wilderness expedition theme

One or more characters trek through a nature environment for an extended time, with a specific purpose, and with some element of risk to it.

14 total · 11 major · 3 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: In Search of the Castaways (1962) major The story follows Professor Paganel and his companions as they undertake a perilous expedition to South America in search of a missing ship captain.
movie: Lost Continent (1951) major An expedition party went on a rescue mission to a volcanic, remote Pacific island that was inhabited by dinosaurs.
movie: Monster from Green Hell (1958) major Dr. Quent Brady and his expedition party tracked through the woods to find the region known as the Green Hell where the mutated wasps dwelled. [tropical]
movie: Skullduggery (1970) major There was a perilous expedition deep into the heart of Papua New Guinea.
movie: The Conquest of the Pole (1912) major An international group of explorers braved the elements on an expedition to the North Pole. [frozen wasteland]
movie: The Cyclops (1957) major An expedition party trekked through the Mexican jungle. [tropical]
movie: The Land Unknown (1957) major The members of a naval expedition became stranded in an Antarctic jungle inhabited by dinosaurs.
movie: The Lost World (1925) major A group of explorers trekked through uncharted territory in South America to find living dinosaurs.
movie: The Lost World (1960) major A team went on an expedition to a plateau in Venezuela.
movie: Unknown World (1951) major An expedition team struggled to survive in the bowels of the Earth.