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1. Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.
Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Michael Shanks, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge
Votes: 101,387
2. 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: 461,063 | Gross: $155.25M
3. The Fifth Element (1997)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm
Votes: 506,244 | Gross: $63.54M
4. Stargate (1994)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors
Votes: 205,095 | Gross: $71.57M
5. The Mummy Returns (2001)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo
Votes: 345,926 | Gross: $202.02M
6. 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
7. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
PG-13 | 109 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
When assorted people start having inexplicable delusions that lead to their deaths, a teenage Sherlock Holmes decides to investigate.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Nicholas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins
Votes: 23,407 | Gross: $19.74M
8. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
PG | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve
Votes: 22,639
9. 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: 3,801
10. Stargate: Continuum (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
Director: Martin Wood | Stars: Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks
Votes: 26,307
11. 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
12. The Secrets of Isis (1975–1976)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An archaeologist gains an amulet that allows her to transform into the superheroine goddess Isis and fight evil.
Stars: JoAnna Cameron, Brian Cutler, Joanna Pang, Ronalda Douglas
Votes: 1,217
13. The Fire Within (1963)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living. Will this help him?
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Maurice Ronet, Léna Skerla, Yvonne Clech, Hubert Deschamps
Votes: 10,465
14. Corruption (1968)
Approved | 91 min | Horror
A doctor goes to extreme lengths--even murder--to restore the badly burned face of his fiancée.
Director: Robert Hartford-Davis | Stars: Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Noel Trevarthen, Kate O'Mara
Votes: 1,762
15. Blood Feast (1963)
Not Rated | 67 min | Horror
An Egyptian caterer kills various women in suburban Miami to use their body parts to revive a dormant Egyptian goddess while an inept police detective tries to track him down.
Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis | Stars: William Kerwin, Mal Arnold, Connie Mason, Lyn Bolton
Votes: 7,336 | Gross: $4.00M
16. Tale of the Mummy (1998)
R | 88 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally cursed so that no man would ever again suffer from his evil ways. But hundreds of years later on ... See full summary »
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Louise Lombard, Sean Pertwee, Lysette Anthony
Votes: 3,484
17. Tutankhamun (2016)
TV-14 | 180 min | Drama, History, Romance
The remarkable story of the chance meeting that transformed penniless, ostracised archaeologist Howard Carter into a household name following his discovery of the tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun.
Stars: Max Irons, Jonathan Aris, Sam Neill, Amy Wren
Votes: 2,467
18. Mummies Alive! (1997–1998)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In present day US, a kid releases four ancient Egyptian mummy warriors who help him fight a revived Egyptian evil mummy sorcerer who wants to take over the world.
Stars: Scott McNeil, Dale Wilson, Graeme Kingston, Cree Summer
Votes: 1,500
19. 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: 7,113
20. 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
21. The Tomb (1986)
Unrated | 84 min | Horror, Fantasy
A tomb robber steals artifacts from an unmarked tomb in Egypt and sells them to different archeologists in America. This displeases the immortal woman whose tomb has been desecrated, so she... See full summary »
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, John Carradine, Sybil Danning, Suzy Stokey
Votes: 740
22. The Cat Creature (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 72 min | Horror
A deceased rich man's collection is the key to solving a string of murder committed by a mysterious black cat
Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Meredith Baxter, David Hedison, Gale Sondergaard, John Carradine
Votes: 543
23. The Ghoul (1933)
Approved | 77 min | Action, Drama, Horror
An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
Director: T. Hayes Hunter | Stars: Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger, Dorothy Hyson
Votes: 3,246
24. Legend of the Mummy (1998)
R | 96 min | Thriller, Horror
Louis Gossett, Jr. stars in this re-telling of Bram Stoker's "Jewel of the Seven Stars", in which an ages-old mummy is awakened and takes revenge on everyone in an old, gothic mansion.
Director: Jeffrey Obrow | Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Amy Locane, Eric Lutes, Mark Lindsay Chapman
Votes: 1,158
25. Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While investigating the theft of antiquities from an ancient tomb excavation, Charlie discovers the body of the expedition's leader concealed inside the mummy's wrappings.
Director: Louis King | Stars: Warner Oland, Pat Paterson, Thomas Beck, Rita Hayworth
Votes: 2,165
26. 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
27. The Pyramid Code (2009)
45 min | Documentary
The Pyramid Code is a documentary series of 5 episodes that explores the pyramid fields and ancient temples in Egypt as well as ancient megalithic sites around the world looking for clues ... See full summary »
Stars: Sally Jennings, Abd'el Hakim Awyan, John Anthony West, Carmen Boulter
Votes: 839
28. Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)
TV-14 | 97 min | Mystery, Fantasy, Horror
At the Louvre museum in Paris, the phantom Belphegor awakens and causes electrical havoc. Night guards at the museum start dying, Lisa gets possessed, and Martin tries to help her.
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé | Stars: Sophie Marceau, Michel Serrault, Frédéric Diefenthal, Julie Christie
Votes: 5,186
29. Egypt (2005)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Stars: Andrew Sachs, Neji Nejah, Elliot Cowan, Stuart Graham
Votes: 836
30. Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
Unrated | 67 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Calcified Pompeii gladiator kidnaps a scientist's girlfriend in modern-day Naples, Italy.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Richard Anderson, Elaine Edwards, Adele Mara, Luis Van Rooten
Votes: 1,240
31. Love Brides of the Blood Mummy (1973)
93 min | Horror
A revived mummy needs the blood of young women to slake his thirst.
Director: Alejandro Martí | Stars: Jorge Rigaud, Michael Flynn, Catherine Franck, Frank Braña
Votes: 218
32. The Loves of Pharaoh (1922)
100 min | Drama, History
The Ethiopian King offers his daughter to a powerful Pharaoh to secure peace between the two countries.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Emil Jannings, Harry Liedtke, Paul Biensfeldt, Friedrich Kühne
Votes: 662
33. 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
34. Teenage Catgirls in Heat (1994 TV Movie)
Unrated | 84 min | Comedy
An Egyptian cat goddess in the form of a statuette commands all local felines to surrender one of their nine lives so they can transform into beautiful women to mate with (and terminate) ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Perry | Stars: Esmeralda Huffhines, Helen Griffiths, Dorothy Layne, George Franklin
Votes: 411
35. Mummy's Dummies (1948)
Approved | 16 min | Short, Comedy
Set in ancient Egypt, the Stooges run a used chariot lot where they unload defective chariots on unsuspecting customers. When they gyp the head of the palace guard, they're brought to the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent
Votes: 426
36. Planet Egypt (2011– )
Documentary, History
Planet Egypt recounts the epic history of Ancient Egypt and its Pharaohs, from the pre-dynastic period through to the late dynasties. Each episode addresses one aspect of Egypt's enormous ... See full summary »
Stars: Tom Zahner, Kent Weeks, Salima Ikram, Günter Dreyer
Votes: 105
37. Dans le secret des hiéroglyphes : Les frères Champollion (2022 TV Movie)
93 min | Documentary
Mit der Entschlüsselung der ägyptischen Hieroglyphen vor rund 200 Jahren löste Jean-François Champollion eines der größten Rätsel der Menschheitsgeschichte. An seiner Seite: sein älterer ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Plaisant | Stars: Céline Sallette, Susanne Grawe, Karine Madrigal, Robert Solé
Votes: 24
38. The Lost Pyramid (2008 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
A study of the ruined Egyptian pyramid of the pharaoh Djedefre, including evidence from a ten-year excavation which supports new theories about his reign and the pyramid's importance.
Directors: Dan Oliver, Nat Sharman, Shaun Trevisick | Stars: Stephen Rashbrook, Peter Brand, Vassil Dobrev, Aidan Dodson
Votes: 77
39. Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen (1968)
95 min | Sci-Fi
A masked superhero searches for a magical golden relic while trying to prevent the plundering of an Egyptian tomb.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Mauro Parenti, Lucretia Love, Gordon Mitchell, John Karlsen
Votes: 150
40. The Tomb Robbery Papyrus: Notes of a Past (2009)
97 min | Drama, Family
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 ... See full summary »
Director: A.C. Lily T.-Rampenthal | Stars: Chris Abbott, Ray Anderson, David Astley, Robert Barton
Votes: 22
41. La chaleur du sein (1938)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
Eighteen-year-old Gilbert Quercy has tried to commit suicide and has been sent to hospital. Nobody is surprised there when his mother comes to visit him but the nurse cannot believe her ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Boyer | Stars: Michel Simon, Arletty, Gabrielle Dorziat, Pierre Larquey
Votes: 84
42. The Marvelous History of the US Dollar (2010)
52 min | Documentary
The story of the dollar is that of a myth, the American dream. The dollar flinches and the world quakes. Are we living the first signs of the end of an empire? The Marvelous History of the ... See full summary »
Director: Alain Lasfargues | Stars: Michel Aglietta, Patrick Baudry, C. Fred Bergsten, Steven Bullock
Votes: 14
43. Egyptian Tomb Hunting (2018)
120 min | Documentary, History
Actor, comedian and history buff Tony Robinson travels across Egypt, where a series of incredible new tomb discoveries are being made. He travels the length of the Nile meeting the archaeologists unearthing extraordinary wonders.
Stars: Tony Robinson, Maria Nilsson
Votes: 48
44. The Replacement Gods (2012 Video)
103 min | Documentary, History, Sci-Fi
A comparison of ancient mythology and modern-day comic book superheroes to biblical stories.
Director: Scott Mayer | Stars: Ted Atwood, Alessandro Bianchi, Shmuley Boteach, Michael L. Brown
Votes: 32
45. 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
46. Egypt's Lost Cities (2011 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
It is possible that only one per cent of the wonders of ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change.
Director: Harvey Lilley | Stars: Dallas Campbell, Liz Bonnin, Bettina Bader, Phillippe Brissaud
Votes: 75
47. Chosen by God: The Great Black Pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty (2011)
85 min | Documentary
CHOSEN BY GOD documents & details the work of some of the world's earliest black leaders: the Nubian pharaohs who ruled Egyptian civilization for over 100 years, starting in 700 BC. The ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Criscione | Stars: Keith David, Greg Evigan
48. Egyptologové (1974 TV Movie)
Comedy
Director: Frantisek Filip | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Jirí Sovák, Jirí Adamíra, Slávka Budínová
Votes: 18
50. Ägyptens versunkene Hafenstadt - Ein Mythos taucht auf (2013 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Looking for a forgotten city: off the coast of Egypt, just a few metres under the surface, but blanketed by sand and mud, slumbers the ancient port of Heracleion.
Director: Jan Tenhaven | Stars: Barry Cunliffe, Franck Goddio, Catherine Grataloup, Sebastian Christoph Jacob
Votes: 13