Sahara

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  • Opened April 8, 2005 
  • 2 hr 7 min
  • PG-13 | action violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 12+. More on child suitability

  • Master explorer Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) takes on the adventure of his life when he embarks on a treasure hunt through some of the most dangerous regions of West Africa. Searching for what locals call the ''Ship of Death,'' a long lost Civil War battleship which protects a secret cargo, Pitt and his wisecracking sidekick (Steve Zahn) use their wits and clever heroics to help Doctor Eva Rojas (Penelope Cruz), when they realize the ship may be linked to mysterious deaths in the very same area. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, Penélope Cruz, Lambert Wilson, Glynn Turman
  • Director: Breck Eisner
  • Genres: Action/Adventure

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75
Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

I enjoyed this movie on its own dumb level. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

This insanely busy, exceedingly long, and sometimes endearingly preposterous rendering has simply gotten the directions reversed in its insistence on sticking only to where men-who-make-adventure-flicks have gone before. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Spectacularly silly and perversely entertaining. Read full review

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New York Daily News
| Jack Mathews

Eisner is not remotely up to the challenge. Spending millions on action scenes does not mean you get them right. Read full review

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