Expedition
see all genres ›Travel, adventure, discovery and danger abound in these globe-trotting road movies.
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Genres / Drama / Expedition
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Aaltra
Comedians Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern, who wrote, directed, and co-star in this irreverent road movie, show a distinct flair for understated physical comedy and defiantly non-PC humor. Rural neighbors who hate each other come to blows one day on a farm and get tangled up in an agricultural tractor, leaving them both...Start your free trial to watch -
Alamar
Jorge has only a few weeks with his five year old son Natan before he leaves to live with his mother in Rome. Intent on teaching Natan about their Mayan heritage, Jorge takes him to the pristine Chinchorro reef and eases him into the rhythms of a fisherman's life. As the bond between father and son grows stronger, Natan...Start your free trial to watch -
Alexandra
In a desolate, sun-scorched corner of the world, an elderly woman has come to see her beloved grandson, a young officer stationed at a remote military outpost. With the enemy just beyond the compound, she wanders the barracks, observing the routines of military life before making a sudden trip into the outlying countryside....Start your free trial to watch
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All the Way to Paris
The South African ALL THE WAY TO PARIS was directed by Jamie Uys (of THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY fame). American and Russian delegates at a conference are tricked into a walking race from Athens to Paris with only $5 to see them on their way. Their transcontinental travels take them through Greece, Yugoslavia,...Start your free trial to watch -
Appointment in Honduras
An adventurer (Glenn Ford) carrying a vast sum of money, a husband and wife (Ann Sheridan and Zachary Scott) whose marriage is on the rocks and a murderous band of cutthroats trek through the jungles of Central America on a mission to save an ousted political leader. On their incredible journey they must...Start your free trial to watch -
Bab'Aziz
A visual poem of incomparable beauty, this masterpiece from director Nacer Khemir (the third in the "Desert Trilogy") begins with the story of a blind dervish named Bab’Aziz and his spirited granddaughter, Ishtar. Together they wander the desert in search of a great reunion of dervishes that takes place just once every thirty...Start your free trial to watch
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Barking Water
A uniquely delicate and moving road movie, BARKING WATER uses the ruggedly beautiful backdrop of rural Oklahoma to tell the story of Frankie (Richard Ray Whitman), a proud Native American attempting to reconnect with his estranged family. Released from the hospital but still very ill, he hits the road with his ex-lover Irene...Start your free trial to watch -
The Bermuda Triangle
Director René Cardona Jr. has managed to make a very convincing horror tale set square in THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE, still one of the greatest mysteries on Earth. This place, which has reportedly swallowed up hundreds of ships, planes and human lives without a trace, now reached out to devour the Marvin family...Start your free trial to watch -
Between Calais and Dover
Having just completed a series of films imagining events from the 1897 Greco-Turkish War, including THE SURRENDER OF TOURNAVOS, MASSACRE IN CRETE and SEA FIGHTING IN GREECE, Georges Méliès reapplies the rocking-ship technique from the last of these to a pure amusement. Passengers crossing the English...Start your free trial to watch
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Beyond Atlantis
Fishermen discover a mysterious civilization that may be descendants of the lost continent of Atlantis. These half-human, half-fish creatures can stay underwater for great lengths of time. But this lost tribe needs outsiders for mating and when they capture several fishermen, the adventure begins! Will the men live to tell...Start your free trial to watch -
The Big Road
Six friends decide to head "north" and become involved in the construction of a highway crucial for the Chinese army. A hymn to the solidarity necessary for China to move ahead (and defeat the enemy), THE BIG ROAD shows its young protagonists only discovering who they are when they become part of a collective action. The...Start your free trial to watch -
Bird of Paradise
From legendary Oscar®-winning director King Vidor comes BIRD OF PARADISE, an exotic tale of romance set in gorgeous Polynesia. Johnny (Joel McCrea) is an intrepid young sailor traveling the South Seas who falls in love with Luana (Dolores del Rio), the beautiful daughter of an island chief. But Luana is...Start your free trial to watch
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Buffalo Boy
Set in the lowlands of southern Vietnam, this powerful coming of age tale is a richly textured and stunningly visual reflection of the rhythms of daily life and culture determined by water. The flooded landscape serves to tell the story of the relationship between a father and son, the cycles of life and the inescapable flow...Start your free trial to watch -
Cabiria
Inspired by grand opera and Italy's imperialist victory in the Libyan War (1911-12), the Italian movie industry produced dozens of historical epics in the period just before WW I. The most influential and successful of these was CABIRIA, the visually spectacular film which set the standard for big-budget feature-length movies...Start your free trial to watch -
El Camino
The critically acclaimed EL CAMINO follows Lily as she travels across the country to Mexico with Gray, Eliot and their recently deceased friend’s ashes in hand. As these young adults confront their unrealized selves and their grief, nothing happens the way we expect.Start your free trial to watch
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Chickens in the Shadows
In 1979, Toasters ‘N’ Moose formed, put out one album and disbanded. Now thirty years later, their old manager has brought them together again for a three-day tour of Northern California. Featuring their now classic hit “Taste the Biscuit” and live performances of many more great songs, our cameras follow...Start your free trial to watch -
A Chinese Tall Story
While on the quest to retrieve the Buddhist scriptures, the Tang Monk (Nicholas Tse) and his three disciples led by the Monkey King come under attack by the evil Tree Demon. Tang escapes and meets Meiyan (Charlene Choi), an ugly lizard imp who instantly falls in love with the handsome but chaste monk....Start your free trial to watch -
Chorakhe
Dr. Akom and Dr. Roger are planning a family vacation at the beach, but their trip turns to tragedy when three people from their family turn up missing. After the bodies are discovered, the doctors examine the remains of their family members and determine a giant crocodile had ripped through their bodies. They set out to...Start your free trial to watch




