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Call Of The Wild
Call Of The Wild
Release: 1993-04-25
TMDB rating: 7.0
Based on the book by Jack London
A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
TMDB ID: 220768
Adventure
Adventure
Release: 1925-04-26
TMDB rating: 9.0
Based on the book by Jack London
David Sheldon owns a plantation in the Solomon Islands. Many of his field hands die of blackwater fever, and then he becomes sick himself. Joan Lackland, a female soldier of fortune, arrives by schooner in the islands. With the help of her Kanaka crew, she protects David from an attack by the natives who are led by Googomy. Joan nurses David back to health and becomes his business partner, protecting his mortgaged property from two avaricious moneylenders. Seeking vengeance, the moneylenders incite the natives to revolt.
TMDB ID: 57320
Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild
Release: 2009-06-12
TMDB rating: 5.9
Based on the book by Jack London
Self-centered and status-conscious, ten year old Ryann Hale journeys to Montana to visit her down-to-earth grandpa, Bill Hale. Ryann bonds with a wolf-dog, Buck, and schemes to save him from a cruel dogsledder.
TMDB ID: 27906
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf
Release: 1920-05-15
TMDB rating: 10.0
Based on the book by Jack London
Humphrey Van Weyden and Maud Brewster are rescued by a nearby ship when the ferry they're on is rammed and sinks. However, instead of dropping them off ashore, the ship's fearsome captain, the brutal Wolf Larsen, forces Humphrey to work as a cabin boy--and has other ideas for the pretty young Maud. (Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com)
TMDB ID: 309031
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf
Release: 1997-01-01
TMDB rating: 5.7
Based on the book by Jack London
Thrown overboard while conducting an environmental investigation, Humphrey Van Weyden is as good as dead. But before he can meet his watery doom, he is plucked up by the crew of the freighter "The Ghost". The ship's formidable captain, Wolf Larsen, sees a challenge in Humphrey; to turn this over educated idealist into a man of action like himself. Larsen succeeds in changing Humphrey's life, but in the process sacrifices himself to the same rage and instability that makes him such a powerful figure. In a gripping final confrontation, Humphrey must stop Wolf from destroying everything around him as he battles his own mortality. Based on the classic novel by Jack London.
TMDB ID: 223268
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
Release: 1972-11-30
TMDB rating: 6.1
Based on the book by Jack London
John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles from Skagway to Dawson, Alaska in the icy winter. His incredibly dog Buck is by his side and part of how he survives.
TMDB ID: 42759
Abysmal Brute
Abysmal Brute
Release: 1923-04-15
TMDB rating: 9.0
Based on the book by Jack London
A young man is raised in the mountains by his prizefighter father. Although he possesses great strength and athletic skill, he is completely out of his league when it comes to women. He becomes a successful boxer in San Francisco and is given the name "The Abysmal Brute". When he rescues a drowning man, he meets a beautiful socialite named Maude Sangster and falls in love. His lack of social skills proves a hindrance when a rival suitor competes with him for Maude's affections.
TMDB ID: 331991
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
Release: 1923-09-22
TMDB rating: 8.0
Based on the book by Jack London
A dog is stolen from his home in England and shipped to Canada to become a sled dog. Based on the novel by Jack London.
TMDB ID: 344546
White Fang
Release: 1991-01-18
TMDB rating: 6.8
Based on the book by Jack London
Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.
TMDB ID: 12227
The Call of the Wild
Release: 2020-02-19
TMDB rating: 7.5
Based on the book by Jack London
Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled teamβ€”and later its leaderβ€”Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.
TMDB ID: 481848