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Movies that feel likeNational Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

If you loved National Treasure: Book of Secrets, the closest films we have are Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) and The Adventures of Tintin (2011). All three share National Treasure: Book of Secrets' epic and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Enola Holmes 2 (2022).

🍅 35% Rotten Tomatoes★ 6.5 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Jon Turteltaubkineticepictwisty
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · dir. Guy Ritchie
🍅 60%★ 7.4action · adventure · mystery

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

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🍅 80%★ 6.6action · adventure · dramaPrime Video

Twisty action in both cases

The difference: Played as drama first

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

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The Adventures of Tintin
2011 · dir. Steven Spielberg
🍅 75%★ 7.3adventure · animation · mysteryParamount+Peacock

Both are working the same pair: treasure, riddle

The difference: Lighter on momentum

Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.

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🍅 77%★ 6.2adventure · actionPrime VideoDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: treasure hunt

Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.

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Salt
2010 · dir. Phillip Noyce
🍅 61%★ 6.5action · mystery · thrillerStarz

Kinetic mystery, and it commits to that

The difference: Leans further into thriller

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a Russian defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. She goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA. Her efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

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Unknown
2011 · dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
🍅 56%★ 6.8action · mystery · thriller

Adventure built on twists, twice over

A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one, (not even his wife), believes him. With the help of a young woman, he sets out to prove who he is.

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Uncharted
2022 · dir. Ruben Fleischer
★ 6.3action · adventure · mysteryHulu

Both keep coming back to the same thing: treasure hunt

A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.

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Eagle Eye
2008 · dir. D.J. Caruso
🍅 27%★ 6.6mystery · thriller · actionPrime VideoParamount+

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · dir. Terry Gilliam
🍅 63%★ 6.7adventure · fantasy · mystery

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

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Non-Stop
2014 · dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
🍅 62%★ 6.9action · thriller · mysteryStarz

Twisty mystery in both cases

Bill Marks is a Federal Air Marshall for whom every day is the same until this one. On this plane ride, he starts receiving text messages from someone claiming to be on the flight and threatening to kill passengers. In a race against the clock, he must identify and stop the killer to save everyone on board.

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Enola Holmes 2
2022 · dir. Harry Bradbeer
🍅 93%★ 6.8adventure · mystery · crimeNetflix

Another one that scratches it

Enola takes on her first official case as a detective, but to solve the mystery of a missing girl, she'll need help from friends — and brother Sherlock.

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Nerve
2016 · dir. Henry Joost
🍅 66%★ 6.5mystery · adventure · crime

Both play mystery straight

Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico has had it with living life on the sidelines. When pressured by friends to join the popular online game Nerve, Vee decides to sign up for just one dare in what seems like harmless fun. But as she finds herself caught up in the thrill of the adrenaline-fueled competition partnered with a mysterious stranger, the game begins to take a sinister turn with increasingly dangerous acts, leading her into a high stakes finale that will determine her entire future.

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