Movies Like Tomb of 1,000 Roman Skeletons
If you liked Tomb of 1,000 Roman Skeletons (2009), a movie directed by Tom Jennings, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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As Above, So Below (2014)
★ 6.8/10When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
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Finding Altamira (2016)
★ 5.8/10The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.
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Tales from the Crypt (1972)
★ 6.8/10When a tourist group become lost within ancient catacombs, they meet the sinister Crypt Keeper, who tells them each their fate. The enigmatic figure's macabre stories involve a wife dabbling in murder, a retired…
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Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023)
★ 7.3/10Egyptian archaeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid in this documentary.
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Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020)
★ 7.3/10This documentary follows a team of local archaeologists excavating never before explored passageways, shafts, and tombs, piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years in Saqqara.
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Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors (2024)
★ 6.7/10Thousands of terracotta warriors guarded the first Chinese emperor's tomb. This is their story, told through archeological evidence and reenactments.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
★ 6/10Set 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…
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Valley of the Dead (2020)
★ 6.2/10During the Spanish Civil War, sworn enemies must work together when they encounter flesh-eating zombies created in a Nazi experiment.
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Pet Sematary (1989)
★ 6.7/10After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
★ 6/10In Argentina, one daughter of patriarch Madariaga is married to a Frenchman while the other is married to a German thus leading to a crisis when Nazi Germany occupies France and some Madariaga family members fight on…
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Burke & Hare (2010)
★ 6.1/10Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.
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Angels & Demons (2009)
★ 6.7/10Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal…
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Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
★ 7.6/10Luke risks his life to visit Paul in a Roman prison, where the apostle awaits execution under Nero. As Paul reflects on his past and the Christian community faces persecution, Luke resolves to record the story of the…
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Oppenheimer (2023)
★ 8/10The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
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The Inhabitant (2018)
★ 6/10Three sisters enter the house of a senator with the intention of stealing money obtained from bribes, but once inside, they begin to hear strange cries coming from the basement.
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Swan Song (2021)
★ 7.1/10In the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented with an experimental solution to shield his wife and son from grief, he grapples with altering their fate in this thought-provoking…
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
★ 8.1/10A former assassin, known simply as The Bride, wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even…
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The Man Who Never Was (1956)
★ 7/10The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies…
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The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
★ 7.2/10The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.
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The Mummy (1932)
★ 6.7/10An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field…