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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 37%, Metacritic 41/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes37%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
1,700 audience votes
Key crew
- Breck EisnerDirector
- Thomas Dean DonnellyScreenplay
- John C. RichardsScreenplay
- James V. HartScreenplay
- Clint MansellOriginal Music Composer
- Joshua OppenheimerScreenplay
Cast
- Matthew McConaugheyDirk Pitt
- Penélope CruzDr. Eva Rojas
- Steve ZahnAl Giordino
- Lennie JamesGeneral Zateb Kazim
- Lambert WilsonYves Massarde
- William H. MacyAdmiral Jim Sandecker
- Rainn WilsonRudi Gunn
- Glynn TurmanDr. Frank Hopper
- Jude AkuwudikeImam
- Clint DyerOshodi
- Delroy LindoCarl
- Robert CavanahCaptain Tombs
Stills
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Themes
dying and deathcivil warbased on novel or bookafricawarlordrescue missiontreasure huntsahara desertdoctorscientistdeserthistorical event