The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

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The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box

PG

Released Jan 10, 2014

1h 38m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Action

Fantasy

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After his parents and brother are kidnapped, a Victorian-era British teen learns about an artifact that can turn anything into gold.

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Bruce Ingram

Chicago Sun-Times

There simply isn't a whole lot of excitement being generated in this lackluster family adventure, though it tries oh so very hard.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 17, 2014

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Meh and double meh on this movie.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 10, 2014

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

The quest for the Midas Box never seems like more than a poor man's plot-engine substitute for Tolkien's One Ring.

Jan 9, 2014

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box is an example of what happens when the filmmakers are less than scrupulous with the story's connective tissue and don't display affinity for the characters.

Rated: C+

Jan 17, 2019

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Mae Abdulbaki

Punch Drunk Critics

Forgettable and flat, the film tries and fails at being an adventure that the entire family can enjoy.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2018

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Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

As a Part One it effectively disseminates exposition with enough adventure to keep our attention on these characters coming into their own.

Rated: B-

Jun 21, 2016

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Laura D

This movie is a fun adventure. The actors put a lot into characters. It has a sweeping fun theme. The Captain Will is so well done, the whole movie is carried by him alone. I think the critics were much too hard on a fun adventure with good scenery, production, and acting. It's sad critics may have cost this movie it's sequel. It would have been so fun to see Captain Will come back with the actor who played him.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Gary W

Bristling with acting talent, but they are utterly powerless against this relentlessly schlocky script, which was not so much typed as wiped onto several yards of toilet paper. Probably single-ply.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Paulo R

Filme muito fraco. Um total disperdicio de tempo.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Ted B

3.5 stars; Probably should be a 3 star rating. But watching a 10 year old 'Indiana Jones' style movie, that doesn't rely on special effects and clever gags to get you through to the end, was quite enjoyable. I guess this was supposed to be a Series that never got off the ground.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

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Audience Member

I found the movie to be charming, is it a bit cheesy? Of course! But it has an easy to follow plot, a fabulous cast, and a great plot twist at the end in extended scenes! Also very family friendly!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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I do not understand the bad reviews, above all with all the dull and cliché family movies in the market, some studios seem to make the same movie again and again. This is a great adventure movie in the style of Indiana Jones or The Mummy. There is mystery, quest, and darkness. The characters have to prove their wit and courage to fight evil and the movie is beautifully done. I would have liked to see more of the family relation and the complexity of the characters, however this movie is in the line of a first adventure saga episode and I guess this is shown in future movies. There are complex machines, interesting costumes, ancient artifacts, choices to do to make you use your brain and comment while seeing the film! It would be great to have a family series and be able to see this world of punk steam, archaeology, history, mysteries, and courage facing adversity (precisely now!) fully developed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

After his parents and brother are kidnapped, a Victorian-era British teen learns about an artifact that can turn anything into gold.

Director: Jonathan Newman
Producer: Peter Bevan, Ibón Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé, Karl Richards
Screenwriter: Christian Taylor, Matthew Huffman
Distributor: The Film Arcade
Production Co: Matador Pictures, Entertainment Motion Pictures (E-MOTION), Arcadia Motion Pictures
Rating: PG (Brief Smoking|Adventure Action Violence|Some Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 6, 2015
Runtime: 1h 38m

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