Far Out Man (1990)
Comedy
An aging hippie goes on a road trip in search of his long lost family. He meets up with his son (Paris Chong, Tommy's real-life son). Together they go off to see America.
Adventure movies
Explore journeys, exploration and adventurous quests.
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Captains of the Clouds (1942)
Action, Destiny, Drama, war film
Brian MacLean irritates fellow bush pilots Johnny Dutton, Tiny Murphy, Blimp Lebec, and British expatriate Scrounger Harris by outcompeting them for business in rugged Northern Ontario, Canada. In 1939, as the Second World War is beginning. Dutton, whose ambition is to start his own airline, flies by the book, but MacLean is a seat-of-the-pants kind of pilot, mirroring the differences in their personalities.
The Trouble with Spies (1987)
Adventure, Comedy
When secret agent George Trent goes missing, spy agency chief Angus sends inept colleague Appleton Porter to the isle of Ibiza to find out why. Appleton meets a number of guests in Mona Lewis's hotel who were familiar with Trent, but none has a clue what became of him. Appleton himself is totally clueless, nearly being killed a number of times but surviving mainly due to pure dumb luck.
Missionary Man (2007)
Action
A stranger named Ryder (Dolph Lundgren) comes into a small Texas town for the funeral of his good friend J.J., a local Native American carpenter. Ryder spends his time in town reading the Bible while drinking straight tequila. Ryder talks to J.J.'s sister Nancy (Kateri Walker) who says that J.J.
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)
Comedy, romantic comedy, Western
In 1882, San Francisco, popular dance hall girl Amanda Quaid learns that Mormon millionaire Josiah Widdicombe is seeking a well-bred governess for his children. Looking for an easier life, Amanda needs $65 to buy clothes for the interview. She accepts an invitation from gambler Charlie "Dirtwater Fox" Malloy to join him in his hotel room, where she discovers he is carrying a satchel full of stolen money that he acquired by double-crossing the Bloodworth gang in a bank robbery.
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
Adventure, disaster film, Drama, epic film
In the time of Jesus Christ, blacksmith Marcus is content with his life, beautiful wife Julia and six-month-old son Flavius. When Julia and their child are run down by a chariot in the streets of Pompeii, Marcus spends the little money he has to pay for a doctor and medicine. Needing more, in desperation, he becomes a gladiator.
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
Western
Pop Jones inherits a piece of family land in Montana, so he and his daughter, Sierra Nevada, decide to leave their Texas ranch and move there. As she bathes in a pond along the trail, Sierra Nevada encounters a stranger, Farrell, a hired gunman who warns her about dangerous Indians nearby. Farrell is on his way to work for Tom McCord, a rich rancher.
Peter & Wendy (2015)
Adventure, fantasy film
Lucy Rose is a teenage girl with a heart condition who is awaiting risky surgery that would save her life. Late in the night before her operation she is given an original first edition copy of Peter Pan by a staff member from within the stored confines of the museum dedicated to James Matthew Barrie. After reading it to a group of child patients, she dreams she is Wendy, and her fellow child patients are Lost Boys and the Darling brothers, who are all taken by Peter Pan to Neverland, where they meet Tiger Lily and battle pirates led by Captain Hook.
The Favorite (1989)
Adventure, independent film
A young French woman named Aimée is kidnapped and taken to the Ottoman Empire, where she is forced into a sultan's harem. Fiercely independent, she resists at first, but ultimately realises that she must make choices in order to survive. She begins to influence the Sultan to adopt fairer methods of resolving conflicts, but finds herself at odds with another of his wives who wants her son, Mustafa, to become the new Sultan.
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Comedy
Gang leader "Alphonse" Askett, who operates under the guise of a hairdresser, is contacted by his anonymous employer, a secret mastermind, on a plan for a major train robbery. The gang are instructed to rob a mail van of £2.5 million, and hide the loot at Hamingwell Grange, a deserted country mansion, until it is safe to reclaim it. Meanwhile, Amber Spottiswood, the headmistress of St Trinian's, has an affair with Sir Horace, the new head of the Ministry of Schools (a fictional government department) who recently took over following a Labour Party election triumph.
Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
Adventure, Pirate Film
left|thumb|Robert Newton and Linda Darnell in Blackbeard the Pirate The film follows Royal Navy lieutenant Robert Maynard, who seeks a reward by proving that privateer Henry Morgan engages in piracy. Maynard poses as a surgeon aboard the ship of pirate Charles Bellamy, whom he believes to be in league with Morgan. Once Maynard and fellow spy Briggs come aboard, they discover that the pirate Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, has murdered Bellamy and taken command as captain.
The Ghost Ship (1943)
Drama, Horror, mystery film, Psychological Thriller
Tom Merriam (Russell Wade), a young merchant marine officer, joins the crew of the ship Altair. At first, all seems well and Merriam bonds with the captain, Will Stone (Richard Dix). The ship, already shorthanded due to the death of a crew member before it left port, almost loses another ("the Greek") when he develops appendicitis.
Wake Island (1942)
Action, Drama, propaganda film, war film
A map is shown with a voiceover giving a brief history of the United States military on Wake Island to November 1941. U.S. Marine Corps Major Geoffrey Caton departs Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii aboard the Pan American Clipper to take command on Wake Island where he clashes with a military contractor named McClosky.
A Lawless Street (1955)
Western
The marshal of Medicine Bend, Calem Ware (Randolph Scott), tries to keep peace in a lawless town while trying to prevent himself from being killed. The arrival of a show troupe re-unites the marshal with someone from his past, leading to a showdown with his would-be killers and his old flame, Tally Dickenson (Angela Lansbury). A secret conspiracy to oust the marshal exists between saloon owner Cody Clark (John Emery) and Hamer Thorne (Warner Anderson), owner of the music hall where Tally is appearing.
Boy Wonder (2010)
Action, Crime, Drama, Psychological Thriller, thriller film
Eight-year-old Sean Donovan watches helplessly when his parents are attacked in a carjacking attempt. Sean's father, Terry, is knocked unconscious and his mother is murdered. Afterward, Terry moves them to a nicer neighborhood.
Rose Hill (1997)
Western
Four Boston street urchins adopt a young infant that they discovered in a wagon when they made their escape from the police. They named the baby girl Mary Rose. As they grow up together, the five eventually settle in Blue Belle, Montana.
Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
Adventure
Sandy Ricks is asked to vacate his home to make way for a new highway but runs away to keep his pet dolphin Flipper from being taken. His dad, Porter, widowed since the prior film, returns from park ranger school to search for Sandy but doesn't realize his son has fled in their skiff motorboat to the Bahamas. On the way, Sandy runs out of food, water and gas.
Pets (1974)
Drama, Erotic Film, exploitation film, Sex Film
Skyrunners (2009)
Action, action thriller, Adventure, Science fiction, teen film, thriller film
Teenage brothers 18-year-old Nick and 14-year-old Tyler come across a small UFO when it lands right in front of their truck on an empty road near their town. Soon after evading government agents, mainly Agent Armstrong, and keeping the UFO in seclusion, Tyler undergoes dramatic physical changes and gains superhuman powers due to his dramatic trip into space via the UFO, including enhanced strength and telepathy. The situation becomes even more difficult to cover up considering Tyler is being constantly blown off by Nick, due to Nick's efforts at chasing Julie Gunn, as well as Nick having to make a science project to graduate high school…
Hard Cash (2002)
Action, Crime, Drama, Heist, thriller film
Master thief Thomas Taylor (Slater) is released on parole. Later, he uses his job as a Paramedic to rob an off-track betting office, inadvertently stealing cash that a corrupt FBI agent named 'Cornell' (Kilmer) had planned to steal himself. Cornell retaliates by kidnapping Taylor's daughter and forcing him and his crew to steal a large shipment of cash.
Flesh Gordon meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders (1990)
Adventure, Parody, Raunchy comedy, Science fiction, science fiction comedy, Sex Film, sexploitation film
On Earth, Flesh is being filmed for an erotic science fiction film. A major mishap occurs on the set and the director fires the whole crew. Flesh is kidnapped by a trio of outer space cheerleaders as he is leaving the set.
The Magic of Lassie (1978)
Drama, musical film
The Mitchell Vineyard, in the rolling hills of Northern California, is the very blood of Clovis Mitchell, a spare and dignified grandfather and guardian to Kelly and her brother, Chris. The heart of the household, though, is Lassie, a handsome young collie, affectionate, obedient, sensitive, and very wise. A threat is in the air one night when Jamison and his associate, Finch, appear at the winery and offer to buy the land from Clovis.
Elephant Boy (1937)
Adventure, Drama
Toomai (Sabu), a young boy growing up in India, longs to become a hunter. In the meantime, he helps his mahout (elephant driver) father with Kala Nag, a large elephant that has been in their family for four generations. Petersen (Walter Hudd) hires the father and Kala Nag, among others, for a large annual government roundup of wild elephants to be tamed and put to work.
Arabian Adventure (1979)
Action, Adventure, Fairy tale, fantasy film
An evil caliph offers his daughter's hand in marriage to a prince if he can complete a perilous quest for a magical rose. Helped by a young boy and a magic carpet, Prince Hasan has to overcome genies, fire breathing monsters and treacherous swamps to reach his prize and claim the hand of Princess Zuleira.