Movies Like Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold is a 1986 action, adventure, comedy, mystery film from Gary Nelson with a MovieMagicScore of 4.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with King Solomon's Mines and National Treasure: Book of Secrets.

Action Adventure Comedy Mystery

King Solomon's Mines

1985

Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of King Solomon. As the kidnappers, led by sinister German military officer Bockner, journey into the wilds of Africa, Allan and Jesse track the party and must contend with fierce natives and dangerous creatures, among other perils.

5.4

MagicScore

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

6.4

MagicScore

The Jewel of the Nile

1985

Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. But Jack Colton and his sidekick Ralph show up to help our intrepid heroine save the day.

6.2

MagicScore

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

7.9

MagicScore

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

7.3

MagicScore

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.

6.0

MagicScore

National Treasure

2004

Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.

6.6

MagicScore

Romancing the Stone

1984

Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.

6.8

MagicScore

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft makes the unexpected discovery of a pulsating golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artifact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power - said to contain one of the deadliest plagues on Earth, Lara is tasked by MI6 to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. With the aid of former Marine turned mercenary Terry Sheridan, she travels the world in pursuit of the precious item in a race against time; she must beat the unscrupulous Nobel Prize-winning scientist turned bioterrorist, Jonathan Reiss, to it.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

The Adventures of Tintin

2011

Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Firewalker

1986

A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

5.3

MagicScore

#12

As Above, So Below

2014

When a team of explorers ventures into the uncharted maze of bones that lies beneath the streets of Paris, they embark on a journey into madness and terror.

6.7

MagicScore

#13

The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island

2007

The hobby detectives “The Three Investigators” want to take a little break. So they take advantage of an offer from Peter's father, who has accepted a job in South Africa and wants to take the detectives there. But Jupiter, Peter and Bob wouldn't be the three investigators marks feared by the criminal world if they just lounged around in the sun on their vacation. So it's no wonder that the clever boys soon have their next case to solve...

6.0

MagicScore

#14

Zombies of Mora Tau

1957

A fortune hunter leads a search for diamonds guarded by undead sailors off the coast of Africa.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2023

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival, Indy must don his hat and pick up his whip once more to make sure an ancient and powerful artifact doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

6.5

MagicScore

#16

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

1995

New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Allan Quatermain and the Temple of Skulls

2008

Filmed on location in South Africa, a retelling of H. Rider Haggard's classic novel "King Solomon's Mines," featuring the adventurer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones.

3.4

MagicScore

#18

The Rundown

2003

When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

King Solomon's Mines

1950

Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

King Solomon's Mines

1937

White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.

5.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold?

The top films similar to Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold by MovieMagicScore are King Solomon's Mines (5.4), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (6.4), The Jewel of the Nile (6.2). Each shares action/adventure/comedy/mystery themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold worth watching?

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.8/10 from 288 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold?

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986) is a action, adventure, comedy, mystery film directed by Gary Nelson, starring Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones.

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This ranked list pairs Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986), a action and adventure and comedy and mystery film from Gary Nelson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Richard Chamberlain take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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