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A blow dart-wielding thug snatches a rare statuette from the Musee de l'Homme; anthropologist Jean Servais (Rififi) is kidnapped in broad Parisian daylight; serviceman Jean-Paul Belmondo begins his 8-day leave by changing to civvies in a Metro entrance and witnesses fiancee Francoise Dorleac (Catherine Deneuve's sister, killed in a car accident 3 years later) getting kidnapped herself - and then the chase begins: by motorcycle, shoe leather, flight...
2) The spiders
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With this exotic adventure film, director Fritz Lang established himself as a master of epic storytelling, a talent that would reach its pinnacle in such monumental films as Metropolis and Die Nibelungen. Influenced by the French serials of Louis Feuillade (Fantômas) and infused with Lang's own fascination with Asian culture, The spiders follows international adventurer Kay Hoog (Carl de Vogt) in his quest for Incan gold and the precious "Buddha's...
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Morgan Adams, the female captain of a pirate ship, is on a treasure hunt for millions of pounds of gold reportedly buried somewhere on Cutthroat Island. She and her uncles each hold sections of the map to the treasure. While Morgan is willing to make deals and agree to share the wealth in order to put the map together, her Uncle Dawg would rather kill everyone in his way, including his niece.
5) Sahara
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Master explorer Dirk Pitt takes on the adventure of his life when he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. Searching for what locals call 'The Ship of Death', a long lost Civil War battleship which protects a secret cargo, Pitt and his wisecracking sidekick Al use their wits and clever heroics to help Doctor Eva Rojas when they realize the ship may be linked to mysterious deaths in the very same area....
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When Professor Bresson, touted to be this century's most established archaeologist passes away, he leaves behind the Bresson Diary, rumored to hold clues to the treasures of a lost civilization. When elusive Lupin III, grandson of the famous French thief, learns of this, he decides to snatch the sought-after diary to claim the lost treasures for himself and to redeem his grandfather's name, who allegedly was not able to solve the Bresson diary.
7) Lost & found
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Sent to spend the summer with their uncle on a remote island, young brothers Andy and Mark learn that their eccentric grandfather once owned the island. But he vanished without a trace, taking with him the secret to a vast fortune. Delving into the mysterious past of the island, the brothers discover that their grandfather designed a complex treasure hunt, a hunt that could lead to unimaginable wealth and heal their broken family, if they can find...
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When a group of young divers discover the wreckage of a cargo plane at the bottom of the sea, they believe their dream of buried treasure has come true. What they don't realize is that there is also millions of dollars of illegal goods that are in that sunken plane and a group of dangerous criminals are already desperately searching for it. As tensions mount and the friends begin to fight about what to do with their find, others get closer to discovering...
11) Ready player one
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When the creator of a virtual reality world called the OASIS dies, he releases a video in which he challenges all OASIS users to find a digital Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune.
12) A simple plan
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Three men (Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton and Brent Briscoe) come across a downed plane with a rotting corpse inside...and over {dollar}4 million stuffed inside a duffel bag in the snowy Minnesota woods. They devise a plan to split the fortune. Things quickly go wrong, however, dramatically affecting the trio and those around them. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Billy Bob Thornton) and Best Adapted Screenplay at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated...
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On a winding desert highway, eight vacation-bound motorists share an experience that alters their plans, and their lives! After a mysterious stranger divulges the location of a stolen fortune, they each speed off in a mind-bending, car-bashing race for the loot, and the most sidesplitting laugh fest in history.
14) Treasure Island
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Pirate Captain Billy Bones leaves a young innkeeper's son, Jim Hawkins, a map indicating the location of a priceless treasure. Jim sets sail for the Caribbean in search of the treasure. But they do not realize that the ship's crew has been replaced by a band of cutthroats under the leadership of the infamous pirate Long John Silver.
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When 12-year-old Josh Peters' dog digs up a gold medallion that supposedly leads to a fortune in hidden Conquistador gold, the boy and his dog pair up with newcomer Ana to reclaim the treasure in hopes of saving their home from foreclosure. Little do they know that the woods ahead are riddled with booby traps and plagued by an ancient curse. Plus, two conniving thieves will track them into the endless maze of trees, bent upon claiming the treasure...
18) Uncharted
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Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. What starts as a heist job for the duo becomes a globe-trotting, white-knuckle race to reach the prize before the ruthless Santiago Moncada, who believes he and his family are the rightful heirs. If Nate and Sully can decipher the clues and solve one of the world's...
20) Detectorists
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The charming comedy-drama from BBC Four tells the story of Andy and Lance, members of the Danebury Metal Detectors Club. As Andy pursues a degree in archaeology and Lance considers being a musician, they spend their days searching through fields with their metal detectors, dreaming of finding a fortune.
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