Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure > Adventure: 100 Films to Buy & Rent
- Rob Roy (1995)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Tim Roth, Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange
- The other kilt and bagpipes period epic is set in the 17th Century highlands, and maintains its own dignity under capable direction. Roth has a riot…
- White Squall (1995)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Jeff Bridges
- Salty skipper Jeff Bridges recruits wayward lads for some discipline and adventure aboard a brigantine ship. After much jostling of testosterone,…
- Rapa Nui (1994)
- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rena Owen, George Henare…
- Two boyhood friends from different tribes struggle to lead their people and win the love of the same woman. Ambitious Easter Island adventure is…
- Stargate (1994)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson
- Kurt Russell and James Spader headline this big–budget spectacle. Promising start evokes the epic adventure intrigue of a LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,…
- Last Action Hero (1993)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Conceptually brilliant idea – movie fan is projected into world of his action idol (Arnie) who also joins him in the 'real' world – is sunk with…
- Three Musketeers, The (1993)
- Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Chris O'Donnell…
- Very glossy and yet very average version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Tim Curry's eccentric villain is perhaps the highlight.
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
- Dir. John Glen
Feat. Marlon Brando, Tom Selleck, George Corraface
- The other film version of CC's oceanic excursion with George Corraface and Brando in one of his notoriously overpaid cameos.
- Far and Away (1992)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
- Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman sport Irish accents for this sweeping saga that follows their quest to claim a piece of America they can call their own.
- Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Wes Studi…
- Update of James Fenimore Cooper's oft–filmed novel with Daniel Day–Lewis sporting the hero's loin–cloth. Authentically recreates…
- Fire Ice and Dynamite (1990)
- Dir. Willy Bogner
Feat. Roger Moore, Shari Belafonte
- Preposterous action vehicle featuring Roger Moore as an eccentric tycoon who puts his fortune up for grabs in a winter sporting contest, with the…