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Movies that feel likeNational Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

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.

If you loved National Treasure: Book of Secrets, the closest films we have are Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). All three share National Treasure: Book of Secrets' kinetic and epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Adventures of Tintin (2011).

🍅 35% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jon Turteltaubkineticepictwisty
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · dir. Guy Ritchie
🍅 60%★ 7.4action · adventure · mystery

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

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🍅 80%★ 6.6action · adventure · dramaPrime Video

Twisty action in both cases

The difference: Played as drama first

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

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🍅 77%★ 6.2adventure · actionPrime VideoDisney+

Common ground in both: treasure and riddle

The difference: Less twisty, more its own thing

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.

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The Adventures of Tintin
2011 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 75%★ 7.3adventure · animation · mysteryParamount+Peacock

Both keep coming back to the same thing: treasure hunt

The difference: Leans further into animation

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.

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Salt
2010 · dir. Phillip Noyce
🍅 61%★ 6.5action · mystery · thrillerStarz

Kinetic mystery, and it commits to that

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

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Unknown
2011 · dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
🍅 56%★ 6.8action · mystery · thriller

Adventure built on twists, twice over

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.

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Uncharted
2022 · dir. Ruben Fleischer
★ 6.3action · adventure · mysteryHulu

Common ground: treasure hunt

A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.

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Eagle Eye
2008 · dir. D.J. Caruso
🍅 27%★ 6.6mystery · thriller · actionPrime VideoParamount+

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

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The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010 · dir. Jon Turteltaub
🍅 40%★ 6.1fantasy · adventure · actionDisney+

The same hand behind both of them: Jon Turteltaub

Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

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

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

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

Epic mystery, and it commits to that

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 Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · dir. Terry Gilliam
🍅 63%★ 6.7adventure · fantasy · mystery

Adventure with a pulse of twists, in both cases

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

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