THEME EXPLORATION

treasure salvage

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The New Swiss Family Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson
1998 · Stewart Raffill
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
2018 · Steven Spielberg
The Mummy
The Mummy
1999 · Stephen Sommers
The Curse of Snake Valley
The Curse of Snake Valley
1988 · Marek Piestrak
Sisu
Sisu
2022 · Jalmari Helander
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · Jon Turteltaub
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
Ken Russell’s Treasure Island
Ken Russell’s Treasure Island
1995 · Ken Russell
Firewalker
Firewalker
1986 · J. Lee Thompson
Popeye's Treasure Island
Popeye's Treasure Island
1944 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries obsessively explore human obsession with impossible quests and treasure-seeking expeditions, from gold prospectors to conquistadors chasing El Dorado.

 F. Gary Gray United States

He repeatedly examines the psychological and moral dimensions of treasure hunts and salvage operations, most explicitly in 'The Lost City of Z' and 'Arksund,' exploring both desire and devastation.

 Luc Besson France

His action-adventure films celebrate the spectacle and romance of treasure salvage and exploration, combining technical precision with the mythology of discovery and maritime adventure.