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The Jewel of the Nile

Play trailer Poster for The Jewel of the Nile PG 1985 1h 44m Adventure Action Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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Novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is living with adventurer boyfriend Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) on his yacht. But she leaves when Omar (Spiros Focas), the head of a North African nation, asks her to visit his country and write about him. Jack intends to go on a pleasure cruise to Greece, but when he learns that Joan is a pawn in Omar's quest to polish his image and gain greater power, he partners with continent-hopping criminal Ralph (Danny DeVito) in a quest to free her.
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Critics Consensus

The sense of romantic spark has waned and the prevalence of stereotypes has grown in Jewel of the Nile, although there is still plenty of swooning action for fans of the first adventure.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press 07/23/2019
[The script] seems to consist of shouted dialogue and descriptions of action scenes. Lewis Teague's direction doesn't help; the extreme closeups seem aimed for the cassette audience. Go to Full Review Paul Attanasio Washington Post 01/04/2018
Director Lewis Teague uses the frame the way a magician uses a hat or a handkerchief: surprises are always popping into it, or out of its shadows. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
3/4
It's to everybody's credit that The Jewel of the Nile is an ambitious and elaborate attempt to repeat the success of the first movie; it's not just a ripoff. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 29
2.5/4
I’ve always found it a tad better than its mangy reputation. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 04/13/2024
2.5/4
...the film’s mild success, at the outset, is due almost entirely to the irresistibly personable efforts of its two stars... Go to Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine 03/15/2021
4/10
A pesky sort of sequel, not so bad that one reviles it for good but sadly just good enough that once a decade or so you will find yourself giving it another chance and wasting another two hours finding out that it really is simple mediocre entertainment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Emerson H. @RTreviews7282 2d There are some enjoyable parts in The Jewel of the Nile, it’s mostly confusing. See more keven q @kevenquinlan Oct 4 Well, I love Romancing The Stone- we all did. This tries to recapture that but fails. It's gratuitously inane, contrived, and silly. I saw this in the theatre and I'm watched it again in 2025- didn't really like it than, like it less so now. Going to keep the first but this one was so... Blah. The endless attempts at humor were far too many and not often humorous. I'm glad they tried but this fell way flat. See more Jed M. @Jed76 Jul 9 Dumb fun, only watched it because we had watched Romancing the Stone the night before. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 4 Failure in 1 hour and 44 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $65,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Rosana B @RosanaBotafogo 09/01/2024 Seria uma tentativa de surfar na onda de "Indiana Jones" não tão bem sucedida? Sequencia de "Tudo por uma Esmeralda" um fofo que não conclui… Longe de ser ruim, Danny DeVito é sempre muito cativante, doses generosas de aventura, pitadas açucaradas de humor, roteiro simples, nada muito inesquecível, uma boa produção para entreter e só, tornou se longo e quase chatinho… See more alan g @agenser 03/22/2024 After such high expectations from the first movie this is a poor and pale shadow of the first. It killed the francise. Too bad it could not replicate the charm and fun of the first movie. See more Read all reviews
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Lewis Teague

Director

Michael Douglas

Jack

Kathleen Turner

Joan

Danny DeVito

Ralph

Spiros Focas

Omar

Avner Eisenberg

Holy Man

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Synopsis Novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is living with adventurer boyfriend Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) on his yacht. But she leaves when Omar (Spiros Focas), the head of a North African nation, asks her to visit his country and write about him. Jack intends to go on a pleasure cruise to Greece, but when he learns that Joan is a pawn in Omar's quest to polish his image and gain greater power, he partners with continent-hopping criminal Ralph (Danny DeVito) in a quest to free her.
Director
Lewis Teague
Producer
Michael Douglas
Screenwriter
Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure, Action, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$65.5M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround
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