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Hollywood has made more than one movie about the mysteries and secrets of history, the answers to which can be sought for many years. Often in such films questions of life and death, religion are raised, mysterious treasures are being searched.
These films include The Da Vinci Code, based on the novel by the famous American writer Dan Brown. In our article you can find a list of films similar to The Da Vinci Code in terms of plot.
10 Ninth Gate (1999)
Lead actor in a film “Ninth Gate” became Johnny Depp. The film is based on the novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. “Club Dumas or Shadow of Richelieu”.
The protagonist – Dean Corso is an expert and bookseller. He is hired by a wealthy collector who wants to find 9 drawings, according to legend, made by Lucifer himself. These drawings are in the hands of other private collectors, they encoded a riddle, guessing which, you can call the devil.
While completing assignments and searching for drawings, Dean Corso is faced with murders of book owners. Soon he meets with Satanists, with the help of a mysterious stranger.
Nine engravings from books are necessary for a wealthy collector to conduct a mystical rite, the purpose of which is to open the gates of Hell. The ritual was unsuccessful, the collector dies, as one of the engravings turned out to be fake. Corso soon finds the original, which depicts the Whore of Babylon.
The film ends with a scene where the protagonist goes to the ruins of the castle at sunset, where a rich collector performed an unsuccessful ritual, and a bright light spreads around him.
9. Omen (2009)
The film was directed by Australian director Alex Proyas. “The Omen” came out on screens in 2009. Nicolas Cage played the title role.
The plot of the picture first takes the viewer to 1959, he sees graduation at school, where all students must put their drawings in a “time capsule”. One girl does not have time to finish her drawing, later she is found dead in a closet, and her last request was “stop whispering.”
In 2009, a message from schoolchildren is found by the son of an astrophysicist and scientist, whose name is John Koestler. The researcher was able to decipher the drawing of the deceased girl, the numbers in it indicate the dates of disasters that have already happened or should happen.
Next, John seeks help from Diana, together they try to unravel what is happening, their children become the successors of the girl who died at the school graduation, they begin to hear whispers and write numbers. The future of the Earth and its inhabitants is under threat, a global catastrophe is coming.
8. Lara Croft (2018)
The film premiered in 2018. The main role in the film “Lara Croft” went to Alicia Vikander.
In the story, a rich heiress named Lara does not want to become the head of her father’s company, works as a courier, she cannot believe that her father is dead. The girl learns that her father was conducting a mysterious study called “Himiko”, she decides to find him, by all means, her path is full of adventure and danger.
Interesting fact: The film is based on a screenplay by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and is based on the 2013 reboot of the Tomb Raider series.
7. The Stigmata (1999)
The plot of the film is based on the relationship between Frankie Page and Andrew Kernan. The first is an atheist, works as a hairdresser, and the second is a clergyman.
Stigmata suddenly began to appear on Frankie’s body (bleeding wounds located in the same places on the body where Jesus Christ supposedly had wounds).
Kernan belongs to the Jesuit Order, he is authorized by the Vatican and must investigate the cause of the miracle, that is, the cause of the appearance of stigmata on the girl’s body. Soon he understands why the stigmata appeared on Frankie’s body, but this discovery can greatly harm the church, in connection with which Cardinal Daniel Hauseman wants to silence the girl.
Interesting fact: “Stigma” based on the Gospel of Thomas.
6. National Treasure (2004)
Film strip “National Treasure” came out on television in 2004. Its main character was Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage).
Ben’s family believed in the treasures hidden by the Founding Fathers (first presidents) of the United States, so he and his friends set out to find them. After solving several mysteries, they came to the conclusion that one of the keys to the treasure is written on the Declaration of Independence. Ben managed to steal this document and decrypt the key.
Despite many difficulties, Ben and his friend Riley Pool managed to discover the treasures, they offer the authorities to put them in museums.
5. The Oxford Murders (2007)
The main role in the film “The Oxford Murders” went to the famous American actor Elijah Wood.
According to the plot of the film, a student Martin studies at Oxford and dreams that his supervisor will be a logic teacher named Arthur Seldom.
Soon, strange murders began to occur in Oxford, in which people suffering from some incurable diseases were sent to their deaths, and whose hour was already close.
All murders are accompanied by mysterious messages, as Martin later deciphers, Pythagorean symbols. Soon Martin will have to reveal the name of the killer.
Interesting fact: crime thriller based on the novel by Argentine writer Guillermo Martinez “Invisible Murders”.
4. Sin Eater (2003)
motion picture “Sin Eater” released in 2003, starring Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon, was negatively received by the public and critics, so it was a failure.
According to the plot, the main character named Alex Bernier goes to Rome to investigate the death of one of the clergy, he discovers during the investigation signs of a sin-eating ritual.
In the investigation, Alex’s friend Mara helps. Soon he comes to the conclusion that the priest was killed by the Sin Eater himself, that is, a person who, according to the rite, eats bread from the chest of the deceased and thereby takes away his sins for himself.
Then Alex finds the Sin Eater, he is a man named William Eden, he tells Alex that he has been living for quite a long time and is tired, invites Alex to become his successor, but he refuses. Soon Mara dies, and Alex learns that Eden became her killer, he kills him and becomes the Sin Eater himself.
3. Last hour (2013)
Drama series “Last hour” was broadcast on ABC, but was negatively received by critics, due to low ratings, it was soon taken off the air.
According to the plot, its main character is Hank Holy, he works in a magazine about paranormal phenomena. Soon his wife is kidnapped. Starting the search for his wife, Hank accidentally finds a card with various symbols and ciphers, he tries to unravel them in order to find his wife.
2. Angels & Demons (2009)
The film is a sequel to The Da Vinci Code and was released in 2009. “Angels and Demons” They were based on the novel by Dan Brown.
In the center of the plot is the scientist Robert Langdon, he goes to Rome to unravel the cause of the death of the Pope. For this purpose, he is called to the Vatican by the adopted son of the Pope named Patrick Mackenna, staging an Illuminati plot and exposing the death of cardinals who could take the place of the new pope.
But Robert is the best specialist in symbolism and soon reveals the criminal plan of Patrick.
1. Inferno (2016)
The main character of the movie “Inferno” also is Professor Robert Langdon, the film itself is considered a continuation of The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.
According to the plot of the film, one of the rich businessmen, pursuing the idea of reducing the number of people on the planet, creates a virus called “Inferno”.
Robert wakes up in the clinic and realizes he has amnesia and is being hunted by the security forces. He is helped to escape by a nurse named Sienna Brooks. During the investigation, Langdon realizes that a dangerous virus is in Turkey, he and a group of special agents are trying to find it and neutralize it.
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