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1. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
R | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig
Votes: 188,044 | Gross: $75.51M
2. Lost in Space (2018–2021)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fight against all odds to survive and escape, but they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
Stars: Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Maxwell Jenkins, Taylor Russell
Votes: 105,870
3. Pocahontas (I) (1995)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
An English soldier and the daughter of an Algonquin chief share a romance when English colonists invade seventeenth century Virginia.
Directors: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg | Stars: Mel Gibson, Linda Hunt, Christian Bale, Joe Baker
Votes: 203,314 | Gross: $141.60M
4. Papillon (1973)
R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon
Votes: 138,518 | Gross: $53.27M
5. The New World (2005)
PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of the English exploration of Virginia, and of the changing world and loves of Pocahontas.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale
Votes: 89,991 | Gross: $12.71M
6. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
PG | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley
Votes: 225,742 | Gross: $141.62M
7. Jamestown (2017–2019)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, History
A drama about English settlers in America in 1617.
Stars: Naomi Battrick, Max Beesley, Claire Cox, Patsy Ferran
Votes: 5,848
8. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
G | 126 min | Adventure, Family
A Swiss family must survive being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro
Votes: 18,192 | Gross: $40.36M
9. Burn! (1969)
R | 112 min | Action, Drama, War
In 1844, a British mercenary helps the revolting slaves of an Antilles island colony gain independence from Portugal, but later returns to hunt down a local rebel leader and former protégé.
Director: Gillo Pontecorvo | Stars: Marlon Brando, Evaristo Márquez, Renato Salvatori, Dana Ghia
Votes: 5,839 | Gross: $0.43M
10. The Colony (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature.
Director: Jeff Renfroe | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, Charlotte Sullivan
Votes: 47,137
11. Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Andromeda Initiative sets a course for a new galaxy, hoping to find a new home for the species of the Milky Way.
Directors: Mac Walters, Sam McGlynn | Stars: Fryda Wolff, Tom Taylorson, Jules de Jongh, Nyasha Hatendi
Votes: 5,947
12. Message from Space (1978)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An embattled planet, which is on the edge of doom, sends an S.O.S. and an intergalactic team comes to its rescue.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Vic Morrow, Shin'ichi Chiba, Philip Casnoff, Peggy Lee Brennan
Votes: 1,651
13. April Morning (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, History, War
On the morning of April 19, 1775, the American Revolution began with the "shot heard 'round the world".
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Susan Blakely, Chad Lowe, Robert Urich
Votes: 783
14. Lumumba (2000)
Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
The true story of controversial leader of independent Congo Patrice Lumumba.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowié, Maka Kotto
Votes: 2,083 | Gross: $0.68M
15. Lost Colony: The Legend of Roanoke (2007 TV Movie)
R | 95 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
In the 1580's English colonists arrive in what was to become North Carolina and find supernatural terror.
Director: Matt Codd | Stars: Adrian Paul, Frida Farrell, Rhett Giles, Michael Teh
Votes: 1,513
16. Rhodes (1996)
Drama
The story of the British 19th-century businessman who became the wealthiest man in the Western world and founded the nation Rhodesia.
Stars: Martin Shaw, Frances Barber, Neil Pearson, Frantz Dobrowsky
Votes: 166
17. Tanganyika (1954)
Approved | 81 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In Kenya, in 1903, when escaped murderer Abel McCracken instigates the Nukumbi tribe to raid white settlements, colonist John Gale organizes a human hunt to capture McCracken.
Director: André De Toth | Stars: Van Heflin, Ruth Roman, Howard Duff, Jeff Morrow
Votes: 254 | Gross: $1.30M
18. America (1924)
Passed | 141 min | Drama, History, War
The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Neil Hamilton, Carol Dempster, Erville Alderson, Charles Emmett Mack
Votes: 472
19. Janice Meredith (1924)
Passed | 153 min | Drama, History, Romance
It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of... See full summary »
Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford, Macklyn Arbuckle
Votes: 721 | Gross: $0.43M
20. Chaimite (1952)
157 min | Biography, Drama, History
From the military planning to front-line operations of discover conquest of Mozambique by the Portuguese, to counter the Vatuas insurgency of 1894, when they were led by Gungunhana, a ... See full summary »
Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Artur Semedo, Lourdes Norberto, Maria Emília Vilas, Julieta Castelo
Votes: 47
21. Space Pirates (1992 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The player is a star ranger who must save a starship from space pirates and collect the scattered parts of the mighty Star-Splitter Cannon to finally destroy the pirates' starship Black Dragon and stop their raygunslinging captain Talon.
Director: Barry Kirk | Stars: Mike Fleming, Jane E. Goold, Ben Zeller, Adrienne Bailey
Votes: 23
22. Contract (1985)
10 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
Bearded contract employee goes on a "giant bouquet of flowers" planet and prefers friendship with the robot because all inhabitants are creepy psychos.
Director: Vladimir Tarasov | Stars: Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Evgeniy Steblov, Boris Ivanov, Vasiliy Livanov
Votes: 129
23. Dear America: A Journey to the New World (1999 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Drama, Family, History
The story of a twelve-year-old Pilgrim girl's first few months at Plymouth Colony.
Director: Don McCutcheon | Stars: Alison Pill, Andrew Airlie, Brenda Bazinet, Susannah Hoffmann
Votes: 53
24. Call to Arms (1997 Video)
60 min | Documentary, Family, History
"Call to Arms" is the story of how the new American nation faced the daunting task of creating an army to do battle with the world's most feared military of the 18th century. In America ... See full summary »
Director: William G. Wagner | Stars: Bob Albergotti, Ben Bristo, Christoph Fehrenbach, Stephanie Freeman
25. To Have and to Hold (1922)
80 min | Drama, Romance
Trying to escape marriage to the hateful Lord Carnal, Jocelyn Leigh joins her maid on a "bride ship" bound for the American colonies. She is shocked by the conditions she finds in Virginia,... See full summary »
Director: George Fitzmaurice | Stars: Betty Compson, Bert Lytell, Theodore Kosloff, William J. Ferguson
Gross: $0.17M
26. I Am an American (1944)
Approved | 16 min | Short, History
A hypothetical married Polish couple arrives in New York in the early 1840's and walks to Ohio where they settle and prosper and raise children. The man loses an arm in the Civil war, and ... See full summary »
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Gary Gray, Gordon Hart, Dick Haymes
Votes: 126
27. Varth: Operation Thunderstorm (1992 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
In the future, a colony planet called Varth is taken over and pushed to the brink of destruction by an AI system that takes over all of their computers. The only hope for humanity is two ... See full summary »
Directors: Noritaka Funamizu, Akira Nishitani, Yoshiki Okamoto
Votes: 25
28. O Zé do Burro (1972)
96 min | Comedy, Musical
A typical rural Portuguese man bought a parcel of land in a lonely outpost, in the North of Mozambique, and manages (with trouble) to arrive there with his dear possession, a donkey. By ... See full summary »
Director: Eurico Ferreira | Stars: Maria Adalgisa, José Bandeira, Luís Beira, Carlos Dinis
30. Homard À Vie (2012)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Homard A Vie follows the traditional lives of lobster fishermen in the remote Acadian district of Clare, Nova Scotia. It relates the life of lobsters, the mystery of their longevity to the ... See full summary »
Director: Jenna Marks | Stars: Bernie Comeau, Costas Halavrezos, Therese Saulnier
31. Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos (2001 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Crime
After 15 years in prison, Cal escapes and with the help of the AI from the first game becomes a space pirate. His goal is to find the corporate heir who murdered his space miner dad and framed him, but becomes key to saving the galaxy.
Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Toni Barry, Doug Cockle, Risa Hall, Richard Sinnott
Votes: 21
32. Early America Video Art Gallery (2007 Video)
75 min | History
This is a photo essay featuring American antiques, early country, artifacts, quilts & pottery, colonial architecture and much more.
Directors: William Holt, Donald Hertz | Star: Carole Holt
33. Codename: Tenka (1997 Video Game)
M | Action
Wars and pollution have driven the Earth to chaos. The year is 2096. The remaining colonists' only dream is to leave the planet and establish on Extrevius 328, a corporate conglomerate ... See full summary »
Votes: 14
34. Escaping Earth: Colonizing the Outer Solar System (2017 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Where besides Mars could Earthlings colonize?
Star: Dave Cullen
35. Landing of the Pilgrims (1940)
7 min | Animation, Short
A tongue-in-cheek story of the Pilgrims arriving in the New World.
Director: Connie Rasinski
Votes: 32
36. Før solen går ned (1989 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary about elder British women who tell dramatic tales from their youth as colonists in Kenya.
Director: Poul Martinsen
37. Catembe (1965)
80 min | Documentary
A week in Lourenço Marques, the capital of Mozambique, seen from a perspective unlike the touristic banalities.
Director: Faria de Almeida | Stars: Manuela Arraiano, António Revez, Amílcar Botica, Afonso Branco
Votes: 14
39. Empire I: World Builders (1981 Video Game)
Adventure, Sci-Fi
The gateway to the New York Rocket Field is your first step of a space voyage in which you may choose one of three career paths to follow, here at the dawn of the interstellar Empire. ... See full summary »
Director: Sherwin Steffin
41.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Cage
(1966)
TV-PG | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Capt. Pike is held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Susan Oliver, Leonard Nimoy, Majel Barrett
Votes: 7,184
42.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Full Circle: Part One
(1980)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After receiving a summons from the Time Lords, the Doctor and Romana set course for Gallifrey, however the pair instead land on Alzarius where they cross paths with a rebellious but mathematically gifted boy named Adric.
Director: Peter Grimwade | Stars: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, George Baker, Leonard Maguire
Votes: 487
43.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Power of Kroll: Part One
(1978)
TV-Y | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and Romana land on the moon Delta III, home to the green-skinned Swampies and a small group of human colonists. Soon after arriving, Romana is taken by the Swampies who wish to sacrifice her to the mysterious squid-like Kroll.
Director: Norman Stewart | Stars: Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Neil McCarthy, John Abineri
Votes: 484
44.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Sontaran Experiment: Part One
(1975)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor, Sarah and Harry teleports to Earth to ensure the planet is safe for the survivors on-board Nerva Beacon to return to Earth and re-inhabit their world. Only to find a Sontaran ... See full summary »
Director: Rodney Bennett | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Donald Douglas
Votes: 769
45.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Judgment
(2003)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After Enterprise lends aid to a group of accused rebels, Captain Archer faces a tribunal and charges of conspiring against the Klingon Empire.
Director: James L. Conway | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,701
46.
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999–2000)
Episode:
Quasar Quest: Part 1
(1999)
TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family
An adventurous young man embarks on an epic adventure in space when he sneaks aboard the massive space colony Terra Venture.
Director: Jonathan Tzachor | Stars: Archie Kao, Reggie Rolle, Danny Slavin, Valerie Vernon
Votes: 256
47.
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985–1992)
Episode:
The Long Rain
(1992)
TV-14 | 23 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
When an army spaceship crash lands on a world where it never stops raining, the four survivors try to reach the Sundome that has been erected on the planet and provides the only shelter. But exhaustion hits and predatory plants await.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Marc Singer, Michael Hurst, Brian Sergent, Mark Raffety
Votes: 119
48.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
The Devil in the Dark
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Enterprise is sent to a mining colony that is being terrorized by a mysterious monster, only to find that the situation is not that simple.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Ken Lynch
Votes: 4,310
49.
Star Trek (1966–1969)
Episode:
This Side of Paradise
(1967)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Enterprise investigates a planet whose colonists should be dead, but are not.
Director: Ralph Senensky | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Jill Ireland, Frank Overton
Votes: 4,077
50.
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)
Episode:
Lessons
(1993)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Picard falls for the new head of the stellar science services department, but has feelings of misgivings when he's forced to assign her to a dangerous mission.
Director: Robert Wiemer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn
Votes: 3,211