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Plot Summary:
September, 1916. As Corporal Henri Defense, young Indiana Jones has become a motorcycle courier stationed near the trenches at Verdun. His friend Remy is still in the trenches, and both grow more disillusioned about the war each day. Chosen to sneak into enemy territory on account of his gift for languages, Indy overhears German officers speaking of the imminent arrival of their most powerful artillery guns, nicknamed Big Bertha. A month later Indy and Remy are granted leave to Paris, where Indiana meets the exotic dancer Mata Hari at a dinner party. He falls for her immediately, but soon finds out she is dating other men as well, including the French Minister of War.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 422
Genere: Adventure, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
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Jock of the Bushveld (1994)
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In 1886 the 20 years old Percy Fitzpatrick from Kapstad sets out for the Delagoa bay in Transvaal to dig for gold. On his way he prevents that the weakly puppy Jock is drowned and adopts him. But when they finally reach the destination of his journey, there's no gold there anymore. So Percy starts out as a foreman, and henceforth he and Jock live through many exciting adventures involving wild animals and slave drivers.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Adventure, Family, History
Country: South Africa
Duration: 102 min
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Secret of the Andes (1998)
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Cusi is a 20th century Incan boy who lives in a high mountain valley with an old llama herder named Chuto. Chuto raised Cusi in a traditional Incan fashion, although the Spanish culture was prevalent in Peru since the conquest of the Incan Empire. Although eager for adventure, Cusi is still drawn to the home he has known all his life. Cusi sets out from his home to try to find a family, but discovers that Chuto is all the family he needs.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 282
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, semi serious
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The Lost Treasure of Sawtooth Island (1999)
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Danny Quinn (Seth Bernard) lives with one great dream... he wants to prove his late father was right about a pirate treasure in the depths of Lake Michigan.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 269
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Serpent of Death (1989)
Plot Summary:
An archaelogist falls under the spell of a statue with a curse on it.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Action, Adventure, Horror
Country: UK, Egypt
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Jewel of the Gods (1989)
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While doing field work in Australia's Gibson Desert, Snowy Grinder meets up with a wierdo named Archie. Together they set off to find the missing Dr. Jim Hartwell and Monomotapa, the Palace of Purple Diamonds.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: South Africa
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, low-budget
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1999)
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A top-secret mission for French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul during the First World War. Exploring the city's dark and dangerous streets, he is thrust into a web of betrayal and murder when he discovers a vile Turkish plot to assassinate French espionage agents. Evil of a more enduring kind awaits him in Transylvania where he engages in mortal combat with bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler and his horrific army of the living dead. With his very life at stake, Indy must garner all his strength and wits in order to defeat the fiend and save mankind.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 613
Genere: Adventure, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (2002)
Plot Summary:
In 1996, George Lucas hired T.M. Christopher to aid in re-editing the complete series into twenty-two feature-length episodes. The series was also retitled The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Each chapter contains two episodes, with all the chapters being in chronological order. As such, the scenes where an older Indiana Jones reminisces are never seen in these versions.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 804
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, History, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, cult classic, educational
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The Seventh Coin (1993)
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An independent film starring Peter O'Toole and directed by Dror Soref. In modern-day Jerusalem, an Arab boy and a beautiful American tourist are accidentally entrusted with a priceless coin from the age of King Herod. Soon the two are falling in love and running for their lives from Emil Saber, a man obsessed with possessing the fabled coin at any cost.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)
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The globe trotting trip that Henry Jones, Jr. sets out on in the early 1900s next takes him and his family to Russia. A few acts of clumsiness puts Indy at odds with his father who is greatly displeased with Indy. Indy runs away into the Russian countryside and wakes in the morning on a haystack. He encounters an odd, cantankerous old man named Leo Tolstoy, who is in full agreement that "hell" is other people. Both are running away to seek a simpler life. They cross the countryside, encountering colorful Gypsies and avoiding fierce Imperial Cossack troops. The hardships of the journey make Indy homesick, but he won't soon forget his journey with the stubborn old man. Indy's next destination is Greece, where his mother Anna realizes that father and son need to spend more time together.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 831
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2000)
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May 1917. Sixteen year old Indiana Jones joins an international trio of spies plotting against their German counterparts in the neutral city of Barcelona. After his old acquaintance Pablo Picasso helps him get a job at Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, Indy devices a plan to forge a love letter written by the German cultural attaché to make it seem he is having an affair with the Countess of Toledo. In August of the same year, Indiana is reassigned to Prague where he is to receive an important phone call. Unfortunately his hotel room proves to be unequipped with a phone. Indy heads for the Ministery of Telephones, where he learns that having to confront Czech bureaucracy can be quite a trial.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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Veritas: The Quest (2003)
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Veritas: The Quest is a television program that aired in 2003. It follows a rebellious but intelligent teenager, Nikko Zond, discovering that his father Solomon's profession is much more mystical and adventurous than he previously thought. Solomon and his team search for the answers to some of the world's mysteries, a quest began because of the mysterious disappearance of Nikko's mother during an archaeological dig. Thus begins Nikko's fantastical journey into an Indiana Jones-style adventure with his father and his colleagues in trying to follow in his mother's footsteps to discover what strange secrets she was uncovering.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, cliffhanger
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King Solomon's Treasure (1979)
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Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoes, dinosaurs and a lost Phoenician city ruled by a beautiful queen.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 321
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic
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The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)
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While on a dangerous mission to recover the historic Judas Chalice, Flynn is saved by Simone. But when double-crossed by a respected professor and ambushed by a ruthless gang, Flynn realizes Simone's secret, his true mission and a shocking discovery are all lying within a decaying New Orleans crypt.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, semi serious, psychotronic, humorous, mythical, fairy tale, sexy, affectionate, visually appealing
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Spear of Destiny (2010)
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When a museum professor disappears, his colleagues must solve riddles and avoid traps to find the mythical Spear of Destiny and rescue the professor.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 364
Genere: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, disturbing
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TimeCrafters: The Treasure of Pirate's Cove (2020)
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While searching for lost treasure, time traveling pirates end up in the modern day and do battle with unlikely foes: a group of kids with the latest in techy gadgetry.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around Wilmington, North Carolina and on the campus of UNCW. The series was an Amblin Entertainment/Lucasfilm production in association with Paramount Network Television. The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character, with George Hall playing an elderly version of Jones for the bookends of most episodes, though Harrison Ford bookended one episode. The show was created and executively produced by George Lucas, who also created, co-wrote and executively produced the Indiana Jones feature films. Due to its enormous budget, the series was cancelled in 1993. However, following the series' cancellation, four made-for-television films were produced from 1994 to 1996 in an attempt to continue the series. In 1999, the series was re-edited into 22 television films under the title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, light, feel good, cult classic, retro, relaxing, realistic, semi serious
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The Hunt for the Amber Room (2012)
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It's the greatest myth of the German post-war era: The Amber Room. Since its disappearance in 1945 from Koenigsberg Castle, legions of treasure hunters have tried and failed to find the room. It is said that Physics genius, Albert Einstein hid the legendary Amber Room from the Nazis in the turmoil of the last days of the war. It bears a secret within its amber - in wrong hands, it could destroy mankind! Our adventurers, Eik, Katharina and Justus, come across an incredible trace and with the help of Einstein's great-granddaughter Mila, together they fight off a ruthless pharmaceutical magnate who spares no effort to get ahold of the Amber Room. From Europe's biggest monument in Leipzig, through the halls of Munich's German Museum, across the dunes of St. Peter-Ording, to the Nazi caves of the Berchtesgaden Alps. The adventurous hunt begins. Written by Dreamtool Entertainment.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining
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Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989)
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After seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, three 12 year old friends, Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb, began filming their own shot-by-shot adaptation of the Spielberg classic in the backyards of their Mississippi homes. After 6 years, the film was ready.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 807
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, light, inspirational, sexy, clever, feel good, unusual plot structure
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (1999)
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Indiana Jones, now a captain in the French army, is assigned to escort two Austrian princes to meet with Emperor Karl I and convince him to broker a peace deal with France and Britain at the expense of Austria's alliance with Germany. Two months later, at the French Embassy in Petrograd, Indy must decide between his loyalty to his friends and his work in French Intelligence when he is pressed to discover details of a possible bolshevik revolution in Russia which would cripple the French war effort.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 699
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995)
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Indiana Jones transfers from the Belgian army to the French intelligence service, where his first assignment is as a reconnaissance photographer for the 124th Squadron, a group of volunteer American pilots in the French army. When his plane is shot down, Indy encounters the infamous "Red Baron" - Manfred von Richthofen. After a daring escape, Indy is parachuted back into Germany on a mission to convince aircraft designer Anthony Fokker to defect to France, and he discovers a new German superweapon - a new airplane intended to bring the war overseas.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 746
Genere: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags:
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (1999)
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June 1918. Indiana Jones is working to get Austrian deserters safely to the allies side in the Italian Alps. In his spare time, he is wooing an Italian beauty named Guiletta. When he finds out another man is vying for her attention, Indy and his new pal, ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway make plans to crush Indiana's competitor by smothering Guiletta with presents and compliments. Afterwards, Indiana is begrudgingly ordered to Casablanca to find a traitor who is selling arms to the Berber rebels. Traveling incognito, he is joined by American novelist Edith Wharton and journalist Lowell Thomas. Indy and Edith soon find themselves attracted to each other despite their age difference.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 423
Genere: Adventure, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies (1994)
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Indy takes a job as assistant to a Hollywood studio executive in an attempt to earn his college fees. His job is to get flamboyant and difficult director Erich Von Stroheim to complete his latest epic on time and with the budget, or else.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 660
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure (1999)
Plot Summary:
The sixth film in the series.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Action, Adventure, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: cult film
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert (1999)
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Working with a beautiful lady spy, Indiana Jones is assigned to assist the British forces in their attack on the Turkish-occupied town of Beersheba. With a regiment of the Australian Lighthorsemen approaching, Indy must defuse the explosives the Turks have placed throughout the town.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 688
Genere: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell (1999)
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August, 1917. Using the name 'Henri Defense', 17 year old Indiana Jones has enlisted in the Belgian army to fight in the Great War. After all his commanding officers have been wiped out during combat in Flanders, Corporal 'Defense' is left in charge of what's left of the 9th Belgian Infantry. They are assigned to the French 14th Company and dispatched into the Battle of the Somme. When Indy is captured by the Germans, he quickly gains a reputation as an escape artist, and is sent to the maximum security prison at Dunsterstadt on the Danube.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 703
Genere: Adventure, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999)
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November, 1916. Indiana Jones and Remy Baudouin have managed to get a transfer from the European trenches to the plains of Africa. On arrival they both receive a promotion to the rank of lieutenant in the Belgian Army. When they take the wrong train they end up in Moshi. Desprerate to join their unit in Lake Victoria, the two men bump into the 25th Royal Fusiliers, a unit of cranky old men led by Indy's old acquaintance Frederick Selous. Indy's passing knowledge of trains and fluent German comes in handy for the Fusiliers, who are about to go on a mission to find and destroy a Phantom Train that carries an enormous German artillery gun. After accomplishing their goal, Selous tricks Indy and Remy into joining his unit for another caper involving the capture of the German military strategist Colonel Von Lettow-Vorbeck.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 566
Genere: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life (1999)
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Africa, December 1916. Despite disobeying orders, Indy is promoted to Captain after capturing a German machine gun. He is then ordered to cross the jungle with Remy and Captain Boucher to pick up a shipment of weaponry. Along the way his Ubangan Sgt, Barthelemy picks up the sole surviving child from a disease ridden village despite Boucher's orders against it. On the way back, Indy and company succumb to disease themselves, and are picked up by Albert Schweitzer and the orderlies from his jungle hospital. At first resistant to being treated by a German, Indy soon begins to realize that Schweitzer is not interested in war, only attempting to cure people against all odds.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 530
Genere: Adventure, War
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: cult film
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MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994)
Plot Summary:
Hunting artifacts attributed to Zenon (an ancient scientist from Atlantis), MacGyver and his old professor end up searching for the lost city.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, stylized
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995)
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Finds Indy vagabonding around the South Pacific on a treasure hunt for a fabled lost diamond. The war in Europe ends but a new adventure begins for Indy when a mysterious man's dying words, "The eye of the peacock!" send him and Remy on a thrilling treasure hunt for one of Alexander the Great's most prized possessions. Pursued by a dangeroud one-eyes man, Indy follows the trail of the diamond from London to Alexandria to the South Seas, where he has a run-in with a murderous band of Chinese pirates. The shipboard battle that ensues is a spectacular display of swords, guns and flying fists. Marooned by the priates on a remote desert island, Indy is captured by savage headhunters, but before they can turn him into a shrunken head and cannibal stew, he is rescued by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski, and makes a life-altering decision.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, fast, cult film
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Plot Summary:
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets – led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko – are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. After being captured and then escaping from them, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend – and Indy's colleague – Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 485000
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, action packed, scenic, action adventure, humorous, suspenseful, saga, breathtaking, epic