Category Archives: Adventure
Extortion
Release 2017
Genre Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Director: Phil Volken
Stars: Eion Bailey, Bethany Joy Lenz, Barkhad Abdi, Danny Glover, Tim Griffin
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2957760/
When a Caribbean family vacation takes a disastrous turn, a father finds himself at the mercy of a cold-blooded fisherman, and a desperate race against the clock to save his wife and son.
Rock Dog
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Ash Brannon
Writers: Denise Bradley, Ash Brannon, Vincente DiSanti, Will Finn, Carolyn Gair, Zheng Jun, Nicole McMath, Kurt Voelker, Josh Zinman
Stars: Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, J.K. Simmons, Lewis Black, Kenan Thompson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2822672/
When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
Ballerina
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Documentary, Family, Musical
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Director: Eric Summer, Éric Warin
Writers: Eric Summer, Laurent Zeitoun, Carol Noble
Stars: Elle Fanning, Carly Rae Jepsen, Maddie Ziegler, Terrence Scammell, Tamir Kapelian
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261287/
An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to the position of pupil at the Grand Opera house.
Kong: Skull Island
Release 2017
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Writers: Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, Derek Connolly, John Gatins, Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace
Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3731562/
A team of scientists explore an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
Diamond Cartel
Release 2017
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Director: Salamat Mukhammed-Ali
Writers: Magamet Bachaev, Salamat Mukhammed-Ali, Dauren Mussa
Stars: Armand Assante, Peter O'Toole, Olivier Gruner, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Michael Madsen
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2538778/
The charismatic and ruthless Mussa makes a deal to purchase the Star of East Diamond from the Hong-Kong triad crime boss Mr. Lo - but not before being robbed via an inside job by his own people aka former lovers Aliya and Ruslan. Aliya's other former love interest and Mussa henchman gets involved setting up a veritable "who dunnit" love triangle versus Mussa over pursuit of his gem and riches. With the help of a friend determined to ferry the back-stabbing duo of Aliya and Ruslan across the sea abroad, the couple nearly makes it across the borders with the loot. But Mussa's gangsters find them just before they escape and a spectacular, violent finale that sets up a surprise ending.
Agent
Release 2017
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Derek Ting
Stars: Derek Ting, Marikah Cunningham, Eric Keitel, Olivia Hultgren, Terrance Christopher Jones
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5674368/
A group of friends go to the desert for a gun instruction course and accidentally unleash a power so great it overwhelms them where they must choose between family and friends versus the fate of the world.
A Dog's Purpose
Release 2017
Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Lasse Hallström
Writers: W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Audrey Wells, Maya Forbes, Wally Wolodarsky
Stars: Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, K.J. Apa, Bryce Gheisar
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753383/
A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Monster Trucks
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Chris Wedge
Writers: Derek Connolly, Matthew Robinson, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
Stars: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Thomas Lennon, Barry Pepper, Rob Lowe
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3095734/
In a small town, an oil company is drilling for oil. The geologist, Dowd, informs his boss, Tenneson that they detected what could be an ecosystem which could affect their drilling rights. But Tenneson tells them to go on and something happens. Something came out and Tenneson wants to keep it quiet by keeping what came out on ice. In the town, something's been taking the fuel tanks off vehicles, leaving a big hole. Tripp, who lives in the town is frustrated at his life, specifically not having a vehicle of his own. He works at a scrap yard and he's been working on restoring an old truck. One day he thinks he hears something and traps it in the storage pit. He calls the Sheriff who's his step-father, whom he doesn't like. And when he gets there, it's gone. Later he sets a trap for it and sees it's a slug like creature who feeds on oil. He would bond with it. Later a man from the oil company shows up at the yard and asks him about the thing he reported earlier. Tripp feigns it was mistaken but the guy doesn't believe him. The creature enters the chassis of the truck he was working on and makes it move. He then gets in the truck and it goes off on it's own and he tries to figure out what to do.
The Space Between Us
Release 2017
Genre Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Peter Chelsom
Writers: Allan Loeb, Stewart Schill, Richard Barton Lewis
Stars: Gary Oldman, Janet Montgomery, Trey Tucker, Scott Takeda, Adande 'Swoozie' Thorne
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3922818/
The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street smart girl to discover how he came to be.
The Great Wall
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
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Director: Yimou Zhang
Writers: Max Brooks, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy
Stars: Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Tian Jing, Andy Lau
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2034800/
A mystery centered around the construction of the Great Wall of China.