Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 479 Films to Buy & Rent
- Mud (2012)
- Dir. Jeff Nichols
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland…
- Jeff Nichols (TAKE SHELTER) directs this thrilling backwoods adventure, about two boys who befriend a charismatic criminal in hiding on the…
- Rise of the Guardians (2012)
- Dir. Peter Ramsey
Feat. Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law…
- An imaginative spin on childhood mythology, this excellent animated fantasy casts Jack Frost, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, The Sandman, and…
- Shackleton's Captain (2012)
- Dir. Leanne Pooley
Feat. Craig Parker
- The Endurance's ship captain, Frank Worsley, is given the spotlight in this searing reenactment of Ernest Shackleton’s troubled expedition to the…
- Sinbad (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Elliot Knight, Naveen Andrews, Timothy Spall…
- Spiffy swashbuckling version of the Sinbad legend harnesses the best of blockbuster–style action and above–average special effects to…
- Standing Up (Goat Island) (2012)
- Dir. D. J. Caruso
Feat. Chandler Canterbury, Annalise Basso, Radha Mitchell…
- Uplifting and morally salient adventure story about a pair of shy 12 year old kids who find strength and confidence together after a cruel prank…
- Conan the Barbarian (2011)
- Dir. Marcus Nispel
Feat. Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols…
- Meat–axe revival of Arnold Schwarzenegger's B–movie breakthrough, which mashes modern CG effects with a low–rent 80s sensibility…
- Game of Thrones - Season 1 (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley…
- Justifiably acclaimed medieval series applies the magic HBO touch to the often–ridiculed world of sword and sorcery, with realism and violence…
- Grey, The (2011)
- Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts…
- Liam Neeson plays a skilled huntsman charged with leading a group of plane crash survivors through the remote Alaskan wilderness in this chilly…
- Hugo (2011)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley…
- A state–of–the–art fantasy and homage to the origins of film and one of its earlier innovators, George Méliès (Kingsley), whose…
- Neverland (TV Mini-series) (2011)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Bob Hoskins…
- Clever prequel to "Peter Pan" from the producers of TIN MAN and ALICE that gives a fresh, alternative take on the origins of Peter Pan and Captain…