Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "female-archaeologist"

1. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

During the '90s, a new faction of Transformers - the Maximals - join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.

Director: Steven Caple Jr. | Stars: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez

Votes: 103,768 | Gross: $157.07M

2. Mortal Engines (2018)

PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In a post-apocalyptic world where cities ride on wheels and consume each other to survive, two people meet in London and try to stop a conspiracy.

Director: Christian Rivers | Stars: Hera Hilmar, Robert Sheehan, Hugo Weaving, Jihae

Votes: 140,750 | Gross: $15.95M

3. Black Adam (2022)

PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo

Votes: 273,921 | Gross: $168.15M

4. Ammonite (2020)

R | 117 min | Drama, History, Romance

1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.

Director: Francis Lee | Stars: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle

Votes: 23,339

5. Timeline (2003)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A group of archaeologists get embroiled in an adventure where they must travel back in time to 14th Century France, to save their professor before the French battle the English at Castlegard. If they fail, they won't be able to return.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Paul Walker, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, Frances O'Connor

Votes: 65,880 | Gross: $19.48M

6. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her.

Director: Jan de Bont | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Ciarán Hinds

Votes: 144,862 | Gross: $65.66M

7. Relic Hunter (1999–2002)

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Sydney Fox is a university professor and black belt who globe-trots after lost, stolen and rumored to exist artifacts and antiquities.

Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Tanja Reichert

Votes: 7,722

8. Summer Lovers (1982)

R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young American couple and a French woman engage in a threesome in the Greek Islands.

Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah, Valérie Quennessen, Barbara Rush

Votes: 4,487 | Gross: $4.97M

9. Queen of the Desert (2015)

PG-13 | 128 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson, Damian Lewis

Votes: 12,580

10. 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: 22,637

11. Appointment with Death (1988)

PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud

Votes: 6,045 | Gross: $0.96M

12. Moloch (2022)

99 min | Horror, Mystery

Betriek lives on the edge of a bog in the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. She discovers that something is chasing her.

Director: Nico van den Brink | Stars: Sallie Harmsen, Alexandre Willaume, Anneke Blok, Fred Goessens

Votes: 6,773

13. The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Librarian-turned-adventurer Flynn Carsen endeavors to find King Solomon's mines.

Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, Jane Curtin

Votes: 15,837

14. Redemption Day (2021)

R | 99 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When the love of his life is kidnapped and held for ransom by terrorists, a war hero Brad Paxton races against the clock to rescue her in a daring and deadly operation that pits him against the most powerful and shadowy forces.

Director: Hicham Hajji | Stars: Gary Dourdan, Serinda Swan, Andy Garcia, Brice Bexter

Votes: 24,247

15. Porto (2016)

R | 76 min | Drama, Romance

Jake and Mati are two outsiders in Porto who once experienced a brief connection. A mystery remains about the moments they shared, and in searching through memories, they relive the depths of a night uninhibited by the consequences of time.

Director: Gabe Klinger | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Lucie Lucas, Paulo Calatré, Françoise Lebrun

Votes: 2,280 | Gross: $0.02M

16. Mother of Tears (2007)

R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother - and must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Moran Atias

Votes: 11,139 | Gross: $0.06M

17. Voyager (1991)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance

April 1957: Rational engineer Faber's plane crashes in Mexico. He learns that he became a dad in 1938. He takes a ship from NYC to France and meets cute, young Sabeth. Fate?

Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, Barbara Sukowa, Traci Lind

Votes: 3,564 | Gross: $0.52M

18. Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2008–2009)

282 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A globetrotting archaeologist discovers danger and intrigue while searching for an elusive treasure of the ancient Kingdom of Ugarit.

Stars: Ivan Sergei, Joanne Kelly, Thure Riefenstein, Susan Ward

Votes: 1,592

19. Tad, the Lost Explorer, and the Secret of King Midas (2017)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Tad Jones, the most awkward explorer, must rescue his beloved Sara from a millionaire who is looking for King Midas' necklace.

Directors: David Alonso, Enrique Gato | Stars: Michelle Jenner, Adriana Ugarte, Óscar Barberán, Luis Posada

Votes: 4,078

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. Hellbound (1994)

R | 95 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror

Two Chicago cops (Chuck Norris, Calvin Levels) investigate a murder until they encounter an ancient demon.

Director: Aaron Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Calvin Levels, Christopher Neame, Sheree J. Wilson

Votes: 3,867

22. The Last Templar (2009)

TV-14 | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

An adaptation of Raymond Khoury's novel about a New York archaeologist researching the lost secrets of the medieval Knights Templar.

Stars: Mira Sorvino, Victor Garber, Scott Foley, Michael Mando

Votes: 3,713

23. The Mummy's Shroud (1967)

Approved | 90 min | Horror

In 1920 an archaeological expedition discovers the tomb of an ancient Egyptian child prince. Returning home with their discovery, the expedition members soon find themselves being killed ... See full summary »

Director: John Gilling | Stars: André Morell, John Phillips, David Buck, Elizabeth Sellars

Votes: 2,364

24. A Thief of Time (2003 TV Movie)

94 min | Crime, Mystery

Officers Leaphorn and Chee search for a missing anthropologist suspected of stealing artifacts from a burial site.

Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Gary Farmer, Adam Beach, Ernest Tsosie III, Wes Studi

Votes: 709

25. Playboy: Sexy Lingerie II (1990 Video)

Unrated | 50 min | Documentary

A new series of captivating vignettes wrapped in silk, satin and lace focusing on the universal appeal of sensuous intimate apparel.

Directors: Andrew Blake, Skott Snider, Michael Trikilis | Stars: Ava Fabian, Karen Foster, D'Andrea Bryant, Deborah Driggs

Votes: 98

26. Young Justice: Legacy (2013 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Family

A renowned archaeologist, Dr. Helena Sandsmark, is kidnapped, and the Young Justice team tracks a group of the Light's most notorious villains around the globe in an effort to rescue her. ... See full summary »

Stars: Thom Adcox-Hernandez, Jeff Bennett, Cameron Bowen, Lacey Chabert

Votes: 170

27. The Wild Girl (2010 TV Movie)

PG | 85 min | Drama

Ned Giles, an aspiring news photographer, joins the 1932 Great Apache Expedition on the search for a young boy, the son of a wealthy Mexican land owner who was kidnapped by wild Apaches. ... See full summary »

Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Brian Austin Green, Kathleen Munroe, Matthew Edison, Andrew Gillies

Votes: 146

28. The Golden Idol (1954)

Approved | 71 min | Adventure

It's Bomba the Jungle Boy to the rescue when the evil Arab chieftain Ali Ben Mamoud steals a golden idol from the Watusi tribe.

Director: Ford Beebe | Stars: Johnny Sheffield, Anne Kimbell, Paul Guilfoyle, Leonard Mudie

Votes: 167

29. Murder in Aquitaine (2018 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama

While setting up an exhibition of "The Mummies of St. Michael" an archaeologist discovers a real skeleton in a red robe.

Director: David Morley | Stars: Lucie Lucas, Pierre-Yves Bon, Marianne Basler, Cyrielle Debreuil

Votes: 66

30. KonTiki Project

Documentary, History, Mystery | Filming

An archaeological excavation in the ancient Museum of Human Anatomy in Pisa, Italy.

Director: Beatrice Barberis | Stars: Pasquale Barile, Maria Longhena, Ramona Melli, Stefania Zampetti

31. Hand of Yamashita (1999 Video)

60 min | Adventure

When an archaeologist discovers the withered hand of an ancient Japanese wizard, a sinister cult kidnaps the scientist and her find in order to bring the hand to life and commence a reign of modern terror.

Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Isis, Caroline Koh, Andy Lace, Kamiko Taka

32. Horké pivo, sladký likér (1968 TV Movie)

39 min | Comedy, Drama

Two ironic stories about marital and extra-marital cohabitation. The first tells of Hartman, a controller, who comes to a lawyer for advice. He's worried, his wife engages him in rants ... See full summary »

Director: Miroslav Ondrácek | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Jirí Sovák, Valentina Thielová, Lubomír Lipský

33. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: Murder in Mesopotamia (2001)

TV-14 | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

While Poirot is on holiday in Iraq, the wife of the head scientist at an archaeological dig confides to him that she is the target of threatening letters.

Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Ron Berglas, Barbara Barnes

Votes: 2,295

34. Dangerous Assignment (1950– )
Episode: The Archeological Story (1952)

Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure

In the subterranean passages of a ruined castle in Transjordan, built by the Crusaders in 1140, US agent Johnny Marshall has found a statuette of a goddess, which had been hidden there for ... See full summary »

Director: Bill Karn | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Randy Stuart, Lyle Talbot, Jim Davis

Votes: 20

35. Dracula: The Series (1990–1991)
Episode: Double Darkness (1990)

22 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

An old enemy is out to take down Lucard, though his actions cause unusual problems for a member of the Helsing family.

Director: Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Bernard Behrens, Denis Forest, Geordie Johnson, Mia Kirshner

Votes: 12

36. The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
Episode: Ransom Cross (1953)

30 min | Western

After two archaeologists discover an ancient Spanish cross, a trio of crooks steal it and hold the relic for ransom.

Director: William Berke | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Gail Davis, Robert Lowery

Votes: 17

37. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: A Single Blade of Grass (1997)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A Native American doomsday cult targets Frank after he joins forces with a female archaeologist to investigate the ritualistic murder of a Native American man whose body was found at an archaeological site in New York City.

Director: Rodman Flender | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Amy Steel, Michael Greyeyes

Votes: 328

38. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: Half as Old as Time (1989)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Ready to pay any price to stay young, a dying old man asks his archaeologist daughter to reveal to him the secret location of a forbidden Native American fountain of youth supposedly protected by an evil snake god.

Director: Christopher Todd | Stars: Leif Garrett, Valerie Wildman, Nick Ramus

Votes: 91

39. 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

40. Simon & Simon (1981–1989)
Episode: Mummy Talks (1985)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Rick and AJ accompany their mother to a museum gala in costume where they meet Lisa, who has found a stray mummy. As they dig into the case the brothers discover an artifacts ring and a fraud involving cremation.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Jameson Parker, Gerald McRaney, Mary Carver, Tim Reid

Votes: 53

41. The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode: Lisa the Skeptic (1997)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy

Townspeople believe that Lisa has unearthed the fossilized remains of an angel.

Directors: Jim Reardon, Neil Affleck | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 2,668

42. Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode: Who Mourns for Adonais? (1967)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A powerful being claiming to be the Greek god Apollo appears and demands that the crew of the Enterprise disembark onto his planet to worship him.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Michael Forest

Votes: 4,022

43. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: Captain's Holiday (1990)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After mediating a difficult trade agreement, Captain Picard is encouraged to take a much needed rest on a vacationing planet, where he's visited by a strange race from the future, in search of a dangerous weapon.

Director: Chip Chalmers | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,594

44. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode: The Bonding (1989)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A startling surprise awaits the crew of the Enterprise when a mission costs the life of a crew member, who left her son behind.

Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn

Votes: 3,411

45. TaleSpin (1990–1991)
Episode: For Whom the Bell Klangs: Part 1 (1990)

TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Vacationing Baloo and Louie swear off women and crazy treasure hunts. Then they meet Katie the archeologist in distress. They help protect her from villains as she searches for a buried lost city.

Director: Robert Taylor | Stars: Jack Angel, Jim Cummings, Tim Curry, Ellen Gerstell

Votes: 115

46. Tarzan (1966–1968)
Episode: The Day of the Golden Lion (1966)

60 min | Action, Adventure

After their chief is injured the Matusas ask Tarzan to be their representative in an athletic endeavor against another tribe. The priceless Golden Lion is the prize but Karl and Wilhelm steal it when everyone else is busy competing.

Director: Anton Leader | Stars: Ron Ely, Ricardo Adalid, Vincent Arias, Curt Lowens

Votes: 20

47. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Firebird (1986)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

While an archaeology expedition in Mexico, Rebecca, friend of Max, stumbles upon a map of the location of the ancient spaceship Firebird. The Centurions are cornered by Hacker, who takes control of Firebird.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 15

48. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Microbots (1985)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Megatron recovers the Heart of Cybertron from an ancient spaceship and uses its power on the Autobots. Perceptor suggests using his shrink ray to enter Megatron's body and steal the Heart.

Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Michael Chain, Christopher Collins

Votes: 141

49. 72 Hours: True Crime (2003– )
Episode: Murder on Campus (2005)

22 min | Documentary, Crime

It's Christmas 1983 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and young anthropologist Dora Ferguson, who was in a happy relationship with a fellow professor, is found tied up and dead on campus.

Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Diane D'Aquila, George Masswohl, Stephanie Belding, Richard Hardacre

Votes: 6

50. Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008)
Episode: Arise the Crystal Eyes (2008)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Phantom Beasts were a notorious force in the Beast Wars. The crystal eyes hold the power to bring back these Phantom Beasts. Our heroes must protect these eyes before Dai Shi or the Overlords resurrect such evil beasts.

Director: Jonathan Brough | Stars: Jason Smith, Anna Hutchison, Aljin Abella, David de Lautour

Votes: 43