Raiders of the Lost Library (2022): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2022, Raiders of the Lost Library is an action and adventure film directed by Gleb Orlov, running about 105 minutes.

What it’s about. While digging one of the many tunnels for the Moscow metro, Soviet workers unearth ruins of a dungeon. The site is closed, the metro tunnel is diverted, and amidst the bustle no one notices the tunnel workers’ foreman pocketing a little ‘souvenir’ – a book-sized frame made of precious metals featuring an inscription in an unknown language. Decades later, the foreman’s grandson Ilya, who works as a courier, discovers the ancient relic in a pile of old junk. Oblivious to the true value of the family heirloom, he soon learns about it from a mysterious stranger. The relic is the key to the secret location of the priceless ancient library that belonged to Ivan the Terrible. What Ilya doesn’t know is that the search for the lost library has been going on for centuries, and now very powerful people are after him. Ilya and the mysterious stranger decide to try their luck in finding the library.

Who’s in it. Raiders of the Lost Library stars Tikhon Zhiznevsky as Ilya, Aleksey Serebryakov as Arkadiy, Vladimir Mashkov and Diana Pozharskaya as Arina, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Raiders of the Lost Library has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Raiders of the Lost Library page.

If you liked it. Fans of Raiders of the Lost Library tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.