The Jewel of the Nile

The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

  • 48% of critics liked it
    (21 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (52,644 ratings)

The Jewel of the Nile takes up where Romancing the Stone left off, with romance novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) traveling around the world with her boyfriend, Jack Colton (Michael Douglas). But Joan is becoming bored with Jack and all the romantic attention; as she asks, "How much… More

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PG,
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Genres
Action & Adventure, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 11, 1985 Wide
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Turns unnecessarily nasty with its racist depiction of Arabs and a barrage of racist jokes.

  • Randy White, Common Sense Media

    Reunited and it feels so bad.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    OK, but weak sequel to the first Douglas-Turner outing.

  • Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures

    If there's ever a good example as to why sequels are rarely as good as the original, it is The Jewel of the Nile.

  • Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com

    While it's definitely not an awful little adventure flick, Jewel of the Nile stands as a pretty good indication as to why the guys never reunited for a third adventure.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Phil H


    Again we have the 'Indy' comparison with this sequel. 'Temple of Doom' came out in 84 then along comes the sequel to the original 'Indy' rip off in 85 and again its another poor mans version in my opinion. On top of that we're back to the most common… More

  • Jens S


    The sequel to Romancing the stone does combine the familiar elements: Douglas and Turner arguing while DeVito is trying to con his way through the search for the jewel, which turns out not quite what he may have expected. Even more so than the original the film tries to be a new… More

  • Cassie H


    The best 80s sequel ever made!!!! This was an extremely good sequel. You have Michael, Kathleen & Danny. What more could you ask for?! Lol. :) A very enjoyable 80s classic! :)

  • Wahida K


    Michael Douglas and Kathleein Turner made a great couple on screen. The Jewel of the Nile has tiny bit of everything. Adventure, Humor, action, and so on.

  • Jason S


    Not as good as the first one but a good adventure flick. It was nice to see these characters again but it seemed to be stretching it a little bit. Fun movie.

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