Dave Tompkins :: DVD Library :: 2-Genre Table :: Mystery :: Adventure

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	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. tt0062622
	9 (2009) A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened. tt0472033
	The Adventures of Tintin (2011) Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. tt0983193
	Anastasia (1997) The only surviving child of the Russian Royal Family hooks up with two con men while the undead Rasputin seeks her death. tt0118617
	The Bourne Legacy (2012) An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films. tt1194173
	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. tt0477302
	The Fugitive (1993) Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, must find the real one-armed killer while avoiding Marshal Sam Gerard. tt0106977
	The Great Mouse Detective (1986) Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy-maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan. tt0091149
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him. tt0295297+
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) As Harry races against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows. tt0926084
	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord. tt1201607
	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Harry finds himself selected as an underaged competitor in a dangerous multi-wizardary school competition. tt0330373
	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously ''This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince'' and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past. tt0417741
	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts. tt0373889+
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new ''Defense Against the Dark Arts'' teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry. tt0304141+
	Hugo (2011) Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. tt0970179
	Imaginarioum of Doctor Parnassus (2009) A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting. tt1054606
	Inception (2010) In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception. tt1375666
	The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld. tt1538403
	National Treasure (2004) A treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his employer turned enemy is onto the same path that he's on. tt0368891
	National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets (2007) Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary. tt0465234
	North by Northwest (1959) A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. tt0053125
	Oblivion (2013) A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself. tt1483013
	Pink Panther 2 (2009) Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts. tt0838232
	Planet of the Apes (1968) An astronaut crew crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved. tt0063442
	Prometheus (2012) A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. tt1446714
	The Rescuers Down Under (1990) The RAS agents, Miss Bianca and Bernard, race to Australia to save a boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher tt0100477
	Scooby-Doo (2002) After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on. tt0267913
	Sherlock Holmes (2009) Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. tt0988045
	Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows (2011) Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. tt1515091
	Sleepy Hollow (1999) Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman. tt0162661
	Son of Batman (2014) Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group the League of Assassins. tt3139072
	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it. tt0079945+
	The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005) Ranch hand Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico. tt0419294
	Van Helsing (2004) The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose. tt0338526

Dave Tompkins :: DVD Library :: 2-Genre Table :: Mystery :: Adventure

Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest.

A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened.

Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.

The only surviving child of the Russian Royal Family hooks up with two con men while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.

An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.

A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Dr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of killing his wife, must find the real one-armed killer while avoiding Marshal Sam Gerard.

Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy-maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.

Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him.

As Harry races against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, he uncovers the existence of three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.

Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord.

Harry finds himself selected as an underaged competitor in a dangerous multi-wizardary school competition.

As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously ''This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince'' and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.

With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.

It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new ''Defense Against the Dark Arts'' teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry.

Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.

In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception.

When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called Downworld.

A treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his employer turned enemy is onto the same path that he's on.

Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary.

A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.

A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.

Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.

An astronaut crew crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

The RAS agents, Miss Bianca and Bernard, race to Australia to save a boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher

After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.

Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.

Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.

Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group the League of Assassins.

When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.

Ranch hand Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.

The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose.