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Plot Summary:
Treasure Island is a two-part British television miniseries adaptation of the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was made by BSkyB and first shown in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on 1–2 January 2012. The screenplay was by Stewart Harcourt and it was produced by Laurie Borg and directed by Steve Barron.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: captivating, atmospheric, suspenseful, epic, costume drama, exciting, serious, realistic, stylized, nautical
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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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Adventure Inc. (2002)
Plot Summary:
Adventure Inc. is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from 30 September 2002 to 12 May 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment, Tribune Entertainment, M6, Amy International, and Tele München. The series premise was inspired by the work of modern-day explorer Barry Clifford. Distribution was by syndication throughout the United States and by Global in Canada. Following its only season, the episodes were aired in Canada on Space.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 374
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Canada, UK, France
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, semi serious, humorous, stylized, fast
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Reunion: The Sound of the Providence (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yilong Zhu and Xiaotong are leading the cast! Let’s see the restart of these grave robbers. With mysteries unsolved, they’re gathering for adventure! On the way through all sorts of life and death, the secret about “the sound of the providence” is being uncovered step by step….
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating
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Slade Collins and the Tree of Life (2014)
Plot Summary:
Slade Collins and The Tree Of Life is an adventure film that explores ancient Iroquois folklore. The story follows a relic hunter named Slade Collins who is employed by a museum caretaker to find Dr. Winters, a renowned anthropologist who has gone missing. Dr. Winters was researching The Tree Of Life in an attempt to uncover its secrets. In Iroquois myth, The Tree Of Life is believed to be directly tied to the story of Creation. Through an unfortunate event, Slade teams up with Sill Winters, Dr. Winter's daughter who is also searching for her father. Together, they set out to find the Tree Of Life and the doctor. Unfortunately for them, they are not the only ones searching for The Tree Of Life. The nefarious Reverend Wendell Cobb and his associate, the ruthless mercenary named Czar are also searching for it. Together they set out to bring about the end of the world as we know it.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, captivating, action adventure, independent film
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Rapa Nui (1994)
Plot Summary:
Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: melancholic, captivating, sentimental, historical drama, epic, period piece, anamorphic, action adventure, atmospheric, serious
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Kidnapped (2005)
Plot Summary:
Kidnapped is a two-part BBC television adaptation of the 1893 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show is directed by Brendan Maher and stars James Anthony Pearson as Davie Balfour and Iain Glen as Alan Breck. Attempting to claim his rightful inheritance from his eccentric Uncle Ebenezer, young Davie Balfour is kidnapped and imprisoned in the hold of a slave ship bound for the New World. Soon, Davie joins forces with exiled Highland hero Alan Breck and together, the unlikely pair of outlaw and innocent embark on a treacherous quest across Scotland that will bring them foes too numerous to count, as well as unexpected friends. Among the plot deviations from novel to movie: ⁕The movie added a love interest for Davie in Catriona, the daughter of James of the Glen. This plot element is from the sequel novel, Catriona. ⁕In the novel, Breck and James of the Glen were never arrested by the British; but the movie showed James of the Glen being falsely arrested with the threat of being hanged to force Breck to give himself up. ⁕The movie added the "Long Mile Gang", expert trackers, to track Davie and Breck across Scotland, but the novel only had British troops.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 258
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 222 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating
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Treasure Island (2007)
Plot Summary:
A terrible storm is raging the night it all begins - with a knock on the door. 17-year-old Jim Hawkins helps his widowed mother run their little tavern on the coast of 19th century England. When the door is opened they are startled by a sight that makes their blood run cold.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 439
Genere: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 186 min
Plot tags: serious, exciting, captivating, intense, talky
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Moby Dick (1998)
Plot Summary:
The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, suspenseful, suspense, epic, costume drama, atmospheric, realistic, contemplative
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Blackbeard (2006)
Plot Summary:
In the Golden Age of Piracy, at the dawn of the 18th century, Blackbeard stood out among the lawless rogues as the most fearsome and notorious seafarer of them all. He killed for the reputation, and his reputation has become legend. Now, for the first time, comes the true story of pirate Edward Teach, the man who terrorized the seas.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, tense, suspenseful, nautical, historical drama, baroque, period drama
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Crossbones (2014)
Plot Summary:
It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, part marauder's paradise, this is a place like no other on earth - and a mounting threat to international commerce. To gain control of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the buccaneers' haven to take down the brilliant and charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the more he finds that his quest is not so simple. Lowe can't help but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for knowledge knows no bounds - and no law. But Lowe is not the only danger to Blackbeard's rule. He is a man with many villainous rivals and one great weakness - a passionately driven woman whom he cannot deny.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, historical drama, realistic, period drama
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The Pirates (2014)
Plot Summary:
On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a whale swallows the Emperor's Seal of State being brought to Joseon by envoys from China. With a big reward on whoever brings back the royal seal, mountain bandits led by Jang Sa-jung go out to sea to hunt down the whale. But he soon clashes with Yeo-wol, a female captain of pirates, and unexpected adventure unfolds.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, humorous, captivating, tense, epic, realistic, stylized, period drama
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Sinbad (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sinbad accidentally kills the son of the powerful Lord Akbari in a fist fight. As recompense for the blood debt, Sinbad's brother is killed in front of his eyes. Sinbad escapes, but his grandmother uses a magic talisman to curse him for the death of his brother. The curse prevents Sinbad from staying on land for more than one day; if he tarries the talisman will choke him to death. This prohibition against remaining on land leads to a life of adventure at sea that holds many wonders. Sinbad is unaware that he is still being hunted by Lord Akbari, who does not consider Sinbad's brother's death as sufficient payment of the blood debt.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, stylized, light, disturbing, semi serious, tense, captivating, costume drama, epic
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Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Plot Summary:
After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: light, exciting, humorous, sweet, slasher, fantasy adventure, cute, light hearted, feel good, not serious
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Kidnapped (1995)
Plot Summary:
When Scottish young gentleman David Balfour's father dies, he leaves school to collect his inheritance from uncle Ebenezer, who in turn sells the boy as a future slave to a pirate ship. When staunch Stuart dynasty supporter Alan Breck Stewart accidentally boards the ship, he takes David along on his escape back to Edinburgh. They part and meet again repeatedly, mutually helpful against the Redcoats and respectful, although David is loyal to the English crown, but learns about its cruel oppression. Both ultimately face their adversaries.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 508
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, period drama
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The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
Plot Summary:
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, tense, light, perverse, cult classic, serious, slasher, psychotronic
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Treasure Island (1972)
Plot Summary:
Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: UK, France, Italy, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, independent film
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Treasure Island (1999)
Plot Summary:
Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling heroes, buried treasure and a young boy's amazing courage. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim out of his rightful share of the treasure and so Jim then teams up with Silver.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 607
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, surprise ending, baroque
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The Last Templar (2009)
Plot Summary:
An adaptation of Raymond Khoury's novel about a New York archaeologist researching the lost secrets of the medieval Knights Templar.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 160 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, captivating, stylized, serious
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King Solomon's Mines (2004)
Plot Summary:
An adventurous quest for a treasure hidden in King Solomon's mines, based on H. Rider Haggard's timeless tale.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, South Africa
Duration: 173 min
Plot tags: captivating, epic, fast, serious
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The Deep (1977)
Plot Summary:
A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: suspense, suspenseful, exciting, tense, scenic, scary, slasher, action thriller, serious, realistic
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Blue (2009)
Plot Summary:
Blue is set in the breath taking sun soaked white sand beaches of Bahamas. Sagar is an excellent deep sea diver who dreams of getting his own new boat someday while his friend Aarav is a rich arrogant businessman, whose ego is much larger than the big boats that he owns. The conflict between these two sparring friends is the conflict between the rich & the poor, Moral & Immoral, and greed & honor.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, entertaining, sentimental, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Treasure Guards (2011)
Plot Summary:
On a dig in the remote Jordanian desert, maverick archaeologist Victoria Carter (Anna Friel) discovers an ancient scroll buried in the ruins of an old temple. It is encrypted with the location of the long lost Seal of Solomon, which, according to legend, was given to King Solomon by God himself. But this mighty treasure is also being sought by, amongst others, Victoria’s estranged father, renowned archaeologist Teddy Carter, who’s soon hot on its trail.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, semi serious, captivating
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Jack Hunter (2008)
Plot Summary:
Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit is a 2008 American miniseries. It consists of three parts: Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit, Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb and Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 282 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Into the Blue (2005)
Plot Summary:
When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumored to contain millions of dollars in gold. But their good fortune is short-lived, as a ruthless gang of criminals gets word of what they have uncovered.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, sexy, suspense, serious, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, psychological, romantic, grindhouse
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The Last Kingdom (2015)
Plot Summary:
A show of heroic deeds and epic battles with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people combined their strength under one of the most iconic kings of history in order to reclaim their land for themselves and build a place they call home.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 161000
Genere: Action, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, epic, stylized, realistic, costume drama, historical drama, tense, brutal
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Cutthroat Island (1995)
Plot Summary:
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the British crown to end her pirate raids.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Italy, Germany, France
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: exciting, breathtaking, light, humorous, semi serious, retro, feel good, suspense, anamorphic, hilarious
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Black Sails (2014)
Plot Summary:
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 111000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, suspense, historical drama, costume drama, erotic, epic, realistic, serious, rough
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Treasure Island (1990)
Plot Summary:
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: dramatic, cult classic, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending, scary, light, enigmatic, breathtaking
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Plot Summary:
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 554000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: romantic, exciting, witty, humorous, semi serious, mystical, epic, saga, intense, confusing