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Theme: Ancient Egyptian Mythology

This concerns the mythology of Ancient Egypt. The Ancient Egyptians worshipped the sun and many of their myths were centred around the gods who controlled the rise of the sun and fall of night, ruled the underworld and other aspects. Most of the gods are depicted with the bodies of humans and the heads of animals. In later developments, the pharaoh himself becomes one of these gods.

Assorted artefacts from Ancient Egypt turn up in genre cinema, imbued with some power that makes them Magic Artefacts. One common artefact is the Egyptian Book of the Dead, which is frequently seen as holding occult power, but was in actuality a work composed to aid their dead during their journey through the underworld.

Several films deal with Ancient Egyptian gods and occasional efforts to summon them in the present-day. There are even several works that treat the gods of Ancient Egypt as being extra-terrestrial in origin – see Ancient Astronauts.

More prevalent is a fascination with Mummies, which are so common they get their own page, or the tombs of pharaohs, which are frequently seen as bringing curses down onto those who enter them.


10,000 BC (2008)

8 March 20089 April 2022

Rating: ★

Prehistoric Drama

Director: Roland Emmerich
Actors: Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Reece Ritchie, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Awakening (1980)

21 July 200012 October 2023

Rating: ★★★

Resurrected Mummy Queen

Director: Mike Newell
Actors: Charlton Heston, Stephanie Zimbalist, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, …
Category: Horror

Blood Diner (1987)

9 August 19998 June 2022

Rating: ★★★½

Splatter Comedy

Director: Jackie Kong
Category: Horror

Blood Feast (1963)

1 November 20009 May 2024

Rating: ★★½

Splatter Film

Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Category: Horror

Blood Feast (2016)

4 November 201928 December 2022

Rating: ★

Murderous Restaurateur

Director: Marcel Walz
Actors: Robert Rusler, Sophie Monk, Caroline Williams, Roland Freitag, …
Category: Horror

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)

19 June 200525 June 2022

Rating: ★★½

Revived Mummy Queen/Hammer Film

Director: Seth Holt, Michael Carreras
Actors: Valerie Leon, Andrew Keir, James Villiers, Hugh Burden, …
Category: Horror

The Cat Creature (1973)

29 July 201423 October 2024

Rating: ★

Ancient Egyptian Cat Vengeance Curse

Director: Curtis Harrington
Actors: Meredith Baxter, Gale Sondergaard, David Hedison, Stuart Whitman, …
Category: Horror

Cross (2011)

22 January 201422 September 2023

Rating: ★★

Action Film/Mystical Artifacts

Director: Patrick Durham
Actors: Brian Austin Green, Michael Clarke Duncan, Vinnie Jones, Susie Abromeit, …
Category: Fantasy

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (1980)

8 May 201830 November 2021

Rating: ★

“True Story” of the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb

Director: Philip Leacock
Actors: Robin Ellis, Raymond Burr, Harry Andrews, Eva Marie Saint, …
Category: Fantasy

The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (2006)

1 September 20071 June 2020

Rating: ★

Egyptian Archaeology Adventure

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Actors: Casper Van Dien, Jonathan Hyde, Leonor Varela, Malcolm McDowell, …
Category: Fantasy

Dr Phibes Rises Again (1972)

29 September 200123 October 2024

Rating: ★★★

Disfigured Madman

Director: Robert Fuest
Actors: Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Terry-Thomas, Peter Jeffrey, …
Category: Horror

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec (2010)

8 May 201219 May 2023

Rating: ★★★

Girl Writer’s Fantastical Adventures

Director: Luc Besson
Actors: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Philippe Nahon, Serge Bagdassarian
Category: Fantasy

The Fifth Element (1997)

19 April 200418 November 2020

Rating: ★

Space Opera/Showdown Against Ultimate Evil

Director: Luc Besson
Actors: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Ghoul (1933)

20 March 20132 September 2022

Rating: ★★½

Resurrection/Old Dark House Thriller

Director: T. Hayes Hunter
Actors: Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Cedric Hardwicke, Kathleen Harrison, …
Category: Horror

Gods of Egypt (2016)

5 March 20166 October 2024

Rating: ★★½

Ancient Egyptian Mythology

Director: Alex Proyas
Actors: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Elodie Yung, …
Category: Fantasy

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)

17 December 201311 July 2024

Rating: ★★★

Ancient Egyptian Chainsaw Worshipping Cult

Director: Fred Olen Ray
Actors: Linnea Quigley, Gunnar Hansen, Jay Richardson, Michelle Bauer, …
Category: Horror

Immortal (ad vitam) (2004)

14 December 20104 July 2024

Rating: ★★½

Future New York/Ancient Egyptian Gods Return

Director: Enki Bilal
Actors: Linda Hardy, Thomas Krestchmann, Charlotte Rampling, Frederic Pierrot, …
Category: Science Fiction

Justice Society: World War II (2021)

7 May 20213 December 2022

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Comic-Book Superhero Team

Director: Jeff Wamester
Actors: Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Chris Diamantopoulos, Armen Taylor, …
Category: Science Fiction

Lake Eerie (2016)

10 May 201823 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Haunted House

Director: Chris Majors
Actors: Meredith Majors, Betsy Baker, Anne Leigh Cooper, Lance Henriksen, …
Category: Horror

Manhattan Baby (1982)

12 August 201018 October 2019

Rating: ★½

Italian Occult Horror

Director: Lucio Fulci
Actors: Christopher Connelly, Martha Taylor, Brigitta Broccoli, Giovanni Frezza, …
Category: Horror

Mannequin (1987)

23 May 200321 January 2020

Rating: 0­

Romance with a Mannequin Come to Life

Director: Michael Gottlieb
Actors: Kim Cattrall, Andrew McCarthy, Meshach Taylor, Mesach Taylor, …
Category: Fantasy

The Mummy (1932)

31 October 200812 January 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Revived Mummy

Director: Karl Freund
Actors: Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, David Manners
Category: Horror

The Mummy (1959)

1 March 202220 July 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Revived Mummy/Hammer Film

Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, George Pastell, …
Category: Horror

The Mummy (1999)

11 May 19993 May 2021

Rating: ★★

Revived Mummy/Adventure

Director: Stephen Sommers
Actors: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, …
Category: Horror

The Mummy Rebirth (2019)

3 May 20216 September 2024

Rating: ★

Revived Mummy

Director: Khu, Justin Price
Actors: Brittany Goodwin, Carter, David E. Cazares, Deanna Grace Congo, …
Category: Horror

The Mummy Returns (2001)

6 May 20013 May 2021

Rating: ★

Revived Mummy/Adventure

Director: Stephen Sommers
Actors: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo, John Hannah, …
Category: Horror, Fantasy

The Mummy’s Curse (1944)

26 January 20018 December 2021

Rating: ★★

Universal Mummy Film

Director: Leslie Goodwins
Actors: Lon Chaney Jr, Virginia Christine, Dennis Moore, Martin Kosleck, …
Category: Horror

The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)

31 May 200118 November 2021

Rating: ★★

Universal Mummy Film

Director: Reginald LeBorg
Actors: Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Barton MacLane, Frank Reicher, …
Category: Horror

The Mummy’s Hand (1940)

23 September 20008 December 2021

Rating: ★★½

Universal Mummy Film

Director: Christy Cabanne
Actors: Tom Tyler, Cecil Kelloway, George Zucco, Dick Foran, …
Category: Horror

The Mummy’s Tomb (1942)

14 October 20008 December 2021

Rating: ★★

Universal Mummy Film

Director: Harold Young
Actors: Lon Chaney Jr, Turhan Bey, George Zucco, John Hubbard, …
Category: Horror

Night at the Museum 2 (2009)

24 May 200910 August 2023

Rating: ★★

Museum Exhibits Come to Life

Director: Shawn Levy
Actors: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, …
Category: Fantasy

Night at the Museum (2006)

11 February 200710 October 2024

Rating: ★★

Museum Exhibits Come to Life

Director: Shawn Levy
Actors: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, …
Category: Fantasy

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

24 January 201510 August 2023

Rating: ★

Museum Exhibits Come to Life

Director: Shawn Levy
Actors: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, …
Category: Fantasy

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

10 May 199924 June 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/The Biblical Exodus

Director: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells
Actors: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, …
Category: Fantasy

Princes and Princesses (1999)

3 May 20015 December 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Animated Fairytale Anthology

Director: Michel Ocelot
Category: Fantasy

Princess of the Sun (2007)

8 March 200813 February 2025

Rating: ★★★½

Ancient Egypt Adventure/Animation

Director: Philippe Leclerc
Category: Fantasy

Prisoners of the Sun (2013)

12 November 20149 June 2021

Rating: ★½

Egyptian Tomb-Raiding Adventure/Ancient Astronauts

Director: Roger Christian
Actors: John Rhys-Davies, Carmen Chaplin, David Charvet, Joss Ackland, …
Category: Science Fiction

Puppetmaster (1989)

15 May 200119 February 2025

Rating: ★★★

Malevolent Dolls

Director: David Schmoeller
Actors: Paul Le Mat, Irene Miracle, Robin Frates, Jimmie F. Skaggs, …
Category: Horror

The Pyramid (2014)

10 August 201519 February 2025

Rating: ★★½

Sinister Forces in an Egyptian Pyramid

Director: Gregory Levasseur
Actors: Ashley Hinshaw, Denis O'Hare
Category: Horror

Queen of the Damned (2002)

26 March 200212 February 2023

Rating: ★

Vampires/Anne Rice Adaptation

Director: Michael Rymer
Actors: Stuart Townsend, Aaliyah, Margeurite Moreau, Vincent Perez, …
Category: Horror

Retro Puppetmaster (1999)

17 November 200010 August 2022

Rating: ★★

Toymaker Creates Living Dolls

Director: Joseph Tennent
Actors: Greg Sestero, Guy Rolfe, Stephan Blackehart, Serban Celea
Category: Horror

Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018)

3 February 20196 November 2020

Rating: ★★

Sword and Sorcery

Director: Don Michael Paul
Actors: Zach McGowan, Pearl Thusi, Katy Louise Saunders, Peter Mensah, …
Category: Fantasy

Stargate (1994)

26 April 20019 April 2022

Rating: ★★★½

Intergalactic Portal/Planetary Adventure

Director: Roland Emmerich
Actors: James Spader, Kurt Russell, Jaye Davidson, Mili Avital, …
Category: Science Fiction

Stonehenge Apocalypse (2010)

13 November 201017 August 2021

Rating: ★

Disaster Movie/Stonehenge Triggers the End of the World

Director: Paul Ziller
Actors: Misha Collins, Torri Higginson, Peter Wingfield
Category: Science Fiction

Trump vs The Illuminati (2020)

23 October 202029 August 2021

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Satire/Trump’s Clone Fight The Devil in Space

Director: B.C. Fourteen
Actors: Timothy Banfield, Marco Guzman, Sophia Woods Stevens, Wes Bruff, …
Category: Science Fiction

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

11 June 201610 October 2024

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superheroes

Director: Bryan Singer
Actors: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, …
Category: Science Fiction

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie – Pyramid of Light (2004)

4 October 200424 December 2023

Rating: ★★

Anime/Playing Card Dueling

Director: Hatsuki Suji
Actors: Dan Green, Eric Stuart
Category: Fantasy

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
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  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns
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