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Adventure movies

Epic journeys into the unknown, featuring daring quests, treasure hunts, and explorations of new worlds.

Subgenres include: Adventure Epic, Globetrotting Adventure, Exploration Adventure.

The Hunt for Red October

1521. The Hunt for Red October

Action Adventure Thriller Military Action Political Thriller
7.5

19902h 15min

United States

Director: John McTiernan

A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!

Themes

Defection under pressure, Nuclear submarine secrecy, Cia analyst burden, Intelligence ambiguity, Cold war paranoia, Submarine loyalty vs duty

Available on

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Treasure Island

1522. Treasure Island

Adventure Family TV Movie
7.0

19902h 11min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Fraser Clarke Heston

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.


Dial Code Santa Claus

1523. Dial Code Santa Claus

Thriller Horror Action Adventure
6.4

19901h 28min

France

Director: René Manzor

Thomas de Frémont, a precocious child obsessed with action films, sets himself up for a terrifying Christmas Eve after he unwittingly makes contact with a deranged psychopath who claims he's Santa Claus.