Sahara
2005 · Movie · PG-13 · 124 min · ★ 5.9 · 39% critics
A seasoned adventurer and his wisecracking buddy head into the African desert to find a long-lost Confederate battleship and the treasure rumored to be inside it. Their expedition collides with a scientist trying to escape a warlord while searching for the source of a spreading plague.
Based on Sahara
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-04-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 39/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (1,647 votes)
About
Choose Sahara if you want a fast, desert-filled adventure with big action and humor, plus a mystery that keeps you moving; Not for you if you prefer tightly connected storylines like Indiana Jones or crave realism over implausible set pieces like Into the Blue.
Pros: action keeps momentum; treasure-hunt premise; funny, memorable dialogue | Cons: tangled storylines; slow plot early; uninteresting antagonists
Themes
- dying and death
- civil war
- based on novel or book
- africa
- warlord
- rescue mission
- treasure hunt
- sahara desert
- doctor
- scientist
- desert
- historical event
- +15 more
Cast & crew
Matthew McConaughey
as Dirk Pitt
Penélope Cruz
as Dr. Eva Rojas
Steve Zahn
as Al Giordino
Lennie James
as General Zateb Kazim
Lambert Wilson
as Yves Massarde
William H. Macy
as Admiral Jim Sandecker
Rainn Wilson
as Rudi Gunn
Glynn Turman
as Dr. Frank Hopper
Jude Akuwudike
as Imam
Clint Dyer
as Oshodi
Directed by Breck Eisner