Saboteur (1942)
Synopsis: After being wrongfully accused of sabotage, a factory worker (Robert Cummings, Kings Row) embarks on a quest across the United States to clear his name with the unwilling assistance […]
Tag Archives: Action-Adventure
Adventurous stories, which often offer spectacular, high-energy escapism
Ladyhawke (1985)
Synopsis: During the Dark Ages, a young thief nicknamed “Mouse” (Matthew Broderick, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) helps a wandering knight (Rutger Hauer, Blade Runner) fight a treacherous Bishop who has […]
Pathfinder (1987, aka Ofelas)
Synopsis: In medieval Lapland (Finland), a young hunter (Mikkel Gaup, Breaking the Waves) witnesses the slaughter of his entire family by a hostile nomadic tribe. The boy runs away but […]
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Synopsis: Raised in the jungles of Africa by apes, John Clayton (Christopher Lambert, Highlander) returns to his aristocratic family in England only to discover that the so-called civilized world is […]
Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
Synopsis: After a poor sponge diver (Sophia Loren, Two Women) discovers an ancient statue, “a boy on a dolphin,” a dedicated museum curator (Alan Ladd, Shane) and an unscrupulous art […]
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
Synopsis: In late 1800s, Mexico, an American mercenary (Clint Eastwood, Coogan’s Bluff) comes to the aid of a feisty nun (Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment) who is working with Mexican rebels […]
The Naked Jungle (1954)
Synopsis: In 1901, a New Orleans woman, Joanna Selby (Eleanor Parker, The Sound of Music), agrees to marry a South American plantation owner, Christopher Leiningen (Charlton Heston, Planet of the […]
Coogan’s Bluff (1968)
Synopsis: Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) is Coogan, an Arizona Sheriff who comes to New York City to pick up a prisoner (Don Stroud, The Buddy Holly Story). The simple task […]
Die Another Day (2002)
Synopsis: After a failed mission, M16’s James Bond (Pierce Brosnan, Seraphim Falls) is imprisoned by the North Korean government. Bond is finally released from jail and he is determined to unmask the person who […]
The Viking (1928)
Synopsis: In Pre-Columbian times, Vikings enslave an English aristocrat, Lord Alwin (LeRoy Mason, My Pal Trigger), and take him to Norway. Alwin becomes the protegé of well-respected Viking Leif Ericsson […]
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Synopsis: James Bond (Pierce Brosnan, Dante’s Peak) is assigned to protect an oil heiress (Sophie Marceau, Braveheart) from a madman (Robert Carlyle, The Full Monty) who had kidnapped her years […]
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Synopsis: In ancient Persia, legendary Middle Eastern adventurer, Sinbad the Sailor (Douglas Fairbanks’s Jr., Gunga Din), recounts his search for the lost treasure of Alexander the Great to a group […]
Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
Synopsis: Famed American adventurer Doc Savage, played by Ron Ely (TV’s Tarzan), and his team travel to South America to investigate the mysterious death of his father. Reaction & Thoughts: […]
The Naked Prey (1965)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century Africa, after insulting a local tribe, members of a safari are brutally killed by the offended party. Local natives do spare one person, the […]
