The film opens in Thailand with Luke Purdue, a disgraced archaeologist turned scavenger, forcing his way into a waterfront den where criminals keep stolen art. He cuts a painting free from its concealment and races through a labyrinth of alleys as armed enforcers give chase. At a canal-side confrontation Luke dodges bullets and knocks one thug into the water. As he flees by boat, he collides with a woman and two henchmen who have tracked the same canvas: Esme, a composed leader of a clandestine order, and her companions. Esme reaches for Luke's prize; Luke fights her, landing blows that send Esme stumbling back, and he escapes with the painting while the henchmen scramble to recover it. The sequence ends with Luke speeding away from the docks and the broken bargaining between thieves.

Luke arrives in London and surprises his sister Charlotte Purdue at the museum where she is a curator. Charlotte is in the midst of a bitter separation; her husband Harold has been unfaithful and is pursuing a new job overseas while custody of their son Thomas hangs in the balance. Luke strolls through the museum galleries, takes another painting from display and purposes a reckless plan to entice Charlotte to join him. He reveals to her, in an encounter that begins as provocation, that he has continued the path of their late father -- a life devoted to tracking lost treasures. He shows Charlotte one of several canvases he has obtained and explains he needs her expertise. Charlotte, furious at both Luke and the collapse of her marriage, reacts angrily when Interpol arrives: Inspector Jamal Abbas questions her about the missing piece and, under suspicion, the museum terminates her employment.

Charlotte confronts Luke at his hideout, a cluttered warehouse filled with maps, satellite photos and the paintings Luke has taken. There she meets Luke's partners: Murphy, a practical field operative, and Deb, a resourceful technician. Luke introduces them to Owen Carver, a charismatic, silver-haired investor who claims to be a terminal corporate raider and offers funding. Carver sits across from Charlotte and speaks calmly about legal resources; he says he can get her a powerful lawyer to fight for custody of Thomas if she joins their expedition. He displays a wry sympathy for her domestic predicament and cites her father's notes as evidence for his case.

Luke spreads open the father's brittle journal and shows Charlotte a sequence of entries describing a secret fellowship called the Protectors of the Path. According to the notes, the fellowship has hidden and safeguarded a source of life for centuries. Luke explains that a breakaway faction within the Protectors concealed the only clues to the Fountain in six historic paintings, hidden across museums and private collections. One of the canvases Luke produces resembles Rembrandt's Head of Christ; Charlotte, examining it with professional scrutiny, recognizes it as a museum duplicate and admits that the original is missing. Reluctantly, because of the custody incentive Carver offers and the pull of their father's work, Charlotte agrees to join Luke, though she expresses skepticism about the promised legal help.

The group traces the provenance of the missing Rembrandt to the liner Lusitania, whose first-class section sank in 1915. Luke arranges for an operation to raise part of the wreck, and the team travels to the salvage site. Divers bring up a sealed safe from the section once owned by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. Murphy and Deb cut open the casing; inside, wrapped in oilcloth, they find the original Head of Christ. Luke holds the canvas up triumphantly, but as the fog rolls across the deck of the salvage vessel, men appear on the horizon -- Esme and other Protectors of the Path have tracked them to the raised wreckage. Esme draws a pistol and, with her group, forces Luke and Charlotte at gunpoint. Esme accuses them of disturbing what should remain buried, but Charlotte argues over the ownership and purpose of the painting. The argument escalates as the sea heaves; one of the salvage rig's lines snaps and the wreck buckles. In the ensuing chaos the team slips free: Murphy smashes a container to create a diversion, Deb fires a flare, and Luke and Charlotte take the painting and leap into a waiting RHIB. They speed away while the Protectors attempt to secure the wreck. The camera follows Luke's craft as it cuts through gray waves, the painting wrapped tight against his chest.

Back in London, the six canvases line the walls of Luke's hideout. Under a single lamp the group studies the motifs and hidden markings that cross between works. The paintings point them toward an oddity in print: the Wicked Bible, an erroneous edition with a printing mistake that survived in certain libraries. Luke plans to consult a copy housed at the Austrian National Library in Vienna. While the team prepares to move, Interpol's Inspector Jamal Abbas acts on information and raids their safe house. As Abbas and armed agents sweep through, a second threat arrives: the Thai gangsters Luke offended in Bangkok arrive in force and an ambush unfolds in the narrow lane outside. Guns crack; the crowd scatters; bullets pepper facades. Murphy returns fire while Deb drags Charlotte behind a parked delivery truck. Abbas, his men pinned down by the sudden firefight, orders a retreat to regroup. The shootout opens a corridor of escape for Luke and his team; they flee through a service gate and vanish into London's night.

Charlotte's domestic situation changes abruptly when Harold secures employment overseas. Reluctantly, and with custody unresolved, Charlotte decides to bring Thomas with her and Luke's team to Vienna. In the Austrian National Library she and Luke wheel the Wicked Bible into a private reading room under supervision. Murphy keeps watch near the exit while Deb photographs an illustration of biblical text. At the table Luke and Charlotte pore over marginalia; Thomas sits quietly and studies the spacing of notes. The quiet breaks when Esme appears in the doorway with two Protectors, their silhouettes cutting across the lofty stacks. Esme steps into the room and speaks quietly to Luke, warning that whatever lies buried beneath the earth is dangerous beyond their comprehension. She informs him that the Fountain's power could harm the masses and insists the guardianship must not be broken. The exchange is terse. Esme steps away, then three of her henchmen move to intercept the group at the door. Before Esme can dissuade him Luke seizes the Bible; Deb stuffs it into a canvas satchel while Murphy blocks the doorway. Alarms wail; library staff shout. Charlotte tells Thomas to leave and heads toward the exit. Angry and fearful for Thomas's safety, she storms off into the museum corridors.

Outside, across the snow-rimmed square, Charlotte sits in the cafe and watches as Thomas, quietly, opens the Wicked Bible and traces the inked lines with his finger. He whispers an observation about the notation: what appears to be marginalia actually arranges into musical notation. Thomas points out where the notes correspond to a hymn; in the map of archaic tunes they recognize a melody honoring the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. Luke, translating the intervals, uses his father's notes to correlate each wonder's symbolic direction with geographical coordinates. The pattern leads them to a surprising conclusion: the song implies a hidden passage beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza. Luke screens a series of muographic surveys -- new ScanPyramids data appears on their laptop -- and identifies a newly discovered void directly under the pyramid. Charlotte, still raw from her personal turmoil, feels the weight of travel and of jeopardy for Thomas but, seeing the certainty in the evidence, returns to the team to continue.

Esme travels to a sunlit room where the Protectors' Elder waits. The Elder reminds Esme, in a low voice, that the fellowship's role is to prevent the Fountain from falling into hands that would unleash its power. He instructs her to do whatever is required to keep the Fountain sealed, even if it means confronting those who seek it for ostensibly noble ends. Esme accepts a small brass key from the Elder -- a key she says will be needed to lock the Fountain away.

In Cairo, Owen Carver deploys a battalion of private mercenaries to the plateau around the Great Pyramid. He hires armored vehicles and positions marksmen on the ridges of sands and ruins. Luke, Charlotte and Thomas arrive under a veil of night, nicked helmets and backpacks slung over shoulders. Carver's men spot them and move to encircle; Carver appears at the perimeter green-lit by floodlights and informs them in a crisp tone that he intends to control access to the tomb. He claims he needs to ensure the Fountain cannot be abused, but his eyes glint with resolve. Luke insists on pushing forward, and Carver orders his mercenaries to cut off communications and to secure the area.

Inspector Abbas leads a convoy of Interpol agents to coordinate with the Egyptian authorities and to establish lawful oversight. Abbas brings vans and armed officers and arrives at the pyramid's staging area believing negotiation will prevail. He opens radios and calls for a peaceful resolution, but Carver's mercenaries are already entrenched and heavily armed. They refuse to stand down. The situation escalates into a firefight when Luke, Murphy and Deb try to approach the pyramid entrance; one of Carver's sentries opens fire. Deb and Murphy attempt to draw attention away from Charlotte and Thomas as they move into a narrow service cut. Deb takes a round in the thigh -- a bullet tears through fabric and flesh -- and she falls against a sandbag. Murphy hauls Deb back behind cover while Luke cradles Thomas and pushes forward into the hidden shaft entrance. Abbas orders his agents to hold position, realizing his small force is outgunned by Carver's paid soldiers. The Protectors, led by Esme and bolstered by soundless movement from the plateau, descend, overpower Carver's men in close-quarters skirmishes and begin to join Abbas's officers. Esme and Abbas form an uneasy alliance and pursue Luke, Charlotte and Thomas into the narrow, dust-choked corridor that leads downward beneath the pyramid.

The team navigates a constricted passage, stones grinding underfoot. Luke shines a lamp across hieroglyphs as he and Charlotte solve a sequence of mechanical locks. Thomas operates a simple lever he understands from sketches in his grandfather's notes, unlocking a heavy granite slab that depressurizes the next chamber. Murphy hoists a rope and lowers Deb enough to walk; she nurses her wound but moves with urgency. The passage opens into a vaulted subterranean complex lined with carved reliefs and a set of concentric doors. Luke identifies the final seal: an urn-like basin on a dais around which the floor is ringed with glyphs and ironwork. When the group steps into the central chamber they find a pool set within a sculpted basin -- the Fountain itself. Its water sits perfectly still, lit by a singular shaft of light from above. Charlotte reads the inscription on the rim and translates the archaic phrasing aloud, phrases about life exchanged and cost paid, but her voice falters when she considers what Carver might intend.

Carver marches into the chamber with a small escort of mercenaries who have kept pace with the battle above. He stands before the Fountain with a smug smile, revealing to Charlotte that the illness he had earlier claimed -- the terminal cancer he had used to gain sympathy -- is a ruse. He removes a gloved hand from his jacket and demonstrates his physical vigor with measured gestures. Carver tells them flatly that he intends to monopolize the Fountain's ability to grant life, to buy himself years and to control its distribution. Luke challenges him; Carver lashes back that there is no honor in leaving such power in the world. He draws a pistol and levels it at Luke. When Luke refuses to surrender the basin, Carver fires a warning shot; the bullet glances off a pillar. Then, in a deliberate moment of intimidation, Carver shoots Luke in the arm. The bullet tears through muscle; Luke gasps and drops the satchel with its paintings. Carver grabs Luke by the collar, shoving him to the edge of the dais, and commands him to drink from the basin to prove its efficacy.

An assistant helps Luke down as he staggers forward, blood seeping from the wound in his sleeve. A drop of his blood falls from the torn skin and arcs into the water, making a tiny ripple. Immediately the surface of the pool shivers. Luke recoils as the water darkens and then brightens, and the Fountain projects a vision into his mind: he experiences an image of unending years where he walks with vigor, but each image inversion shows Charlotte and Thomas collapsing, their breaths slashed away, their faces losing color and warmth. The vision lays bare a mechanism -- energy taken by the Fountain for life is transferred from those closest to the beneficiary. Luke, feeling the proximity of his sister and nephew, understands that drinking will extend his life only by draining theirs. He shudders, grasps the wound in his arm and refuses to bend to Carver's demand.

Luke's motion to deny the cup is fast; as he pulls back his arm his jagged wound begins to knit. He breathes and finds his skin knitting together as if the same water that offers life is responding to his intention to resist. Carver watches in stunned silence; his fingers tighten on the pistol. In his anger and desperation he moves to scoop a vessel of the Fountain to himself. He drinks from the basin with a fierce greed in his eyes, ignoring the pleas of Charlotte and the shouts of Abbas' officers as they surge into the chamber. Immediately the change seizes him: his gait slows, his posture curdles, and a pallor spreads outward from his limbs. Muscle and tissue loosens; Carver's face pulls inward as if a slur of time slides across his skin. He staggers, clutching his throat, and his hair, previously silver, turns brittle and gray-white. Carver's breath comes shallow; he crumples to the floor and gravity takes him into the dust. No single person puts a knife to his throat; the Fountain drains him in response to his self-centered act. His mercenaries stare in horror as he ages rapidly, the life-force he sought to hoard leaving him to collapse on the stone.

At that moment Esme and Abbas reach the chamber; Abbas slings his rifle, officers fanning out behind him. Esme steps forward, the brass key from the Elder held between her fingers. She moves quickly to the mechanism embedded in the dais and turns the key. The concentric doors grind and begin to close as she seals the chamber. She slams a final bolt and clicks it shut with a practiced, efficient motion. The force of the seal presses the air as Carver, near the closing portal, tries feebly to move. His skin darkens with age in minutes; his voice becomes a croak. He coughs, fingers clawing at the stone, and then he goes still. The team retreats as Esme locks the mechanism; the heavy doors thud and the chamber grows silent but for ragged breathing. Carver does not regain his vigor -- his body winds down within the sealed room and, as the minutes pass, his chest ceases to move. He dies inside the locked chamber, an accelerated senescence brought on by his own folly in taking the Fountain's water.

Charlotte grips Thomas and stares at the slab, then at Carver's fallen form through a narrow slit as the seal clunks into place. She turns to Abbas, her voice quiet and determined. She says she wants Carver held responsible for the illegal mercenary operation and the attempts to seize artifacts. Abbas nods, understanding the political need; he agrees to present Carver as the architect of the crimes. The officers begin to catalog evidence, cuffing Carver's mercenaries who had surrendered when Carver faltered. Deb leans on Murphy with a bandage pressed to her thigh; medical teams arrive and begin to tend to her wound. Esme approaches Luke privately in the courtyard beyond the pyramid, where the pale dawn is lifting the desert haze. She studies him for a long moment and then leans in and kisses his cheek -- a brief, ambiguous gesture. She speaks softly: she warns him that if he continues to pursue forbidden artifacts that endanger people, their paths will cross again. Her tone is calm but carries a firm edge of promise.

Luke and his core team stand together on the sand after the arrests and the sealing. Deb sits on an overturned crate, watching the Egyptian sun climb. Murphy counts gear, checking bolts and radios. Charlotte steadies Thomas, who slips his hand into Luke's as the boy offers a small smile. Inspectors and officers file reports; Esme turns away with the Elder's key secure in a leather pouch. Abbas records statements and negotiates the narrative of Carver's crimes for the authorities. He accepts Charlotte's request to attribute the larger conspiracy to Carver's greed and to present Carver as the principal violator in order to minimize the diplomatic fallout.

The film's closing moments pull back from the pyramid to a more intimate sequence. Luke reunites with his team at a small Cairo cafe; they trade stale coffee and quiet jokes, their bonds restored by the ordeal. Charlotte tucks Thomas under her arm and speaks of reclaiming custody with fresh evidence and assistance from the lawyer Carver had promised; she suggests to Luke that this case may be the start of another search. Luke smiles, the previous disgrace of his professional life eased by the healing of his arm and by a sense of purpose. Esme watches them from across the square, her silhouette framed against the early light, and then she melts into the crowd. The film ends with Luke, Charlotte, Thomas and the rest walking away from the pyramids, their steps steady, leaving behind the sealed chamber and the corpse of the man who sought to cheat death. The last shot freezes on the heavy doors that hold Carver's body and the Fountain's waters, closed once more by the Protectors of the Path.

Short Narrative of the Ending

The movie "Fountain of Youth" (2025) concludes with the estranged siblings, Luke and Charlotte Purdue, successfully finding the mythical Fountain of Youth. After a series of adventures and encounters with adversaries, they finally decipher the clues hidden in six historical paintings. The siblings, along with their allies, must outwit both Esme, a protector of the fountain, and an Interpol agent before they can truly claim their prize.

Expanded Narrative of the Ending

Scene 1: The Final Clue

The journey to the Fountain of Youth begins with Luke Purdue, a disgraced archaeologist, and his sister Charlotte, a museum curator, teaming up to decipher the clues hidden in six paintings. The last painting they need is Rembrandt's Head of Christ, which holds the final piece of the puzzle. Luke's team, including Murphy and Deb, and their financier Owen Carver, work together to unravel the secrets left by their late father, Harrison Purdue.

Scene 2: The Encounter with Esme

As they near their goal, they are pursued by Esme, a mysterious woman determined to keep the fountain's location a secret, and Interpol Inspector Jamal Abbas, who is investigating Luke for his thefts. Esme's true intentions and the power of the "Protectors of the Path" are revealed as they try to stop Luke and his team from reaching the fountain.

Scene 3: Deciphering the Clues

The siblings and their allies decipher the clues from the paintings, leading them on an epic adventure across the globe. Along the way, they face numerous challenges that test their skills and their bond as siblings. The tension builds as they evade capture and confront their adversaries in a series of thrilling confrontations.

Scene 4: Owen Carver's Motivation

Owen Carver's terminal illness serves as a poignant reminder of the urgency and personal stakes involved in finding the fountain. His desire to live longer and fulfill his ambitions drives much of the plot, adding a layer of emotional depth to the story.

Scene 5: The Final Confrontation

As Luke, Charlotte, and their team finally locate the Fountain of Youth, they must face off against Esme and her allies in a climactic battle. This confrontation highlights the risks and sacrifices made by the characters and tests their resolve and loyalty to each other.

Scene 6: The Discovery

Ultimately, the siblings succeed in finding the fountain, resolving the mystery that has driven their quest. The movie concludes with a poignant moment that reflects on the journey's impact on the characters and their relationships.

The ending scenes are a culmination of the adventure, highlighting themes of family, loyalty, and the pursuit of immortality. The conclusion ties together the various plot threads, providing a satisfying resolution to the adventure while leaving room for reflection on the characters' experiences and the implications of their discovery.

Yes, there are character deaths in the 2025 movie Fountain of Youth. The key deaths and their circumstances are as follows:

• Owen Carver, a wealthy corporate raider who falsely claims to have terminal cancer, dies at the Fountain of Youth. After Luke Purdue is forced by Owen to step into the Fountain's pool and witnesses its miraculous healing power, Owen himself drinks from the Fountain. Although briefly rejuvenated and turned into his younger self, Owen's life force is quickly drained by the Fountain, leading to his presumed death as he is consumed in a swirling tornado inside the pyramid housing the Fountain. His death is caused by the Fountain's mysterious and dangerous nature rather than any traditional means. The protective guardian Esme initiates a lockdown mechanism to prevent further access to the Fountain, and everyone must leave before danger escalates further.

• Luke Purdue is shot in the arm by Owen to coerce him into entering the Fountain's pool. However, Luke survives due to the Fountain's healing properties and ultimately chooses not to drink from it, wisely rejecting eternal life after seeing troubling visions of the future involving his sister and her son. Luke does not die but nearly gets killed because of Owen's violent coercion.

No other characters' deaths are explicitly detailed in the provided summaries. The central tragic death is Owen Carver's, which underscores the peril and moral complexity surrounding the Fountain's powers in the film's climax.

For the 2025 movie Fountain of Youth, there is no mention of a post-credits scene in the available information from the search results. The summaries and analyses of the film's ending focus extensively on the final developments involving the characters Luke, Charlotte, and Owen at the Fountain of Youth itself, but none indicate the presence of any additional scenes after the credits.

Thus, it can be concluded that the film does not have a post-credit scene.

The siblings, Luke and Charlotte Purdue, face multiple challenges including evading a mysterious woman named Esme and her henchmen who want to seize a stolen painting, avoiding an Interpol inspector named Jamal Abbas who is investigating them, and competing against a secret society called the "Protectors of the Path" who have concealed the Fountain for centuries. They also must decipher clues hidden in six historic paintings, including a duplicate Rembrandt painting, to locate the Fountain.

Key supporting characters include Murphy and Deb, members of Luke's treasure-hunting team; Owen Carver, a wealthy corporate raider with terminal cancer who finances the search and offers Charlotte legal help; Esme, a mysterious woman leading a faction trying to keep the Fountain's location secret; and Interpol Inspector Jamal Abbas, who is investigating the siblings' activities. These characters create obstacles, alliances, and motivations that drive the plot forward.

The six historic paintings contain hidden clues left by a secret society called the 'Protectors of the Path,' who have concealed the Fountain's location for centuries. The siblings must locate and interpret these clues to progress in their quest. One of the paintings, Rembrandt's 'Head of Christ,' is revealed to be a duplicate, adding complexity to their search and requiring them to distinguish originals from fakes to uncover the true path.

Luke is driven by a desire to continue their late father's legacy as a treasure hunter and to find the Fountain of Youth. Charlotte, initially reluctant, is motivated by her personal struggles including a midlife crisis and a contentious divorce, as well as Owen Carver's promise to provide her with a powerful lawyer to help gain custody of her son. Their shared family history and the lure of immortality also bind them in this perilous adventure.

The 'Protectors of the Path' is a secret society that has guarded the location of the Fountain of Youth for centuries. They have hidden clues within famous historic paintings to prevent the Fountain from being discovered by those they deem unworthy. A faction within or opposed to this society actively works to keep the Fountain's secrets hidden, creating conflict and danger for the siblings as they pursue their quest.

The 2025 movie Fountain of Youth is rated PG-13 due to violence, action, and some language but is generally considered a family-friendly adventure film, reminiscent of Indiana Jones-style quests suitable for older children and teens.

Potentially objectionable or upsetting content includes:

• Several shootouts involving assault rifles, mortars, and grenade launchers, where people are struck by bullets, with visible injuries such as blood spots on clothing; some cars and surroundings are damaged by explosions.
• Physical fights with punches, kicks, chair-smashing, and arm-breaking; scenes on a sinking ship where people struggle underwater, occasionally showing distress but no graphic injuries.
• A man is shot repeatedly and healed by magical waters; blood and wounds are shown multiple times, including a hand cut with visible dripping blood and a bleeding gunshot wound wrapped by another character.
• Some intense scenes of danger and struggle, including characters gasping for air underwater and narrowly escaping harm.
• Language consistent with PG-13 rating, but specifics are not detailed in the sources.

The film blends action and mythological elements and, although it contains violent scenes typical of adventure films, it avoids graphic gore or extreme content. Sensitive viewers or younger children might find the gunfire, blood, and physical altercations unsettling. However, the overall tone remains adventurous and not overly dark.

In summary, Fountain of Youth is family-appropriate for older children and teens but caution is advised for younger or sensitive viewers due to the depicted violence and mild language.