Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- breezy
- witty
- playful
- family movie night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics found the film breezily entertaining but formulaic, with dopey action and broad humor offset by uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Flynn Carsen is an intellectual librarian forced into chases, combat, and wilderness exploration.
The stolen map, its missing legend piece, Roman ruins, and King Solomon's Mines drive the quest.
The film combines broad laughs, mercenary chases, ancient relics, and a fast-moving journey without heavy dramatic weight.
The Key of Solomon's book and the map's legend piece provide the necessary means to locate the mines.
Films like The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines, and why
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
lighthearted treasure hunt adventure with comic fish out of water energy and globe-trotting archaeological puzzles
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
family-friendly relic-hunting adventure combining broad comedy, ancient mythology, and serialized action
National Treasure
breezy archaeological treasure hunt featuring eccentric heroes, comic danger, and exotic locations
The Mummy
family-oriented pulp adventure with ancient ruins, mercenaries, and playful heroism
Movie Details
- Director
- Jonathan Frakes
- Release Date
- 2006-09-09
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (649)
Cast
- Noah Wyle
- Gabrielle Anwar
- Bob Newhart
- Jane Curtin
- Olympia Dukakis
- Erick Avari
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim
- Robert Foxworth
- Zahn McClarnon
- Lisa Brenner
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, YouTube TV, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Wonder Project Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines about?
- A bookish librarian races mercenaries across Morocco and Africa to decode a map leading to the legendary King Solomon's Mines.
- What is The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines as mild.
- What did critics think of The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines?
- Critics found the film breezily entertaining but formulaic, with dopey action and broad humor offset by uneven execution.
- Which films are like The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines?
- Films with a similar feel include The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice, National Treasure, and The Mummy.
- How long is The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines?
- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines?
- In United States, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines streams on fuboTV, YouTube TV, ViX Premium Amazon Channel, Wonder Project Amazon Channel.
