1. Action – Adventure
Thriller Movies

2. 1950’s
„North by Northwest‟ – (1959)
O “A New York advertising executive is
mistaken for a government agent by
spies, A chase occurs through and across
the country while he looks for a way to
survive”

3. 1960’s
„Salt and Pepper‟ – (1968)
O Discovering the body of a murdered female in their
London nightclub, owners Charles Salt and
Christopher Pepper take part in an investigation,
uncovering an evil plot to overthrow the
government. Can the duo stop the bad guys in
time?

4. 1970’s
„The Poseidon Adventure‟ - 1972
O The Poseidon, an ocean liner, is charting its
course. After midnight, Captain spots the mother of
tidal waves. It‟s the last thing that he and almost
everyone else onboard see before drowning.
Poseidon is turned upside down, with only few
survivors, led by no-nonsense minister Frank Scott
desperately attempt to climb from the top of the
ship.

5. 1980’s
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
O Tequila Sunrise is the story of a drug dealer called
Mac Mckussic who is trying to go straight. Old,
best friend and cop Nick Frescia, must investigate
and bring him to justice. Jo Ann, (the owner of
modern restaurant) comes on the scene and Mac
and Nick fall for her charms and are instantly
attracted to her, putting their friendship in jeopardy.

6. 1990’s
The Three Musketeers
O Three Musketeer and D'Artagnan join forces, to
end the Cardinal Richelieu's evil plot, which is to
form a union with enemy England, by Milady.
Cardinal's right-hand man, (Rochefort), declares
the official separation of the King's Musketeers.
Three, refuse to give up – Athos (fighter and
drinker), Porthos (pirate and lover) and Aramis
(priest and poet). D'Artagnan uncovers the
Cardinal's plans to the Musketeers and the four
embark on the task, to protect King and Country.

7. 2000’s
Batman Begins (2005)
O After seeing his hometown, Gotham City
being overrun with corruption and
misdeed, Bruce Wayne is determined to
be the hero that Gotham urgently needs...
Batman.

8. 2010’s
O Hanna (2011)
The perfect assassin at age 16, created by
her father. Sent across Europe on a
mission, meanwhile she‟s being chased
by an agent and her operatives.

9. Iconic films Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
O James Bond Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
James Bonds (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
 Sean Connery Live and Let Die (1973
 George Lazenby The Man with the Golden Gun
 Roger Moore (1974)
Moonraker (1979)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
 Timothy Dalton For Your Eyes Only (1981)
 Pierce Brosnan Octopussy (1983)
 Daniel Craig A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence to Kill (1989)
GoldenEye(1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World is Not Enough
(1999)
Die Another Day (2002)
Casino Royale(2006)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Skyfall (2012)

10. Iconic Films (2)
O Indiana Jones Starring:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Harrison
Ford
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008)

11. Conclusion
O To conclude, most action adventure
thrillers involve some sort of chase scene,
either away from something or to
something. The leads in the films are
usually male with female sidekicks. There
is commonly many aspects of danger is
action, adventure, thriller movies, mostly
the female character (damsel in distress).