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Plot Summary:
In this activity based children's nature show, naturalist Peter Schriemer goes in search of amazing critters in different habitats across America.
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Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: non fiction
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Ripcord (1961)
Plot Summary:
Ripcord is an American syndicated television series that ran for 76 episodes from 1961 to 1963 about the exploits of a skydiving operation by the same name.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 173
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags:
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Search (1972)
Plot Summary:
Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 episodes, not including the two-hour pilot film originally titled Probe. When picked up for series production, the title had to be changed because Probe was the name of an existing PBS series. In the UK the series aired on BBC 1 under the title Search Control. The show was created by Leslie Stevens, and produced by Leslie Stevens, Robert Justman, John Strong and Tony Spinner. The high concept was described as "science fiction in today's world" and the episodes featured many high-tech elements which are considered common in current science fiction shows.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, cerebral
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240-Robert (1979)
Plot Summary:
240-Robert is an American drama series that ran on ABC from 1979 to 1981. The series title is a reference to the call-sign designation for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's search and rescue/paramedic teams.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: detective, vintage
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The Coolest Places on Earth (2013)
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The Coolest Places on Earth takes viewers on a journey of discovery to astonishing places- cities, landmarks and jaw-dropping works of nature - exploring the history and learning why it deserves to be called one of the coolest places.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 19
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
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Spy Ninjas - Chad Wild Clay & Vy Qwaint (2018)
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A mysterious hacker has been messing with Chad Wild Clay, Vy Qwaint and other YouTubers. He or she has been hacking their YouTube videos, playing challenges against them, sending them on adventures to abandoned places, and taking their car. They discovered the name of this group is Project Zorgo.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
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Alaska Kid (1993)
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During the gold rush days, a young man with his best friend go through lots of interesting adventures in Alaska from races to dangerous trips.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Adventure
Country: Germany, Poland, Russia
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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My Lucky Elephant (2013)
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In a far away land of jungles and wild animals, there lived a little orphan boy who was all alone in the world. But he knew that no matter how hard life can be, it's always better if you can share it with a friend. This is the story of how he found one, an elephant named Lucky. Together they face a changing world, but always manage to triumph. After a series of humorous challenges, they discover the Academy of Art, where elephants learn to paint. And Lucky becomes the star painter, a famous artist and celebrity. Finally, life is good for them, with money and food aplenty. But when Lucky falls in love with another elephant, Candy, and starts his own family, what will the boy do? My Lucky Elephant is an exotic adventure in a magical and beautiful place, and yet it's about what everyone is looking for in life - a true friend, a home, family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 170
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 91 min
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Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures (2001)
Plot Summary:
All Aussie Adventures is an Australian mockumentary television series that parodied the travel-adventure genre. Glenn Robbins plays Russell Coight, a survival and wildlife expert who charts his disastrous travels through Australia, spreading misinformation and causing accidents. The series ran on the Ten Network from 5 August 2001 to 29 September 2002. There was also a 14 November 2004 telemovie, Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge, which featured minor celebrities joining Coight in the outback.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: sitcom, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, mockumentary, slapstick
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Expedition Unknown: Hunt for the Yeti (2016)
Plot Summary:
Josh Gates sets off on a quest to find the Yeti, a legendary man-ape living in the high altitude of the Himalayas.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: enigmatic, captivating, entertaining
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Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)
Plot Summary:
Bring 'Em Back Alive is an adventure television series starring Bruce Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan and Ron O'Neal. The series was shown in the United States from September 1982 to May 1983. Set in Singapore, it was one of several shows like Tales of the Gold Monkey to try to capture the success of Raiders of the Lost Ark. In reality, Frank Buck was a real big game trapper who was very famous in the 1930s. He wrote a book entitled Bring 'Em Back Alive. He appeared in several movies including a 1932 adaptation of the book and is remembered by serial fans as the star of Jungle Menace. It lasted only 17 episodes before being cancelled because of low ratings, due to being scheduled against ABC's Top 30 hits Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: wild
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Critical Role (2015)
Plot Summary:
Voice actor Matthew Mercer leads a group of fellow voice actors on epic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. These familiar voices bring the audience into the full experience of D&D, allowing imaginations to soar as the characters embark on adventures.
IMDB Rating: 9.2
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Puppy Place (2021)
Plot Summary:
Charles and Lizzie Peterson have found the perfect way to foster their love of dogs — literally. The siblings take on the tough but rewarding task of fostering puppies and finding their forever homes. With every new pup, a new adventure begins.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
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Fear Factor (2017)
Plot Summary:
This refresh of the breakthrough series is hosted by Ludacris and custom-created for a new generation. Filled with new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos from today’s cultural zeitgeist, contestants will confront their fears, be pushed beyond their comfort zones and take action against some of their biggest stressors.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 289
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags: psychological, emotional, disgusting, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic, non fiction
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Ivory Hunters (1990)
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Ruthless elephant killers are confronted by determined conservationists.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 154
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
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Edge of Alaska (2014)
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Hidden deep in the wilderness of Alaska is the toughest town in America: McCarthy. Only 42 residents brave the extreme conditions. They are mavericks, trailblazers, risk takers and rabble rousers, all trying to escape their past by surviving at the end of America.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 462
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining, realistic, non fiction
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Expedition Bigfoot (2019)
Plot Summary:
An elite team of Sasquatch specialists journey into the unforgiving Oregon wilderness in search of Bigfoot. The three-week expedition, based on science and expertise, may finally pull the elusive beast out of the pages of legend and lore and into reality.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Hiking Miracles: GR 20 (2017)
Plot Summary:
A girl, inexperienced hiker, decided to embark on one of the most amazing marked trail on the planet, Corsican GR 20. Through her feelings you will see trekking like never before. The Story full of unforgettable moments is an adventure of 16 days journey.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 7
Genere: Adventure
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Ultimate Expedition (2018)
Plot Summary:
Nine strangers are brought together to summit a 20,000-foot mountain in the Peruvian Andes. With each step, these novice climbers will push themselves to their limits and beyond.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 137
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 31 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams (1977)
Plot Summary:
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams is an American television series starring Dan Haggerty that aired on NBC from February 9, 1977 to May 12, 1978.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: wild
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Maya (1967)
Plot Summary:
Maya is an hour-long U.S. adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from September 16, 1967 until February 10, 1968. The series is a follow-up to the 1966 film of the same name. Set in the Indian jungle, the series centered around an American boy searching for his missing father, a big game hunter.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 99
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: wild
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Thunder in Paradise (1994)
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Thunder in Paradise was a one-hour action-adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which starred Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon, and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a straight-to-video feature film in September 1993, then ran for one season in 1994, before being cancelled. The series was later rebroadcast on the TNT cable network.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, nautical, campy
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Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)
Plot Summary:
Children's series about Wildboy, an orphan who was raised in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest by the legendary Sasquatch. Wildboy and Bigfoot roamed the countryside stomping out pollution, capturing diabolical villains, and rescuing those in distress.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 151
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: weird
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Escape from Angola (1976)
Plot Summary:
Adventure - Moving to the unspoiled terrain of Africa was a risk the Mallory family survived. This family of animal trainers soon find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives after their truck breaks down deep in the African bush. They split up to search for help, only to find themselves face to face with some of the most dangerous wild animals in Africa: crocodiles, cobras and other deadly beasts. - Stan Brock, Anne Collings, Steven Tors.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 78
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, independent film
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Born Free (1974)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya. George Adamson and Diana Muldaur live with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they protect the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: wild
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Goldfathers (2012)
Plot Summary:
The new series follows three gold-mining "families" as they battle nature, machines and each other in a brutal race against time to get as much gold from the ground as possible before the icy frost of winter returns to shut them down.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, entertaining
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Treasure Quest: Snake Island (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hidden somewhere off the southeastern coast of Brazil could lie hundreds of millions of dollars-worth of lost Incan gold. One team of treasure hunters has a new theory on where the treasure lies - a remote spot home to 1,000s of deadly vipers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 426
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, realistic
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Moonfleet (2013)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of J Meade Falkner’s 1898 swashbuckling novel. A young man craving adventure joins a gang of smugglers in search of Blackbeard's diamond.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 567
Genere: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, semi serious, humorous, epic, period piece, nautical, costume drama, period drama
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The Collapse (2019)
Plot Summary:
What if the terrible general "collapse" of our civilization, the collapse everyone is talking about right now, really happened soon? Several destinies of individuals and families, at different times of the collapse, trying to survive as best they can in a world that is no longer running smoothly, between lack of resources (energy, food ...), riots, panic and insecurity.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure
Country: France
Duration:
Plot tags: apocalyptic, tense, thought provoking, captivating
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Mara of the Wilderness (1965)
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An altruistic park ranger stumbles upon a beautiful but feral young girl who spent most of her life being raised by a pack of white wolves. But his plans to tame her wild ways are cut short when an enterprising trapper hears about her story and sets out to sell her as a freak to a traveling side show.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 128
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious
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Cold River (1982)
Plot Summary:
Based on the novel Winterkill, by William Judson, Cold River is the story of an Adirondack guide who takes his young daughter and step-son on a long camping trip in the fall of 1932. When winter strikes unexpectedly early (a natural phenomenon known as a 'winterkill' - so named because the animals are totally unprepared for a sudden, early winter, and many freeze or starve to death), a disastrous turn of events leaves the two children to find their own way home without food, or protection from the elements.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film