Sahara
(2005)
Overview
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
Director
Breck Eisner
Top Billed
Matthew McConaughey
Keywords
Top Billed Cast
Crew
Reviews
Kamurai
⭐ 5/10July 25, 2020
Decent watch, might watch again, but can't recommend unless you're running out of things to watch or are an action archaeology fan.
This was a weird attempt created a 2005 version of Indiana Jones, or, since this is in Africa, Alex Quartermaine with Matthew McConaughey, of all people. I'm not aware of Matthew McConaughey or Steve Zahn being big action stars, but they surprisingly manage to handle their own, even if it isn't always believeable…
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GenerationofSwine
⭐ 10/10January 14, 2023
Words like "Literary work" and "Clive Cussler" really shouldn't be in the same sentence.
Hey...chill...I love Clive Cussler, I honestly do. In fact I'll put him in the same league as Elmore Leonard and Louis L'Amour and I will put them in the same league as Dumas and Doyle.
They all write pulp fiction, adventure, crime, mystery, horror, whatever, they all fall under the title "pulp" and I can admit that I eat them whole, without swallowing.…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$130,000,000
Revenue
$119,269,486