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Breaking the Maya Code
63%
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1h 56m
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Breaking the Maya Code (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Breaking the Maya Code (2008) — a movie tagged as Documentary, Mystery, and History with cerebral, tense, and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great undeciphered writing systems. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~116 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Breaking the Maya Code 63% (10 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great undeciphered writing systems. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the New York Times "one of the great stories of 20th century scientific discovery", Breaking the Maya Code traces the epic quest to unlock the secrets of the script across 200 years, nine countries and three continents.
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- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-05-05
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 57000
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The complex and beautiful hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya was until recently one of the last great undeciphered writing systems. Based on the best-selling book by Michael Coe, called by the... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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