The Sea Bat (1930)
Adventure, monster film
A community of sponge divers are harassed by a large and hostile manta ray.
Adventure movies
Explore journeys, exploration and adventurous quests.
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Back to God's Country (1953)
Action, Adventure, Drama
In the late 1800s in the remote western regions of North America, sinister businessman Paul Blake and his helper Frank Hudson kill an Eskimo, steal his map and viciously beat his sled dog. Schooner captain Peter Keith and wife Dolores arrive with a cargo of furs. Blake and Hudson conspire to keep Keith's boat in dock until conditions are too icy to sail.
The Whispering Shadow (1933)
Drama
The Shadow in The Whispering Shadow is an underworld mastermind. He has invented a device that allows him to kill by radio control. He, along with several other persons, seeks the Czar's jewels.
Swamp Fire (1946)
Adventure
After World War Two, Johnny Duval returns home to the bayous of Louisiana where he was a U.S. Coast Guard bar pilot. However, after serving in the Coast Guard, Johnny is affected by stress from losing the destroyer escort under his command, blaming himself for the loss of the ship that was torpedoed.
South of Algiers (1953)
Adventure, Treasure hunt
Doctor Burnet, a scholar of ancient history at the British Museum, is obsessed with finding the legendary and priceless Golden Mask of Moloch, believed to be buried in the lost tomb of a Roman general somewhere in the Algerian desert. He plans his latest expedition of discovery, but lacks funds to pay for an archaeologist to accompany him. He learns from the museum curator that Nicholas Chapman, an American author of popular archaeology books, is eager to go along and work without pay, on the understanding that he will be able to publish his experiences in magazine articles and book form.
Bloodfist VI: Ground Zero (1995)
Action, Martial arts, thriller film
Air Force courier Nick Corrigan is dispatched to a remote nuclear missile base in the Midwest. Unbeknownst to him, a group of terrorists has seized control of the base with the intention of launching missiles at major cities across the nation. They imprison Nick within the base to prevent him from thwarting their scheme.
Secret Agent X-9 (1945)
spy film, war film
On a neutral island in the Pacific called Shadow Island (above the island of Formosa), run by American gangster Lucky Kamber, both sides in World War II attempt to control the secret of element 722, which can be used to create synthetic aviation fuel.
Nazty Nuisance (1943)
propaganda film
Germany's Führer Adolf Hitler embarks on a secret journey to the oriental country of Norom to negotiate a treaty with the blood-thirsty High Chief Paj Mub, mostly because Paj Mub insists on meeting Hitler personally instead of making relations through Hitler's emissary, Kapitän von Popoff. However, despite Hitler's insistence that they shouldn't be told and Goebbels' efforts to mislead them, his Axis partners Benito Mussolini of Italy and General Suki Yaki of Japan unsolicitedly appear at the submarine dock and invite themselves to the trip. At the same time an American supply ship has just been sunk by a German U-boat, although the crew…
Brother of the Wind (1972)
Adventure
The Galloping Ghost (1931)
Action, American football film, Crime
Red Grange is thrown off the Clay College football team in disgrace when his friend, Buddy Courtland, takes a bribe to throw the big game and Red attacks him in anger. Red then proceeds to investigate and hunt down the head of the gambling ring responsible, a criminal enterprise operated out of the Mogul Taxi company offices. Red eventually clears his name, and both he and Buddy are reinstated on the team.
Rogues' Regiment (1948)
Action, exploitation film
An American Intelligence Agent and Nazi hunter is on the trail of a former SS war criminal reminiscent of Martin Bormann believed to be hiding in the French Foreign Legion in French Indochina. He joins forces with a French Intelligence agent investigating supplies of weapons to the Việt Minh from the Eastern Bloc.
Les Aventures Extraordinaires de Cervantes (1968)
Adventure, Biography
During the 16th century, we follow the adventures and romances of the young and passionate Miguel de Cervantes, who would later become the author of Don Quixote. From his clashes with Cardinal Giulio Acquaviva and Ottoman Hassan Bey, to his alliance with Pope Pius IV, his tumultuous love affair with the beautiful Roman courtesan Giulia Toffoli, his involvement in battles alongside Philip II of Spain against the Moors, and his bravery in the naval battle of Lepanto where he lost the use of his left arm, to his capture by pirates alongside his brother Rodrigo and their imprisonment in Algiers by Hassan Bey. Miguel gains a significant…
Sands of the Desert (1960)
Adventure
Charlie Sands, a British travel agent, is sent to run a holiday camp in the Arabian Peninsula after his predecessor is assassinated because the property is sitting on a potential oilfield.
Dr. Broadway (1942)
Adventure, mystery film
After foiling a phony suicide attempt by Connie Madigan, an aspiring actress seeking publicity by stepping onto a ledge, Dr. Tim Kane, who practices medicine in the Broadway district of New York City, vouches for her to keep Connie from being arrested and hires her as his assistant. Doc is warned by his Broadway cronies about gangster Vic Telli being released from prison.
King of the Jungle (1933)
Action, Adventure
Five on a Treasure Island (1957)
Adventure
George, Julian, Anne, Dick and their dog find lost treasure in a wrecked ship. However, so do some crooks.
The Gladiators (1969)
Science fiction
thumb|The Mälsåker Castle (image from 2004) was filmed as the headquarters. The story begins with an interviewer asking contestants from different countries why they are fighting in the games, of which they give different answers. Meanwhile, officers and colonels from different countries arrive at a castle near Stockholm where Peace Game number 256 is to be arranged by the Swedish Army using the ICAROS-system.
King of the Coral Sea (1954)
Adventure
A body is found floating in the Torres Strait and pearler Ted King is asked to investigate. He discovers the murder is connected to a people smuggling ring and involves one of his men, Yusep. He is helped by Peter Merriman, the playboy owner of King's company who romances King's daughter Rusty.
Passport to China (1961)
Adventure
Don Benton, a former World War II combat pilot, now running a travel agency in Hong Kong, refuses to take political sides and flatly rejects an offer to do espionage work for the United States. When Mao Tai Tai, an old Chinese woman who more or less adopted Benton during the war years, asks him to try to find her missing grandson. Knowing that the grandson was piloting a Formosan aircraft that disappeared over mainland China, Benton obtains a passport through a Russian friend, Ivano Kang.
The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Adventure
In 1560, Antar is sent by Selima, head of the Ottoman Empire, to prevent Pasha Hammam from attempting to overthrow the emperor. Selima blames Hammam and his assassin Kasseim for the death of her father. Kasseim's wife, Rosanna, falls in love with Antar, but he wants Selima for himself.
The Flying Machine (2010)
Adventure, children's film, live-action/animated film
A family takes a journey across the globe on a strange and amazing flying machine, experiencing a series of adventures along the way.
Legacy (1998)
Action
Jack Scott (David), an American war photographer, goes to the Philippines and helps Lana Cameron (Donita), an Asian American medical student, on a dangerous quest for her legacy and missing father.
Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965)
Adventure, fantasy film
The film opens with the statement that the people of Troy must once a month sacrifice a maiden lest a sea monster from destroying their city. Because of this, some families flee from Troy, only to be captured by pirates. Hercules (Gordon Scott), aboard the Olympia, comes across one of these ships and frees the Trojans aboard.
Tangier (1946)
Adventure, Drama
In Tangier prior to the withdrawal of Spain, disgraced American war correspondent Paul Kenyon, café dancer Rita and local entrepreneur Pepe join forces to battle Adolpho Fernandez, a Nazi diamond smuggler.