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Films with the genre "Adventure", sorted by revenue
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Beyond Justice (1992)
, 1h53Directed by Duccio Tessari
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Rutger Hauer, Carol Alt, Omar Sharif, Kabir Bedi, Elliott Gould, Brett Halsey
When the estranged Moroccan husband of wealthy corporate head Christine Sanders takes their son Robert to Morocco, she hires two operatives who specialise in rescuing hostages from terrorists to bring her son back. Robert is brought to his grandfather who wishes the boy to succeed him as the ruler of his tribe.
Tottoi (1992)
, 1h20Genres Adventure, Animation
Actors Daisuke Namikawa, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kei Tomiyama, Naoko Matsui, Ikuya Sawaki, Takumi Yamazaki
Tottòi (Sardinian name which stands for the Italian Antonio), a boy about 14 years old, emigrated to Germany with his family. After his mother's death, his father decided to return to his home village in the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The narrative begins when the hero sees a monk seal, although it was believed that they died out long ago.
Teen Knight (1998)
, 1h30Directed by Phil Comeau
Genres Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about dragons
Actors Kris Lemche, Caterina Scorsone, Paul Soles
17-year-old teenage medieval fan Peter wins a contest for a "Medieval Adventure" from a soda company. The winners, plus a film crew from the soda company arrive at the castle for the adventure. During the night, a spell cast over 600 years prior brings the castle and all the people in it back to 1383. The evil Lord Drakin plans on retrying to take the castle. It is up to the group to stop him, and thereby return to the 20th century. They enlist the help of the former court magician, Percival, to help them.
9 Souls (2003)
, 1h59Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Actors Yoshio Harada, Ryūhei Matsuda, Asami Imajuku, Kazuki Kitamura, Jun Kunimura, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Un groupe hétéroclite de neuf détenus s'évade d'une prison au Japon, un ensemble d'individus condamnés pour les crimes les plus divers et que rien n'aurait dû réunir hormis le fait de se trouver au même endroit au même moment, dans cette grande cellule collective. De la cavale qui suit ce fait divers imaginaire, Toshiaki Toyoda, réalisateur du fameux Aoi Haru [Blue Spring] crée 9 Souls (neuf âmes en français), suivant le parcours de ce groupe qui se crée pour mieux se déliter, de tous et de chacun de ces individus en recherche, mais de quoi? Un film doux et dur sur l'homme, la culpabilité et la rédemption qui mêle habilement comédie et tragédie, poésie et action dans un voyage picaresque à travers le Japon contemporain.
Fury of the Congo (1951)
, 1h9Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, William Henry, Lyle Talbot, George Eldredge, Rusty Wescoatt, John Hart
Adventurer Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) is traversing the jungles of the Congo when he notices a plane diving towards the river. The agile explorer rescues the injured pilot, Ronald Cameron (Joel Friedkin), from the deep waters. Cameron tells Jim that he is trying to find missing biochemistry professor Dunham, under the University of Cairo's request. Dunham was last seen venturing into the jungles in search of a beast known as the Okongo. The Okongo, half-antelope and half-zebra, is greatly revered by the tribal natives of Congo and its glands are rumoured to contain a rare type of drug. Jungle Jim and Cameron later discover from a tribal chief, Leta (Sherry Moreland), that Dunham has been kidnapped by hunters who wish to extract the drug from the Okongo's glands. Jim, Leta, and Cameron make their way to the hunters' hideout. Halting their sinister plans, Leta lets loose the captured Okongo. It proceeds to kill one of the hunters. A fight ensues and during the scuffle, Professor Dunham smashes all the bottles of extracted Okongo drug.
Voodoo Tiger (1952)
, 1h8Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Jean Byron, James Seay, Robert Bray, Michael Fox, Rick Vallin
Adventurer Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) and Sergeant Bono (Rick Vallin) are taking the British Museum's Phyllis Bruce (Jean Byron) on a tour around an African jungle. They come to witness a sacrificial ritual about to take place. Jungle Jim hurriedly prevents chief religious official Wombulu (Charles Horvath) from slaughtering an African native as an offering to the tiger god Tambura. The furious voodoo practitioner lunges for Jungle Jim with a knife, only to be shot by hunter Abel Peterson (James Seay). Peterson invites Jim, Bono, and Bruce to stay at his lodging. However, Jim receives a last-minute notification that Major Bill Green of the United States (Robert Bray) has come with Commissioner Kingston (Richard Kipling) to meet businessman Karl Werner (Michael Fox). The two army personnel are looking to recover a stolen collection of artworks. Werner, who operates in the jungle, is believed to possess knowledge of the artworks' whereabouts. Jim is assigned to lead the way to Werner.
Killer Ape (1953)
, 1h8Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Carol Thurston, Nestor Paiva, Ray Corrigan, Michael Fox, Harry Wilson
Noticing many jungle animals behaving in an unnatural manner, adventurer Jungle Jim (Johnny Weissmuller) sends a few of them for laboratory testing. It is revealed that diabolical scientist Doctor Andrews (Nestor Paiva) is behind the deed. Andrews is intent on formulating a deadly drug that would make any creature injected with it succumb in a matter of seconds. Jim, who is unaware of Andrews' plans, spots him near the Canyon of the Man Ape. The jungle explorer advises him to leave quickly, as rumour has it that a creature (Max Palmer), half-man and half-ape, roams the canyon's grounds. Andrews does not heed the warning, and his laboratory in the jungle gets obliterated by the legendary "Killer Ape".
Jungle Moon Men (1955)
, 1h10Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Jean Byron, William Henry, Myron Daniel Healey, Billy Curtis, Frank Sully
Adventurer Johnny Weissmuller (Johnny Weissmuller) is roped in by Egyptian archaeologist Ellen Marsten (Jean Byron) to traverse the African jungle of Baku. They seek to rescue an acquaintance, Marro (Benjamin F. Chapman, Jr.), from his captors, pygmies known as the "Moon Men". The Moon Men are devoted to a "Moon Goddess" Oma (Helen Stanton), who is apparently an immortal whose only weakness is sunlight. Marro is chosen to be Oma's chief religious official.
Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
, 1h14Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Musical films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Sonny Chiba
Astronomer Shinichi Tachibana, has a secret identity as superhero "Iron Sharp" (changed to "Space Chief" in the English dub) and has many children as friends. When they are attacked by a group of metallic aliens ("Neptune Men" in English), Iron Sharp drives the aliens away. Tachibana is also resourceful, as he helps develop an electric barrier to block the aliens from coming to the Earth. After several losses by the aliens, they announce that they will invade the Earth, throwing the world into a state of panic. As they invade the aliens destroy entire cities with their mothership and smaller fighters. Iron Sharp destroys multiple enemy ships and Japan fires a nuclear missile at the mothership, destroying it.
Eréndira the Untamable (2006)
, 1h57Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure
The plot is based on a mixture of Relacion de Michoacan and oral tradition. When the Spanish come to take over Tenochtitlan, Erendira rallies her people in order to defeat them.
The Loser Takes All (2002)
, 2hGenres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about immigration, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about television, Transport films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Road movies
Actors Maro Mavri
The story revolves around five characters: a fortysomething, the "Man," who has memories from the "years of cholera;" an alcoholic woman, Odetti, who goes by the pseudonym of "Madame Raspberry;" a Senegalese striper named Mandali; the "Little Guy," a guitar player and music lover; and Elsa, the protagonist's ex-girlfriend who is now a barwoman. The characters meet in order to fulfill their longstanding dream: leaving the city for an exotic island on a journey of no return. Thus they get involved with the dark world of the night.
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Erotic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Misty Mundae, A. J. Khan, Barbara Joyce, Anoushka, Suzi Lorraine, Allanah Rhodes
This script must be run from the command line
Harlots of the Caribbean (2006)
, 1h18Directed by Fred Olen Ray
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Nicole Sheridan, Voodoo, Beverly Lynne, Evan Stone
This script must be run from the command line
Escapade in Florence (1962)
, 2hOrigin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Actors Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Nino Castelnuovo, Clelia Matania, Venantino Venantini, Ivan Desny
Mystery and suspense follow Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk as they play students studying in the enchanting city of Florence, Italy. As the two find romance among the city's magnificent art and architecture, they discover that her paintings are at the center of an elaborate art forgery ring involving Florence's most treasured masterpieces. Danger soon finds them when they uncover the mastermind behind the plot and they're thrown into an ancient dungeon. It's now up to Annette to save the day, but will help arrive in time?
Eleven Samurai (1967)
, 1h35Directed by Eiichi Kudō
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Isao Natsuyagi, Koji Nanbara, Kō Nishimura, Ryūtarō Ōtomo, Kei Satō, Kōtarō Satomi
This black and white film is set in November 1839, during the final decades of Japan's Tokugawa shogunate. The retired Shogun's youngest son, Lord Nariatsu, crosses into the neighboring Oshi fief, while he's hunting. Confronted by the Clan Lord Abe Masayori for trespassing in his lands of Oshi, Nariatsu kills him in a fit of pique and rides home. The Oshi fief retainers appeal to the Shogun's Council of Elders for justice. Not wishing to embarrass the Shogun's Tokugawa Clan, Chief Secretary Mizumo rewrites the event with Clan Lord Abe in the wrong and Lord Nariatsu defending himself. For this "attack," the Oshi fief is to be abolished at the end of the month, and the lands will be given to Lord Nariatsu as compensation.