THEME EXPLORATION

buried treasure

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

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 films obsessively explore human obsession and the pursuit of impossible dreams, particularly in Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo where characters seek legendary treasures in hostile landscapes.

 Damien Leone Italy

His spaghetti westerns, particularly The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, center on morally complex characters engaged in quests for buried gold in desolate landscapes.