Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 488 Films to Buy & Rent
Two Brothers (2004)
- Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Guy Pearce, Jean Claude Dreyfus
- One of the most compelling 'wildlife' films of recent years proffers the tale of two Bengal tiger cubs, orphaned and separated by a remorseless…
Without A Paddle (2004)
- Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard…
- Three modernday 'city slickers' enthuse over a treasure–seeking canoe trip to Oregon, before falling comic victims to the flora, fauna, hairy…
Beyond Borders (2003)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Clive Owen, Angelina Jolie, Teri Polo…
- An underrated romantic drama in which a bored American woman (Jolie) falls in with a compassionate aid–worker who works in war ravaged…
Hidalgo (2003)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard
- Grandly conceived, this period adventure epic has a troubled 'Pony Express' rider (Mortensen) summoned to compete in an epic 3000–mile race…
Pirate Islands (2003)
- Feat. Dan Chesterman, Brooke Harmon
- A freak accident sends three Australian kids into a computer–generated world of pirates and swashbuckling heroes.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush…
- A terrific, tongue–in–cheek action romp set in the pirate days of the Caribbean, with Johnny Depp leading the charge as a madcap, slyly…
Snow Walker, The (2003)
- Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Barry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk, James Cromwell
- An adventure story well told about a pilot and an injured Inuit woman who struggle for survival against the harsh elements of the Canadian…
Star Wars - The Clone Wars (TV Series) (2003)
- Animated Star Wars 'micro' series set between EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH, detailing the grand–scale…
Terror Peak (2003)
- Dir. Dale G. Bradley
Feat. Lynda Carter, Antony Starr, Parker Stevenson…
- An average telemovie set in New Zealand, in which a holidaying American family venture into the mountains but are surprised by an erupting volcano…
Tomb Raider - Cradle of Life (2003)
- Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Noah Taylor, Ciaran Hinds
- Equally preposterous (and fun) sequel to the first bigscreen incarnation of computer–game adventure idol Lara Croft. In this latest collection…