411. The Black Cauldron
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Actors: Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne, Arthur Malet, John Byner
Plot: A swords-and-sorcery epic set in an ancient land, where young pig keeper Taran dreams of becoming a warrior and the evil Horned King is trying to obtain the Black Cauldron to raise an army of the dead. With the help of strong-willed Princess Eilonwy, Taran encounters mystical beings as he sets out to find the Cauldron before the dreaded Horned King can get his hands on it.
412. The Journey of Natty Gann
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Actors: Meredith Salenger, John Cusack, Lainie Kazan, Scatman Crothers, Ray Wise, Verna Bloom
Plot: Natty, a twelve year old girl and her father are on their own during the Depression. When Natty's father has to leave her while he looks for work in another state, Natty runs away from her guardian to follow her father. While she travels west, she rescues a wolf who becomes her travel companion. When the train she was on derails, Natty's father is informed that she is dead. Out of despair, her father volunteers for the most dangerous position at his work. Can Natty survive the dangers of life on the road and get to her father in time?
413. The Sure Thing
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Tim Robbins, Nicollette Sheridan, Boyd Gaines
Plot: Inexperienced main character is promised a "sure thing" with a hot blonde in California. Meanwhile, he is traveling with an average brunette to get there until his feelings change.
414. How the West Was Won
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Ford, Henry Hathaway
Actors: Carroll Baker, Lee J. Cobb, Henry Fonda, Carolyn Jones, Karl Malden, Gregory Peck
Plot: An epic saga of the Prescott family that covers four generations from the construction of the Erie Canal to gold rush to the Civil War to the pioneering railroad system and all the triumphs and tragedies that come from living through those times.
415. Night at the Museum
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Shawn Levy
Actors: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Robin Williams
Plot: An unemployed, divorced father has little confidence and even less to show his only son, that is until he takes a job as a museum night watchman and learns that when night falls, history really does come to life.
416. Touch of Zen, A ( Xia nu )
Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: King Hu
Actors: Ying Bai, Roy Chiao, Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying-Chieh Han, Hsue Han
Plot: An artist stumbles upon a young woman on the run from corrupt officials and is caught up in her quest to survive.
417. BoOzy’ OS and the Cristal Gem ( BoOzy' OS et la Gemme de Cristal )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Julien K. d'Arsyn
Actors: Julien K. d'Arsyn, Georges Colazzo
Plot: Coming from outer space, an intergalactic cow invites BoOzy’ OS to join the biggest animation film festival of the universe. BoOzy’ imagines himself winning the competition and decides to seek the famous “Cristal” of Annecy, with the help of OSmic the Hedgeh’ OS and other cool dudes.
But the dark paunchy Mari’ OS is determined to recover the loot before him.
418. Tarzan Finds a Son!
Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Thorpe
Actors: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Ian Hunter, Henry Stephenson, Henry Wilcoxon
Plot: A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by
Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years
later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars.
Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.
419. Steamboy ( Suchîmubôi )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Actors: Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina, Patrick Stewart, Kari Wahlgren, Anne Suzuki, Masane Tsukayama
420. Shrek Forever After
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mike Mitchell
Actors: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Ian McShane, Justin Timberlake
Plot: A simple request to Rumpelstiltskin to feel like an ogre again sends Shrek to an alternate version of Far Far Away where Fiona is hunted, donkey is a stranger and Puss has let himself go.
