Best Adventure Films of 1997

Sharpe's Waterloo

Based on novels by ... the series. Sharpe must face Napoleon's army at Waterloo while confronting the man who has cuckolded him, Lord Rossendale. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

At the time this ... hostile members of the Royal Geographic Society in London. Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone debuted December 7, 1997. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

On Guard

This period swashbuckler, set ... of Le Bossu. Shown at the 1997 Acapulco French Film Festival and the 1997 Bastia Festival of Mediterranean Cinema. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Tom Jones

In this TV miniseries ... up there. The climax reveals the ultimate fate of Tom and Sophia and the heir of the Allworthy estate. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Legend of the Lost Tomb

Set in Egypt, this ... quest to find the ancient papyrus that has written upon it the location of a pharaoh's final resting place. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Treasure Island

Young Jim Hawkins and ... same treasure located on a mysterious map in this animated adaptation of the timeless classic by Robert Louis Stevenson. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Dante's Peak

Old Smokey develops a ... for killer volcanoes at the movies, as Dante's Peak and Volcano opened within a few months of each other. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

The Ebb Tide

Robert Louis Stevenson's tale ... men discover that the bottles are filled with seawater, and that their ship was meant to sink en route. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Zeus and Roxanne

This children's story of ... wife. Jordan, together with Mary Beth's daughters, try to ignite a romance between their parents, who are both unattached. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Second Jungle Book: Mowgli and Baloo

A prequel to The ... the jungle, where the mad King Murphy (Roddy McDowall) rules over a monkey empire and becomes Mowgli's unlikely ally. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Kull the Conqueror

Inspired by the characters ... first starring film role for Kevin Sorbo, who rose to fame on the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

In the Place of the Dead

Greg Wise and Dougray ... endurance, these to men will confront forces that few of their fellow adventurers will ever be able to comprehend. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

The Hidden Dimension

Filmed in a special ... sequence to separate the right and left images for each eye at a rate of 95 times per second. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Hollywood Safari

The animal movie Hollywood ... happening and must, with the help of their sons, stop an overly enthusiastic deputy from killing the wrong creature. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

Based on Jon Krakhauer's ... slopes of the world's highest mountain, this made-for-TV movie re-enacts that fateful excursion. Christopher McDonald and Peter Horton star. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

True Heart

Two city kids gain ... implicate Khonanesta in the illegal activities of the game poachers. True Heart also features Michael Gross and Dey Young. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Walking Thunder

A family has many ... while visiting the western United States. While there, they encounter a Native American trader and a fearsome albino bear. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

When locusts eat up ... the food in the Great Valley, it is up to Littlefoot and his dino-pals to save their hungry elders. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

DragonBall Z: Dead Zone

Fans of Japanese animation ... for immortality, then he kidnaps Gohan and calls forth the Eternal Dragon. Who or what can stop him now? [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Ivanhoe

A century after the ... about the ultimate fate of John, the identity of the Black Knight, and the future course of English history. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Moon Over Tao

Directed by Keita Amemiya, ... -- the alien race will also take whatever means necessary to retrieve their weapon. The film features Yuko Moriyama. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Hermes: Winds of Love

The animated mythological adventure ... Minos under orders from the creator of the world. Hermes draws strength form his relationship with his wife, Aphrodite. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns

One of the most ... can reside. When Ash, Misty, and Brock go to find Pikachu, they're in for a fight to the finish. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Medabots [Anime Series]

In the not-too-distant future, ... to the World Robattle Tournament, where a kid from each country faces off to be the world Medabot champion. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Rurouni Kenshin [Anime Series]

This samurai anime takes ... provide services for Karou's struggling martial arts studio with menacing forces from his past looking for power and revenge? [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Flame of Recca [Anime Series]

Recca Hanabishi aspires above ... of his friends, Recca must gain the strength to live out the adventure he's been imagining all his life. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Legend of the Mystical Ninja [Anime Series]

In this 23-episode anime ... nobility and strength. Now the only question is if humans were capable of creating a stronger hero or villain. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]

Master of Mosquiton `99 [Anime Series]

This TV series is ... made her grandmother immortal, and with the help of Inaho's friends Yuuki and Honou, they just might do it. [ best adventure films - 1997 ]