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Plot Summary:
In 1620, the Assembly of the Pilgrims decides to emigrate to the young America because of the persecution they suffer by the English crown. The film tells the adventurous journey of the Pilgrims to an unknown land and future.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags:
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Nostos: The Return (1989)
Plot Summary:
At the end of the war, Odysseus, the wandering hero, with his companions begins his sail back home to the Mediterranean. The conclusion of his adventure is delayed by many natural obstacles and he takes an internal journey of fleeting memories of his childhood, his parents, love for a beautiful girl, nostalgia for the past, regret for what he did, and the deep silence that envelops everything. He confronts the most terrible loneliness following a shipwreck in which all the comrades perish.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Legend About Thiel (1977)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book by Belgian XIX century author Charles de Coaster.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 311 min
Plot tags:
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Samson vs. the Giant King (1964)
Plot Summary:
The czar Nicolas sends a secret mission of experts to find a hidden treasure, while at the same time preparing a group of mercenaries to kill the experts after their return.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 63
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Seven Slaves Against the World (1964)
Plot Summary:
Tribune Marcus Aulus, out of favor in Rome because of his alleged sympathy for Christians, arrives to take charge of an aqueduct project on the hot, arid fringes of the Empire. Centurion Gaius, cruel and corrupt, resents being replaced by Marcus. He instigates a revolt by his slave-workers, then blames the situation on Marcus. During the revolt, five muscular slaves escape. They meet up with fellow escapee Balisten, a farmer unjustly condemned to the aqueduct project. Balisten, impressed by Marcus's enlightened attitudes, has rescued the Tribune from the revolt. The six slaves, with Marcus's advice, plan to gain their freedom using their prowess as gladiators. Marcus plans to clear his name and to re-unite with his fiancée, Claudia, recently arrived from Rome. Gaius plans to kill Marcus and thus hide the truth about the slave revolt. Brawls and fights both inside and outside the arena come thick and fast.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 71
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: campy
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Hercules Against Rome (1964)
Plot Summary:
Hercules comes from Greece to Ravenna, Italy, because a friend from childhood days has sent for him: Hercules should help the Roman Emperor who is in danger because of an intrigue lead by the leader of the pretorian guards.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, campy
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Seven Rebel Gladiators (1965)
Plot Summary:
The ruthless Roman tribune, Vadio, joins forces with the evil Morakeb to take over the throne of Aristea, usurping King Krontal and stealing away his lovely daughter in the process. Meanwhile, Marco Aulo, now a Roman centurion, comes to Aristea to learn where his legions war funds have gone. Vadio has him framed for treason and is thrown into the arena to fight a group of six formidable gladiators. During the fights, Marco refuses to kill those he defeats until finally, he himself loses after exhaustion takes its toll. Admiring this man, the six warriors join him and together they escape Vadio's clutches and plot to free the kingdom from the two conspiring killers.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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The Invincible Masked Rider (1963)
Plot Summary:
In 17th century Spain, the evil, corrupt Don Luis intends to marry his ward, Carmencita, to his stepson, Don Diego. A peasant revolt, fueled by a plague, complicates matters, as does the arrival of a Masked Avenger.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Adventure
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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17 Miracles (2011)
Plot Summary:
As part of the Willie Handcart Company, Levi Savage (Jasen Wade) feared that leaving late in the season would lead to despair and death. What he came to find out is that for every tragedy, there is a multitude of miracles. Based on unbelievable actual events, and brought to you by filmmaker T.C. Christensen (Praise to the Man, The Work and the Glory), 17 Miracles will open your eyes to the stories of the Mormon Pioneers as you have never seen them before. Something extraordinary is about to happen.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful, christian film, biblical, spiritual, contemplative
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Black Arrow (1985)
Plot Summary:
In 15th century England, a civil war called Wars of the Roses is being fought between two rival houses who want the throne. Fresh from battle, a knight finds his family dead. He joins the outlaws led by the Black Arrow (Stephan Chase) to seek justice. The noble Black Arrow foils Sir Brackley's (Oliver Reed) plan to kill one ward (Benedict Taylor) and marry the other. This is a classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson turned into film by Disney pictures.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 572
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: USA, Spain
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: period piece
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The Son of Captain Blood (1962)
Plot Summary:
The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 185
Genere: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Spain, Italy, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags:
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Sword of the Conqueror (1961)
Plot Summary:
Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another. Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, which he believes will be beneficial to him, only to have Alboino kill him and leave Amalchi, his daughter's real love, beaten and left for dead. Amalchi recovers to lead a revolt against the murderous Alboino and reclaim his woman.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 247
Genere: Adventure, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: historical drama, exciting, captivating, realistic, semi serious
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A Queen for Caesar (1962)
Plot Summary:
Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags:
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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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The Sea Gypsies (1978)
Plot Summary:
A man and a woman and 3 children start to sail around the world. They are shipwrecked near an uninhabited isle. This island is full of wild animals and it is very dangerous for them in the begining. They live through a lot of wonderful adventure together and they become a big family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 381
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Sea Wolf (1993)
Plot Summary:
Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 935
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful
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The Last Roman (1968)
Plot Summary:
A Roman noble, Cethegus, tries to start a war, setting the Ostrogoths and their Queen, Amalasuntha, against the Byzantine Emperor Justinian; Cethegus wants to swoop in after they have destroyed each other and create a new Roman Empire from their combined kingdoms; however, he does not factor into his plans the vagaries of love and the personal integrity of the people in both kingdoms.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 438
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy, West Germany, Romania
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sexy, epic
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Brennus, Enemy of Rome (1963)
Plot Summary:
AKA: Brennus, Enemy of Rome, AKA: Battle of the Valiant A 1963 film about the sack of Rome in 387 BC.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags:
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
Plot Summary:
The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, period drama
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The Riddle of the Sands (1979)
Plot Summary:
In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale) stumble upon a German plot to invade the east coast of England in a flotilla of specially designed barges. They set out to thwart this terrible scheme, but must outwit not only the cream of the German Navy, but the feared Kaiser Wilhelm himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, independent film
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Gray Lady Down (1978)
Plot Summary:
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, disaster movie
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Turning Tide (2013)
Plot Summary:
Yann Madec, long-time best mate of Frank Drevil, the star skipper of Global System Insurance, sees his dream come true when he replaces the injured Frank at the last minute for the start of the Vendée Globe. Nine days into the race and leading, Yann is forced to stop in Cape Verde to repair his broken center-board. Back in the race, Yann discovers a stowaway on board, a Senegalese teenager named Moussa. Faced with the risk of disqualification because of Moussa’s presence, Yann hesitates… Their encounter leads to the most unforgettable round-the-world race ever.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Belgium, Spain
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, suspenseful
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1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
Plot Summary:
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, factual, inspirational, period piece, exciting, atmospheric, dramatic, brutal, anamorphic
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True Spirit (2023)
Plot Summary:
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: feel good
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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
Plot Summary:
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court to ask Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand for help. After surviving a grilling from the Head of the Spanish Inquisition Tomas de Torquemada, he eventually gets the blessing from Queen Isabella and sets sail in three ships to travel into the unknown. Along the way he must deal with sabotage from Portugese spies and mutiny from a rebellious crew.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, serious, realistic, anamorphic, independent film, costume drama
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The Legion (2020)
Plot Summary:
Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, captivating, suspense, epic, serious
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Kon-Tiki (2012)
Plot Summary:
The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: harsh, realistic, exciting, inspirational, epic, suspense, intense, factual, serious, tense
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The Bounty (1984)
Plot Summary:
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA, New Zealand
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: epic, period piece, costume drama, captivating, suspenseful, breathtaking, suspense, intense, factual, melancholic
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Plot Summary:
The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as fast as possible, using any means to keep up a strict discipline. When they arrive at Tahiti, it is like a paradise for the crew, something completely different than the living hell aboard the ship. On the way back to England, officer Fletcher Christian becomes the leader of a mutiny.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min
Plot tags: epic, psychological, suspense, exciting, serious, realistic, dramatic, historical drama, retro, costume drama
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In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Plot Summary:
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. But that told only half the story. “Heart of the Sea” reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive. Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, the men will call into question their deepest beliefs, from the value of their lives to the morality of their trade, as their captain searches for direction on the open sea and his first mate still seeks to bring the great whale down.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 147000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Australia, Spain
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: scenic, suspense, exciting, realistic, inspirational, captivating, emotional, suspenseful, harsh, factual
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Longitude (2000)
Plot Summary:
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, exciting, sincere, captivating, suspenseful, historical drama, saga, independent film, period drama