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1	Last of the Dogmen (1995) more movies like this directed by Tab Murphy featuring Tom Berenger, Barbara Hershey, Kurtwood Smith A mountain man goes on a routine manhunt and finds himself embroiled in solving a supernatural mystery in this fantasy/adventure. The tale is set in the wilds of Montana. Lewis Gates is a heavy-drinking tracker who is called to sober up and hit the backcountry to find three murderous fugitives from the local prison. For him it is a routine ... see all copies from $28.99! new only from $28.99!
2	The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) more movies like this directed by John Sayles featuring Mick Lally, Eileen Colgan, John Lynch, Jeni Courtney, Richard Sheridan The magic of folklore forms the basis of this Irish tale by writer-director John Sayles. Adapted from the book Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry, the 1940s story is told from the point-of-view of Fiona (Jeni Courtney), a young girl sent to live with her grandparents in an Irish fishing town. Her grandfather weaves grand stories about the family's ... see all copies from $2.56! new only from $7.12!
3	At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) more movies like this directed by Hector Babenco featuring Tom Berenger, Aidan Quinn, Kathy Bates, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah In a remote branch of the Brazilian Amazon, Americans Lewis (Tom Berenger) and Wolf (Tom Waits) are stranded when their plane runs out of gas. They are kept company by an evangelist missionary (John Lithgow) and his wife (Darryl Hannah). The preacher and his followers want to preach to the primitive Niaruna Indians, while others are interested in ... see all copies from $26.99! new only from $63.33!
4	Apocalypse Now (1979) more movies like this directed by Francis Ford Coppola featuring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Dennis Hopper One of a cluster of late-1970s films about the Vietnam War, Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now adapts the Joseph Conrad novella Heart of Darkness to depict the war as a descent into primal madness. Capt. Willard (Martin Sheen), already on the edge, is assigned to find and deal with AWOL Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando), rumored to have set himself up ... see all copies from $2.30! new only from $21.15!
5	A Man Called Horse (1970) more movies like this directed by Elliot Silverstein featuring Richard Harris, Judith Anderson, Jean Gascon, Manu Tupou, Corinna Tsopei A Man Called Horse stars Richard Harris as Lord John Morgan, an English peer cast somewhat adrift in the American West. Captured by Sioux Indians, Lord Morgan is at first targeted for quick extinction, but the tribesmen sense that he is worthy of survival. The Englishman passes many of the necessary tests that will permit him to become a member of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95!
6	The Flame Trees of Thika (1981) more movies like this directed by Roy Ward Baker featuring Hayley Mills, David Robb, Holly Aird Based on an autobiographical novel by Elspeth Huxley, this 1981 film tells the story of the Grant family -- little Elspeth (Holly Aird) and her parents, Robin (David Robb) and Tilly (Hayley Mills) -- after they arrive in Kenya to start a coffee plantation. The episodic production begins when a lion greets the horse-drawn carriage transporting ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $28.69!
7	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) more movies like this directed by Peter Weir featuring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Lee Ingleby Director Peter Weir's first turn behind the camera since 1998's critically acclaimed The Truman Show, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is based on two Napoleanic War-era adventure novels in author Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series, Master and Commander and The Far Side of the World. Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.85!
8	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) more movies like this directed by Steven Spielberg featuring Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey, Bob Balaban Steven Spielberg followed Jaws (1975), his first major box-office success, with this epic science fiction adventure about a disparate group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is an electrical lineman who, while sent out on emergency repairs, witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.75!
9	The Perfect Storm (2000) more movies like this directed by Wolfgang Petersen featuring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, John Hawkes In October 1991, a dying tropical hurricane from Bermuda collided with a cold front from the Great Lakes, resulting in a "perfect storm" of previously unknown destructive impact that resulted in 100-foot waves; tragically, the crew of a fishing boat was lost in the midst of the fearsome storm. Based on the best-selling book by Sebastian Junger, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
10	Cast Away (2000) more movies like this directed by Robert Zemeckis featuring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Chris Noth An exploration of human survival and the ability of fate to alter even the tidiest of lives with one major event, Cast Away tells the story of Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks), a Federal Express engineer who devotes most of his life to his troubleshooting job. His girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt) is often neglected by his dedication to work, and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
11 view cover	Planet of the Apes (2001) more movies like this directed by Tim Burton featuring Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kris Kristofferson, Estella Warren, Paul Giamatti, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa This big budget "re-imagining" of the 1968 original departs somewhat from both that classic science fiction film and the source novel by author Pierre Boulle. Mark Wahlberg stars as Leo Davidson, an astronaut of the early 21st century whose unauthorized mission to rescue a chimp companion from a mysterious space storm goes awry when he and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
12 view cover	The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) more movies like this directed by Stephen Hopkins featuring Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer, Tom Wilkinson, John Kani, Om Puri, Bernard Hill A man bringing modern transportation to the ancient jungles of Africa discovers one of man's oldest enemies lays in wait for him in this period adventure drama. John Beaumont (Tom Wilkinson) is the owner of a British railroad firm who is building a rail line through Uganda. A bridge is needed so that the tracks may cross a large river, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.46!
13 view cover	The 13th Warrior (1999) more movies like this directed by John McTiernan featuring Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhoi, Vladimir Kulich, Omar Sharif A cultured diplomat joins a band of savage warriors in time to meet an even more fearsome enemy in this historical adventure. In 922 A.D., Ibn Fadlan (Antonio Banderas) is a Muslim emissary from Baghdad en route to meet with the King of Saqaliba when he is captured by a gang of Vikings. While Ibn and his people are intelligent and well-mannered, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.55!
14 view cover	Black Robe (1991) more movies like this directed by Bruce Beresford featuring Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg, Tantoo Cardinal Adapted by Brian Moore from his own novel, The Black Robe is a sprawling recreation of a turbelent period in Canadian history. In 1634, Jesuit missionary Father Laforgue (Lothair Bluteau) arrives in the New World, hoping to convert the Huron Indian tribe to Catholicism-and, incidentally, to expedite the French colonization of Quebec. Laforgue is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50!
15 view cover	Blood Diamond (2006) more movies like this directed by Edward Zwick featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Jimi Mistry, Michael Sheen A South African mercenary and a Mende fisherman find their fates forever intertwined as they embark on a quest to obtain a rare and highly coveted pink diamond in director Edward Zwick's frantic adventure drama. Ripped from his family farm and forced to toil away in the sweltering South African diamond fields, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) ... see all copies from $2.67! new only from $4.47!
16 view cover	Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) more movies like this directed by Greg Michael, Stephen Sommers featuring Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese Twenty-seven years after turning one of Rudyard Kipling's best known works into a successful animated musical, Disney returned to the same source material for this live-action adventure, which hews slightly closer to the original source material. Mowgli (Sean Naeleli) is the five-year-old son of a wilderness guide who accompanies his father on a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.57!
17 view cover	Deliverance (1972) more movies like this directed by John Boorman featuring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox Adapted from James Dickey's popular novel, John Boorman's 1972 movie recounts the grueling psychological and physical journey taken by four city slickers down a river in the backwoods of Georgia. At the behest of Iron John-esque Lewis (Burt Reynolds), the less adventuresome Ed (Jon Voight), Bobby (Ned Beatty), and Drew (Ronny Cox) agree to canoe ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.67!
18 view cover	Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) more movies like this directed by Phillip Noyce featuring Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan, David Gulpilil, Kenneth Branagh After directing a number of major motion pictures in the United States, Australian-born filmmaker Phillip Noyce returned home to make this remarkable adventure-drama, based on a true story as well as a lamentable period in his nation's history. When European settlers first arrived in Australia, there was an almost immediate conflict between the ... see all copies from $10.19! new only from $10.19!
19 view cover	Never Cry Wolf (1983) more movies like this directed by Carroll Ballard featuring Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy, Zachary Ittimangnaq, Samson Jorah, Hugh Webster The wolves of the Arctic Circle and its environs, the stunning beauty of a Northern winter, a biologist who braves it all to record the lives of the wolves, and Inuits who save the biologist's hide and share their own wisdom openly are all winners in this film that is a tribute to the skills of writer and director Carroll Ballard (The Black ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $13.99!
20 view cover	Pathfinder (2007) more movies like this directed by Marcus Nispel featuring Karl Urban, Moon Bloodgood, Russell Means, Clancy Brown, Jay Tavare The sole survivor of a Viking "dragon" vessel shipwrecked on Eastern shores of the New World fifteen years ago provides the only hope for the a Native American tribe faced with certain destruction by Norse berserkers in director Marcus Nispel's (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) dark action adventure. Reared by the Wampanoag Tribe following a failed ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60!
21 view cover	Love's Long Journey (2005) more movies like this directed by Michael Landon, Jr. featuring Erin Cottrell, Logan Bartholomew The third chapter from popular novelist Janette Oke's Love Comes Softly series of books arrives on the screen in a wondrous tale of new frontiers starring Erin Cottrell and Logan Bartholomew. Missie (Cottrell) is pregnant, and it's time that her and husband Willie (Bartholomew) strike out on their own and begin life anew. With their wagon packed ... see all copies from $8.40! new only from $9.60!
22 view cover	All the Pretty Horses (2000) more movies like this directed by Billy Bob Thornton featuring Matt Damon, Henry Thomas, Lucas Black, Penélope Cruz, Rubén Blades, Bruce Dern, Sam Shepard Director Billy Bob Thornton explores coming of age in this Western based on Cormac McCarthy's prize-winning novel of the same name. John Grady Cole (Matt Damon) and Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas) are young Texan men who seek a more fulfilling life as cowboys in the slowly fading Old West, circa 1949. One night, the duo head for Mexico in hope of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95!
23 view cover	Seven Years in Tibet (1997) more movies like this directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud featuring Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B.D. Wong, Mako, Danny Denzongpa, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk, Lhakpa Tsamchoe Typically impressive natural vistas from director Jean-Jacques Annaud (some secretly filmed on location in Tibet) highlight this adaptation of the memoir by Heinrich Harrer. Brad Pitt stars as the arrogant Heinrich, a famed Austrian mountain climber who leaves behind his wife and infant son to head a Himalayan expedition in 1939, only to fall into ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.43!
24 view cover	The Emerald Forest (1985) more movies like this directed by John Boorman featuring Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, Charley Boorman, Dira Pass, Rui Polonah The Emerald Forest is based on a true story, as related by Los Angeles Times correspondent Leonard Greenwood. Powers Boothe stars as a US engineer working on a dam project in Brazil. Boothe's young son (played by director John Boorman's son Charley Boorman) is kidnapped in the rain forest by a tribe called "The Invisible People" because of their ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $10.19!
25 view cover	Moby Dick (1956) more movies like this directed by John Huston featuring Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn, Harry Andrews, Orson Welles, Seamus Kelly Previous film versions of Moby Dick insisted upon including such imbecilities as romantic subplots and happy endings. John Huston's 1956 Moby Dick remains admirably faithful to its source. "Call me Ishmael" declares itinerant whaler Richard Basehart as the opening credits fade. Though slightly intimidated by the sermon delivered by Father Mapple ... see all copies from $5.69! new only from $9.24!

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