The presented list contains the best psychological adventure films, most of which have received many prestigious awards. Viewing these paintings will bring great pleasure to lovers of action films, based on amazing travel, incredible discoveries and fantastic characters.
So, before you - a list of the 20 best and most interesting adventure films with a psychological slant, according to the portal.
20. White squall
A trip around the world on the ship "Albatross" was supposed to be a pleasant and long-awaited completion of training for guys from the Ocean Academy, but, alas ... Adventure for pleasure turns into a real test - the struggle for your own life.
Will these young boys be able to survive in a fierce battle with angry elements? And which of them will be able to "perfectly" pass such a hard "exam" and become a real sailor?
19. Maverick
Recently, an avid gambler Brat Maverick had a dream - to get to the poker championship. The charming swindler selflessly tries to find money for the participation fee. Along the way, he gets into various scrape, on one of which he meets the seductive thief Anabel.
Together with the charming fellow traveler, Breth has a long way to achieve his cherished goal. A couple expect amazing adventures, interesting meetings and unforgettable moments ...
18. Fool's gold
This is an exciting story about Finn and Tess’s sea adventures. After the divorce, the two seemed to forever disperse on opposite sides. Until one day destiny brought them together again. They were united by a common passion - treasure hunting.
Who will be the first to find the precious treasures: the determined and courageous heroine or her seductive and courageous ex-husband?
17. In the wild
The film tells the true story of a man named Christopher McCandless. Being quite successful and prosperous, this young guy immediately after graduating from college, Emory decides to renounce his usual way of life and plunge into the world of wildlife.
Under the symbolic pseudonym Super Stranger, he sets off on an exciting journey, where he will be met with many interesting people, amazing life stories, and most importantly, a new life. Life in absolute harmony with oneself and with the environment ...
16. Oh, where are you, brother?
Prisoners bound by common shackles are at liberty: a silly and sensitive Delmore, a not very friendly Pete, a cunning and intelligent Everett. The latter is the brain center and the leader of this trinity. It was he who initiated the escape, promising his "friends" to share with them a part of the safely stolen loot.
Convicts are embarking on a long-awaited journey, not realizing what their ideological leader actually conceived ...
15. Lawrence of Arabia
A film story about the life of the legendary personality of the First World War - the British intelligence officer Theodore Lawrence. An English officer who had repeatedly heard mocking ridicule from colleagues in his address, was able to "wipe his nose" to all his ill-wishers. He brilliantly coped with the combat mission, becoming "his" among the incredulous Arabs and leading their campaign against the Turks.
Lawrence of Arabia became one of the most famous people of his time and is remembered by world history not only as a hero of Britain, but also as the leader of the entire Arab people.
14. Life of Pi
Indian boy Pi with his family and the zoo goes on a long voyage - to the shores of distant Canada. However, halfway through the ship, a ship with people falls into a storm and crashes. By some miracle, the boy manages to escape, and with it the ... Bengal tiger.
Can a guy stay alive, being in the same boat with a beast of prey? And what other tests does the endless water surface prepare for it?
13. Indiana Jones: In Search of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones is known worldwide as one of the best archaeologists and experts in the occult sciences, he is a true professional in his field. And then one day, the US top leadership appeals to him with a request: to find a unique valuable relic. He must find in the South American thickets, called the jungle, the sacred Ark.
Dr. Jones immediately goes on a journey, and after him - the secret agents of Adolf Hitler, who received a similar order ...
12. Battle of the Red Rock
208 n. e. Events unfold in the vast ancient China. The cunning and insidious Prime Minister incites the weak-willed emperor to start a war against two independent kingdoms located in the neighborhood. He justifies his proposal with a desire to unite China.
And now the million army easily defeats the army of one of the kingdoms and locks its remnants in the citadel near Red Rocks. Only one thing remains for the besieged soldiers - to call for help to the neighboring kingdom. What will win: coarse thoughtless strength or courage along with cunning?
11. Good, bad, evil
At the height of the civil war, by chance, there are three: the mysterious lone gunner nicknamed Blonde, the cold-blooded killer of Sentenza, the inveterate swindler and Tuko's gangster. All of them are forced to unite for the sake of a common goal: to find a treasure with gold coins.
How long can the notorious criminals keep such a fragile peace among themselves? And what will win: the desire to find the desired wealth or irresistible craving to shoot each other?
10. Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia
In the ward of one of the Roman hospitals, an elderly Russian émigré died, who managed to tell her granddaughter, Olga, something very important before her death.
It turns out that the old woman has made a huge fortune, which is safely hidden in St. Petersburg somewhere "under the lion." The girl is urgently sent in search of money, and with it all those who accidentally found out about this secret ...
9. Django Unchained
On account of the bounty hunter King Schulz, known in certain circles as the "Dentist", more than one dozen caught criminals. His current "target" is the dangerous gang of the Brittle brothers, for the search for which he cannot do without outside help.
For this purpose, he decides to free slave Django. Together with his new partner, Schulz begins a brutal hunt for the most dangerous gangsters. However, the slave has his own plans ...
8. King Kong (2005)
Director-loser Carl Denham gathers the film crew in the hope of shooting a real masterpiece. Together with its members, he is sent to the mysterious Skull Island, located near Sumatra. It is there, according to legend, lives a huge gorilla named Kong.
Arriving at his destination, he realizes with horror that the rumors about King Kong are not a myth, but a real reality. The giant gorilla lives in the impenetrable thick of the jungle, and next to it - creatures from the prehistoric era. Poor explorers are trapped: on the one hand, the terrible King Kong, and on the other - its dinosaur enemies ...
7. The Last Samurai
At the end of the XIX century, retired American cavalry captain Nathan Olgren arrives in Japan at the invitation of the emperor. Before him is the task - to teach the army of the Land of the Rising Sun to fight with rifles in their hands. As conceived by the head of state, this should help eradicate the samurai.
However, the imperial army loses the battle with the ancient warriors, and Olgren himself is captured. In captivity, the main character gets acquainted with the amazing culture of Japan, immersed in its traditions, the philosophy of the ancient samurai. All this is slowly beginning to fascinate him ...
6. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The famous adventure seeker archaeologist Indiana Jones is once again embarking on an exciting journey. This time the brave cowboy intends to find one of the most mysterious relics in the history of mankind - the Holy Grail.
Jones Sr., the father of the hero, becomes the partner of a scientist in a difficult search. Together with his faithful assistant, Indiana plunges into the world of amazing discoveries. A brave archeologist, as always, will have to perform noble feats and stand firmly against his Nazi enemies ...
5. Skyfall coordinates
This time, the super agent 007 faces a super-complex task - he must deal with the dark past of the head of the MI-6 department and his immediate superior M.
What is so terrible conceals the secret life of a senior colleague? And why did it become a threat to the existence of the whole branch? In all this, James Bond is bound to understand. For this, the brave hero goes to Istanbul ...
4. The Incredible Life of Walter Mitty
The quiet, modest guy Walter Mitty, who does not stand out among his colleagues - members of the department of illustrations in the magazine Life, finally decides to get out of the shadows. After all, who said that an inconspicuous simple employee could not do it, maybe an insane, but truly heroic act?
Inspired by his old dream of feeling like a superman, Walter sets off to find Sean, who has something to help save his career ...
3. Big fish
William recently lost his father to Edward. He was a notable inventor and visionary during his lifetime. There was not a day for any fiction from his mouth.
Frustrated with grief - by so early departure of the closest person - the son decides to recreate the overall picture of the amazing life of his father. Suddenly, unknown details begin to open up before the hero, which will make him doubt the fabulousness of Edward's stories ...
2. Apocalypto
The film takes the viewer into the era of the existence of one of the most magnificent civilizations in the history of mankind - Maya. What was the life of an ancient tribe, according to what laws did it live and what traditions did it have?
All these details will be revealed on the example of the life story of the protagonist - an Indian named Paw Jaguar, whose familiar world in a moment collapsed ...
1. Inglorious bastards
The period of the height of the Second World War, in the German territory occupied by French territory, is wielding a group of American Jewish soldiers who terrify the local Nazis. Among them - American Apache.
After gathering the whole team, he sets off in search of a German officer, Hans Landau, who brutally killed the family of Shoshanna Dreyfus. Inglorious bastards intend to teach a bloody lesson to a soldier known as the thunderstorm of the Jews ...
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