Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 482 Films to Buy & Rent
Kid in King Arthur's Court, A (1995)
- Dir. Michael Gottlieb
Feat. Kate Winslet, Daniel Craig, Art Malik…
- Handsome if inessential Disney spin on the Camelot legend, in which a young boy journeys back in time to help King Arthur overcome an evil villain.…
Magic in the Water (1995)
- Dir. Rick Stevenson
Feat. Mark Harmon, Joshua Jackson, Harley Jane Kozak…
- Loch Ness–monster concept is ably transposed to the Canadian lakeside hamlet of Glenorky, which has its own 'Orky' mystery. Thrills ensue for…
North Star (1995)
- Dir. Nils Gaup
Feat. Christopher Lambert, James Caan
- Inuit indian Christopher Lambert tussles with tough prospector–baron James Caan in 19th century Alaska, over a rich lode of gold running…
Rob Roy (1995)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Tim Roth, Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange
- The other kilt and bagpipes period epic is set in the 17th Century highlands, and maintains its own dignity under capable direction. Roth has a riot…
Waterworld (1995)
- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn…
- Most famous as a production fiasco, Kevin Costner made a painful public bellyflop with this MAD MAX on water.
His film has many things to…
White Squall (1995)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Jeff Bridges
- Salty skipper Jeff Bridges recruits wayward lads for some discipline and adventure aboard a brigantine ship. After much jostling of testosterone,…
Zero Kelvin (1995)
- Dir. Hans Petter Moland
Feat. Gard B. Eidsvold, Stellan Skarsgard
- This tale of hardcore cabin fever in the 1930s has the Arctic wasteland as a backdrop for the face off between two romantic idealists – one a…
Beanstalk (1994)
- Dir. Michael Paul Davis
Feat. Margot Kidder
- A modern retelling of the classic Jack and the Beanstalk yarn, made for small screen and younger viewers. Mad scientist Margot Kidder plants the…
Far from Home - The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1994)
- Dir. Phillip Borsos
Feat. Mimi Rogers, Bruce Davison, Jesse Bradford…
- A 14–year–old boy becomes separated from his father and is washed ashore in the Pacific Northwest. He overcomes great odds against…
Iron Will (1994)
- Dir. Charles Haid
Feat. Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers
- A young man embarks on a treacherous cross–country sled race in an endeavour to save his family from financial ruin. True–life story of…