The 007 Series: Licence to Kill (1989)
Synopsis: When his American pal, CIA agent Felix Leiter (David Hedison, The Fly), is maimed by a vicious kingpin, Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi, The Goonies), MIA agent James Bond (Timothy Dalton, […]
Tag Archives: Action & Adventure
Adventurous stories, which often offer spectacular, high-energy escapism
The 007 Series: The Living Daylights (1987)
Synopsis: M16’s James Bond (Timothy Dalton, The Lion in Winter) is assigned to help a KGB officer, General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbe, The Prince of Tides), defect to the West. But […]
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Synopsis: Cdr. James Ferraday, played by Rock Hudson (Giant), is ordered to take his nuclear submarine, USS Tigerfish, on a rescue mission to Ice Station Zebra, a weather station located […]
Outland (1981)
Synopsis: In the near future, a Federal Marshal, William O’Niel (Sean Connery, Dr. No), is in charged of security on a titanium mining colony located on one of Jupiter’s moons. […]
The 007 Series: A View to a Kill (1985)
Synopsis: After completing a secret mission to retrieve a microchip, British secret agent James Bond (Roger Moore, The Sea Wolves) returns to England to discover that the microchip might be the […]
The 007 Series: Octopussy (1983)
Synopsis: James Bond (Roger Moore, The Man Who Haunted Himself) is sent to investigate the murder of a fellow British agent who was holding a Faberge egg at the time […]
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Synopsis: On the shores of the Guadalcanal Island, a group of brave soldiers try to stay alive in the midst of heavy air and ground attacks by the Japanese Army […]
The 007 Series: For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Synopsis: When a British sea ship carrying a top secret encryption device is sunk, agent James Bond (Roger Moore, The Sea Wolves) is sent to Greece to investigate. Bond has […]
The 007 Series: Moonraker (1979)
Synopsis: The “Moonraker” is a spaceship sold to the USA government by billionaire and entrepreneur, Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale, Chariots of Fire), who owns a California-based tech company. When the ship […]
Excalibur (1981)
Synopsis: During the Middle Ages, a young man named Arthur (Nigel Terry, The Lion in Winter) retrieves the mysterious sword Excalibur from a stone, and immediately he is proclaimed King. […]
The Stone Killer (1973)
Synopsis: A Los Angeles cop known for his harsh methods, Lou Torrey (Charles Bronson, The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape), gets transferred to New York after he kills a suspect. Torrey is […]
Cobra Verde (1987)
Synopsis: In the 19th century, a notorious Brazilian outlaw, Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski, The Great Silence), hides in a sugar plantation where he finds work as a foreman […]
The 007 Series: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Synopsis: After British and Russian nuclear submarines are hijacked, the two antagonist nations unite forces to find the culprit. MI6’s James Bond (Roger Moore, The Man who Haunted Himself) is forced […]
Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1997)
Synopsis: In 1705, A poor Scotsman, Robinson Crusoe (Pierce Brosnan, Goldeneye), kills a love rival in a duel. Crusoe flees the country, but his ship wrecks on a small island. Crusoe meets […]
Robert Louis Stevenson’s St. Ives (1998)
Synopsis: In 1813, during the Napoleonic War Era, a French Captain (Jean Marc Barr, Dogville) is captured by the British army, and is sent to a P.O.W. camp in Scotland, […]
The 007 Series: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Synopsis: James Bond (Roger Moore, The Naked Face), the man with the licence to kill, finds out that there is a price on his head. It seems that someone has […]
The 007 Series: Live and Let Die (1973)
Synopsis: Three British spies are murdered and James Bond (Roger Moore, Ffolkes) is sent to New York, USA, to investigate. As Bond tries to unravel the mystery, he becomes the target […]
The 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Synopsis: After killing SPECTRE’s Blofeld, 007 (Sean Connery, The Untouchables) is assigned to investigate a series of mysterious deaths related to the world diamond market. Bond’s mission takes him to Las Vegas, Nevada, […]
The Black Swan (1942)
Synopsis: Legendary Caribbean pirate, Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar, Hangover Square), is appointed governor of Jamaica. Morgan asks fellow buccaneer, Captain Jamie Waring (Tyrone Power, The Mark of Zorro), to help him bring order […]
