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Sahara

2005 · 124 min

A breezy, sun-baked romp of chases, banter and buried ships that asks little and delivers easy, forgettable fun.

Directed by
Breck Eisner
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Tagline
Adventure has a new destination.
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.

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Directed by
Breck Eisner
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • exploration
  • conspiracy
  • corruption
  • environment
  • friendship
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour5
Realism5
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, adventure, comedy, drama, mystery
Directed by
Breck Eisner
Written by
James V. Hart, John C. Richards, Joshua Oppenheimer, Thomas Dean Donnelly
Starring
Matthew McConaughey, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn, Lennie James, Lambert Wilson, William H. Macy, Rainn Wilson, Glynn Turman
Music
Clint Mansell
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Runtime
124 min
Country
Germany, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, French, Arabic

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