Items19The creator’s order
  1. 1The Lost City of Z (2017)The Lost City of Z (2017) 6.6/10 on IMDbReleased 15 Mar 2017James Gray makes exploration a consuming idea rather than a succession of picturesque achievements. The journeys into the Amazon keep pulling against a family's life at home, giving the search a serious cost. First shown in 2016 before wider release in 2017, it is a patient, unresolved adventure…0
  2. 2Theeb (2014)Theeb (2014) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 26 Oct 2014A Bedouin boy's journey during the First World War narrows an immense desert into immediate questions of trust and survival. Naji Abu Nowar makes the child's incomplete understanding the source of suspense: a glance or an unfamiliar visitor can change the situation. Watching carefully matters more…0
  3. 3Tracks (2013)Tracks (2013) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 19 Dec 2013Mia Wasikowska gives a long walk across Australia a persuasive mixture of resolve and reluctance to explain herself. The changing relationship with animals, visitors and solitude supplies the movement. This is the 2013 Robyn Davidson adaptation, a reflective alternative to a rescue thriller, with…0
  4. 4Kon-Tiki (2012)Kon-Tiki (2012) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 24 Aug 2012A fragile raft turns an ambitious Pacific crossing into a sequence of practical disagreements and environmental risks. The Norwegian film is most engaging when confidence in the expedition has to survive contact with the sea. Its account of Thor Heyerdahl's voyage should not be treated as proof of…0
  5. 5The Way Back (2010)The Way Back (2010) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 22 Nov 2010Peter Weir turns a prison escape into a long, exhausting negotiation with distance, weather and dwindling resources. Small exchanges between the travellers do more than speeches to keep the group credible. Choose it for ensemble endurance rather than a fast pursuit, and treat the disputed memoir…0
  6. 6The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962) 7.7/10 on IMDbReleased 1 Jul 1962Live actors seem to inhabit an antique illustrated book in Karel Zeman's 1962 Czechoslovak fantasy. The moon, the sea and extravagant inventions share one playful visual logic, making it an inviting discovery for anyone who associates screen fantasy mainly with modern effects. Follow the fanciful…0
  7. 7April and the Extraordinary World (2015)April and the Extraordinary World (2015) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 4 Nov 2015A young scientist's search crosses an alternative Paris where technology has taken a strange path. The French animation makes ideas and machines part of the adventure's pleasure, with elaborate designs that reward an attentive viewer. Invention and political satire drive a busy mystery, and its…0
  8. 8Long Way North (2015)Long Way North (2015) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased 10 Dec 2015A Russian teenager follows a polar mystery into work and responsibilities her privileged upbringing has not prepared her for. The spare colour fields make ships, ice and changing weather strikingly legible. A compact animated adventure that values competence learned slowly, with a harsher…0
  9. 9The Summit of the Gods (2021)The Summit of the Gods (2021) 7.5/10 on IMDbReleased 22 Sept 2021Altitude, cold and bodily effort have extraordinary clarity in Patrick Imbert's French animated adaptation. A photojournalist seeking a missing climber gradually confronts the attraction of returning to danger. The measured build gives this adult mountaineering adventure room for grief as well as…0
  10. 10Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)Kensuke's Kingdom (2024) 7.1/10 on IMDbReleased 7 Feb 2024A shipwrecked boy's contact with an older island inhabitant gradually changes survival into a lesson in attention and protection. The hand-drawn adaptation gives the forest and its animals room to exist beyond the boy's immediate problem. First presented in 2023 before wider release in 2024, it has…0