Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 488 Films to Buy & Rent
Warlock (1988)
- Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Julian Sands, Mary Woronov
- Richard E. Grant plays a witch–hunter on the tail of an evil 17th Century Warlock (Julian Sands) in this hammy fantasy adventure that enjoyed a…
Willow (1988)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis…
- Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley–Kilmer employ swords against sorcery to protect a young baby from the powers of evil. A…
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones…
- Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
Castaway (1987)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Amanda Donohoe, Oliver Reed
- Amanda Donahue and Oliver Reed cohabit on a desert island. Story verges on allegory.
Lionheart (1987)
- Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Nicholas Clay…
- Young knight Eric Stoltz and a band of medieval tykes join King Richard II's crusade to defeat the Black Prince.
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell
- High–tech, tongue–in–cheek adventure in which Kurt Russell kicks butt in Chinatown.
Bridge to Nowhere (1986)
- Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Bruno Lawrence
- Young backpackers go bush and find themselves in a conflict of survival with bad–egg Bruno Lawrence.
Labyrinth (1986)
- Dir. Jim Henson
Feat. David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly
- Jennifer Connelly goes in search of her baby brother, kidnapped by the Goblin King (David Bowie). An entourage of creatures from Jim Henson highlight…
Leading Edge, The (1986)
- Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Billy T. James
- Adventure docu–drama that's little more than an excuse to show off some wonderful South Island scenery and awesome ski theatrics. Billy T.…
Mission, The (1986)
- Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Liam Neeson
- Jeremy Irons plays a Jesuit missionary in the jungles of 18th Century Brazil. Robert De Niro is his agressive adversary who gradually comes to seek…