Category Archives: Adventure
Jack the Giant Slayer
Release 2013
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Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Dan Studney, David Dobkin
Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Eddie Marsan
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1351685/
The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.
Epic
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Chris Wedge
Writers: James V. Hart, William Joyce, Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember, Chris Wedge
Stars: Blake Anderson, Aziz Ansari, Allison Bills, Jim Conroy, Todd Cummings
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848537/
A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group of characters in order to save their world -- and ours.
Wrath of the Titans
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Writers: Dan Mazeau, David Johnson, Greg Berlanti, Beverley Cross
Stars: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646987/
Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.
John Carter
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Andrew Stanton
Writers: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729/
Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.
Dark Skies
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Scott Stewart
Stars: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387433/
As the Barret family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them.
Planes
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Klay Hall
Writers: John Lasseter, Klay Hall, Jeffrey M. Howard
Stars: Dane Cook, Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1691917/
A cropdusting plane with a fear of heights lives his dream of competing in a famous around-the-world aerial race.
Sleeping Beauty
Release 2014
Genre Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
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Director: Casper Van Dien
Writers: R. Dessertine, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Casper Van Dien
Stars: Michael York, Finn Jones, Grace Van Dien, Catherine Oxenberg, Casper Van Dien
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3343136/
When a young Prince and his trusted aid learn of a beautiful Princess's cursed eternal slumber, they embark on a journey to rescue her. They must battle an evil queen and legions of undead monsters before she will be free.
Snow White and the Huntsman
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Director: Rupert Sanders
Writers: Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock, Hossein Amini
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin, Sam Spruell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1735898/
In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Cloud Atlas
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
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Director: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Writers: David Mitchell, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski
Stars: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Release 2011
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert, Tim Powers
Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298650/
Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.