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

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: 463,038 | Gross: $155.25M

2. The English Patient (1996)

R | 162 min | Drama, Romance, War

At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.

Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Willem Dafoe, Kristin Scott Thomas

Votes: 201,878 | Gross: $78.65M

3. 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: 206,843 | Gross: $80.10M

4. Red Notice (2021)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

An Interpol agent successfully tracks down the world's most wanted art thief with help from a rival thief. But nothing is as it seems as a series of double-crosses ensues.

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya

Votes: 319,488 | Gross: $0.18M

5. The Tenant (1976)

R | 126 min | Drama, Thriller

A bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia.

Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, Jo Van Fleet

Votes: 47,741 | Gross: $1.92M

6. Ordeal by Innocence (2018)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Christmas 1954. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence.

Stars: Morven Christie, Anthony Boyle, Christian Cooke, Bill Nighy

Votes: 11,638

7. 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: 22,684

8. Ghost Town (I) (2008)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.

Director: David Koepp | Stars: Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni, Jordan Carlos

Votes: 77,984 | Gross: $13.21M

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: 3,815

10. 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: 11,042

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: 2,878 | Gross: $8.42M

12. 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: 3,489

13. 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: 7,361 | Gross: $4.00M

14. 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: 1,772 | Gross: $2.02M

15. Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

Passed | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two bumbling Americans stumble on the discovery of a lifetime when their search for a mummy leads them to a sacred medallion that holds the key to buried treasure.

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara

Votes: 6,330

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: 3,421

17. 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, Mostafa Waziri, Essam Shehab, Tori Finlayson

Votes: 3,584

18. The Brass Bottle (1964)

Passed | 89 min | Comedy, Fantasy

An architect buys an antique brass bottle that contains an ancient genie who's determined to fulfill his new master's every wish.

Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden, Kamala Devi

Votes: 1,003

19. Temptation (1946)

Approved | 98 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

Ruby, a beautiful divorcee with a shady past, marries a rich Egyptologist, and while he continues excavating a Pharoah's tomb, she becomes bored until she falls for a debt-ridden, blackmailing Egyptian prince.

Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin, Paul Lukas

Votes: 383

20. 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: 3,873

21. The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

Passed | 61 min | Fantasy, Horror

Kharis the mummy is given a sacred potion that grants him eternal life to search for his lost love, Princess Ananka, despite the unending curse that haunts them.

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Robert Lowery, Ramsay Ames

Votes: 3,444

22. Felidae (1994)

TV-MA | 82 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

A cat must investigate brutal murders of other cats in a neighborhood he has moved into with his owner.

Director: Michael Schaack | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Mario Adorf, Helge Schneider, Wolfgang Hess

Votes: 4,973

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: 3,265

24. The Mummy's Revenge (1975)

91 min | Horror

After the cruel Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep's mummy was discovered and transported to London, his distant relative travels from Egypt to England in order to resurrect his body.

Director: Carlos Aured | Stars: Paul Naschy, Jack Taylor, María Silva, Helga Liné

Votes: 375

25. 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: 1,203

26. Pandemonium (1987)

88 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A beautiful nude feral girl raised by dingoes returns to Babylon, Australia to find her family. Her mom is an evil landlady and her nutty tenants want the girl for themselves. One of them realizes the girl was sent to stop the Apocalypse.

Director: Haydn Keenan | Stars: David Argue, Amanda Dole, Esben Storm, Arna-Maria Winchester

Votes: 129

27. Bombay Waterfront (1952)

71 min | Crime, Mystery

The Temples investigate a series of gruesome murders attributed to a mysterious figure known as "The Marquis".

Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: John Bentley, Patricia Dainton, Grey Blake, Peter Gawthorne

Votes: 192

28. Appointment with Fear (1985)

R | 96 min | Fantasy, Horror

A man under the influence of an ancient Egyptian curse uses astral projection to kill those who protect his baby son from him. A woman and a shady cop try to stop him before he can get to the child and transfer the curse.

Director: Ramsey Thomas | Stars: Michele Little, Michael Wyle, Kerry Remsen, Douglas Rowe

Votes: 350

29. Chasing Mummies (2010– )

60 min | Documentary, Adventure, History

A documentary filmmaker, his film crew, and a group of archaeological fellows follow renowned Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass on his daily adventures and discoveries.

Stars: Allan Morton, David Cheetham, Derek Lincoln, Zahi Hawass

Votes: 162

30. Lost Souvenirs (1950)

135 min | Drama

Suppose lost and found objects could talk... But they can! At least four of them... : -A statuette of Osiris remembers how two ex-lovers, a model and a good for nothing who claimed to be an... See full summary »

Director: Christian-Jaque | Stars: Bernard Blier, Pierre Brasseur, Suzy Delair, Danièle Delorme

Votes: 180

31. Nefertiti Resurrected (2003 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary

Dr. Joann Fletchers, an Egyptologist finds three abandoned mummies in a tomb in the Valley Of Kings. She thinks the third mummy is the forgotten legend, once the most powerful woman on ... See full summary »

Director: Matthew Wortman | Stars: Tamara Tunie, Joann Fletcher, Jason Yates

Votes: 130

32. Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh (1996 Video Game)

Adventure, Horror, Mystery

National Mining Company has sent Michael Cameron to investigate one of the company's sites in Egypt, where the superstitious workers have uncovered an ancient tomb that supposedly holds a cursed mummy inside.

Directors: Loring Casartelli, Jeff McDonald, Keith Metzger | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Joe Paulino, Bill Krauss, Marcia Pizzo

Votes: 41

33. 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

34. 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: 51

35. Germanen gegen Pharaonen (1939)

20 min | Short

This Nazi propaganda film compares the ancient Egyptian pharaohs with the contemporary German regime of Adolf Hitler.

Director: Anton Kutter | Stars: Walter Holten, Justus Paris, Albert Spenger, Anton Färber

Votes: 14

36. Tu ten kámen (1923)

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Director: Karl Anton | Stars: Vlasta Burian, Ferenc Futurista, Josef Rovenský, Josef Sváb-Malostranský

37. Kasta P cili Kabaret starsích pánu (1992 TV Special)

49 min | Comedy

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Director: Frantisek Filip | Stars: Zuzana Bydzovská, Adriena Sobotová, Stella Zázvorková, Josef Bek

38. Puzz 3D: The Orient Express (2000 Video Game)

Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Part of Puzz 3D video game series. Complete the 3D jigsaw puzzle of the famous historical passenger train, the Orient Express, to solve its mystery. The story is told through FMV sequences.

Director: Dany Chiasson | Stars: Deena Aziz, Chip Chuipka, Bill Rowat, Amanda Strawn

39. One Step Beyond (1959–1961)
Episode: The Mask (1960)

Not Rated | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

During World War II, Lt. Wilenski bails out of a crippled plane over the Sahara Desert, but the harsh and unrelenting conditions in the desert almost result in his death. After his rescue, ... See full summary »

Director: John Newland | Stars: Wesley Lau, Luis Van Rooten, Stephen Bekassy, Joan Elan

Votes: 126

40. Darkroom (1981–1982)
Episode: Lost in Translation (1982)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Archaeologist Dr. Paul Hudson hires a translator to decode an ancient Egyptian scroll.

Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: James Coburn, Andrew Prine, Whit Bissell, Michael Zand

Votes: 36

41. Derrick (1974–1998)
Episode: Nachtgebete (1994)

57 min | Crime, Drama

Ulrike Berger is murdered in her apartment. Some time later, egyptologist Dr. Roth gets a writ from the board of guardianship, which states that he has been reported to be the father of Ulrike's 17 year old daughter Marianne.

Director: Theodor Grädler | Stars: Horst Tappert, Fritz Wepper, Willy Schäfer, Gerd Anthoff

Votes: 52

42. 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: 30

43. Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode: The Theft of the Royal Ruby (1991)

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

Poirot reluctantly agrees to help an Egyptian prince recover a valuable royal ruby that was brazenly stolen from him during the Christmas holidays.

Director: Andrew Grieve | Stars: David Suchet, Frederick Treves, Stephanie Cole, David Howey

Votes: 1,432

44. 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: 430

45. 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: 751

46. Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982–1983)
Episode: Trunk from the Past (1982)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Years ago, Sarah's archaeologist father attempted to find the lost tomb of the Pharaoh Ka. Before he could finish his research he was murdered by a man dressed as the Egyptian god Anubis. ... See full summary »

Director: Christian I. Nyby II | Stars: Stephen Collins, Jeff MacKay, Caitlin O'Heaney, Marta DuBois

Votes: 48

47. Blake et Mortimer (1997)
Episode: Le mystère de la grande pyramide (1997)

Animation, Adventure, Crime

A new chamber in the Pyramid of Kheops is about to be discovered. Blake and Mortimer find that an uncommon thief, the Colonel Olrik, wants to steal the treasure that it may contain.

Directors: Yannick Barbaud, Stéphane Bernasconi | Stars: Yves Barsacq, Pierre Baton, Patrice Baudrier, Hervé Bellon

Votes: 34

48. Lost Treasures of Egypt (2019–2024)
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: 40

49. Primeval (2007–2011)
Episode: Crocodile Fears (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

As the team mourns the loss of Stephen Hart, Lester recruits Captain Becker to prevent any more deaths. They're sent to the British Museum where a creature resembling the ancient Egyptian deity Ammut is on the loose.

Director: Tony Mitchell | Stars: Douglas Henshall, Andrew Lee Potts, Lucy Brown, Hannah Spearritt

Votes: 346

50. Alan Alda in Scientific American Frontiers (1990– )
Episode: Special from Egypt and Israel (1993)

TV-PG | Documentary

Saving an Israeli Coral Reef; The Pyramid Builders; Neot Kedumim: Nogah's Ark; New mothers' mental processes; Desert Rescue - Storks vs Jets; Sports Imports Israeli Russian Immigrants; Resurrecting Ancient Egyptian Music

Stars: Woodie Flowers, Zahi Hawass