6 Best Scavenger Hunt Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 7, 2026

A scavenger hunt is an excuse for chaos. Midnight Madness has a genius grad student organising an all-night citywide treasure hunt, Scavenger Hunt has a games inventor’s death setting off a madcap hunt, and Sleepover has four friends entering an all-night hunt against the popular clique. You Must Be Joking, Christmas Scavenger Hunt and Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close round out the six.

You Must Be Joking (1965)

TMDB ★ 5.4

A motley group of soldiers is set loose across England on an initiative test to collect a list of absurd objects.

Directed by Michael Winner · 1h 35m · Rated NR

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Scavenger Hunt (1979)

TMDB ★ 5.6

An eccentric games inventor's death sets off a madcap scavenger hunt among his family and staff for his fortune.

Directed by Michael Schultz · 1h 56m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Kino Film Collection

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Midnight Madness (1980)

TMDB ★ 5.8

A genius grad student organises an all-night citywide treasure hunt pitting five rival teams of oddballs against one another.

Directed by Michael Nankin & David Wechter · 1h 52m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sleepover (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Four best friends enter an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique to save their social standing.

Directed by Joe Nussbaum · 1h 29m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Christmas Scavenger Hunt (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A woman home for the holidays has to team up with her ex for her town's annual Christmas scavenger hunt.

Directed by Marita Grabiak · 1h 20m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Hallmark+ Amazon Channel, Hallmark+ Apple TV channel, Hallmark TV Amazon Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A grieving young boy sets off on a citywide scavenger hunt after finding a mysterious key left behind by his father.

Directed by Stephen Daldry · 2h 09m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Scavenger Hunt Movies

You Must Be Joking (1965)

Scavenger Hunt (1979)

Midnight Madness (1980)

Sleepover (2004)

Christmas Scavenger Hunt (2019)

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

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