Among other settings in movies, desert visuals provide brief glimpses into the stunning golden landscape of deserts, adding depth to the overall experience and adventure of watching such movies.
Here is a list of diverse movies that are set in vast stunning desert locations and are available to watch on various OTT platforms. Let’s check them out!
Dune: Part One (2021) - Netflix, Prime Video: Starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, this Oscar-winning masterpiece revolves around a noble family which gets embroiled in a war to control the galaxy’s most valuable asset.
The Mummy (1999) - Netflix, Prime Video, Zee5, JioCinema: It’s about an American who accidentally awakens a mummy during an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Netflix, Prime Video, JioCinema: The Oscar-winning adventure epic features a post-apocalyptic wasteland where a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler while searching for her homeland.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Netflix, Prime Video: The Oscar-winning movie tells the story of an English officer who united and led the diverse and warring Arab tribes during WWI to fight against the Turks.
Tremors (1990) - Prime Video: It revolves around the natives of a small isolated town who defend themselves from a strange underground creature who is on a mission to kill everyone one by one.
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Prime Video, JioCinema: The Oscar-winning desert adventure set in 1936, follows Indiana Jones who was hired by archaeologists and adventurers of the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant.
Sahara (2005) - Prime Video: It’s about an explorer who is on a lifetime mission seeking a lost Civil War battleship, called ‘Ship of Death’ in the West Africa desert.