Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- campy
- escapist
- irreverent
- retro adventure night
- camp movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an inept, derivative adventure sequel with weak dialogue and performances, while also criticizing its racialized colonial themes.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Quatermain's expedition leads to a legendary city of gold and a hidden white tribe in Africa.
The film combines broad comic beats, an extravagant high priest villain, and deliberately outsized action peril.
The lost-tribe premise, white-slave society, and racialized African imagery reproduce themes criticized as racist despite the film's comic framing.
The protagonists discover a concealed city of gold ruled by Agon and sustained by forced mining labor.
Films like Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, and why
King Solomon's Mines
Shared jungle adventure, treasure hunt, comic action, and larger-than-life villainy.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Shared pulp archaeology adventure, lost civilization setting, supernatural-tinged mystery, and broad action-comedy tone.
Romancing the Stone
Shared lost-city quest, serial-adventure plotting, comic heroics, and colorful fantasy spectacle.
The Mummy
Shared expedition narrative, exoticized lost kingdom, treasure mythology, and campy adventure energy.
Movie Details
- Director
- Gary Nelson
- Release Date
- 1986-12-17
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 4.8 / 10 (325)
Cast
- Richard Chamberlain
- Sharon Stone
- James Earl Jones
- Henry Silva
- Robert Donner
- Doghmi Larbi
- Cassandra Peterson
- Martin Rabbett
- Alex Heyns
- Themsie Times
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold about?
- A flamboyant explorer follows his missing brother into a perilous African lost world ruled by a tyrant obsessed with gold.
- What is Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold as moderate.
- What did critics think of Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an inept, derivative adventure sequel with weak dialogue and performances, while also criticizing its racialized colonial themes.
- Which films are like Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold?
- Films with a similar feel include King Solomon's Mines, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Romancing the Stone, and The Mummy.
- How long is Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold?
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold?
- In United States, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
