'Hare, Christa Nicola

Votes: 27,246 | Gross: $2.76M

7. The Mummy (1959)

Unrated | 88 min | Adventure, Horror

In 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.

Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne

Votes: 10,996

8. The Awakening (1980)

R | 101 min | Horror

An archeologist discovers his daughter is possessed by the spirit of an Egyptian queen. To save mankind he must destroy her.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist

Votes: 2,864 | Gross: $8.42M

9. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Horror

The vengeful doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.

Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp, Peter Cushing

Votes: 7,112

10. The Mummy's Hand (1940)

Approved | 67 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Archaeologists defile the tomb of mummified Kharis, who was buried alive for falling in love with an Egyptian princess.

Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Dick Foran, Peggy Moran, Wallace Ford, Eduardo Ciannelli

Votes: 4,705

11. Cleopatra (1970)

X | 112 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

To decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.

Directors: Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Chinatsu Nakayama, Kotoe Hatsui, Tsubame Yanagiya, Nobuo Tsukamoto

Votes: 851

12. The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

Passed | 61 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

The ancient Egypt Mummy, Kharis, is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance on the family who has defiled the sacred tomb of his beloved Princess Ananka.

Director: Harold Young | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Dick Foran, John Hubbard, Elyse Knox

Votes: 3,850

13. Sphinx (1981)

PG | 118 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller

Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs: murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Maurice Ronet, John Gielgud

Votes: 1,729 | Gross: $2.02M

14. Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023)

TV-PG | 83 min | Documentary, History

In the sands of Saqqara, two of the world's most famous Egyptologists, Dr. Zahi Hawass and his protege and rival, Dr. Mostafa Waziri race with their teams against the clock to see who will make the biggest discovery.

Director: Max Salomon | Stars: Zahi Hawass, Tori Finlayson, Mostafa Waziri, Hamada Shehata Ahmed Mansour

Votes: 3,551

15. Time Walker (1982)

PG | 83 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An alien, buried in King Tut's tomb, terrorizes a college campus.

Director: Tom Kennedy | Stars: Ben Murphy, Nina Axelrod, Kevin Brophy, Robert Random

Votes: 2,196 | Gross: $0.43M

16. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)

Approved | 81 min | Horror

British archaeologists and their American investor ship an Egyptian mummy's sarcophagus to London but someone has the amulet to revive the mummy that will then kill all those who disturbed its tomb.

Director: Michael Carreras | Stars: Terence Morgan, Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, Jeanne Roland

Votes: 3,384

17. Patterns of Evidence: Exodus (2014)

Unrated | 115 min | Documentary, History

An investigation into the validity of the Exodus.

Director: Timothy P. Mahoney | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Benjamin Netanyahu, David Rohl, Shimon Peres

Votes: 1,199

18. The Mummy Lives (1993)

PG-13 | 97 min | Horror

A mummy returns from the dead and becomes obsessed with a woman which he thinks is the reincarnation of his dead lover.

Director: Gerry O'Hara | Stars: Tony Curtis, Leslie Hardy, Greg Wrangler, Jacques Cohen

Votes: 425

19. The Eyes of the Mummy (1918)

Approved | 63 min | Drama, Horror

A girl is kidnapped and held captive in an ancient Egyptian temple. She is rescued and flees to England, but soon finds that her mysterious captor is still haunting her.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Pola Negri, Harry Liedtke, Emil Jannings, Max Laurence

Votes: 735

20. We Want Our Mummy (1939)

Approved | 18 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rutentuten for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize. They wind up in the mummy's tomb where they are harassed by some criminals ... See full summary »

Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dick Curtis

Votes: 643

21. Pink Sphinx (1968)

G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The Pink Panther is in Egypt on an expedition to uncover a buried cave containing ancient treasures, and he has only enough money to purchase a tiny camel that can't carry the load of tools... See full summary »

Director: Hawley Pratt

Votes: 181

22. TimeSplitters (2000 Video Game)

T | Action, Sci-Fi

First-person shooter TimeSplitters takes place between 1935 and 2035 and follows 18 characters' individual attempts at defeating their own foes and the "TimeSplitters" with whom they have sided.

Stars: Barbara Whitehill, Elaine Marsh, Andy Whitehill, Jo Whitehill

Votes: 330

23. Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen (2012 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Mystery, Romance

Teen detective Nancy Drew joins a team of archaeologists and explores the mysteries of an ancient Egyptian tomb.

Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Dave Rivas, Marianna de Fazio, Gabriel Wolf

Votes: 49

24. Cleopatra and Her Easy Mark (1923)

Animation, Short, Comedy

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Director: George S. Jeffrey

Votes: 13

25. Tomb Itmay Concern (1950)

11 min | Short, Comedy

An archaeologist and his assistant discover two burlesque mummies in an Egyptian tomb.

Director: W. Merle Connell | Stars: Inez Claire, Jack Little, Don Mathers, Sally Starr

Votes: 9

26. Super Don Quix-ote (1984 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Sword and sorcery animated FMV game similar to Dragon's Lair that's very loosely based on the classic novel, Don Quixote. An evil sorceress wants to sacrifice Don's love, princess Isabella, to a demon. Don and Sancho must stop her.

Votes: 16

27. Beyond Atlantis II (2001 Video Game)

Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

Point and click adventure about a female egyptologist who enters a newly found portal and visits ancient Egypt, the last ice age and the world of Arabian Nights to crack the metaphysical mystery of a crystal skull found by her evil rival.

Stars: Paul Bandey, David Gasman, Matthew Géczy, Lisa Ray-Jacobs

Votes: 17

28. Marple (2004–2013)
Episode: The Sittaford Mystery (2006)

TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The death of the presumptive future Prime Minister is predicted during a séance in a snowbound country hotel, and he is found stabbed to death in his room the next morning.

Director: Paul Unwin | Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Timothy Dalton, Robert Hickson, Robert Hardy

Votes: 1,891

29. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Ray Charles and Vincent Price (1972)

TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Highlights of this program with guests Ray Charles and Vincent Price include: Carol thinks Chrissy is pregnant in "Carol and Sis"; henpecked George imagines himself a riverboat gambler in "... See full summary »

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 45

30. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Pyramids of Mars: Part One (1975)

TV-Y | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and Sarah are drawn off course and, instead of UNIT HQ, they arrive on the same site in 1911.

Director: Paddy Russell | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Bernard Archard, Michael Sheard

Votes: 840

31. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: The Curse/Angel on a Plane (1997)

TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A team of archaeologists discovers a strange, sealed, Egyptian tomb and begins suffering from a mysterious illness. A passenger plane caught in the storm is saved from crashing by what some claim to be a mystery woman.

Directors: Ken Girotti, Marc F. Voizard | Stars: Paul Miller, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox

Votes: 29

32. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (1993)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Shortly after opening an ancient Egyptian tomb, members of an English-American museum expedition start dropping off like flies. Can it truly be the Pharaoh's curse? Poirot travels to Egypt to unravel the mystery.

Director: Peter Barber-Fleming | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, Rolf Saxon

Votes: 1,506

33. Quantum Leap (1989–1993)
Episode: The Curse of Ptah-Hotep - March 2, 1957 (1992)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

At an archaeological dig in Egypt Sam has to deal with an approaching sandstorm and a 3000 year old curse.

Director: Joe Napolitano | Stars: Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Lisa Darr, John Kapelos

Votes: 426

34. Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996)
Episode: Creep Course (1993)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A bookworm is tricked by a jock and her devious Egyptology professor to be the virgin sacrifice to an ancient mummy in the teachers basment.

Director: Jeffrey Boam | Stars: Jeffrey Jones, Anthony Michael Hall, Nina Siemaszko, John Kassir

Votes: 750

35. The Aunty Jack Show (1972–1973)
Episode: The Aunty Jack Horror Show (1972)

30 min | Comedy

Aunty Jack becomes a vampire, which coincides with the theme this week.

Director: Maurice Murphy | Stars: Grahame Bond, John Derum, Rory O'Donoghue, Sandra McGregor

Votes: 5

36. Lost Worlds (2005–2007)
Episode: Ramses' Egyptian Empire (2006)

TV-PG | 46 min | Documentary, History

The long-lived Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II, created an empire that exists now in magnificent ruins, which provide clues to their original splendor.

Votes: 19

37. Moon Knight (2022)
Episode: The Tomb (2022)

TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Marc and Steven must find balance as supernatural threats ahead look to stop them.

Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, Ann Akinjirin

Votes: 17,599

38. Moon Knight (2022)
Episode: Gods and Monsters (2022)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

As Moon Knight joins the fray, Marc, Steven and Khonshu must work together to stop Ammit.

Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham

Votes: 15,367

39. Moon Knight (2022)
Episode: Asylum (2022)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Marc and Steven search through their memories to find their truth or become left behind.

Director: Mohamed Diab | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, F. Murray Abraham

Votes: 21,674

40. Lost Treasures of Egypt (2019–2023)
Episode: Secrets of Tutankhamun (2020)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History

The mysteries of Tutankhamun are unlocked, and archaeologists find a tomb of importance.

Directors: Nicholas Frend, Ian Glatt | Stars: Ahmed Abdrabou, Julian Barratt, Nils Billing, Ahmed El Sheikha

Votes: 39

41. Cities of the Underworld (2007– )
Episode: Tomb of the Lost Mummies (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History

When you think of Egypt, you think of the Pyramids, vast deserts and infamous leaders like Cleopatra. But there's more to the story.

Stars: Don Wildman, Ashraf El-Maghrabi, Ahmed Abdel Hadi, Ahmed Abdel Razik

Votes: 13

42. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Riddles of the Sphinx (2010)

TV-G | 55 min | Documentary

Nova investigates the Great Sphinx of Egypt in an attempt to understand its origin, creation, and purpose.

Director: Gary Glassman | Stars: Laura Brown, Rick Brown, Günter Dreyer, Ramsey Faragallah

Votes: 60

43. Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004–2005)
Episode: Ejiputo-funbo no nazo (zenpen) Kodai kara no chôsenjô (2004)

Animation, Adventure, Crime

"The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb, Part 1: A Written Challenge from Ancient Times." Poirot and his team investigate mysterious deaths linked to a curse.

Directors: Masayuki Ôzeki, Naohito Takahashi | Stars: Masako Jô, Kôji Matoba, Hirofumi Nojima, Fumiko Orikasa

44. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Decoding Hieroglyphics (2022)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

How ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated 200 years ago and the archaeological work being done in Egypt to understand one of the most important scribes.

Director: Patrick Cabouat | Stars: Christophe Barbotin, Elizabeth Bettles, Laurent Coulon, Silvia Einaudi

Votes: 29

45. CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979– )
Episode: Episode #46.1 (2024)

TV-PG | News, Talk-Show

David Pogue covers the customer service industry; singer/songwriter Jelly Roll; comic Taylor Tomlinson; the Xingiang region of China and the controversial treatment of the Ughur population;... See full summary »

Stars: Jane Pauley, Margaret Brennan, Luke Burbank, Lee Cowan

46. I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (2016–2019)
Episode: Episode #2.18 (2017)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Reality-TV

Stanley's departure from camp in the fifth vote-off and Jamie's success in the eighteenth Bushtucker Trial, Tutankhadoom, is discussed, plus Scarlett interviews Vanessa following her exit yesterday.

Directors: Ben Hardy, Anton Inwood | Stars: Joel Dommett, Scarlett Moffatt, Joe Swash, Arg

47. Antiques Road Trip (2010– )
Episode: Episode #16.17 (2018)

44 min | Reality-TV

Katherine and Raj scour East Anglia for deals, landing a silver skier and a lion's head door knocker.

Directors: Tim Benson, Elliot Kew, Stuart MacLean | Stars: Tim Wonnacott, Raj Bisram, Catherine Southon

48. New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
Episode: King Nutininkommen/Greenhouse Gasbag (2018)

TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Porky and Daffy stumble into the tomb of King Nutininkommen, and have to get out again before the mummy catches up with them. Then, an angry environmentalist picks the wrong person to stop for a donation when he flags down Foghorn Leghorn.

Director: Sean Petrilak | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Bob Bergen, Jeff Bergman, Matthew Craig

Votes: 9

49. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Decoding the Great Pyramid (2019)

TV-G | 54 min | Documentary

Archaeological research by Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass shed light on some of the mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids.

Director: Tom Fowlie | Stars: Eric Meyers, Mark Lehner, Salima Ikram, Claire Malleson

Votes: 112