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Plot Summary:
The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. Jane Parker visits her father in Africa where she joins him on an expedition. A couple of brief encounters with Tarzan establish a (sexual) bond between her and Tarzan. When the expedition is captured by savages, Tarzan comes to the rescue.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: sexy, humorous, fairy tale, semi serious, psychotronic, erotic, unusual plot structure, suspense, melancholic, satirical
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Africa (1999)
Plot Summary:
While in South Africa a troubled fashion model must struggle to survive after a car accident leaves her stranded in the African bush. When she wakes up, she fights her way through the wilderness, struggling to survive the harsh conditions.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: South Africa, UK
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags:
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Mistress of the Apes (1979)
Plot Summary:
Jenny Neumann takes a group of men into the jungles of Kenya to look for her husband, and instead finds a tribe of caveman-looking "Near-Men" who all seem terribly attracted to her beautiful blond hair.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: erotic, psychotronic, independent film
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The Lion (1962)
Plot Summary:
Young Tina lives with her mother and stepfather on a wildlife reserve in Kenya. While her stepfather believes this is a wonderful environment for her to grow up in, her mother becomes increasingly concerned by her behaviour. These concerns are reinforced when it is revealed that her daughter's best friend in the whole world is a fully grown lion. Worried that her daughter may be turning into a savage, she sends for her former husband, Tina's biological father, in the hope that he can take her back to civilization (in this case rural Connecticut). But it seems as though Tina's mother wants something more than a civilized upbringing for her daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 746
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: romantic drama
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Fast Sofa (2001)
Plot Summary:
This road picture follows a dope fiend named Rick, who believes his goal in life is to track down Ginger, a famous porn star who is currently staying in her Beverly Hills hideaway. Rick is obsessed with Ginger, watches her movies obsessively, and deals drugs on the side, all to the chagrin of his lover Tamara. He decides to seek out Ginger via the road, and along the way picks up Jules, a neurotic, virginal type. Written by Jason Clark.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 953
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy, humorous, semi serious, captivating, offbeat, realistic, independent film
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To Walk with Lions (1999)
Plot Summary:
Drama based loosely on the final years of Kenya game warden and lion-raiser George Adamson's life. An unofficial sequel to 'Born Free' (1966) and 'Living Free' (1972), which also dramatised the life of Adamson, this film picks up the life of George (Richard Harris) on the African wildlife preserve he runs with the help of his brother Terrence (Ian Bannen). When drifter Tony Fitzjohn (John Michie) arrives to work for the old men he initially takes poorly to the task, almost savaged by a lion on his first day and on the verge of leaving when he hears that his predecessor was killed in a similar incident. The arrival of a lion cub that Fitzjohn must care for and raise changes everything. Soon he finds himself helping the brothers in their fight to save lions - and, ultimately, the park itself - from the poachers, soldiers and corrupt government officials that threaten them.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 919
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, UK, Kenya
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film, sincere, serious, realistic
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Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)
Plot Summary:
Tarzan goes to New York to rescue the chimp Cheetah, who has been captured by an evil animal experimenter. There, he teams up with Jane, a cab driver and daughter of an ex-cop private eye, who help Tarzan free Cheetah and his friends.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
Plot Summary:
Tarzan is joined by a reporter and her fiance on a journey to find a boy who was abandoned in the jungle six years earlier. The search party must also battle an evil native, who is out to kill the boy and take over as chief of his brother's tribe.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 441
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Switzerland, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
Plot Summary:
Summoned by an Indian princess, Tarzan travels to India where hundreds of wild elephants are in danger. A company is building a hydroelectric dam and the contractors have only a few weeks to finish the job. The building of the dam will flood the valley surrounded by mountains. There is one pass through which the elephant herd can escape but that is being closed. Tarzan comes up against an old nemesis, Bryce, the chief engineer. Bryce undertook a similar dam project in Africa and had a penchant for shooting elephants. It's up to Tarzan to organize the move before Bryce manages to close the pass.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 584
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Jungle Warriors (1984)
Plot Summary:
A group of models fly into the jungle of some South American country to look for a photo location. Their plane is shot down and they are captured by a drug baron's private army. At the same time, the Mafia's representative arrive to negotiate future collaboration.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Mexico, West Germany
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, cult film
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Tarzan and the Great River (1967)
Plot Summary:
Tarzan is summoned to Brazil by an old friend to stop an evil tribal cult from destroying native villages and enslaving the survivors. The Lord of the Jungle is accompanied on his quest by a pretty blonde doctor, a boy and a grizzled sea captain.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 427
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Switzerland, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Jungle Erotic (1970)
Plot Summary:
Young women have an adventure in the African jungle - where they are harassed by gentle men, and wild monkeys.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: erotic, independent film
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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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Confessions of a Young American Housewife (1974)
Plot Summary:
An attractive but conservative mid-30's housewife stays at the house of her sexually open daughter and soon becomes involved in her daughter's swinger lifestyle.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 654
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: erotic, sensual, cult film
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Hotel Colonial (1987)
Plot Summary:
Marco Veniera goes to Bogota, Columbia to find his brother, Luca who supposedly committed suicide. In his search, he meets fiery and exotic Irene Costa, who leads him into the depths of the Amazon jungle. But it's every man for himself. And brotherly love turns to hate.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 305
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Mexico, Italy, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama
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The Savage Is Loose (1974)
Plot Summary:
A husband, wife and their son are stranded on a remote island with no way off; as the son grows older, sexual tensions emerge.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sexual, independent film, sexy
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Sheena (1984)
Plot Summary:
Sheena's white parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, Sheena and a newsman, Vic Casey are forced to flee while pursued by the mercenaries hired by the real killer, who hopes to assume power. Sheena's ability to talk to the animals and knowledge of jungle lore give them a chance against the high tech weapons of the mercenaries.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sexy, epic, sex comedy, anamorphic, cult classic, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic, erotic
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Passion in the Desert (1997)
Plot Summary:
Young French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de Paradis to record Egypt's great monuments and temples that are destroyed by French soldiers in acts of barbarism. During combat, Augustin and Jean-Michel are separated from their regiment, and they start wandering through the desert fighting for their life. In one of the canyons Augustin meets a leopard he names Simoom and a strange bond between them appears.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 913
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: surreal, independent film, philosophical, psychological, atmospheric, serious, stylized, erotic, fairy tale, romantic
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Legend of the Lost Goddess (1970)
Plot Summary:
A private detective journeys to Africa to find a legenday white gorilla. The gorilla turns out to be an escaped Nazi war criminal.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, independent film, sex comedy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, not serious, sexual, parody
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Amazon (1990)
Plot Summary:
Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest. Kari has mixed feelings about the project, until an accident puts him in the care of a local Indian tribe.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Finland, Brazil, France, Canada, Germany, UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: semi serious, independent film
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Medicine Man (1992)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric scientist working for a large drug company is working on a research project in the Amazon jungle. He sends for a research assistant and a gas chromatograph because he's close to a cure for cancer. When the assistant turns out to be a "mere woman," he rejects her help. Meanwhile the bulldozers get closer to the area in which they are conducting research, and they eventually learn to work together, and begin falling in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, anamorphic, philosophical, action adventure, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, romantic, road movie
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Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
Plot Summary:
In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Helicopter pilot Barney helps Gibbie against them, risking his life thereby.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Australia, New Zealand, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: rough, suspenseful, serious, realistic, independent film
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The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo (1997)
Plot Summary:
In this exciting live-action adventure, young Mowgli, an orphan raised by wolves, is spotted by a scout for a giant circus. Accompanied by a cruel hunter and a snake charmer, the scout sets out to trap Mowgli. But with the help of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther, little Mowgli leads the adults into his biggest and wildest adventure yet! A fun-filled movie every member of the family will enjoy.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: semi serious, light, romantic, unusual plot structure, humorous, sweet, melancholic, dramatic, surreal, splatter
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White Hunter Black Heart (1990)
Plot Summary:
A thinly fictionalized account of a legendary movie director, whose desire to hunt down an animal turns into a grim situation with his movie crew in Africa.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, melancholic, talky, exciting, serious, touching, realistic, meta, thought provoking, bleak
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Plot Summary:
A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: touching, harsh, serious, stylized, costume drama, visual, fairy tale, gothic horror, period piece, anthropological
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The Blood Oranges (1997)
Plot Summary:
Cyril and Fiona are a long-married couple who travel to an unnamed tropical coastal town to follow their sexual fantasies. There they meet another couple, Catherine, Hugh and their three children. Hugh is a photographer who specializes in nude photographs of peasant women. The Cyril/Catherine and Hugh/Fiona relationships start.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 452
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sexy, erotic, psychological, serious, realistic, stylized, sexual, independent film
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Flesh+Blood (1985)
Plot Summary:
A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: Netherlands, Spain, USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: intense, atmospheric, sexy, captivating, realistic, erotic, dark, offbeat, emotional, dark fantasy
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Robinson Crusoe (1997)
Plot Summary:
Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. During time their relationship changes from master-slave to a mutual respected friendship despite their difference in culture and religion.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic, independent film, freeze frame, baroque
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King Kong (2005)
Plot Summary:
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 441000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 187 min
Plot tags: sentimental, scenic, emotional, suspense, epic, exciting, breathtaking, visual, stylized, serious
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The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Plot Summary:
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 185000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA, Australia
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: scenic, exciting, absurd, visually stunning, fairy tale, tense, romantic, action adventure, thought provoking, captivating
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Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
Plot Summary:
After his brother Robeson disappears without a trace while exploring Africa in search of a legendary 'white tribe', Allan Quatermain decides to follow in his footsteps to learn what became of him. Soon after arriving, he discovers the Lost City of Gold, controlled by the evil lord Agon, and mined by his legions of white slaves.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: fantasy adventure, grindhouse, independent film, stylized, semi serious, fast, unusual plot structure, humorous, bad ending, harsh