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Sahara

2005 • 2h 4m •
Action Adventure Comedy Drama Mystery
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 5.9/10
1,704 reviews
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Sahara

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.

"Adventure has a new destination."

Top Billed Cast

Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Dirk Pitt
Penélope Cruz
Penélope Cruz
Dr. Eva Rojas
Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn
Al Giordino
Lennie James
Lennie James
General Zateb Kazim
Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson
Yves Massarde
William H. Macy
William H. Macy
Admiral Jim Sandecker
Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson
Rudi Gunn
Glynn Turman
Glynn Turman
Dr. Frank Hopper

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

K Kamurai Verified TMDB Critic
2020-07-25

Decent watch, might watch again, but can't recommend unless you're running out of things to watch or are an action archaeology fan.

This was a weird attempt created a 2005 version of Indiana Jones, or, since this is in Africa, Alex Quartermaine with Matthew McConaughey, of all people. I'm not aware of Matthew McConaughey or Steve Zahn being big action stars, but they surprisingly manage to handle their own, even if it isn't always believeable. Rainn Wilson and Penelope Cruz get in on the action as well....if that helps.

The premise is a little interesting: they're looking for a U.S. Co...

G GenerationofSwine Verified TMDB Critic
2023-01-14

Words like "Literary work" and "Clive Cussler" really shouldn't be in the same sentence.

Hey...chill...I love Clive Cussler, I honestly do. In fact I'll put him in the same league as Elmore Leonard and Louis L'Amour and I will put them in the same league as Dumas and Doyle.

They all write pulp fiction, adventure, crime, mystery, horror, whatever, they all fall under the title "pulp" and I can admit that I eat them whole, without swallowing...

...and without the need to call them "Literary" in an effort to save face.

I have the academic degrees somewhere in a box, the intellectual p...