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Movies that feel likeIndiana 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.

If you loved Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the closest films we have are Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), Troy (2004) and The Assassin (2015). All three share Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull's epic and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

🍅 77% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Steven Spielbergepickinetic
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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015 · dir. Christopher McQuarrie
🍅 94%★ 7.4action · adventureParamount+

A veteran hero and his team outrunning a global conspiracy

The difference: Modern espionage gadgetry, not ancient relics and old rivals

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.

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Troy
2004 · dir. Wolfgang Petersen
🍅 53%★ 7.3action · adventureApple TV+Paramount+

Both land scale and momentum at once

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.

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The Assassin
2015 · dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien
🍅 80%★ 6.3action · adventure · historyPrime Video

Period-set action carried at an unhurried, painterly pace

The difference: Slow-cinema wuxia stillness, nothing like Indy's breathless pace

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

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Ong Bak 3
2010 · dir. Panna Rittikrai
🍅 63%★ 4.9action · adventure · historyPrime Video

Epic adventure in both cases

The difference: Played as history first

Tien is captured and almost beaten to death before he is saved and brought back to the Kana Khone villagers. There he is taught meditation and how to deal with his Karma, but very soon his arch rival returns challenging Tien for a final duel.

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Superman Returns
2006 · dir. Bryan Singer
🍅 72%★ 6.1science fiction · action · adventureMax

A legacy sequel trying to recapture old-school blockbuster wonder

The difference: A superhero's alien origin, not an archaeologist's globe-trotting

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.

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Beowulf
2007 · dir. Robert Zemeckis
🍅 71%★ 6.3adventure · action · animation

Old-world myth rendered as a larger-than-life kinetic spectacle

The difference: Motion-capture monster-slaying, not treasure hunting or spies

A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.

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Chinese Zodiac
2012 · dir. Jackie Chan
🍅 25%★ 6action · adventure

Jackie Chan chasing looted artifacts with the same pulpy bravado

The difference: Stunt-driven comedy replaces Spielberg's polished blockbuster craft

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian woman, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

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Hercules
2014 · dir. Brett Ratner
🍅 58%★ 6action · adventure

Muscular, myth-sized action carried by one legendary figure

The difference: Ancient Greek warfare, no relics or riddles to decode

When a new enemy threatens the innocent, Hercules must lead his fearless team of warriors in a battle against overwhelming odds.

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 57%★ 6.6adventure · action · science fictionHuluStarz

Same director's knack for big kinetic set pieces built on old ground

The difference: Dinosaurs on the loose, not ancient artifacts and cold-war spies

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.

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Major Grom: Plague Doctor
2021 · dir. Oleg Trofim
★ 6.3action · adventureRent or buy

A resourceful hero improvising his way through pulpy, kinetic chaos

The difference: A modern vigilante-cop story, no ancient artifacts involved

In present day St. Petersburg, police major Igor Grom, an honest and skilled cop with unconventional methods, pursues a vigilante murderer in the mask of a plague doctor.

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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
2009 · dir. Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
★ 6.6adventure · drama · action

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and brutal wartime strategy. Mulan loses dear friends to the enemy's blade as she rises to become one of her country's most valuable leaders — but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007 · dir. Jon Turteltaub
🍅 35%★ 6.5action · adventure · mysteryDisney+

A breezy hunt for treasure stitched together by riddles and clues

The difference: Presidential conspiracy trivia replaces jungle temples and whips

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.

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