Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Adventure: 43 Films to Rent
- Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
- Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson…
- The victors of the Hunger Games must rally at the threat of an uprising in this blockbuster sequel to Suzanne Collins's best–selling young…
- Hobbit, The - An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage…
- Peter Jackson returns to Middle Earth with this epic first chapter in The Hobbit saga, which follows Bilbo Baggins' quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf…
- Life of Pi (2012)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu …
- An Indian storyteller recalls the events of his extraordinary life, beginning as a boy shipwrecked along with animals from his family's zoo, in this…
- 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…
- 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…
- Avatar (2009)
- 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…
- King Kong (2005)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black…
- Peter Jackson's colossal remake lavishes one of the cinema's greatest legends in 21st century technology and ratchets up the emotional stakes to…
- Serenity (2005)
- Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk
- Thoroughly enjoyable sci–fi romp based upon the cult TV series FIREFLY, in which the ship 'Serenity' cruises a future solar federation of human…
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush…
- A terrific, tongue–in–cheek action romp set in the pirate days of the Caribbean, with Johnny Depp leading the charge as a madcap, slyly…
- Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and…