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

1. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban

Votes: 57,110 | Gross: $40.20M

2. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

PG-13 | 149 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson

Votes: 428,094 | Gross: $402.11M

3. The Fall (I) (2006)

R | 117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

In 1920s Los Angeles, a bedridden patient in a hospital captivates a young girl with a fantastic tale of heroes, myths, and villains on a desert island.

Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Kim Uylenbroek

Votes: 116,622 | Gross: $2.28M

4. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. agent whose lover he killed.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel

Votes: 116,186 | Gross: $46.80M

5. 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: 23,384 | Gross: $19.74M

6. The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Chipmunks compete with the Chipettes in a round-the-world race.

Director: Janice Karman | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Dody Goodman, Susan Tyrrell

Votes: 5,962 | Gross: $6.80M

7. Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A prequel to the Assassin's Creed Franchise set in Egypt from 48 BC where Bayek, a Medjay, begins the foundation of the Assassin's Brotherhood.

Directors: Ashraf Ismail, Laurent Bernier, Jean Guesdon | Stars: Abubakar Salim, Alix Wilton Regan, Zora Bishop, Michael Nardone

Votes: 10,229

8. 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: 1,496

9. The Fifth Element (1998 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In this tense 3-D action adventure game based on the eponymous movie, play as either New York City cabby Korben Dallas or the mysterious Leeloo, a woman who holds the secret to the safety of the entire universe.

Director: Nicolas Coquard | Stars: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm

Votes: 12,370

10. Category 7: The End of the World (2005)

TV-PG | 169 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A deadly category 7 storm wreaks havoc on the world. Meanwhile, kidnappers threaten to make matters even worse.

Stars: Cameron Daddo, Gina Gershon, Shannen Doherty, Randy Quaid

Votes: 2,955

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: 1,741 | Gross: $25.95M

12. Lumière and Company (1995)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Drama

40 international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière brothers.

Directors: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Vicente Aranda, John Boorman, Youssef Chahine, Alain Corneau, Costa-Gavras, Raymond Depardon, Francis Girod, Peter Greenaway, Lasse Hallström, Hugh Hudson, Gaston Kaboré, Abbas Kiarostami, Cédric Klapisch, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Spike Lee, Claude Lelouch, Bigas Luna, Sarah Moon, Arthur Penn, Lucian Pintilie, Helma Sanders-Brahms, Jerry Schatzberg, Nadine Trintignant, Fernando Trueba, Liv Ullmann, Jaco Van Dormael, Régis Wargnier, Wim Wenders, Yoshishige Yoshida, Yimou Zhang, Merzak Allouache, Gabriel Axel, Michael Haneke, James Ivory, Patrice Leconte, David Lynch, Ismail Merchant, Claude Miller, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Jacques Rivette | Stars: Pernilla August, Max von Sydow, Merzak Allouache, Jeffe Alperi

Votes: 3,347

13. Allegro non troppo (1976)

PG | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

An enthusiastic filmmaker thinks he's come up with a totally original idea: animation set to classical music! When he is informed that some American named "Prisney" (or something) has ... See full summary »

Director: Bruno Bozzetto | Stars: Maurizio Nichetti, Maurizio Micheli, Marialuisa Giovannini, Néstor Garay

Votes: 3,207

14. Valley of the Kings (1954)

Approved | 86 min | Adventure, Drama

In 1900, in Egypt, archaeologist Mark Brandon is asked by Ann Mercedes to find the tomb of Ra-Hotep but their quest is marred by intrigue, betrayal, murder and danger.

Director: Robert Pirosh | Stars: Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Carlos Thompson, Kurt Kasznar

Votes: 1,631

15. Adieu Bonaparte (1985)

115 min | Drama, History, War

A story during the French Occupation of Egypt (1797-1803), depicting the conflict between tradition and modernization in the context of fighting the French invaders.

Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Salah Zulfikar, Mohsen Mohieddin, Patrice Chéreau

Votes: 382

16. Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988 TV Movie)

TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

This sometimes very funny and sometimes highly emotional anthology follows Garfield's nine lives throughout history, from his first life as a prehistoric cat-Neanderthal to his ninth life as an astronaut in a jam.

Directors: Phil Roman, Doug Frankel, Bob Scott, Ruth Kissane, Bill Littlejohn, Bob Nesler, George Singer, John Sparey | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Desirée Goyette

Votes: 840

17. Thunderbird 6 (1968)

G | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Several members of the International Rescue crew attend the maiden flight of Brains' revolutionary craft Skyship One, unaware that they are being lured into a deadly trap.

Director: David Lane | Stars: Peter Dyneley, Sylvia Anderson, Shane Rimmer, Jeremy Wilkin

Votes: 1,612

18. Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland (1996 Video Game)

K-A | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Lizzy, Luke and Clay are trapped in Horrorland - and you must help rescue them. Escape from Werewolf, Dracula and the Horrors of HorrorLand. Solve puzzles and gather clues to free your friends from one of the creepiest places on earth.

Director: Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Tatum Marie Fjersted, Adam Wylie, Eric Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum

Votes: 202

19. Koran by Heart (2011)

TV-G | 90 min | Documentary, News

A global contest reading of the Quran by young Muslim children that takes place in Cairo, Egypt annually during Ramadan. A coming of age story about Muslim kids in modern times.

Director: Greg Barker

Votes: 380

20. The Death and Resurrection Show (2013)

150 min | Documentary, Music

A music documentary exploring the turbulent, controversial and often unbelievable 30 year history of British post-punk industrial band Killing Joke.

Director: Shaun Pettigrew | Stars: Killing Joke, Jaz Coleman, Jimmy Page, Paul Vincent Raven

Votes: 282

21. The Legend of Wisely (1987)

90 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A writer gets involved by an adventurer friend in the search for a legendary object: a golden pearl left in a Buddhist monastery by a dragon.

Director: Teddy Robin Kwan | Stars: Samuel Hui, Lung Ti, Teddy Robin Kwan, Joey Wang

Votes: 407

22. Aliens and Pyramids: Forbidden Knowledge (2015 Video)

TV-14 | 65 min | Documentary

Pyramids can be found in the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Europe and The North American Continent. How were they constructed, and what was their purpose? If man built the pyramids on ... See full summary »

Director: J. Michael Long | Stars: O.H. Krill, Simon Oliver, Jessica Stanwyck

Votes: 22

23. A Pee-kool-yar Sit-chee-ay-shun (1944)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Romance

Li'l Abner, tired of being constantly pursued by Daisy Mae, decides to run away from home but drops by to inform her that he is leaving. But she doesn't care as she informs Li'l Abner that ... See full summary »

Director: Sid Marcus | Stars: Frank Graham, John McLeish, Lurene Tuttle

Votes: 26

24. 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

25. Secrets of the Pharaohs (2001)

56 min | Documentary, History, Mystery

Companion mini-series to the PBS show "Secrets of the Dead". Why the 18th dynasty failed? Did armies of slaves who lived in a lost city built the pyramids? British scientists examine the mummy of an Egyptian noblewoman named Asru.

Stars: Joann Fletcher, Rosalie David, James E. Harris, Wilfred Griggs

26. Case of the Cold Storage Yegg (1963)

Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short

The notorious bank robber, Yeggs Benedict, thinks he can hide from the law in a Himalayan cave, but the diminutive Inspector Willoughby is hot on his trail.

Director: Paul J. Smith | Star: Dal McKennon

Votes: 24

27. Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs (2009 Video)

49 min | Documentary

An exhibition walk-through of the Tutankhamun treasures in the Cairo museum including interviews with many of the individuals involved in the organization of this exhibit.

Director: Darryl Kinson

28. Down the Nile (1949)

20 min | Documentary, Short

A tour along the banks of the Nile River from the Congo regions to the Mediterranean Sea, including scenes of Cairo, the temples of Karnak, the Egyptian obelisks, the temple of Ramses, King Tut's tomb, the Sphinx, and the giant pyramids.

Director: Owen Crump | Star: Art Gilmore

29. 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

30. European Rest Cure (1904)

Not Rated | 17 min | Comedy, Short

An American tourist has a terrible ordeal on his European vacation.

Director: Edwin S. Porter

Votes: 234

31. Pèlerins de la Mecque (1947)

25 min | Documentary, Short

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Stars: King Faroukh, King Ibn Saud, Omar Sharif

32. Garfield: Caught in the Act (1995 Video Game)

K-A | Animation, Action, Adventure

Garfield has been trapped in his TV by an electronic monster called the Glitch. Find the remote control in each of the six levels in this 2D platform game to face the level bosses and eventually the Glitch itself to get back out.

Votes: 36

33. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Blueprint for Murder (1972)

TV-PG | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Elliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed.

Director: Peter Falk | Stars: Peter Falk, Patrick O'Neal, Janis Paige, Pamela Austin

Votes: 3,054

34. Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )
Episode: Ewigkeit aus Menschenhand - Die 7 Weltwunder (1997)

44 min | Documentary

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Director: Günther Klein | Star: Gert Heidenreich

Votes: 8

35. Relic Hunter (1999–2002)
Episode: Afterlife and Death (2000)

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

Sydney and Nigel are in Cairo, Egypt and then Amsterdam. They must beat rival relic hunter Avery Ko to the Pharaoh Thutmose's diamond before it is cut up and sold.

Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth, Kevin Jubinville

Votes: 110

36. Once Upon a Time... Man (1978–1981)
Episode: Les vallées fertiles (1978)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

On the rise of agriculture, as well as ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Babylon, and Israel.

Director: Albert Barillé | Stars: Annie Balestra, Albert Barillé, Yves Barsacq, Claude Bertrand

Votes: 86

37. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)
Episode: Desperate Intruder (1965)

TV-G | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Brains, the genius behind the inventions of International Rescue has another interest -- buried treasure

Director: David Lane | Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Ray Barrett, Peter Dyneley, Christine Finn

Votes: 151

38. The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)
Episode: Prisoners of the Sun: Part 2 (1992)

TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In search for the prisoners and Professor Calculus, Tintin and Captain Haddock head for the "Temple of the Sun".

Director: Stéphane Bernasconi | Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, David Fox, Christian Pelissier

Votes: 303

39. In Search of... (1977–1982)
Episode: Earth Visitors (1980)

Not Rated | Documentary

"In Search of ..." examines evidence that life on earth began when extraterrestrials brought it here.

Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Maurice Chatelain, Preston Monongye

Votes: 22

40. The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995–2002)
Episode: Curse of De Nile/Hawaii 33 1/3 (1996)

TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Granny, Hector, Tweety, and Sylvester discover the "Curse Of De Nile" when they arrive in Egypt to locate missing archaeologist Colonel Rimfire./In "Hawaii 33 1/3," Granny investigates an unexplained Tiki shortage.

Directors: Karl Toerge, Al Zegler | Stars: Joe Alaskey, June Foray, Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 28

41. Radio Free America (2017– )
Episode: Saturday Melt Down/Saturday Boomer Tech (2019)

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Stars: Halsey English, Dustin Gold, Brian Hendrix

42. Modern Marvels (1993– )
Episode: Egyptian Pyramids (2003)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary, History

There are over 100 pyramids in Egypt. Built during a span of well over 1,000 years, they stand as cultural and engineering marvels of staggering proportions. They were constructed as tombs for the pharaohs of ancient Egypt.

Votes: 18

43. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943 (1973)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

The desert war, starting with Italy's invasion of Egypt and the attacks and counterattacks between Germany and Italy and the Commonwealth forces, the Axis defeat at El Alamein.

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Paola Colacicchi, David Belchem, Richard O'Connor

Votes: 419

44. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Egypt's Darkest Hour (2019)

TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary, History, War

A look into what took down the Egyptian Empire.

Director: Davina Bristow | Stars: Fabio Abraham, Salima Ikram, Jay O. Sanders

Votes: 41

45. 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: 15,345

46. Moon Knight (2022)
Episode: The Friendly Type (2022)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

With Marc in the forefront and Harrow ahead, Marc and Layla navigate Cairo for intel.

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

Votes: 17,889

47. New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
Episode: Close Encounters of the Duck Kind/O.M. Genie (2020)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Short, Adventure

Daffy Duck crash lands in Area 51, where army general Yosemite Sam mistakes him for an alien and tries to catch him. / Daffy and Porky find a magic lamp in the Egyptian desert and all their oddball wishes come true, but there's a price.

Director: Erik Knutson | Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Eric Bauza, Bob Bergen, Matthew Craig

Votes: 7

48. V (2009–2011)
Episode: Pilot (2009)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

On a day like any other, all of Earth is shocked with the arrival of large alien spacecraft that appear over major cities. The aliens themselves appear benign, offering to exchange their ... See full summary »

Director: Yves Simoneau | Stars: Elizabeth Mitchell, Morris Chestnut, Joel Gretsch, Logan Huffman

Votes: 1,154

49. Life After People (2009–2010)
Episode: The Bodies Left Behind (2009)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi

Looks at the future of Boston and Houston after people disappear. It also looks at what will happen to the mummified and cryogenically frozen bodies that are left behind.

Director: James Grant Goldin | Stars: Timothy Watson, Robert Allison, John Anderson, Brian Burke-Gaffney

Votes: 75

50. Architecture et géographie sacrée (1978–1985)
Episode: Égypte, miroir du ciel (1985)

57 min | Documentary

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Director: Paul Barbaneagra | Star: Michel Bouquet