Category Archives: Adventure
How to Train Your Dragon
Release 2010
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Writers: William Davies, Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders, Cressida Cowell, Adam F. Goldberg
Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892769/
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Release 2002
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson
Stars: Bruce Allpress, Sean Astin, John Bach, Sala Baker, Cate Blanchett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/
While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Release 2003
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Peter Jackson
Writers: J.R.R. Tolkien, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Stars: Noel Appleby, Alexandra Astin, Sean Astin, David Aston, John Bach
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167260/
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
Inception
Release 2010
Genre Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/
A skilled extractor is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible.
The Croods
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders
Writers: Chris Sanders, Kirk De Micco, John Cleese
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481499/
After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
Ender's Game
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Gavin Hood
Writers: Gavin Hood, Orson Scott Card
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Ben Kingsley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731141/
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, a genocidal alien race which nearly annihilated the human race in a previous invasion.
Wreck-It Ralph
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
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Director: Rich Moore
Writers: Rich Moore, Phil Johnston, Jim Reardon, Jennifer Lee, John C. Reilly, Sam J. Levine, Jared Stern
Stars: John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772341/
A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives.
Thor: The Dark World
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Alan Taylor
Writers: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Don Payne, Robert Rodat, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1981115/
When Jane Foster is possessed by a great power, Thor must protect her from a new threat of old times: the Dark Elves.
Gravity
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writers: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón, George Clooney
Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen, Phaldut Sharma
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1454468/
A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after a catastrophe destroys their shuttle and leaves them adrift in orbit.
Frozen
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Writers: Jennifer Lee, Hans Christian Andersen, Chris Buck, Shane Morris, Dean Wellins
Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2294629/
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.