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The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) poster

2006 · action · adventure · fantasy

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb

Directed by Russell Mulcahy2h 50m2006

Thousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamen ruled. Few know the details of his life -- No one knows the secrets of his death. All that is about to change.Free -spirited archaeologist Danny Fremont (Casper Van Dien, Sleepy Hollow) is certain that if found, King Tut's Emerald Tablet would hold the power to control the world. Unfortunately, the only one who believes Fremont is his nemesis archaeologist Morgan Sinclair (Jonathan Hyde, Titanic), a member of a secret society who wants the tablet to harness unspeakable evil on the world and will stop at nothing to get it.

Our read: The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) reads as a neutral, kinetic, inventive action · adventure · fantasy entry — measured in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Neutral, kinetic, measured action / adventure, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb4.33k
  • brisk
  • epic-stakes
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How The Curse of King Tut's Tomb feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want cheesy Hallmark mummy adventure with action, curses and B-movie energy.”

ends upliftingyou’ll be fine aftera rollercoastergrips by minute 20attention 2/5feels its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
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The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
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(unless the length already exhausted you)
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