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Plot Summary:
Marchland is a road-trip action-comedy, where two families collide on the Canadian-American border. The Van Jurgens, three brothers burdened with caring for their catatonic father after the recent death of their mother, and facing foreclosure on the family home, embark on a journey to find a fortune. The situation goes from bad to worse, when they end up forced to smuggle narcotics across the American border. Meanwhile, Dale and Charlene are a brother and sister team working for the Canadian Border Patrol. Dale's fragile mental state begins to crack after an accident on patrol, and Charlene struggles to keep his condition a secret from their suspicious father, who happens to be their Chief Officer. These two groups of sibling face their fears, their regrets, their futures and each other in this frantic, desperate and unusual adventure.
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Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Sky High (1985)
Plot Summary:
A group of American students traveling in Greece find themselves accidentally involved with a new type of drug--and the gang that wants it.
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: teen sex comedy
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Death's Glamour (2006)
Plot Summary:
Whilst seeking out locations in the South of France for his next film, director Luc Moullet comes across a male corpse. He immediately decides to use this to his advantage. By swapping his passport with that of the dead man, Moullet hopes that the world will believe he is dead, thereby ensuring a renewed interest in his work. Unfortunately, the scheme backfires, since the dead man was someone rather important.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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Captains of the Sands (2011)
Plot Summary:
About the life and adventures of a gang of abandoned street kids known as "Capitães da Areia" (Captains of the Sands), in Salvador, Bahia, during the 1950s.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: psychological, light, unusual plot structure, contemplative, independent film
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Brother Anna (1963)
Plot Summary:
Andreas, nephew of the abbot of the Monastery of Dionysios, who died eight years previously, arrives at Agion Oros (Mount Athos) with a team of smugglers of antiquities, with the intention of stealing a gold cross set with precious gems, known as the Cross of Alexander the Great. He earns the trust of the meek and hospitable monks. However, a Jewish girl, Anna - whom, while still a baby during the war, her father had entrusted to the care of the hermit Vasileios - continues to pretend she is a young monk. She manages gradually to discover the entire scheme and acts to foil their plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 73
Genere: Adventure
Country: Greece
Duration: 82 min
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On the Road to Katanga (1987)
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Obsessed by the dreams of a comfortable life, son of a coal miner comes back to his native country with plans to sell his father's house in order to travel to the African diamond mine in Katanga. Re-visiting of his hometown brings back his childhood trauma, and the nightmare of the old and new love, the events in and around the mine, all put his obsession with Katanga on test.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags:
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Hard Gun (1996)
Plot Summary:
Panna and Tony play members of a desperate gang of thieves who are forced into hiding after a robbery goes wrong; when the police launch a raid on their hide-out, the pair are forced to make a bid for freedom, and in the ensuing battle, Panna's 'brother' is shot and killed. Narrowly escaping the clutches of the law themselves, the duo plan to take revenge on Pitak, the cop who fired the fatal bullet.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags:
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The Minority (2006)
Plot Summary:
A young African American, Jake Jackson, is a happy, honest, law-abiding citizen who through many unfortunate events, experiences a full array of prejudices until he captures single-handedly the serial killer, David Fletcher, and his luck changes.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy
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A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)
Plot Summary:
After being falsely accused of murder, Sir Robin of Loxley takes refuge in the untamed wilderness of Sherwood Forest where he stumbles across a group of outlaws. Although initially suspicious of the aristocrat's motives, the men are soon won over by his integrity and prowess and Robin transforms them into a formidable fighting force, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. As word of his fame and valour spreads, a legend is born.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 664
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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Treasure of Tayopa (1974)
Plot Summary:
Modern day western about an expedition led by Winters to find a lost treasure in the Mexican badlands. Psycho Trapani turns the search into a bloodbath.
IMDB Rating: 3.0
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: cult film
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Ivory Hunters (1990)
Plot Summary:
Ruthless elephant killers are confronted by determined conservationists.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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The Trek (2002)
Plot Summary:
Reports of a sighting of an extraordinary elephant lead the members of the Asian Elephant Conservation group aided by foreign researchers on a dangerous journey deep in the jungle. It takes them on a dangerous route used for smuggling amphetamine. Heading into the jungle, the team starts encountering tragedy after tragedy. Will they find this extraordinary elephant?.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Adventure
Country: Thailand
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags:
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A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)
Plot Summary:
After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different people who help or hinder his journey - including an ageing diamond smuggler.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: esoteric, crying, cult film
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Golden Temple Amazons (1986)
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No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 579
Genere: Adventure
Country: France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: naughty, erotic
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Flight to Fury (1964)
Plot Summary:
This adventure is set in the Philippines and chronicles the exploits of two men who survive a plane crash in the jungle. One of the men is an avaricious killer who has come to the islands to search for a fortune in diamonds. The other is an international adventurer. Now they must somehow overcome their vast personal differences and desires to survive in the steamy wilderness.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Adventure
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: exciting, thought provoking, captivating, psychological, psychotronic, independent film
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Gumball 3000: The Movie (2003)
Plot Summary:
A 3000 mile race from San Francisco to Miami that took place in the Spring of 2003. 150 cars and stars created all kinds of mayhem and chaos over 6 days racing from coast to coast!.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 475
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: road movie, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Smart Cookies (2012)
Plot Summary:
A high-maintenance realtor forced to do community service must lead a group of hopeless girl scouts in the regional cookie drive competition.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 626
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, captivating, light, humorous, sentimental, realistic
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No Stars in the Jungle (1967)
Plot Summary:
A white man searches for a legendary gold mine in the depths of the Peruvian jungle.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Adventure
Country: Argentina, Peru
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: art house
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Huck and the King of Hearts (1994)
Plot Summary:
Taking place in the 1990's, Huck and his card shark friend, Jim, travel from California to Nevada searching for Huck's long-lost grandpa. Along the way, a deceived card player chases the two across the states with his two, less intelligent, sidekicks.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 199
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, emotional, realistic, semi serious
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The Iron Mask (1962)
Plot Summary:
The story of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan, and the imprisonment in an iron mask of the identical twin of the King of France, Louis XIV.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Adventure
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags:
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Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy 2 (1967)
Plot Summary:
No overview found.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Adventure
Country: West Germany, Yugoslavia
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: epic, saga
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Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012)
Plot Summary:
The legendary Space Sheriff Gavan is hired to capture the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. However, Gavan himself is captured by Ashurada, a Zangyack prison chief and descendant of his old enemy Don Horror, and jailed in the worst prison in the universe. The Gokaigers resolve to rescue the sheriff from the prison and join forces with him to fight Ashurada.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 108
Genere: Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: super sentai, captivating, suspense, suspenseful
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The Bosses (2015)
Plot Summary:
Poncho is a student at a prestigious college in northern Mexico who is immersed along a single day on a whirlwind adventure through the various levels of the narc world after accepting the help of "Greñas", a guy working in the parking lot of his college, who will explain him how to buy marijuana on the campus for the first time.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 452
Genere: Adventure
Country: Mexico
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing, hood, crime thriller, road movie
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An Elephant's Journey (2017)
Plot Summary:
A lost orphan boy and a giant elephant team up to take down an elephant poaching syndicate.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 614
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada, South Africa
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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A Pirate's Heart (2006)
Plot Summary:
The end of the 14th century. Parents send the eldest son Jan to study in Hamburg, and the youngest - Klaus - to the monastery. No sooner had the children moved away from their homes, as on Klaus'es eyes the robbers kill their parents and burn the house. Only thanks to the loyal monk Wigbold Klaus managed to survive the shock. A few years later Klaus Störtebeker finds his brother Jan and his long-time friend Elizabeth Pren in Hamburg. From her, he learns that she is expected to marry Simon von Wallenrod, whose father Klaus suspects of killing his parents. But the Pranks and the Wallenrods are rich and respected people, and Klaus is a poor man. And now he becomes a pirate.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 323
Genere: Adventure
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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The Master of Ballantrae (1984)
Plot Summary:
The story of two brothers, Scottish noblemen whose family is torn apart by the Jacobite rising of 1745.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: period piece, costume drama, period drama
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Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
Plot Summary:
The international criminal Vinaro enjoys sending explosive wristwatches to his enemies.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 571
Genere: Adventure
Country: Switzerland, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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The Fury of Hercules (1962)
Plot Summary:
In a tyrannical kingdom there is an evil ruler and a queen who lusts after Hercules who is attracted to a handmaiden. A rebellion overthrows the ruler.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Klondike Fever (1979)
Plot Summary:
This movie chronicles Jack London's epic journey from San Francisco to the Klondike gold fields in 1898.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Adventure
Country: Canada
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, atmospheric, realistic, semi serious
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Hildegarde, a Duck Down Under (2001)
Plot Summary:
A family's adventure to save one of their own - their beloved pet duck.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 193
Genere: Family, Adventure
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Kaiji: Final Game (2020)
Plot Summary:
Kaiji (played by Tatsuya Fujiwara) is about to ave his life changed. The thrill is beyond anything hr, or most people, have experienced. The adventure is not without risk and danger however. he is given four games, which are challenges, and include life and death situations. The film follows its prequels and things will get both mental and physical.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 458
Genere: Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing