Adventure drama films
127 Hours
127 Hours is an 2010 American biographical survival drama film co-written, produced and directed by Danny Boyle.
127 Hours is an 2010 American biographical survival drama film co-written, produced and directed by Danny Boyle.
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe, also known as Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe, is a film by director Luis Buñuel, based on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
Robinson Crusoe, also known as Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe, is a film by director Luis Buñuel, based on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a 1972 West German adventure film written and directed by Werner Herzog.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God is a 1972 West German adventure film written and directed by Werner Herzog.
Alive (1993 film)
Alive is a 1993 American movie based upon Piers Paul Read's 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, which details the story of a Uruguayan rugby team who were involved in the ...
Alive is a 1993 American movie based upon Piers Paul Read's 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors, which details the story of a Uruguayan rugby team who were involved in the ...
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen.
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film set during the Vietnam War, directed and produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, and Martin Sheen.
Apocalypse Oz
Apocalypse Oz is a 2006 short fantasy film.
Apocalypse Oz is a 2006 short fantasy film.
Balto (film)
Balto is a 1995 American animated adventure film directed by Simon Wells and produced by Amblimation, and the first of the overall trilogy.
Balto is a 1995 American animated adventure film directed by Simon Wells and produced by Amblimation, and the first of the overall trilogy.
Bare Knuckles
Bare Knuckles is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry.
Bare Knuckles is a 1977 blaxploitation film, starring Robert Viharo, Sherry Jackson and Gloria Hendry.
Cast Away
Cast Away is a 2000 drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island as a modern-day Robinson Crusoe after his plane crashe...
Cast Away is a 2000 drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island as a modern-day Robinson Crusoe after his plane crashe...
City Beneath the Sea (film)
City Beneath the Sea is a 1953 adventure film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan and Anthony Quinn.
City Beneath the Sea is a 1953 adventure film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan and Anthony Quinn.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg.
Confucius (2010 film)
Confucius is a 2010 Chinese biographical fantasy adventure drama film written, produced and directed by Hu Mei, starring Chow Yun-fat as the titular Chinese philosopher.
Confucius is a 2010 Chinese biographical fantasy adventure drama film written, produced and directed by Hu Mei, starring Chow Yun-fat as the titular Chinese philosopher.
Crusade in Jeans (film)
Crusade in Jeans (Kruistocht in spijkerbroek) is a 2006 Dutch film, an adaptation of the first half of the book Crusade in Jeans by Thea Beckman.
Crusade in Jeans (Kruistocht in spijkerbroek) is a 2006 Dutch film, an adaptation of the first half of the book Crusade in Jeans by Thea Beckman.
Danny Boy (1946 film)
Danny Boy is a 1946 American film directed by Terry O. Morse.
Danny Boy is a 1946 American film directed by Terry O. Morse.
Daphne and the Pirate
Daphne and the Pirate is a 1916 drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Lillian Gish.
Daphne and the Pirate is a 1916 drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Lillian Gish.
Death in the Garden
La mort en ce jardin ("Death in the Garden") is a 1956 film by director Luis Buñuel based on the novel by Jose-Andre Lacour.
La mort en ce jardin ("Death in the Garden") is a 1956 film by director Luis Buñuel based on the novel by Jose-Andre Lacour.
Deliverance
Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and released by Warner Bros.
Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and released by Warner Bros.
Dersu Uzala (1975 film)
Dersu Uzala (Дерсу Узала, デルス·ウザーラ; alternate U.S. title: Dersu Uzala: The Hunter) is a 1975 Soviet-Japanese co-production film directed by Akira Kurosawa, his first non-Japanese-l...
Dersu Uzala (Дерсу Узала, デルス·ウザーラ; alternate U.S. title: Dersu Uzala: The Hunter) is a 1975 Soviet-Japanese co-production film directed by Akira Kurosawa, his first non-Japanese-l...
Diamond City (film)
Diamond City is a 1949 British drama film directed by David MacDonald and starring David Farrar, Honor Blackman, Diana Dors and Niall MacGinnis.
Diamond City is a 1949 British drama film directed by David MacDonald and starring David Farrar, Honor Blackman, Diana Dors and Niall MacGinnis.
Dinosaur (film)
Dinosaur is a 2000 American computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 19, 2000, and is the 39th film in the Walt Disney Ani...
Dinosaur is a 2000 American computer-animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on May 19, 2000, and is the 39th film in the Walt Disney Ani...
Everything is Thunder
Everything is Thunder is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Constance Bennett, Oskar Homolka and Douglass Montgomery.
Everything is Thunder is a 1936 British thriller film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Constance Bennett, Oskar Homolka and Douglass Montgomery.
Fire Down Below (1957 film)
Fire Down Below is a 1957 adventure drama film starring Rita Hayworth, Jack Lemmon and Robert Mitchum and directed by Robert Parrish.
Fire Down Below is a 1957 adventure drama film starring Rita Hayworth, Jack Lemmon and Robert Mitchum and directed by Robert Parrish.
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Guy Pearce as the title character.
Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Guy Pearce as the title character.
Five Weeks in a Balloon (film)
Five Weeks in a Balloon is a 1962 science fiction comedy adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne filmed in CinemaScope.
Five Weeks in a Balloon is a 1962 science fiction comedy adventure film based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne filmed in CinemaScope.
Flight of the Phoenix (2004 film)
Flight of the Phoenix is a 2004 survival drama film and a remake of a 1965 film of the same name, both based on the 1964 The Flight of the Phoenix, by Elleston Trevor, about a group of p...
Flight of the Phoenix is a 2004 survival drama film and a remake of a 1965 film of the same name, both based on the 1964 The Flight of the Phoenix, by Elleston Trevor, about a group of p...
Fukurō no Shiro
Fukurō no Shiro (梟の城, Owls' Castle) is a 1959 ninja-themed novel by the debuting Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba, which won him the Naoki Prize in 1960 after the story was published ...
Fukurō no Shiro (梟の城, Owls' Castle) is a 1959 ninja-themed novel by the debuting Japanese author Ryōtarō Shiba, which won him the Naoki Prize in 1960 after the story was published ...
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
Gorillas in the Mist is a 1988 American drama film which tells the true-life story of naturalist Dian Fossey and her work in Rwanda with Mountain Gorillas.
Gorillas in the Mist is a 1988 American drama film which tells the true-life story of naturalist Dian Fossey and her work in Rwanda with Mountain Gorillas.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan of the Apes.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan of the Apes.
Ivanhoe (1913 U.S. film)
Ivanhoe is a 1913 silent adventure/drama motion picture starring King Baggot, Leah Baird, Herbert Brenon, Evelyn Hope, and Walter Craven.
Ivanhoe is a 1913 silent adventure/drama motion picture starring King Baggot, Leah Baird, Herbert Brenon, Evelyn Hope, and Walter Craven.
Kangaroo (1952 film)
Kangaroo is a 1952 American film directed by Lewis Milestone.
Kangaroo is a 1952 American film directed by Lewis Milestone.
Kidnapped (1971 film)
Kidnapped is a 1971 adventure film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Michael Caine and Trevor Howard, based on the novel Kidnapped and the first half of the sequel Catriona by R...
Kidnapped is a 1971 adventure film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Michael Caine and Trevor Howard, based on the novel Kidnapped and the first half of the sequel Catriona by R...
Kidnapped (2005 mini series)
Kidnapped is a two-part BBC television adaptation of the 1893 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Kidnapped is a two-part BBC television adaptation of the 1893 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Klondike (1932 film)
Klondike is a 1932 American film directed by Phil Rosen.
Klondike is a 1932 American film directed by Phil Rosen.
L'Avventura
L'Avventura is a 1960 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, and Lea Massari.
L'Avventura is a 1960 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, and Lea Massari.
Lifeboat (film)
Lifeboat is an American war film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story written by John Steinbeck.
Lifeboat is an American war film directed by Alfred Hitchcock from a story written by John Steinbeck.
Limbo (1999 film)
Limbo is a 1999 drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by American independent filmmaker John Sayles.
Limbo is a 1999 drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by American independent filmmaker John Sayles.
Limbo (film)
Limbo is a 1999 drama film written, directed, and produced by American filmmaker John Sayles.
Limbo is a 1999 drama film written, directed, and produced by American filmmaker John Sayles.
Lord of the Flies (1963 film)
Lord of the Flies is a 1963 film adaptation of William Golding's novel of the same name.
Lord of the Flies is a 1963 film adaptation of William Golding's novel of the same name.
Lord of the Flies (1990 film)
Lord of the Flies is a 1990 American thriller film adapted from William Golding's classic novel Lord of the Flies.
Lord of the Flies is a 1990 American thriller film adapted from William Golding's classic novel Lord of the Flies.
Mogambo
Mogambo is a 1953 film directed by John Ford, featuring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Donald Sinden.
Mogambo is a 1953 film directed by John Ford, featuring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly and Donald Sinden.
Mountains of the Moon (film)
Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 theatrical film depicting the 1857-58 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to central Africa — the project that culmin...
Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 theatrical film depicting the 1857-58 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to central Africa — the project that culmin...
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the Bounty.
Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and directed by Frank Lloyd based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the Bounty.
Owls' Castle
Owl's Castle is a 1999 Japanese ninja-themed film written by Masahiro Shinoda and Katsuo Naruse and directed by Masahiro Shinoda.
Owl's Castle is a 1999 Japanese ninja-themed film written by Masahiro Shinoda and Katsuo Naruse and directed by Masahiro Shinoda.
Papillon (film)
Papillon is a 1973 prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, based on the best-selling autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière.
Papillon is a 1973 prison film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, based on the best-selling autobiography by the French convict Henri Charrière.
Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc is a 1996 made for cable movie starring William Shatner and Jonathan Jackson.
The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc is a 1996 made for cable movie starring William Shatner and Jonathan Jackson.
Rabbit-Proof Fence (film)
Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara.
Rabbit-Proof Fence is a 2002 Australian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara.
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama is a 1992 Indo-Japanese traditional animation feature film directed by Yugo Sako and Ram Mohan, produced by Sako and Krishna Shah and based on the Indian ...
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama is a 1992 Indo-Japanese traditional animation feature film directed by Yugo Sako and Ram Mohan, produced by Sako and Krishna Shah and based on the Indian ...
Sahara (1983 film)
Sahara is a 1983 film starring Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson, John Mills and Horst Buchholz.
Sahara is a 1983 film starring Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson, John Mills and Horst Buchholz.
Scream of Stone
Scream of Stone is a 1991 film directed by Werner Herzog about a climbing expedition on Cerro Torre.
Scream of Stone is a 1991 film directed by Werner Herzog about a climbing expedition on Cerro Torre.
Severed Ways
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America is a 2009 independent adventure drama film that tells a story of Norse explorers battling nature, natives and Christianity in North America in th...
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America is a 2009 independent adventure drama film that tells a story of Norse explorers battling nature, natives and Christianity in North America in th...
Slave Ship (1937 film)
Slave Ship is a 1937 film directed by Tay Garnett, starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery.
Slave Ship is a 1937 film directed by Tay Garnett, starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery.
The Bear (1988 film)
The Bear (known as L'Ours in its original release) is a 1988 French film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
The Bear (known as L'Ours in its original release) is a 1988 French film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud.
The Blue Lagoon (1949 film)
The Blue Lagoon is a 1949 British romance and adventure film produced and directed by Frank Launder, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston.
The Blue Lagoon is a 1949 British romance and adventure film produced and directed by Frank Launder, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston.
The Bounty
The Bounty is a 1984 British adventure drama historical film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins, and produced by Bernard Williams with Dino De Laurentiis as...
The Bounty is a 1984 British adventure drama historical film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins, and produced by Bernard Williams with Dino De Laurentiis as...
The Call of the Wild (1972 film)
The Call of the Wild is a truly awful 1972 British family adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, and Maria Rohm.
The Call of the Wild is a truly awful 1972 British family adventure film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Charlton Heston, Michèle Mercier, Raimund Harmstorf, George Eastman, and Maria Rohm.
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)
The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 American film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich and based on the 1964 novel The Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor.
The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 American film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich and based on the 1964 novel The Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor.
The Fox and the Child
The Fox and the Child (French: Le renard et l'enfant) is a 2007 French/British film directed by Luc Jacquet.
The Fox and the Child (French: Le renard et l'enfant) is a 2007 French/British film directed by Luc Jacquet.
The Grey (film)
The Grey is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo and Dermot Mulroney.
The Grey is a 2012 American thriller film directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo and Dermot Mulroney.
The Guardian (2006 film)
The Guardian is a 2006 action-adventure drama film starring Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, and Melissa Sagemiller.
The Guardian is a 2006 action-adventure drama film starring Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, and Melissa Sagemiller.
The Island (1980 film)
The Island is a 1980 American thriller film, directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Michael Caine and David Warner.
The Island is a 1980 American thriller film, directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Michael Caine and David Warner.
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film)
The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1952 film version of the classic novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the famous 1937 film version.
The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1952 film version of the classic novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the famous 1937 film version.
The Red Baron (film)
The Red Baron is a German biopic by Nikolai Müllerschön from 2008, about the legendary World War I fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen.
The Red Baron is a German biopic by Nikolai Müllerschön from 2008, about the legendary World War I fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen.
The Seekers (1954 film)
The Seekers (released in the United States as Land of Fury) is a 1954 British adventure film produced by the Rank Organisation and directed by Ken Annakin.
The Seekers (released in the United States as Land of Fury) is a 1954 British adventure film produced by the Rank Organisation and directed by Ken Annakin.
The Trap (1966 film)
The Trap is an adventure/romance film released in 1966 written by David D. Osborn and directed by Sidney Hayers.
The Trap is an adventure/romance film released in 1966 written by David D. Osborn and directed by Sidney Hayers.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American film written and directed by John Huston, a feature film adaptation of B. Traven's 1927 novel of the same name, in which two Americans Fr...
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is a 1948 American film written and directed by John Huston, a feature film adaptation of B. Traven's 1927 novel of the same name, in which two Americans Fr...
The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear is a 1953 French thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Yves Montand, and based on a 1950 novel by Georges Arnaud.
The Wages of Fear is a 1953 French thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Yves Montand, and based on a 1950 novel by Georges Arnaud.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959 film)
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 science fiction doomsday film written and directed by Ranald MacDougall.
The World, the Flesh and the Devil is a 1959 science fiction doomsday film written and directed by Ranald MacDougall.
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
The Yellow Rolls-Royce is a 1964 dramatic composite film written by Terence Rattigan, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith, the trio responsible for The V.I.P.s.
The Yellow Rolls-Royce is a 1964 dramatic composite film written by Terence Rattigan, produced by Anatole de Grunwald and directed by Anthony Asquith, the trio responsible for The V.I.P.s.
Tycoon (1947 film)
Tycoon is a 1947 Technicolor romance film starring John Wayne based on the 1934 novel by C.E. Scoggins.
Tycoon is a 1947 Technicolor romance film starring John Wayne based on the 1934 novel by C.E. Scoggins.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is an American science fiction film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, released by 20th Century Fox in 1961.
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is an American science fiction film, produced and directed by Irwin Allen, released by 20th Century Fox in 1961.
Walkabout (film)
Walkabout is a 1971 film set in Australia, directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg and David Gulpilil.
Walkabout is a 1971 film set in Australia, directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg and David Gulpilil.
War Dogs (1942 film)
War Dogs is a 1942 American film directed by S. Roy Luby.
War Dogs is a 1942 American film directed by S. Roy Luby.
Watership Down (film)
Watership Down is a 1978 British adventure drama animated film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book by Richard Adams.
Watership Down is a 1978 British adventure drama animated film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book by Richard Adams.
Where the Wild Things Are (film)
Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 American fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and adapted from Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book Where the Wild Things Are.
Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 American fantasy drama film directed by Spike Jonze and adapted from Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book Where the Wild Things Are.
White Hunter Black Heart
White Hunter Black Heart is a 1990 American film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as John Wilson, based on the book by Peter Viertel.
White Hunter Black Heart is a 1990 American film, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as John Wilson, based on the book by Peter Viertel.
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