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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008

Directed by Rob Cohen · 112 mins · 2,429 views

2.2 Letterboxd 2.27(150,659)
Ratings D B D R H A F M R L

Synopsis

Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.

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Reviews (94)

  1. D
    Danny 8 月 22, 2026

    1 star for Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser & 1 star for Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh.

    607 1
  2. B
    brybrew 8 月 22, 2026

    This shit was so ass bro. Tbh I was expecting to be a minority enjoyer here as a huge Jet Li fan. But nahh ofc he spends 90 percent of this as a CGI zombie. Maria Bello has gotta be one of the WORST recastings ever. I mean if there’s no Rachel Weisz just write her character out broski what are we doin Zero mummies btw. And then there’s the dude who plays their son. A fucking cornball. My eyes were permanently rolled in my head. They even stole all my man Brenden Fraser’s charisma away. DO NOT recommend

    102 5
  3. D
    DreamScape40 8 月 22, 2026

    Tomb of the Dragon is the weaker installment out of the Mummy series. I do have my likes and dislikes which is what I wrote below: ✴ Likes: – Combining the story within the Terra Cotta Warrior with them being cursed. A different outlook from the previous 2 films. Also, it got me interested in wanting to learn more about the Terra Cotta. – Jet Li as the Emperor and turning into the 3 headed Dragon. – Loved the visuals with the whole clay/stone look. – Jonathan and Rick’s sarcasm. Still keeping the laughter level going. Not by much but still puts a smile on my face. – Depending on my mood I either like the Yeti or I don’t..…

    132
  4. R

    Starring – Female 4 Front: The Ultimate Kick Ass Warrior Michelle Yeoh There is nothing particularly awful about this movie. Jet Li’s casting as the new mummy is a stroke of genius, as is Michelle Yeoh’s; it’s thrilling to see the two of them back in action, this time pitted against one another and the background to the mummy is fascinating. The film’s choreography is really good, if ultimately forgettable; the same can be said of Yeoh’s character unfortunately. Brendan Fraser continues to give it his all in his performance. The cinematography, especially during the snowy mountain scene, is the greatest it has been in the entire trilogy. I had forgotten how graphic the movie gets (the whole melting and…

    190 5
  5. H
    Haunted Hippie 8 月 22, 2026

    So insane to replace a major character in a worldwide box office sensation of a franchise. Like who is that lady idk her

    156 1
  6. A
    Anwen 8 月 22, 2026

    Really confused as to how there’s so many reviews for a film which doesn’t exist. Everyone knows that there were only two films in the Mummy franchise: The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001). Tomb of the Dragon Emperor? Never heard of her.

    904 6
  7. F
    Filmento 8 月 22, 2026

    Good showcase of how Hollywood had gone to crap. Everything is CGI first. An evil CGI Chinese army fights another CGI Chinese army, while the villain turns into a CGI dragon and shoots CGI fireballs. A very different movie compared to the earlier two. A product of another time. Feels like plastic. Rachel Weisz dodged a bullet.

    186 3
  8. M
    megan 8 月 22, 2026

    one taught me patience

    248
  9. R
    Ryan Preston 8 月 22, 2026

    Who needs Rachel Weisz? Who needs decent special effects? Who needs an engaging plot? Hell, who even needs a fucking mummy?! This did. Desperately.

    1,452 6
  10. L
    lunga 8 月 22, 2026

    Horrible conclusion to a charming trilogy, I’ll give it two stars because…Michelle Yeoh

    206 5
  11. A
    Andrew Jupin 8 月 22, 2026

    This is firmly a So Bad It’s Good for me. There’s some decent action and fights. Pretty cool seeing Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh fight a couple times. It’s also simply one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen. After two hours of one outrageous moment after the next—including a cartoon Jet Li vomiting lava—the entire film concludes with a text-on-screen joke like it was the end of Animal House. Just exquisite stuff.

    136
  12. C
    Colin McLaughlin 8 月 22, 2026

    The script is chock full of references to Rick and Evie working as spies during WWII. Why the hell didn’t they make that movie?

    350 1
  13. A
    Antonio 8 月 21, 2026

    A wildly unnecessary sequel that somehow forgets what made the original so much fun. Brendan Fraser is still giving it everything, but the charm is buried under CGI, bland mythology and action that feels strangely weightless. The first one had adventure. This one has a budget.

    1
  14. D
    Deurty 8 月 21, 2026

    Mid and boring, Brendan Fraser carries

  15. H
    honeyhas 8 月 21, 2026

    Alex is a full grown middle aged man and his parents haven’t aged a day since the last film… interesting. Sequel called mummies and vampires?

    2
  16. C
    Chaudhry Zain Ahmed 8 月 21, 2026

    Peak nostalgic experience

  17. B
    babygurrrl 8 月 20, 2026

    I don’t like Fraser as a leading man– at least not in this. He has this weird, forced, way of talking that’s super loud. It’s like he’s feigning charisma and taking charge, but it just sounds like he’s shouting for no reason. Love to see Chinese mythology, but it pretty much goes to waste. Complete misused of Jet Li as well. Why have him if you’re not going to show off his athletic ability? Same with Yeoh. Marginally better than the second one, but yeah, I don’t like these Mummy movies. I find them all very boring.

  18. R
    rinrinfate 8 月 20, 2026

    I remember liking it but apparently so many people don’t

  19. A
    AlexandraMi 8 月 20, 2026

    nie.

  20. O
    Onebrokebuoy 8 月 20, 2026

    Love the idea of international mummy capers to keep the series fresh & I thought this had potential. The writing was laughably bad but recasting Rachel Weisz with Maria Bello was even worse.

  21. T
    Tessa_KWS 8 月 20, 2026

    Despite many horrid reviews; I actually do like the 3rd part of the Mummy movies 🙂

  22. M
    Maddy O’Leary 8 月 20, 2026

    hey that was bad!!!!!! so so so bad!!!!!!

    2 1
  23. A
    Andrew Fischer 8 月 20, 2026

    Really is just a non-starter. It’s The Mummy–but worse–without Rachel Weisz.

  24. S
    Solange Fernandez Nevyl 8 月 20, 2026

    I remember this being bad but wow wtf this is horrible. I hate that they replaced Rachel Weisz, that doomed the movie since the beginning

  25. J
    Julia 8 月 20, 2026

    This was a mess, will I watch it again? Most definitely.

  26. T
    timzi91 8 月 20, 2026

    La on s’est perdu

  27. S
    sasenkae 8 月 20, 2026

    Probably around 10 minutes into the film and I found out that Evelyn has been recasted. Didn’t bother to finish watching.

  28. L
    lrickelme_ 8 月 20, 2026

    Oscar!

  29. T
    Tit_tat_ 8 月 20, 2026

    Phenomenal, spectacular, so bad it turn peak camp

  30. O
    odette 8 月 20, 2026

    De pequeña me parecía la 8 maravilla y ahora una bazofia

    2
  31. E
    Eglah 8 月 20, 2026

    As much as I LOVE Brendan Fraser and I am so happy he is back in this series, this one is not like the others AT ALL. In fact, they should have kept this one in the vault. It should have never existed. The biggest problem: WHO TF IS THAT CAUSE THAT IS NOT EVIE. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO JUST IGNORE THAT. No offense to whoever that actress is but genuinely pissed me off and I loathed her the entire…

    3
  32. N
    Nicklas Töpfer 8 月 20, 2026

    Jet Li gets resurrected as the Evil Avatar and wants to take over the World with his Terracotta Army but Brendan Fraser is back to kick Ass because his son is dating a 3000 year old Chinese Witch.

  33. ★
    ★MRFLIP★ 8 月 20, 2026

    Feels like the same thing all over again. nothing new…

  34. K
    Kieron Ingram 8 月 20, 2026

    There’s so much I want to enjoy here but it’s just lacking that special sauce the first 2 had. This is definitely the weakest of the trilogy. I don’t think I’ve watched this one since initial release so had forgot most of why that was. From the jump I was surprised at the lack of Rachel Weisz. Of course there are some scheduling conflicts and recasts occasionally across all of Hollywood, but, with the success of the chemistry between Weisz…

  35. S
    samberger93 8 月 20, 2026

    Liked it more than the 2nd Mummy. New Evie wasn’t the same but was fine. They also got Jet Li’s likeness less time than they did for the Rock. I think I saw this movie in theatres with my dad, Kate and Aunt Barbara but who’s to say MV

  36. D
    dubrooks 8 月 20, 2026

    Really boring and just looks bad. I completely forgot that it had Yeti’s.

  37. T
    Tara 8 月 20, 2026

    This star is for Michelle only

  38. P
    PotatoeSoupe 8 月 20, 2026

    Pacing is awful and why are there yetis. Plus half a star for Michelle Yeoh though.

  39. S
    Samuel Robinson 8 月 20, 2026

    I bet the pyromaniacs loved this one

    1
  40. V
    vitoriafuzeto 8 月 19, 2026

    horrivel, trocaram a atriz, assisti até a metade. forçaram de mais o péssimo relacionamento do alex com os pais. vamos fingir que não existe

  41. I
    Ines Íñigo García 8 月 19, 2026

    Todo el mundo sabe q está trilogía solo tiene dos películas. Las 3 estrellas son por m yeoh

  42. M
    Matt the mat 8 月 19, 2026

    Y

  43. T
    Tash 8 月 19, 2026

    This movie isn’t real, I do want a pet yeti though

  44. D
    dinea 🌷 8 月 19, 2026

    such a cool premise and if you consider this it’s own film makes it SLIGHTLY better

  45. S
    sqnti21 8 月 19, 2026

    es evidente que esta trilogia fue de mas a menos, cada pelicula iba perdiendo mas su esencia hasta llegar a esto, siento que el recast de evelyn le quita el alma a esta entrega. el duo de brendan con rachel es iconico y genuinamente veias la química entre ellos dos, con este recast siento que perdieron muchisimo. no me gusto mucho que alex haya crecido tan rapido se sintio muy apresurado pero en fin estoy hablando demás esta peli por…

  46. J
    julia_avs 8 月 19, 2026

    i missed rachel, but it was still fun

  47. U
    unacuentamas01 8 月 19, 2026

    Radio Silence, please retcon The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as just a book that Evelyn wrote in The Mummy 4. ​The Yetis look okay, Michelle Yeoh gives this movie a point, and Brendan still has some of his Rick charm in here. ​Other than that, damn, this film is bad. Recasting Weisz is a disastrous decision like, she is half the reason these films were good. The acting is paper thin, and the CGI is awful; this film…

  48. T
    twobyetoo 8 月 19, 2026

    The thing about putting Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li in your movie is that then you wisely have put Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li in your movie. I’m having a blast. We’ll even let them gratuitously rip off the tequila glass shot from Hard Boiled. In a movie with mummies, yetis, and dragons, I can’t suspend disbelief that their kid has gone from being plucky and annoying and British to an American large adult son (still annoying though!).

    1
  49. D
    Dustin 8 月 19, 2026

    I’ll be honest, this one was close to being a guilty pleasure for me. But at the end of the day this one’s a mess. There are a couple of fun action setpieces and the villain is effective at being a massive threat. But that comes at the cost at making the villain extremely bland in spite of jet li’s solid performance. Rick & evelyn’s chemistry is so weak in this one since her actress got swapped out. Alex has even…

  50. B
    BTKeeler0105 8 月 19, 2026

    Am I crazy, or did the kid have a British accent in the last movie?

  51. F
    fushigi13 8 月 19, 2026

    Maria and Keanu should do Pride and Prejudice, directed by Kevin Costner.

  52. T
    Tyler Shepard 8 月 18, 2026

    What are we doin here folks

  53. K
    kikiatmovies 8 月 18, 2026

    I had to watch the trilogy even though they’re a bit ridiculous in plot like why are they always tomb raiding and then are surprised when they “accidentally” wake up the undead. Stop being such greedy colonialists! At least this one took place in Asia, and it was cool to have Jet Li play the emperor and Michelle Yeoh play the girl that got away…sort of. The backstory to explain the origin of the terra cotta soldiers was creative, and…

  54. R
    Rex 8 月 18, 2026

    hory mory

  55. M
    Melania 8 月 18, 2026

    i love how we collectively decided this movie does not exist (rachel weisz i miss you so much)

    1
  56. M
    Mack 8 月 18, 2026

    that one shot of Brendan Fraser running shirtless into frame was so unnecessary but necessary at the same time

  57. N
    Nycolas Kisielewicz 8 月 18, 2026

    Filme ruim e que bom que não vai mais ser canônico. Dívida de jogo, só pode

  58. S
    stingrei 8 月 18, 2026

    you can tell that evelyn and alex are related because they are both awful at their accents 🥰

  59. A
    andrelucss7 8 月 18, 2026

    Um dos piores filmes que vi esse ano. Me dá preguiça de falar dele. Se você valoriza seu tempo, não assista.

  60. M
    mira 8 月 18, 2026

    step aside everything everywhere all at once this is clearly michelle yeoh’s best role 😍😍😍

    1 1
  61. E
    ejerig 8 月 18, 2026

    Very disappointed in that recast

  62. A
    aheliat 8 月 18, 2026

    michelle yeoh ne kadar filmde oynamış oha çinli kadın deyince typecast mi yapıyonuz

  63. M
    Mantrapper 8 月 18, 2026

    Rumor has it 2 of the 3 Yetis are returning for Mummy 4

  64. G
    Grrremllin 8 月 18, 2026

    Ngl kys za ten film to nie jest canon event

  65. M
    Mr. E 8 月 18, 2026

    “Spank my ass” top 1 most forced lines.

    1
  66. H
    harball16 8 月 18, 2026

    Not much to say about this. Glad to finish the trilogy after 20+ years

  67. S
    sockgob 8 月 18, 2026

    This is camp

    2
  68. E
    EmillyV1c 8 月 18, 2026

    Já deu tudo errado a partir do 0:01 do filme

  69. I
    Izabela3 8 月 18, 2026

    Always good to see uncle Jonathan to have good life I love yeti 🤣

  70. S
    Slayingking245 8 月 18, 2026

    This one is really good and is really close in score to the second but the second one closed a lot of stories and felt concluded rather than this one where it still felt like there was a little more to tell. Great trilogy!

    1
  71. 𝔙

    Rick is my spirit animal

  72. L
    lauren 🖤 8 月 18, 2026

    replacing rachel weisz is unforgivable

    1
  73. M
    manostarr_42 8 月 18, 2026

    O mais belo da trilogia tanto em efeitos quanto na cinematografia, é divertido e muito bem produzido, mas q falta q a Evelyn original faz aqui (Rick e Alex estão ótimos a propósito) mas dá pra passar o tempo

  74. Z
    Zach 8 月 18, 2026

    On the one hand its irredeemable dogshit that spits on an incredible franchise but on the other its really nostalgic and everyone in it is hot

    2
  75. M
    Makima's Attorney 8 月 17, 2026

    No joke, for the longest time I thought The Mummy was a duology. Still gonnacall it that because this is nothing like the other two. It might as well be a standalone film.

  76. J
    Jay Williams 8 月 17, 2026

    The worst of the Mummy trilogy. Actually, the movie has a pretty decent concept just poor dialogue… and the chemistry between Rick and Evelyn is gone. Rachel Weisz is replace with Maria Bello (a good actress) and the movie suffers. Rick and Evelyn’s son Alex is now grown up and following in the family’s footsteps. Could have been a decent movie, but isn’t. No recommendation. Rick: “Look kid, I’ve put down more mummies in my time than you.” Alex: “You put down one mummy, Dad.” Rick: “Yeah. Same mummy… twice.”

  77. J
    jo ᓚᘏᗢ 8 月 17, 2026

    not enough michelle yeoh

  78. S
    shnerj 8 月 17, 2026

    Saw this in theaters when it came out and I remember liking the part with the yetis. Unsurprisingly, this did not hold up.

    1
  79. E
    Eglath 8 月 17, 2026

    Mierdon disfruton

  80. L
    ludmila 8 月 17, 2026

    ves como tu hijo es un total depravado pero preferís desconfiar de la asiática a la que está acosando sexualmente ok

  81. M
    madi 8 月 17, 2026

    Yes yes we’re all upset about Rachel Weisz, but putting that hurt aside, I had a good time. This movie is fun when you don’t have someone bitching in your ear about it. I mean come on we got Michelle Yeoh. Fuck yeah man.

  82. C
    Christopher 8 月 17, 2026

    dumm

    2
  83. M
    mamidebudy 8 月 17, 2026

    Couple goals

  84. F
    feliperoganti 8 月 17, 2026

    até o 2 é melhor….

  85. T
    Taylor! 8 月 17, 2026

    idk how something can be this boring with so many yetis on screen

    2
  86. N
    no 🐋 8 月 17, 2026

    Tout pour Michelle Yeoh, le film est mid sinon. Mais aussi c’est normal puisqu’il n’a pas été réalisé par la même personne que les deux premiers.

  87. S
    shanie 8 月 17, 2026

    maria bello did well but no one can replace the energy and chemistry between brendan fraser and rachel weisz

  88. M
    Miles Baker 8 月 15, 2026

    Really unneeded. So much more messy than the others and why there is a Yeti in it I will never know. They could’ve at least tried to keep it along the same lines as the others.

  89. K
    katuska_b 8 月 14, 2026

    “I’m going to Peru.”

    1
  90. K
    Kevin Maciel 8 月 12, 2026

    YETIS

  91. D
    Dan 8 月 20, 2020

    Trocaram o Egito, trocaram a múmia e trocaram até a Rachel Weisz… Brendan Fraser passou o filme inteiro carregando sozinho a obrigação de me lembrar que isso ainda era A Múmia

    6
  92. A
    arru 6 月 1, 2020

    6/10

  93. A
    amooor 5 月 13, 2015

    i watched in on tv for the first time when i was in junior high, it was fuuunnnn

  94. E
    Emir 7 月 6, 2014

    mısır’dan çin’e geçmeleri değişiklik ama rick’in yanında evelyn aynı olmayınca eksiklik direkt hissediliyor

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B Brendan Fraser Rick O'Connell
M Maria Bello Evelyn O'Connell
J John Hannah Jonathan Carnahan
L Luke Ford Alex O'Connell
I Isabella Leong Lok-Sze Lin
J Jet Li Han
M Michelle Yeoh Zi Yuan
A Anthony Wong Chau-Sang Yang
R Russell Wong Ming Guo
L Liam Cunningham "Mad Dog" Maguire
D David Calder Roger Wilson
J Jessey Meng Choi
L Liang Tian Li Zhou
A Albert Kwan Chu Wah
W Wu Jing Assassin
W Wei Binghua Assassin
J Jing Guo Assassin
A Alison Louder Woman in Bookstore
M Marcia Nasatir Russian Princess
E Emerald Starr Man in Bar
Director Rob Cohen
Writer Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Producer Sean Daniel, Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay, James Jacks, Doris Tse, Josette Perrotta, Marc Pitre, Matthew Stuecken, Xu Pengle
Executive Producer Huang Jianxin, Chris Brigham, Ren Zhonglun
Editor Joel Negron, Kelly Matsumoto
Original Music Randy Edelman
Sound Xavier Horan, Gary Summers, Paul Aulicino, Bruce Stambler
Special Effects R. Bruce Steinheimer
Stunts Timothy Eulich, Vic Armstrong, Karine Lemieux, Angela Uyeda, Kelly Dent, Ming Qiu, Lori Berlanga, David Forman, Mike Lambert
Art Direction Scott Zuber, Nicolas Lepage, Isabelle Guay
Casting Ronna Kress
Synopsis
Archaeologist Rick O'Connell travels to China, pitting him against an emperor from the 2,000-year-old Han dynasty who's returned from the dead to pursue a quest for world domination. This time, O'Connell enlists the help of his wife and son to quash the so-called 'Dragon Emperor' and his abuse of supernatural power.
Director
Rob Cohen
Writer
Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Studio
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, The Sommers Company, Alphaville Films
Country
USA, China, Germany
Language
English, Chinese, Sanskrit (Saṁskṛta)
Year
2008
Runtime
112 mins

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