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Treasure Hunt movies

A clue-by-clue hunt for an artifact or secret, packed with puzzles, traps, rivals, and last-minute setbacks.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

1. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Adventure Fantasy Comedy Treasure Hunt Quest Fantasy
7.2

20232h 14min

Canada, United States

Director: John Francis Daley

The charming bard-thief Edgin and the barbarian Holga put together a team of misfit adventurers for a grand heist. But things soon go wrong when they are betrayed by their former ally Forge, who, with the help of a cunning and dangerous Red Wizard, seizes power in the city of Neverwinter.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Loyalty under pressure, Power and legitimacy, Risk and improvisation, Collective resilience, Betrayal and strategy

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Phoenician Scheme

2. The Phoenician Scheme

Comedy Adventure Crime Dark Comedy Treasure Hunt
6.6

20251h 42min

United States, Germany

Director: Wes Anderson

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

Themes

Moral compromise, Betrayal and loyalty, Ethics of leadership, Slave labor, Convent devotion vs empire, Investor pressure

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Ready Player One

3. Ready Player One

Adventure Action Science Fiction Treasure Hunt Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi
7.4

20182h 20min

United States, India

Director: Steven Spielberg

In a bleak future, most people escape their harsh reality into a vast virtual world called the Oasis, a game where anyone can become whoever they want. After the death of the Oasis's creator, players learn that he has hidden keys within the game, and whoever finds them all will gain complete control over this world.

Themes

Corporate power vs individual agency, Control of virtual spaces, Nostalgia as escape, Identity and anonymity, Collaboration through competition, Community vs isolation

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

4. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Fantasy Adventure Action Quest Fantasy Treasure Hunt
7.8

20132h 41min

New Zealand, United States

Director: Peter Jackson

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

Themes

Trust under barrel, Temptation of one ring, Duty vs gold, Alliances under elves, Leadership under mountain, Dragon and gold

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Adventures of Tintin

5. The Adventures of Tintin

Adventure Animation Mystery Treasure Hunt Whodunit
7.3

20111h 47min

New Zealand, United States

Director: Steven Spielberg

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.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Rivalry and deception, Risk and resilience, Pursuit of treasure, Mutiny and power struggle, Memory and ancestry

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Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Loyalty under pressure, Alliances and rivalries, Legacy and lineage, Curse and restoration, Knowledge and discovery

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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Pirates led by the legendary Captain Barbossa, sailing aboard the famed Black Pearl, attack Port Royal in search of an ancient coin from the Aztec treasure. Along with the coin, they kidnap Elizabeth, the governor’s daughter. The local blacksmith Will, who is secretly in love with her, sets out to rescue her. Helping him is the notorious pirate Jack Sparrow, who has his own score to settle with the crew of the Black Pearl.

Themes

Loyalty vs ambition, Mutiny and betrayal, Gold as leverage, Romance under danger, Naval authority vs piracy, Curse as weapon

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Good, the Bad, the Weird

8. The Good, the Bad, the Weird

Action Adventure Comedy Western Epic Action
7.2

20082h 10min

South Korea

Director: Kim Jee-woon

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.

Themes

Survival through violence, Rivalry and deception, Greed vs loyalty, Frontier lawlessness and improvisation, Treasure versus reality, Empire power and influence

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
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Captain Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.

Themes

Debt as leverage, Loyalty under competing authorities, Power through artifacts, Deception and manipulation, Alliances and betrayals, Freedom versus servitude

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

10. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Adventure Action Fantasy Treasure Hunt Swashbuckling Fantasy
6.6

20112h 16min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Rob Marshall

Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love — or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Quest for immortality, Mutiny and loyalty tests, Power through ritual, Danger of factional conflict at sea, Competing loyalties and private agendas

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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