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Subgenre Sampler

 
Treasure IslandTreasure Island (2011)
Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Donald Sutherland
Eddie Izzard provides plenty of scowl and swagger as the latest incarnation of Long John Silver in this gritty and imaginative adaptation Robert…
War HorseWar Horse (2011)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson
Steven Spielberg revives the magic of Old Hollywood with this rousing saga of a plucky farm stallion who goes on to inspire soldiers and citizens…
127 Hours127 Hours (2010) Recommended
Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. James Franco, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara
Vivid, imaginatively conceived reenactment of Aron Ralston’s remarkable true story of survival, in which the adventurer performed the unthinkable…
Alabama MoonAlabama Moon (2010)
Dir. Tim McCanlies
Feat. John Goodman, Jimmy Bennett, Clint Howard
Simplistic family drama about an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness, who is forced out into the modern world when his survivalist…
Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, TheExtraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, The (Adèle Blanc-Sec) (2010)
Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche
Luc Besson helms this outlandish female–scented romp, centred on the tomb raiding escapades of a writer (a fetching Louise Bourgoin) whose…
Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's CoveFree Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove (2010)
Dir. Will Geiger
Feat. Bindi Irwin, Beau Bridges, Mike Falkow
Genial revival of the FREE WILLY franchise with Bindi Irwin sent to spend her summer in South Africa with grandfather Beau Bridges and his failing…
How I Ended This SummerHow I Ended This Summer (2010) Recommended
Dir. Aleksey Popogrebskiy
Feat. Grigoriy Dobrygin, Sergey Puskepalis
Two Russian meteorologists isolated at polar station on the Arctic fringes put each other in jeopardy in this tense, slow–burn adventure. An…
White LionWhite Lion (2010)
Dir. Michael Swan
Entertaining and adorable fodder for wildlife lovers follows the journey of an endangered albino lion, destined according to legend to be a messenger…
AvatarAvatar (2009) Recommended
Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
James Cameron’s record–shattering 3D epic is a woozy mix of allegory and special effects (developed at Wellington's Weta studios), set on a…
Big River ManBig River Man (2009) Recommended
Dir. John Maringouin
Another in the popular docu–genre of fearless frontierism, Slovenian celebrity figure and swim–a–holic Martin Strel attempts his…

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