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  1. movieweb.com › movies-set-in-desertBest Movies Set in the Desert, Ranked

    Apr 1, 2022 · The following movies showcase desert landscapes from around the globe in all their glory. Here are the best movies set in the desert, ranked.

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  3. www.ranker.com › list › best-desert-action-adventureThe Best Movies Set in the Desert, Ranked

    • The Mummy. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah. 68 votes. Taking place in the vast deserts of ancient Egypt, The Mummy is a thrilling action-adventure film that centers around a group of researchers who unwittingly unleash an ancient curse.
    • Mad Max: Fury Road. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult. 73 votes. In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Mad Max: Fury Road delivers a high-octane, action-packed journey through a scorched desert setting.
    • The Mummy Returns. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah. 45 votes. This action-packed sequel to The Mummy retains the atmospheric ancient Egyptian setting, with sweeping desert vistas amplifying the sense of grandeur and danger.
    • Tremors. Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter. 54 votes. This cult classic monster flick incorporates the desolate desert setting to enhance the story of a small town terrorized by subterranean creatures called Graboids.

  4. www.imdb.com › list › ls00445353930 movies that most effectively incorporate the desert landscape

    Deserts are my favorite landscapes, and if desert films are a sub-genre, they're probably my favorite sub-genre. These aren't necessarily the movies I like most that happen to be set in the desert, but those which I feel utilize the landscape to the greatest effect as setting or character.

  5. collider.com › desert-movies-best-rankedThe 10 Best Desert Movies, Ranked - Collider

    Jun 16, 2024 · From Mel Brooks's Western parody Blazing Saddles to Paul Thomas Anderson's epic drama There Will Be Blood, here are the best movies set in the desert.

  6. www.bfi.org.uk › lists › 10-great-films-set-desert10 great films set in the desert | BFI

    • Greed (1924) Director: Erich von Stroheim. Silent master Erich von Stroheim’s magnum opus Greed begins in early 20th century San Francisco and tells of relationships destroyed by avarice after the winning of a lottery ticket.
    • Bitter Victory (1957) Director: Nicholas Ray. Warfare in the heat and dust has inspired some compellingly desiccated dramas, from Billy Wilder’s Five Graves to Cairo (1943) to David O. Russell’s Three Kings (1999).
    • Ice Cold in Alex (1958) Director: J. Lee Thompson. One of the great British war films of the 1950s, J. Lee Thompson’s Ice Cold in Alex is a gripping thriller about an ambulance commander (John Mills) and his efforts to transport two nurses through treacherous, enemy-occupied North Africa – not realising that there’s a German spy in his midst.
    • Woman of the Dunes (1964) Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara. “There has never been sand photography like this (no, not even in Lawrence of Arabia),” critic Roger Ebert wrote of Woman of the Dunes.

  7. www.imdb.com › list › ls521925876Movies Set In the Desert - IMDb

    1. Zabriskie Point. 1970 1h 53m R. 6.9 (17K) Rate. At a time of chronic civil unrest in late 1960s America, a young idealist and an anthropology student cross paths at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California. They start an unrestrained relationship by making love on the dusty terrain.

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    Top 10 Best Movies Set in the Desert - YouTube. WatchMojo.com. 25.4M subscribers. 1.5K. 174K views 9 years ago. ...more. Sometimes, the most barren places on Earth can be the most dramatic,...

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