Sahara

2005 124 min ★ 5.9 Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery

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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Cast

Matthew McConaughey

Dirk Pitt

Penélope Cruz

Dr. Eva Rojas

Steve Zahn

Al Giordino

Lennie James

General Zateb Kazim

Lambert Wilson

Yves Massarde

William H. Macy

Admiral Jim Sandecker

Rainn Wilson

Rudi Gunn

Glynn Turman

Dr. Frank Hopper

Jude Akuwudike

Imam

Clint Dyer

Oshodi

Details

Director

Breck Eisner

Screenplay

John C. Richards

Tagline

"Adventure has a new destination."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$130,000,000

Revenue

$119,269,486

Production

Baldwin Entertainment Group, Desertlands Entertainment, Mace Neufeld Productions, KanZaman Productions, J.K. Livin Productions, Moguletta, Babelsberg Film, Walden Media, Summit Entertainment, Dune Films, Bristol Bay Productions

Reviews

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Kamurai

July 25, 2020

★ 5/10

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 han...

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GenerationofSwine

January 14, 2023

★ 10/10

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 ca...