Best Adventure Films of 2001
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
A popular video game ... Cambodia, Tomb Raider co-stars Noah Taylor, Chris Barrie, Daniel Craig, Rachel Appleton, Leslie Phillips, Mark Collie, and Julian Rhind-Tutt. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
The first Disney cartoon ... faced stiff competition from other non-live-action entertainment in the summer of 2001, including Shrek, Final Fantasy, and Monsters Inc.. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Musketeer
Director Peter Hyams brings ... interest (Mena Suvari) along the way. As he has often done before, director Hyams doubles as his own cinematographer. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Planet of the Apes
This big budget "re-imagining" ... Burton and features the original film's star, Charlton Heston, in a cameo role as the dying father of Thade. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Land Before Time: The Big Freeze
The seventh sequel to ... of the other films in this warm-hearted family series can expect more of the same from this new entry. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
A Knight's Tale
This crowd-pleasing medieval adventure ... for his work on L.A. Confidential (1997) and debuted behind the camera with the troubled production of Payback (1999). [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Spy Kids
In this reteaming of ... used in the film's original cuts (including special effects sequences that couldn't be completed within the film's original budget). [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Mummy Returns
This big-budget sequel from ... marauding bands of pygmy skeletons, among other hazards. The Mummy Returns co-stars John Hannah, Oded Fehr, and Patricia Velasquez. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Chilly Dogs
Idealistic travel agent Kevin ... generations-old feud. Can Kevin and his team of mongrel mutts finish the race with so much going against them? [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Triangle
It's The Shining at ... vanished without a trace. Lensed on location in Barbados and Toronto, The Triangle premiered August 12, 2001, on WTBS. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Accidental Spy
Jackie Chan tones down ... Mai Sing was a massive commercial success there, where it did impressive business opening on the Chinese New Year. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Lost Empire
The two-part TV miniseries ... video as a 132-minute feature titled The Monkey King) was broadcast by NBC on March 11 and 12, 2001. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Jungle De Ikou
This three-episode anime series ... elite fighter pilots, Natsumi has no choice but to perform the dance and transform into a buxom fertility goddess. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Samurai X: The Motion Picture
Edited together using scenes ... have a chance at beginning a new life with angry figures from his past seeking to hunt him down? [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Amon Saga
Shunji Oga's anime adventure ... initiation process. He becomes involved with a princess whose emperor father may not have her best interests at heart. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Arena
Gladiator undergoes a gender ... Karen McDougal and Lisa Dergan, were both "Playmate of the Month" models for Playboy Magazine in the late '90s. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
DragonBall Z: Lord Slug
When the citizens of ... it appears that even Goku may not be able to put a stop to his mortal enemy's destructive plan. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Atanarjuat the Fast Runner
Atanarjuat the Fast Runner ... and was selected for the 2002 New Directors/New Films Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me
The true story of ... an actual incident; the novel was also the basis for a popular German television series of the late '50s. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Journey To Kafiristan
Set in a Europe ... preparing for war. The Journey to Kafiristan was screened at the 2002 Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Warrior
A cold-blooded warrior strives ... prison work gang. The Warrior was shot in two versions, one in the Hindi language and one in English. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Metropolis
Playing like a candy-colored ... on a level which, while not entirely new or original, is at the very least genuinely sincere and thoughtful. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Avalanche Alley
This adventure-drama begins when ... Tobias Mehler round out the cast of Avalanche Alley, which was directed by Paul Ziller (Moving Target, Breaking Point). [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
DragonBall Z: Cooler's Revenge
This feature-length installment to ... plots how to destroy the earth and the universe itself, making Goku's recovery and intervention all the more necessary. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Mutant X [TV Series]
Debuting in the fall ... science fiction "syndies," Mutant X was generally broadcast on weekends by local stations, usually in late-afternoon and after-midnight timeslots. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Stranded
One of the most ... stars Jesse Spencer, Bonnie Wright, Emma Pierson, Charlie Lucas, Andrew Lee Potts, and Neil Newbon as the Robinson children. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp
A band of black-garbed ... had better hurry: The swamp is the home of a prehistoric-sized crocodile, and she's 1) angry, and, 2) hungry. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Lost World
Made for British television, ... BBC1, The Lost World premiered in the US over the A&E cable network on October 6 and 7, 2002. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Orphen [Anime Series]
This fantasy tale chronicles ... task grows in scale as enemies emerge over the course of his mission...including the very elders who betrayed him. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Bullfighter
A unique Western for ... exercise his demons and come to terms with the fact that he may not live to see another sunrise. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Sea Wolf: The Pirate's Curse
The rigorous life of ... Moctezuma, but the mission might turn out to be the one job that this mercenary should have turned down. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu
In this animated adventure, ... the Delicate Dinosaur, he will surely be able to save the day and live up to his family name. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
The Abrafaxe: Under the Black Flag
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Out of the Wilderness
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Pokemon: Season 04
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Soultaker [Anime Series]
Kyosuke Date is a ... to know as the mega-corporation called the Kirihara Group seems to lurk in the background of everything he investigates. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut
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Rave Master [Anime Series]
Based on the manga ... Jegan, Berial, Iulius, and Haja. Rave Master made its American debut over the Cartoon Network on June 1, 2004. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Hikaru no Go [Anime Series]
Hikaru Shindou is a ... the earthly plane. Now, with the help of Hikaru and the much-loved game of Go, he'll have his chance. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
Power Stone: 1: Power Stone of Mystery
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Magical Play [Anime OVA Series]
Padudu is a 12-year-old ... and a few tricks up her sleeve to get her out of the dungeon and into the winner's circle. [ best adventure films - 2001 ]
