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1. Angels & Demons (2009)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works with a nuclear physicist to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican during one of the significant events within the church.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 310,391 | Gross: $133.38M
2. Stigmata (1999)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery
When a young woman becomes afflicted by stigmata, a priest is sent to investigate her case, which may have severe ramifications for his faith and for the Catholic Church itself.
Director: Rupert Wainwright | Stars: Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long
Votes: 72,398 | Gross: $50.05M
3. The Seventh Sign (1988)
R | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Abby Quinn is eagerly awaiting childbirth but is haunted by dreams where she suffers a miscarriage. When she decides to rent a room to a mysterious stranger, she realizes a chain of events that will unleash the end of humanity.
Director: Carl Schultz | Stars: Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jürgen Prochnow, Peter Friedman
Votes: 15,715 | Gross: $18.88M
4. The Myth (2005)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Archeologist Jack keeps having reoccurring dreams of a past life, where he is the great general Meng Yi, who is sworn to protect a princess named Ok-Soo. Jack decides to go investigate everything with his friend William.
Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Bing Shao, Jackie Chan, Weixing Yao, Jianzhong Zhang
Votes: 16,355
5. The Laughing Dead (1989)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror
A ragtag group of people go on an archaeological trip to Mexico to visit Mayan ruins, but get more than they bargained for, when they encounter a zealous group of Mexicans attempting to revive a deadly ancient ritual of their ancestors.
Director: Somtow Sucharitkul | Stars: Joey Acedo, John Anthoni, Hank Azcona, Bruce Barlow
Votes: 680
6. Sleepwalk (1986)
R | 78 min | Drama, Fantasy
A woman is hired to transcribe an ancient Chinese manuscript. She finds that little by little, the manuscript has powers that begin to take over her life.
Director: Sara Driver | Stars: Suzanne Fletcher, Ann Magnuson, Dexter Lee, Stephen Chen
Votes: 503
7. The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
It's Halloween and friends Nick and Kate are on a mission to find the biggest pumpkin in the patch. Unfortunately, the pumpkin they choose is haunted by the ghost of the Headless Horseman, and he wants his head back.
Stars: Joanna Ruiz, Jules de Jongh, Eric Meyers, Tom Clarke Hill
Votes: 143
8. Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )
43 min | Documentary
This German format is not a series properly speaking, as it has no permanent cast or script continuity, but presents each time a 45 minutes documentary, usually in part presented as a ... See full summary »
Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Thomas Reiter, Maximilian Schell, Constantin Dinulescu
Votes: 30
9. All the Memory in the World (1956)
21 min | Documentary, Short
This documentary explores the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, its priceless treasures, and how humanity remembers itself.
Director: Alain Resnais | Star: Jacques Dumesnil
Votes: 1,586
10. Santa Cristal (2001)
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
When Santa Crystal's most famous actor: Tomas Cruseiro, finds himself unemployed, he decides to host a TV Show where he announces the end of the world. Almost immediately, mayhem and destruction takes place in this fictitious country.
Director: José R. Román | Stars: Sara Jarque, Modesto Lacen, Miguel Difoot, William Piedra
Votes: 18
11. Great Pyramid: Gateway to the Stars (1995 TV Movie)
44 min | Documentary
Director: Christopher Mann | Stars: Robert Bauval, Vivian Davies, Edward Eiddan, Rudolf Gantenbrink
Votes: 27
12. From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza (2018)
94 min | Documentary
"From Cairo to the Cloud" tells the gripping story of the discovery and significance of the Cairo Geniza, a vast treasure trove of manuscripts hidden for centuries in the "geniza," or ... See full summary »
Director: Michelle Paymar
Votes: 25
13. Le peuple ancien (2001)
14 min | Action, Short, Thriller
An archaeological excavation uncovers a manuscript written by a Roman commander in Gaul. Most of the local tribes have been pacified but every year terrible hill people ravage the area. The Romans set out to crush them.
Directors: Julien Lacombe, Pascal Sid | Stars: Romain Chesnel, Henri Debeurme, Axel Drhey, Didier Gallon
Votes: 17
15. Gothos (1997 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
A vampire is sent by its coven to Gothos, a modern metropolis, to investigate rumors that mystical scrolls of the First Blood have been found. Deceiver, an ancient evil vampire, is also looking for them.
Director: Sébastien Clément | Stars: James Bradford, Katia Delgatto, Chip Chuipka, Andrew LeBlanc
Votes: 6
16.
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001–2007)
Episode:
Word of God
(2005)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An illegal Jordanian immigrant is found strangled in a meat locker with a page from the priceless "Golden Koran" is found on his person.
Director: Julian Simpson | Stars: Maggy Sherif, Khalid Laith, Sharon Small, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 300
17.
Smallville (2001–2017)
Episode:
Run
(2004)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Clark meets a young man with a power of speed that exceeds his own, but the boy lacks responsibility for his actions. Also, Lex finds a manuscript that appears to be some sort of Kryptonian map.
Director: David Barrett | Stars: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Jensen Ackles
Votes: 1,423
18.
Evil (2019–2024)
Episode:
Let x = 9
(2019)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The Catholic Church asks Kristen, David and Ben to assess the veracity of a local prophetess, Grace Ling, and they are shaken when they see one of her visions come to life. Also, David ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Stars: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Kurt Fuller
Votes: 1,109
19.
TED-Ed (2012– )
Episode:
The World's Most Mysterious Book
(2017)
5 min | Documentary, Animation
Director: Lisa LaBracio | Star: Pen-Pen Chen
20.
Les Trésors de... (2014– )
Episode:
Les Trésors de la Bibliothèque nationale de France
(2020)
90 min | Documentary, History
The National Library of France is the guardian of priceless treasures that tell our history, our illustrious thinkers, writers, scholars and artists. Telling the story of the exceptional ... See full summary »
Directors: Marie David, Guillaume Perez | Stars: Sophie Jovillard, Stéphanie Coudurier, Guillaume Apollinaire, Arletty
Votes: 5
21.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Star Chasers of Senegal
(2024)
TV-PG | Documentary
Senegalese astronomer Maram Kaire, takes viewers on a journey to investigate his nation's rich and deep history of astronomy, reaching back thousands of years - and the promising future ahead.
Director: Ruth Berry | Stars: Judith Chandler, Taha Yasin Arslan, Sylvain Bouley, Marc Buie
Votes: 52
22.
Creation in the 21st Century (2004– )
Episode:
The Bible and Science
28 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Carl Baugh, Gary Zimmerman
23.
Gotham (2014–2019)
Episode:
A Dark Knight: The Demon's Head
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Bruce puts the lives of a Gotham Natural History Museum historian and his grandson in danger as he attempts to discover the meaning behind his knife from the auction.
Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz, Morena Baccarin
Votes: 2,085