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Robinson Crusoe (2016 film)
Robinson Crusoe, aka The Wild Life, is a 2016 Belgian-French nWave 3D animated film by Ben Stassen and Vincent Kesteloot retelling Defoe from the animals' viewpoint; $13M budget, about $39.9M worldwide gross.
Season of the Witch (2011 film)
Season of the Witch is a 2011 American supernatural action film directed by Dominic Sena, starring Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman as knights escorting an accused witch to an abbey.
Solomon Kane (film)
Solomon Kane (2009) is a dark fantasy film by Michael J. Bassett based on Robert E. Howard's Puritan avenger, starring James Purefoy. A $40 million France-UK-Czech co-production that earned $19.6 million overseas and reached the US only on video in 2012.
The Bluff (film)
The Bluff (2026) is a Prime Video pirate action film directed by Frank E. Flowers, starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas as ex-pirate Ercell 'Bloody Mary' Bodden and Karl Urban as Captain Connor, set in 1846 on Cayman Brac, produced by AGBO and Amazon MGM.
The Climbers (攀登者)
The Climbers (攀登者) is a 2019 Chinese adventure-drama directed by Daniel Lee, produced by Tsui Hark, starring Wu Jing and Zhang Ziyi, dramatizing the 1960 and 1975 Chinese Everest north-side ascents; it earned about 1 billion yuan.
The Kingdom (2024 Philippine film)
The Kingdom is a 2024 Filipino alternate-history drama directed by Michael Tuviera, starring Vic Sotto, Piolo Pascual, Sid Lucero, Cristine Reyes, and Sue Ramirez. It imagines an uncolonized Philippines as the Kingdom of Kalayaan and won 2nd Best Picture at the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival.
The Legend of Tarzan (film)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) is a Warner Bros. action-adventure film directed by David Yates, starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, and Samuel L. Jackson, with fully CG animals and a $126.6M US gross.
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot is a 2018 adventure-drama, Robert D. Krzykowski's debut, starring Sam Elliott as Calvin Barr, a WWII veteran who assassinated Hitler and later hunts a plague-carrying Bigfoot; premiered at Fantasia 2018, released February 8, 2019 by RLJE Films.
The Mummy (2017 film)
The Mummy is a 2017 American action-adventure horror film directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, and Russell Crowe as Nick Morton battles an awakened Egyptian princess in London.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), third Mummy film directed by Rob Cohen, starring Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, and Maria Bello; set in China, grossed $403 million, scored 13% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was later retconned by the 2028 sequel.
The Odyssey (2026 film)
The Odyssey (2026 film): Christopher Nolan's mythic action epic for Universal Pictures and Syncopy, adapting Homer's poem. First feature shot entirely on IMAX film; stars Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway; released July 17, 2026; grossed over $1.7 billion worldwide.
The Pirates (해적) (2014 film)
The Pirates (해적: 바다로 간 산적) is a 2014 Korean period action-adventure comedy by Lee Seok-hoon starring Son Ye-jin and Kim Nam-gil, about pirates and bandits hunting a whale that swallowed Joseon's royal seal; it drew 8.67 million admissions, second only to Roaring Currents in 2014.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) is a Ben Stiller comedy-drama, written by Steven Conrad from James Thurber's 1939 story and remaking the 1947 Danny Kaye film, about a Life magazine photo employee whose daydreams give way to a real global journey.
The Three Musketeers (2011 film)
The Three Musketeers is a 2011 action-adventure film directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, based on Dumas's 1844 novel, in which D'Artagnan joins three musketeers to foil Cardinal Richelieu's plot.
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
Les Trois Mousquetaires: D'Artagnan (The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan) is Martin Bourboulon's 2023 French film, first half of a Dumas diptych with Milady; released 5 April 2023, €72M two-film budget, third-highest-grossing French film of 2023, César winner for production design.
The Uprising (2026 film)
The Uprising (2026) is a Paul Greengrass historical drama starring Andrew Garfield as a peasant leader in the 1381 Peasants' Revolt, released by Focus Features and controversially marketed as a Robin Hood origin story.
The Wild Stallion (2020) is a drama that centers on the bond between a young man and an untamed horse, exploring themes of freedom and identity through rural imagery. The film offers a contemplative look at human-animal connection, grounded in specific cultural landscapes rather than universalized Hollywood tropes.
The Wild Stallion is a 2009 American family adventure film directed by Craig Clyde, in which two girls try to protect a wild black stallion in Utah.
Tracks (2013 film)
Tracks (2013) is an Australian biographical drama directed by John Curran, adapted from Robyn Davidson's 1980 memoir, starring Mia Wasikowska and Adam Driver. It depicts Davidson's 1977 2,700 km desert trek, premiered at Venice 2013, and earned four AACTA nominations.