Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "adventuress"

1. A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When a massive fire kills their parents, three children are delivered to the custody of cousin and stage actor Count Olaf, who is secretly plotting to steal their parents' vast fortune.

Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Meryl Streep, Liam Aiken

Votes: 221,205 | Gross: $118.63M

2. Barbarella (1968)

Approved | 98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

In the 41st century, an astronaut partakes in sexy misadventures while seeking to stop an evil scientist who threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy.

Director: Roger Vadim | Stars: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea

Votes: 37,745

3. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.

Director: Simon West | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor

Votes: 219,054 | Gross: $131.14M

4. Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries (2019–2021)

TV-G | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In swinging 60's Melbourne, gorgeously reckless Peregrine Fisher inherits a windfall when the famous aunt she never knew goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea.

Stars: Geraldine Hakewill, Joel Jackson, Catherine McClements, Louisa Mignone

Votes: 2,999

5. Cutthroat Island (1995)

PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A female pirate and her companion race against their rivals to find a hidden island that contains a fabulous treasure.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, Frank Langella, Maury Chaykin

Votes: 30,571 | Gross: $10.02M

6. The Man-Eater (1999)

80 min | Comedy, Drama

Young woman looking for a self-expression in a variety of sexual relationships.

Director: Aurelio Grimaldi | Stars: Loredana Cannata, Arturo Paglia, Pascal Persiano, Loredana Solfizi

Votes: 756

7. Bright Young Things (2003)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, War

An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies", is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.

Director: Stephen Fry | Stars: Stephen Campbell Moore, Emily Mortimer, Dan Aykroyd, Simon McBurney

Votes: 6,323 | Gross: $0.93M

8. The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)

PG | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve

Votes: 22,644

9. Vera Cruz (1954)

Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

During the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.

Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Cesar Romero

Votes: 11,335

10. Queen of the Desert (2015)

PG-13 | 128 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.

Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Robert Pattinson, Damian Lewis

Votes: 12,587

11. The Sheltering Sky (1990)

R | 138 min | Adventure, Drama

An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Debra Winger, John Malkovich, Campbell Scott, Jill Bennett

Votes: 13,737 | Gross: $2.08M

12. Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 155 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A drama centered on the romance between Ernest Hemingway and World War II correspondent Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway's inspiration for For Whom the Bell Tolls, and the only woman who ever asked for a divorce from the writer.

Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, David Strathairn, Rodrigo Santoro

Votes: 10,421

13. Amelia (2009)

PG | 111 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

Director: Mira Nair | Stars: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston

Votes: 13,627 | Gross: $14.24M

14. The Ten Commandments (1923)

Passed | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History

After hearing the story of Moses, the sons of a devout Christian mother go their own ways, and the atheist brother's breaking of the Ten Commandments leads to tragedy.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Estelle Taylor, Julia Faye

Votes: 2,665 | Gross: $5.36M

15. Rope of Sand (1949)

Approved | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property he'd found diamonds decides to steal them instead.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre

Votes: 1,800

16. Saratoga Trunk (1945)

Passed | 135 min | Drama, Romance, Western

An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has ostracized them.

Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson, Jerry Austin

Votes: 1,577

17. Tomb Raider (1996 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Lara Croft, archaeologist and daughter to a rich aristocratic English family ventures across the world in search of three mysterious artifacts known as Scions. During her journey, she stumbles across the lost continent of Atlantis.

Stars: Shelley Blond, Nathan McCree

Votes: 3,252

18. It Came from the Desert (2017)

Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A pulpy monster movie inspired by the cult classic 1980s video game "It Came from the Desert," featuring rival motocross heroes and heroines, kegger parties in the desert, secret underground military bases...and of course giant ants!

Director: Marko Mäkilaakso | Stars: Harry Lister Smith, Alex Mills, Vanessa Grasse, Mark Arnold

Votes: 1,918

19. My Forbidden Past (1951)

Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Barbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800s. In love with Mark Lucas, a research doctor at Tulane University, her plans to marry him are thwarted. ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Lucile Watson

Votes: 1,158

20. The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)

126 min | Comedy, Romance

A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.

Director: Terence Young | Stars: Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Claire Ufland, Angela Lansbury

Votes: 691

21. Franny's Feet (2003–2010)

TV-Y | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Franny spends her days with her grandfather at his shoe repair shop. When customers bring in their shoes, something magical happens: Franny is transported to far away lands where she meets new friends and solves fun problems.

Stars: Phoebe McAuley, Paul Panting, Adrian Truss, Daniel Brochu

Votes: 170

22. East of Shanghai (1931)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Henry Kendall, Joan Barry, Percy Marmont, Betty Amann

Votes: 4,902

23. The Raggy Dolls (1986–1994)

5 min | Animation, Family

This features toys which have been thrown in a factory reject bin but come to life and have adventures. This time though they are dolls and, rather than becoming superheroes and saving ... See full summary »

Star: Neil Innes

Votes: 829

24. The Adventures of Chuck & Friends (2010–2012)

TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Family

Chuck is a dump truck him and his friends have fun together and with the world-famous monster truck rally. Chucks brother

Stars: Fab Filippo, Joanne Vannicola, Stacey DePass, Darren Frost

Votes: 138

25. Mutiny (1952)

Approved | 77 min | Adventure, History

During the War of 1812, the U.S. tasks Captain James Marshall to sail through the British blockade and bring back a French loan in gold but the secret leaks out and many greedy hands, including the mutinous crew's, are after the gold.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury, Patric Knowles, Gene Evans

Votes: 510

26. Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Accused of the murder of her former mentor, Werner Von Croy, Lara becomes a fugitive on the run. To clear her name, Lara has to confront a secret alliance led by the alchemist Pieter Van Eckhardt whose destiny it is to take over the world.

Director: Antoine Charreyron | Stars: Jonell Elliott, Eric Loren, Joss Ackland, Rob Brown

Votes: 1,160

27. The Gal Who Took the West (1949)

Approved | 84 min | Western

In order to gain passage to the West, a woman poses as an opera singer, and causes a feud between two cousins.

Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Charles Coburn, Scott Brady, John Russell

Votes: 330

28. The Flame of New Orleans (1941)

Passed | 79 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music

In old New Orleans, a beautiful adventuress juggles the attentions of a rich banker and a dashing sea captain.

Director: René Clair | Stars: Marlene Dietrich, Bruce Cabot, Roland Young, Mischa Auer

Votes: 1,302

29. Tomb Raider II (1997 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Lara Croft returns to set out on a quest for the mysterious Dagger of Xian. Hot on her tail are Marco Bartoli and his cult Fiamma Nera who want the dagger for themselves as it is reputed to transform its wearer into a dragon.

Stars: Judith Gibbins, Massimo Marinoni, Simon Greenall, Nathan McCree

Votes: 2,160

30. Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (1999 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In her fourth adventure, Lara accidentally releases Set, the Egypt god of chaos who is bound to destroy the entire world. Guided by her friend Jean-Yves, Lara sets out to awake Set's rival Horus to stop the chaos she herself unleashed.

Stars: Jonell Elliott, Anne Karam, Kerry Shale, Charo Soria

Votes: 1,300

31. Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (1998 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

On her their adventure, Lara Croft goes on a world-spanning quest to retrieve artifacts that are pieces of the meteorite that once wiped out the dinosaurs. Once completed, the meteorite could be the key to gain life-giving powers.

Stars: Judith Gibbins, Nathan McCree, Charo Soria

Votes: 1,610

32. Stiletto (1969)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's a professional hitman for the mob . When he decides it's time to retire, he finds his former employers don't like the idea of someone who... See full summary »

Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Alex Cord, Britt Ekland, Patrick O'Neal, Joseph Wiseman

Votes: 302

33. Un certain dimanche (2010)

14 min | Short, Adventure, Drama

Two young girls, Gabrielle and Jeanne, just coming out of adolescence, take off in a car one Sunday afternoon without their parents knowledge. This moment of rebellion allows them their ... See full summary »

Director: Margaux Bonhomme | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Hélène Zimmer

Votes: 18

34. The Fan (1949)

89 min | Comedy, Romance

Lord Windermere appears to all, including his young wife Margaret, as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk after Lord Windermere starts spending his afternoons ... See full summary »

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Jeanne Crain, Madeleine Carroll, George Sanders, Richard Greene

Votes: 760

35. Paula Peril: Mystery of the Crystal Falcon (2009)

PG | 19 min | Short, Action, Mystery

When a high society auction is interrupted by the brazen theft of the mysterious Crystal Falcon, investigative reporter Paula 'Peril' Perillo and photographer Jimmy Smith team up to get the... See full summary »

Director: Savvy Lorestani | Stars: Valerie Perez, Marla Malcolm, Benjamin Lamm, David Thomas O'Donnell

Votes: 21

36. Tomb Raider: Chronicles (2000 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Following the events of "The Last Revelation", Lara Croft is presumed dead. At Lara's home, Lara's butler Winston, the priest Father Patrick Dunstan and Lara's history teacher Charles Kane reminisce over some of Lara's early exploits.

Stars: Jonell Elliott, Kerry Shale, Charo Soria, Harry Towb

Votes: 985

37. A Married Man (1983– )

240 min | Drama

A British lawyer, disillusioned with his marriage and career, starts an affair with a beautiful woman with political connections; a murder leads him to the greatest challenge of his life.

Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ciaran Madden, Sophie Ashton, Yvonne Coulette

Votes: 100

38. Raton Pass (1951)

Approved | 84 min | Western

In the midst of a feud between two rancher families, a shrewd woman marries one of the ranchers and later tries to take his land through divorce and violent tactics involving a gang of outlaws.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Dennis Morgan, Patricia Neal, Steve Cochran, Scott Forbes

Votes: 311

39. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)

72 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.

Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Richard Dix, Miriam Seegar, Margaret Livingston, Lucien Littlefield

Votes: 437

40. Love Bound (1932)

Passed | 60 min | Drama, Mystery

A gold-digging woman wins a big settlement against an older married man, which threatens to destroy the man's family. His son, discovering that the woman is part of a ring of blackmailers ... See full summary »

Director: Robert F. Hill | Stars: Jack Mulhall, Natalie Moorhead, Clara Kimball Young, Edmund Breese

Votes: 151

41. The Spy Ring (1938)

Passed | 61 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Two American-army officers are working on a new type of machine-gun for anti-aircraft warfare, when one of them is murdered. The other vows to get the spies that are after the invention and avenge his friend's death.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: William Hall, Jane Wyman, Esther Ralston, Robert Warwick

Votes: 89

42. Doctor Who: Good as Gold (2012 TV Short)

3 min | Short, Adventure, Drama

Special mini-episode written via a competition in which junior schools were asked to write a script including the Eleventh Doctor and an enemy of his. In it, the Doctor and Amy land in the 2012 Olympic Games and encounter a Weeping Angel.

Director: Saul Metzstein | Stars: Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Karen Gillan, Sarah Louise Madison, Matt Smith

Votes: 535

43. Danger Island (1931)

Passed | 220 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

The daughter of a man who has discovered radium on an African island is befriended by two people whose real goal is to keep the discovery to themselves.

Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Kenneth Harlan, Lucile Browne, Walter Miller, Beulah Hutton

Votes: 35

44. Die Krone von Arkus (2015)

95 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Arkus is reigned by Schiija. The Evil queen forces the inhabitants to give her their best work as gifts at the yearly gifts day. One day a former rival passes a hint on how to defeat the queen to the streetkids Jono and Saraja .

Director: Franziska Pohlmann | Stars: Lukas Jantzen, Anna-Lena Sender, Marit Persiel, Juliane Behneke

Votes: 54

45. Road Movie (2016)

24 min | Animation, Short, Action

Road movie is about three unlikely friends that go on an adventure and have to fight a villain on the way.

Director: Jonas Dichelle | Star: Jonas Dichelle

Votes: 9

46. Jungle Mystery (1932)

Passed | 240 min | Action, Adventure

In Africa, two hunters meet a girl and her father who are searching for her lost brother. Their search is complicated by rival hunters who are after ivory and by a tribe of hostile natives.

Director: Ray Taylor | Stars: Tom Tyler, Noah Beery Jr., Cecilia Parker, William Desmond

Votes: 39

47. Szegény gazdagok (1959)

104 min | Adventure

The old, sickly Demeter Lapussa is a tyrant in the family. He forces his granddaughter, the beautiful Henriette, to marry baron Hátszegi, although the girl loves the penniless Vámhidy ... See full summary »

Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Gyula Benkö, Marianne Krencsey, Margit Bara, József Láng

Votes: 122

48. Horny Mama (2007)

PG-13 | 2 min | Short, Comedy

Kevin, an unsuspecting adolescent stays up way past his bedtime to watch videos. His mother catches him in the act, and threatens to give him some corporal punishment unless he is watching ... See full summary »

Director: David Wendell Boykins | Stars: Gigi Bolden, Noah Sife

49. Love Takes Flight (1937)

Approved | 71 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

On a transcontinental flight from New York City to Los Angeles, Joan Lawson, the flight hostess, attracts the attention of a move producer, Dave Miller, and he tries to persuade her to sign... See full summary »

Director: Conrad Nagel | Stars: Bruce Cabot, Beatrice Roberts, John Sheehan, Astrid Allwyn

Votes: 66

50. Quick Before They Catch Us (1966– )

Adventure

The adventures of a group of teenagers becoming embroiled in various cases.

Stars: Teddy Green, Pamela Franklin, David Griffin, Colin Bell

Votes: 7