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Hatari!
Hatari! (1962) is a Howard Hawks adventure comedy, Swahili for "danger," starring John Wayne as a Tanganyika animal catcher supplying zoos, shot on location without stunt doubles, with Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk."
Heidi (2015 film)
Heidi is a 2015 Swiss-German children's film directed by Alain Gsponer from Johanna Spyri's novels, starring Anuk Steffen as Heidi and Bruno Ganz as her grandfather in the Swiss Alps.
Hugo (film)
Hugo is a 2011 American adventure drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Brian Selznick's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret and set in 1930s Paris.
In Search of the Castaways (1962 film)
In Search of the Castaways is a 1962 Disney adventure film directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Maurice Chevalier and Hayley Mills as searchers for a shipwrecked captain.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a 2023 American action-adventure film, the fifth and final Indiana Jones film, directed by James Mangold and starring Harrison Ford.
Interstate 60
Interstate 60 (Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road) is a 2002 fantasy-comedy road movie, Bob Gale's directorial debut, starring James Marsden and Gary Oldman; released direct-to-DVD in 2003 after festival screenings.
Iron Will
Iron Will is a 1994 Walt Disney Pictures adventure film directed by Charles Haid, starring Mackenzie Astin as a teen who races 522 miles by dogsled from Winnipeg to St. Paul in 1917 for a $10,000 prize, loosely based on a real race.
Jamaica Inn (1939 film)
Jamaica Inn (1939) is Alfred Hitchcock's last British film, an adventure adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel about Cornish wreckers, produced by Charles Laughton and Erich Pommer's Mayflower Pictures, a box-office hit despite poor reviews.
Jumanji
Jumanji is a 1995 American fantasy adventure film directed by Joe Johnston and starring Robin Williams, adapted from Chris Van Allsburg's 1981 picture book about a magical board game.
Jungle Cruise (film)
Jungle Cruise is a 2021 American action-adventure comedy film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, based on the Disneyland riverboat attraction, and starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.
Junglee (जंगली) (2019 film)
Junglee (जंगली), 2019 Hindi action-adventure film by Chuck Russell for Junglee Pictures, starring Vidyut Jammwal as a vet fighting elephant poachers; released 29 March 2019, shot in Thailand.
King Arthur (2004 film)
King Arthur is a 2004 historical adventure film directed by Antoine Fuqua and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, with Clive Owen as Arthur and Keira Knightley as Guinevere.
Kingdom (キングダム) (2019 film)
Kingdom (キングダム) is a 2019 Japanese live-action film directed by Shinsuke Sato, adapting Yasuhisa Hara's Warring States manga; starring Kento Yamazaki and Ryo Yoshizawa, it earned ¥5.73 billion, the top Japanese live-action gross of fiscal 2019, and launched a film series.
Life of Pi (film)
Life of Pi is a 2012 American survival drama directed by Ang Lee, adapted from Yann Martel's novel about a shipwrecked boy adrift with a Bengal tiger.
Lost on a Mountain in Maine (film)
Lost on a Mountain in Maine is a 2024 survival drama directed by Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger, based on Donn Fendler and Joseph B. Egan's 1939 book about a 12-year-old lost nine days on Mount Katahdin; produced by Sylvester Stallone's Balboa Productions, released November 1, 2024.
Medicine Man (film)
Medicine Man is a 1992 American adventure-drama film directed by John McTiernan, starring Sean Connery and Lorraine Bracco as biochemists searching the Amazon rain forest for a cancer cure.
Mia and the White Lion
Mia and the White Lion (Mia et le Lion Blanc) is a 2018 French family adventure film by Gilles de Maistre, shot over three years with a real white lion named Thor, about a girl saving her lion from trophy hunters.
Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)
Mighty Joe Young (1998) is Disney's Ron Underwood-directed remake of the 1949 RKO gorilla film, starring Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton, with Rick Baker animatronics and Dream Quest/ILM CG effects, Oscar-nominated for visual effects.
Mogambo
Mogambo is a 1953 American-British adventure romance directed by John Ford, starring Clark Gable as a safari trapper alongside Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly.
Monk Comes Down the Mountain (道士下山)
Monk Comes Down the Mountain (道士下山) is Chen Kaige's 2015 wuxia comedy-drama adapted from Xu Haofeng's 2007 novel, following young Taoist He Anxia in 1930s Hangzhou; it earned 390 million yuan in 14 days.
My Penguin Friend
My Penguin Friend (Meu Amigo Pinguim) is a 2024 family drama film directed by David Schurmann, starring Jean Reno as a Brazilian fisherman who befriends a rescued penguin.
Nim's Island
Nim's Island is a 2008 family adventure comedy film directed by Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett, based on Wendy Orr's children's book, starring Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler.
Pirates (2005 film)
Pirates (2005) is an American adult film directed by Joone for Digital Playground and Adam & Eve, starring Jesse Jane and Carmen Luvana, with a reported $1 million budget, an R-rated MPAA crossover edit, and record AVN Award wins.
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge
Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge (2008) is Joone's $8 million Digital Playground pornographic pirate-adventure sequel to Pirates (2005), starring Jesse Jane, Evan Stone, Tommy Gunn, and Belladonna, also released in an R-rated cut.
Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Propeller One-Way Night Coach (Vol de nuit pour Los Angeles) is John Travolta's 2026 directorial debut, a 61-minute Apple TV family film adapted from his 1997 children's book about a boy's 1962 multi-stop TWA flight to Hollywood; it premiered at Cannes, where Travolta received an honorary Palme d'Or.
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.
Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone is a 1984 romantic adventure comedy directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Diane Thomas, starring and produced by Michael Douglas with Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito; a $10 million Fox release that grossed about $80 million and won two Golden Globes.
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.
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)
Tarzan, the Ape Man is a 1981 American adventure film directed by John Derek, starring Bo Derek as Jane, and retelling the Tarzan story from her point of view.