Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 488 Films to Buy & Rent
Standing Up (Goat Island) (2012)
- Dir. D. J. Caruso
Feat. Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Radha Mitchell…
- Uplifting and morally salient adventure story about a pair of shy 12 year old kids who find strength and confidence together after a cruel prank…
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
- Dir. Marcus Nispel
Feat. Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols…
- Meat–axe revival of Arnold Schwarzenegger's B–movie breakthrough, which mashes modern CG effects with a low–rent 80s sensibility…
Game of Thrones - Season 1 (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley…
- Justifiably acclaimed medieval series applies the magic HBO touch to the often–ridiculed world of sword and sorcery, with realism and violence…
Grey, The (2011)
- Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts…
- Liam Neeson plays a skilled huntsman charged with leading a group of plane crash survivors through the remote Alaskan wilderness in this chilly…
Hugo (2011)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley…
- A state–of–the–art fantasy and homage to the origins of film and one of its earlier innovators, George Méliès (Kingsley), whose…
Neverland (TV Mini-series) (2011)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Bob Hoskins…
- Clever prequel to "Peter Pan" from the producers of TIN MAN and ALICE that gives a fresh, alternative take on the origins of Peter Pan and Captain…
Treasure Island (2011)
- Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Donald Sutherland…
- Eddie Izzard provides plenty of scowl and swagger as the latest incarnation of Long John Silver in this gritty and imaginative adaptation Robert…
War Horse (2011)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson…
- Steven Spielberg revives the magic of Old Hollywood with this rousing saga of a plucky farm stallion who goes on to inspire soldiers and citizens…
127 Hours (2010)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara…
- Vivid, imaginatively conceived reenactment of Aron Ralston’s remarkable true story of survival, in which the adventurer performed the unthinkable…
Alabama Moon (2010)
- Dir. Tim McCanlies
Feat. John Goodman, Jimmy Bennett, Clint Howard
- Simplistic family drama about an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness, who is forced out into the modern world when his survivalist…