American films about treasure hunts

List of the best American films about the treasure hunt according to visitors: Finding 'Ohana, Red Notice, Da 5 Bloods, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Puss in Boots, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Treasure Buddies, Call of the Wild, The Adventures of Tintin, The Librarians.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA

Two Brooklyn siblings' summer in a rural Oahu town takes an exciting turn when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an adventure, leading them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genreaction, comedy, crime
CountryUSA

    An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world's most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the FBI's top profiler and two rival criminals, there's no telling what will happen.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, adventure, military
    CountryUSA

    Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

      Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryNew Zealand, USA
      Duration02:41

      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.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, sport
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:33

      Disney's irresistible talking puppies are back in an all-new movie that takes them halfway across the world to the ruins of ancient Egypt. With the help of some exotic new friends, this epic adventure is a treasure trove of pure Buddy fun. In a race against a devious cat, the Buddies and their new friends, Cammy and Babi, must avoid booby traps, solve puzzles and explore a mysterious tomb - all in search of the greatest treasure known to animalkind!

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genreaction, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genreaction, adventure, family, cartoon, detective
      CountryNew Zealand, USA, United Kingdom, France, Australia
      Duration01:41

      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.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrefantastic, adventure
      CountryUSA

      A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:28

        Art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, searches for a stolen painting rumored to contain a secret code that gains access to hidden Nazi gold.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
        Duration02:24

        Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genredrama, western
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:20

        Kirk Douglas stars as the determined leader of a band of Tennessee fur trappers who set out to explore the uncharted Missouri river in 1830 and find them selves battling American Indians.

        Markimdb: 2.4
        Genrehorror
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:12

        A group of friends are stalked by a mysterious knife-wielding murderess as they gather at the home of their late friend to hear the reading of his will, and participate in a morbid treasure hunt for the key to his vast fortune.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantasy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA

        While searching for lost treasure, time traveling pirates end up in the modern day and do battle with unlikely foes: a group of kids with the latest in techy gadgetry.

        Markimdb: 4.9
        Genreadventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        Two sisters from Beverly Hills find themselves in the adventure of a lifetime when they're sent to spend the summer working on a horse ranch with their estranged father. Always seeming to find trouble, they get more than they bargained for when they become involved in a heart stopping hunt for buried treasure in the mountains above the ranch.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:45

        Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a scene where stolen cash is buried in North Dakota, she travels to America to find it.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:57

        Stanley's family is cursed with bad luck. Unfairly sentenced to months of detention at Camp Green Lake, he and his campmates are forced by the warden to dig holes in order to build character. What they don't know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genrefantasy, cartoon, short
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:14

        When Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the queen is not over yet. The Ghouls must locate an ancient artifact known as the Vampire's Heart in order to discover the identity of the true Vampire Queen. It's a fangtastic adventure that will lead them from the Tower of Londoom, to a haunted river boat in New Goreleans and finally to the glamorous boo-vie lots of Hauntlywood. Could this be the moment when Draculara finally receives her vampire powers and discovers screams really can come true?

        Markimdb: 8.4
        Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure, family, short, detective
        CountryUSA

        Treasure hunter Nathan Drake finds himself captured while searching for a lost treasure.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genrethriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Russia, USA
        Duration01:50

          A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime, detective
          CountryUSA, Malta, France, United Kingdom, Hungary
          Duration02:03

          After waking up in a hospital with amnesia, professor Robert Langdon and a doctor must race against time to foil a deadly global plot.

          Markimdb: 2.6
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:21

          Jackson Slate, famous treasure hunter, is out to find the legendary Lost Gold Of Cortez in the open waters off a secluded island in the Caribbean Sea. Using dynamite to blast his way through centuries of silt, new chasms are created reaching miles below the ancient ocean floor. From here, an ancient evil is released, that quickly, savagely, and without warning, destroys Jackson s boat and kills his crew. The sole survivor of the carnage, Jackson teams up with marine biologist, Sarah, to venture back to the site and investigate the horrific events. They extract an egg from the darkest depths of the ocean and take it back to the lab to investigate. But when it hatches, they realise they have awaken a deadly prehistoric monster, the P-Rex, which will stop at nothing until the entire island is destroyed...

          Markimdb: 5.9
          Genrehorror, thriller, comedy, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          Counselors are being killed off at summer camp, and Sam (Fran Kranz) is stuck in the middle of it. Instead of contacting the cops, he calls his friend and slasher-film expert (Alyson Hannigan) to discuss his options.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrethriller, comedy, adventure, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:37

          A comedic thriller that re-imagines Mark Twain's iconic literary characters of "Huckleberry Finn" and "Tom Sawyer" as grown men in current day.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genremelodrama, adventure, western
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:08

          A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
          CountryUnited Kingdom, Japan, USA
          Duration02:11

          Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Germany, South Africa
          Duration02:53

          King Solomon's Mines is a 2004 two-part TV miniseries, the fifth film adaptation of the 1885 novel by the same name by Henry Rider Haggard. Starring Patrick Swayze as Allan Quartermain and Alison Doody as Elizabeth Maitland, the film was produced by Hallmark Entertainment, and originally aired June 6, 2004 on Hallmark Channel.

          Markimdb: 3.7
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:08

          With his business in shambles, a mounting criminal record, and a cheating wife, today is the day that Buddy Hutchins snaps.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:32

          Having suffered a tragedy, Ben becomes a caregiver to earn money. His first client, Trevor, is a hilarious 18-year-old with muscular dystrophy. One paralyzed emotionally, one paralyzed physically, Ben and Trevor hit the road on a trip into the western states. The folks they collect along the way will help them test their skills for surviving outside their calculated existence. Together, they come to understand the importance of hope and the necessity of true friendship.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:55

          After crashing his car, a cop who's recovering from eye surgery recruits an Uber driver to help him catch a heroin dealer. The mismatched pair soon find themselves in for a wild day of stakeouts and shootouts as they encounter the city's seedy side.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:42

          When one school teacher gets the other fired, he is challenged to an after-school fight.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genremelodrama, drama, family
          CountryUSA

          After journalist Mary Landers is assigned to write a Valentine's Day story about "The Meaning of Love," her long-time boyfriend breaks up with her. On her train ride home, she finds herself trading glances with a handsome stranger who, as he exits the train, leaves his phone behind.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genreaction, crime, detective
          CountryBulgaria, USA, Spain
          Duration01:27

          A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:42

          An adult son who is slowly drifting towards rock bottom reconnects with his joke-loving dad.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrethriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

          A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          A manic-depressive mess of a father tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrefantastic, action, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:57

          In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

          Markimdb: 4.3
          Genrehorror, comedy
          CountryUSA

          When the staff inside a renovated film studio finds a co-worker dead one morning, the pieces of a forty year puzzle add up to an angry ghost who has let the last person step inside her house. But will they ever get out alive?

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genredrama
          CountryNigeria, USA
          Duration01:47

          A story about a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA, Japan
          Duration02:33

            Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrecomedy, western
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:56

            As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

            Markimdb: 4.3
            Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, China
            Duration02:22

            When three college students move into an old house off campus, they unwittingly unleash a supernatural entity known as The Bye Bye Man, who comes to prey upon them once they discover his name. The friends must try to save each other, all the while keeping The Bye Bye Man's existence a secret to save others from the same deadly fate.

            Markimdb: 7.7
            Genrecomedy, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:59

            A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
            CountryUSA

            Scott Calvin is about to turn 65 and, realizing he can’t be Santa forever, sets out to find a suitable replacement Santa while preparing his family for a new adventure in life south of the pole.

            Markimdb: 7.3
            Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
            CountryChina, USA

            PALI ROAD is a mysterious and thrilling journey in search for true love between two different worlds. Lily, a young doctor, wakes up from a car accident and discovers she is living a completely different life. Now married to her boyfriend’s rival, Dr. Mitch Kayne, and a mother to a 5-year-old son, she has an established life she remembers nothing about. Everyone around her denies that her boyfriend Neil ever existed. As Lily begins to doubt her own sanity, memories of Neil resurface, causing her to encounter unexplainable incidents. While desperately searching for the truth of her past life, she questions her entire existence; but in the end, she discovers the meaning of true love.

            Markimdb: 4.7
            Genreaction, thriller
            CountryChina, Australia, USA

            Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genredocumentary
            CountryUSA

            In a hypercompetitive world, drugs like Adderall offer students, athletes, coders and others a way to do more -- faster and better. But at what cost?

            Markimdb: 5.9
            Genrecomedy, drama, music
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:23

            A sweeping multigenerational story set against the backdrop of the raw, roaring New York City of the late 1980s; adoption, teen pregnancy, drugs, hardcore punk rock, the unbridled optimism and reckless stupidity of the young—and old—are all major elements in this heart-aching tale of the son of diehard hippies and his strange odyssey through the extremes of late 20th century youth culture.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrefantastic
            CountryUSA

            Set 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished, follows a new team that must restart the project hoping to understand the mysteries behind the machine and its creator.




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