THEME EXPLORATION

Treasure quest

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Peter Jackson
Le Palais des mille et une nuits
Le Palais des mille et une nuits
1905 · Georges Méliès
The New Swiss Family Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson
1998 · Stewart Raffill
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog
2026 · Benjamin Mousquet
Saptadingar Guptodhon
Saptadingar Guptodhon
2026 · Dhrubo Banerjee
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
2026 · Tetsuo Yajima
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
Ali-Baba et les quarante voleurs
1954 · Jacques Becker
Firewalker
Firewalker
1986 · J. Lee Thompson
Ken Russell’s Treasure Island
Ken Russell’s Treasure Island
1995 · Ken Russell
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
Reign of Assassins
Reign of Assassins
2010 · John Woo
Popeye's Treasure Island
Popeye's Treasure Island
1944 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Twelve Chairs
Twelve Chairs
1962 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cinema of Tears
Cinema of Tears
1995 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Hercules in the Haunted World
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · Mario Bava
Hunters of the Golden Cobra
Hunters of the Golden Cobra
1982 · Antonio Margheriti
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
1981 · Chang Cheh
Quest for Fire
Quest for Fire
1981 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
In the Lost Lands
In the Lost Lands
2025 · Paul W. S. Anderson
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008 · Kim Jee-woon
Crystal Skulls
Crystal Skulls
2014 · Todor Chapkanov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg United States

His Indiana Jones franchise defines modern treasure quest cinema with archaeological adventure and the pursuit of legendary artifacts.

 Werner Herzog Germany

He obsessively explores human obsession and the quest for impossible treasures in films like Aguirre, the Wrath of God and Fitzcarraldo.

 Robert Zemeckis United States

He masterfully blends adventure and treasure hunting with spectacle in films like National Treasure and Back to the Future, making quests central to his storytelling.