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Romancing the Stone

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A dowdy romantic-adventure writer is hurled into a real-life adventure in the Colombian jungle in order to save her sister, who will be killed if a treasure map is not delivered to her captors. She is helped out by a brash mercenary, and together they search for the priceless gem located in the map.
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Romancing the Stone reaches back to the classic Saturday morning serials of old with an action-filled adventure enlivened by the sparkling chemistry between its well-matched leads.

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Gary Arnold Washington Post Jan 29, 2019
The set-up in "Romancing the Stone" is poorly contrived to sustain a chase thriller. Go to Full Review
Peter Travers People Magazine Apr 4, 2014
Turner is terrific, Douglas is fine and the action is slam-bang. Add lots of laughs and it all works out just right. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Feb 6, 2008
Turner is like a lot of unwitting screen heroines ahead of her, guaranteed that her drab existence is about to be transformed -- probably by a man, preferably handsome and adventurous. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 29, 2025
3.5/4
An ingratiating mix of comedy, action, and romance, this derives most of its charm from Kathleen Turner. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 6, 2024
3/4
Filmmaker Zemeckis, armed with a screenplay by Diane Thomas, does a terrific job of instantly luring the viewer into the proceedings... Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Hallmarkies Podcast Apr 7, 2022
the standard for a romantic adventure Go to Full Review
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Michelle B @RT98491665 Oct 20, 2026 Movie Reviews should only be based on Haikus: "Romancing the Stone" Wild jungle, hot spark, Gator, map, and stolen gem, Love in mud and gold. Note: While the word that was chosen as "Gator" in place of "yellow striped crocodile" seems monumental the fact remains the love wins out in the end! See more Daniel M @MazzaQuePasa Oct 17, 2026 It was fun to watch a young Michael Douglas again and a few scenes brought back some nostalgic memories. The movie wasn’t that good though to be honest though lol See more Huntin P @PaxVobiscum80 Oct 4, 2026 Douglas junior is back in the news, thanks to his autobiography getting published, so why not revisit his career highlights, starting with this action-comedy-romance. A romance novelist, Joan Wilder, dashes from New York to Colombia to deliver a treasure map to the villains who have kidnapped her sister, Elaine. Joan dreams of meeting a man akin to the tall, dark hunk who is the love object in all of her novels. Little does she know she is about to live her dream and discover how uncomfortable it is in reality. If they remade this movie today they'd probably leave Douglas's character out of it, have Kathleen Turner's heroine do it all herself. What a bore that would be. Romancing The Stone is a fun adventure suitable for all. See more Maria Q @MariaQe Sep 4, 2026 Romancing the Stone is what happens when a romance novel, an Indiana Jones movie, and two people with absolutely no business surviving the jungle decide to go on vacation together. Michael Douglas is effortlessly charming, Kathleen Turner is fantastic, Danny DeVito is having the time of his life, and the whole movie moves with the energy of a great mixtape. One minute you’re laughing, the next you’re ducking crocodiles. It’s funny, romantic, ridiculously entertaining, and packed with the kind of chemistry Hollywood used to make look effortless. Basically, the perfect adventure movie for anyone who believes true love should involve treasure maps, terrible decisions, and at least one very muddy pair of pants. See more Vincent S @Vin_E_At_The_Movies Sep 2, 2026 I love this movie and it still holds up. Kathleen Turner was on a roll in the early 80s and her transformative performance here is first comically excellent and then very sexy. Call this Raiders of the Lost Ark light but on its own you have a quirky, exciting, funny and very well acted crowd pleaser and adventure romance. Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito are excellent with great support from a very funny Alfonso Arau and a very evil Manuel Ojeda. See more nick S @Nick_S Jul 21, 2026 For an action romance it really hits the mark. Lots of wit and charm, great lead as actors and well thought out character arcs. The hook was effective and the pacing even. Sure, there are things that could have been improved slightly, but whenever I think of the action-romance genre this is the first movie that comes to mind. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A dowdy romantic-adventure writer is hurled into a real-life adventure in the Colombian jungle in order to save her sister, who will be killed if a treasure map is not delivered to her captors. She is helped out by a brash mercenary, and together they search for the priceless gem located in the map.
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Producer
Michael Douglas
Screenwriter
Diane Thomas
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox, Nina Saxon Film Design
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure, Action, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 30, 1984, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Surround
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