Terminal Exposure (1987)
Comedy, Crime Comedy
Adventure movies
Explore journeys, exploration and adventurous quests.
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The Purple Mask (1955)
Adventure, swashbuckler film
France, 1803, is under Napoleon Bonaparte's rule, but royalist adversaries rally behind the mysterious Purple Mask, whose daring feats give them hope. A police captain, Rochet, goes after the Purple Mask only to be taken captive by him, whereupon Napoleon assigns the expert swordsman Brisquet to go after him. The lovely Laurette de Latour, daughter of a duke and romantic interest of Captain Laverne, is on the side of the royalists.
Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
Adventure
Fu Manchu attempts to conquer the world by acquiring the sceptre of Genghis Khan, which will unite the people of Asia under his rule. Allan Parker allies himself with the traditional British literary nemeses of Fu Manchu, Sir Denis Nayland Smith and his associate, Dr. Flinders Petrie after his father is kidnapped and killed by Fu Manchu's dacoits.
Against the Law (1997)
Action, Crime, Drama, exploitation film
In California, a homeless and mentally ill man, Rex, comes to believe he is a gunfighter from the American Old West, and heads for Los Angeles. While travelling, he begins a murder spree, and his victims include police officers. He becomes fixated on Los Angeles police officer John Shepard, who is in the news after killing a drug dealer in a shootout, and news anchor Maggie Hewitt, who broke the story.
The Return of Chandu (1933)
Adventure, fantasy film
Frank Chandler (Béla Lugosi in a rare heroic role): a powerful but kind man who has spent most of his life in the Orient, where he is renowned under the name of "Chandu the Magician" for his tremendous skill with White Magic. He is in love with the Princess Nadji of Egypt, who has lately escaped to America and is now staying with the Chandler family at their home in Beverly Hills, California. Princess Nadji believes she has left her troubles behind in Egypt, but when the Chandlers hold a party in her honor, she learns that her life is still in jeopardy, as are the lives of her friends.
Arctic Blue (1993)
Action, thriller film
Eric Desmond is an amateur marshal in the wilderness of Alaska who has to deal with a homicidal trapper Ben Corbett, his fellow trappers and a greedy politician.
Mysterious Island (1951)
Action, Adventure, fantasy film, Science fiction
During the siege of Richmond, Virginia, in the American Civil War, POW Capt. Cyrus Harding escapes from his Confederate captors in a rather unusual way – by hijacking an observation balloon. In his escape, Harding is accompanied by sailor Pencroft, his nephew Bert, writer Gideon, loyal soldier Neb, and a dog.
Down the Drain (1990)
Comedy
A crooked lawyer brings together some of the clients he's gotten off and schemes to rob a bank vault. However, after the robbery, he discovers that the "goods" he's stolen is actually a top-secret microchip that foreign powers are after, and they will stop at nothing to get it.
The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)
Comedy
The Finest Hour (1992)
Action, Drama, war film
Lawrence Hammer (Lowe) and Dean Mazzoli (Hansen) are two Naval Officers undergoing the rigorous and demanding Navy BUD/s training program. Both men quest to become Navy SEALs. During the training Hammer is shown as cocky and not a true team player.
Harry Black and the Tiger (1958)
Adventure, Drama
Professional hunter Harry Black is in India. He wants to kill a tiger that is threatening a village. As he proceeds on his journey, he encounters numerous people, including the young, and maybe too smart, Desmond Tanner and his wife Chris, who was Harry's past love.
Two Lost Worlds (1951)
Adventure, romance film, Science fiction
On August 16, 1830, the American clipper ship Hamilton Queen sails from Salem bound for the East Indies. The ship is attacked by pirates in the New Hebrides and the ship's mate Kirk Hamilton is wounded in the leg. The clipper outruns the pirate ship and Captain Tallman heads to Queensland, Australia so that Kirk can receive medical treatment.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)
Adventure
Cadillac Ranch (1996)
Action, Action Comedy, Adventure, Comedy
Three sisters abandoned by their father learn that he has died in prison and left them clues to money hidden from a robbery. The problem is that a former deputy involved in the robbery is also seeking the money.
Eve (1968)
Adventure, thriller film
An explorer looking for a priceless missing Inca treasure in the Amazon jungle runs across a bikini clad and barefoot young woman named Eve, who is worshipped as a goddess by jungle natives. Eve is also being pursued by a showman who wants her for his freak show; by the natives who now want to kill her for helping a white man; and by an explorer, Eve's grandfather, who wants to silence her.
Undead or Alive (2007)
Comedy horror, Zombie
Before his capture, Geronimo had cursed white men, causing people to become zombies. Later, at a house in a small town, a man named Ben Goodman (Brian Posehn) acts suspiciously. Ben proceeds to attack and eat his wife and daughter's brains.
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
Crime
thumb|260px|right|Lobby card On an ocean liner making its way to New York, Simon Templar, "the Saint", rescues a fellow passenger from card cheats, though she refuses to give him her name and is offended when he kisses her without invitation. He later sends the mysterious woman a rose corsage by way of apology. The Saint learns that his friendly nemesis, Inspector Henry Farnack, has been suspended from the police force after $50,000 was found in his safe.
Pilgrim's Progress: Journey to Heaven (2008)
Drama
Set in the modern day, the main character in the film, Christian (Daniel Kruse) is concerned about the well-being of his family after reading the Bible which says that the city will be destroyed by fire. It becomes a burden for him, but his family and friends reject the warnings in the Bible. He begins his journey to The Celestial City where he has been told that he will find safety from the coming destruction and relief from his burden.
Doctor Syn (1937)
Adventure, Drama
In 1800, a detachment of Royal Navy tax revenue collectors led by Captain Collyer arrive in the village of Dymchurch on Romney Marsh. The area is known for liquor-smuggling, and they are on the trail of the culprits. They find a peaceful village of apparently honest, pious and simple folk, looked after benevolently by Squire Cobtree and the philanthropic vicar Doctor Syn.
The Last Escape (1970)
Action, Drama, thriller film, war film
During the Second World War, American Captain Lee Mitchell (Stuart Whitman) and a group of British commandos attempt to locate and kidnap the leading German rocket scientist Dr. Von Heinken (Pinkas Braun). Along the way they are chased by SS and Soviet forces who were also after him.
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
Adventure
American insurance investigator Scott Walters is sent to London to interview businessman Perry Henderson about his US$2 million insurance policy leaving his elderly mother as sole beneficiary. Walters meets and is taken with Perry's personal secretary Marian Taylor but wishes to speak to Perry. His cousin Arthur Henderson explains that Perry is deep sea diving off the coast of Portuguese East Africa but doesn't tell Walters he is after deposits of diamonds on the sea bed.
Nor the Moon by Night (1958)
Adventure, Drama
Two brothers, Rusty and Andrew Miller, are game wardens in Africa. Andrew's fiancée Alice Lang visits from the UK, and falls in love with Rusty. A broken headlight caused by a crashed Land Rover starts a bush fire, and the humans try to beat it out as the wildlife stampedes to escape.
Sagebrush Trail (1933)
B western, Western
Sentenced for a murder he did not commit, John Brant escapes from prison determined to find the real killer. By chance Brant's narrow escape from lawmen is witnessed by Joseph Conlon who goes by the name of "Jones". Giving Brant the name of "Smith" Conlon gets him into his outlaw gang hiding out in an abandoned mine.
Jungle Boy (1998)
Professor John Gellar (who is the narrator) recalls a celebration of the jungle spirit Deva, held by Rajah Singh in what is supposedly India (even though the area is still ruled by a king). A human boy named Suresh disappears into the forest. His mother Prema wants to search for him, but is told it is too dangerous.