Kon-Tiki (1950)
• January 13th, 1950 • 0h 58min
Documentary, Adventure
Overview
"Kon-Tiki" was the name of a wooden raft used by six Scandinavian scientists, led by Thor Heyerdahl, to make a 101-day journey from South America to the Polynesian Islands. The purpose of the expedition was to prove Heyerdal's theory that the Polynesian Islands were populated from the east- specifically Peru- rather than from the west (Asia) as had been the theory for hundreds of years. Heyerdahl made a study of the winds and tides in the Pacific, and by simulating conditions as closely as possible to those he theorized the Peruvians encountered, set out on the voyage.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Into the Blue
Released on: 2005-09-30
Action, Thriller, Adventure, Crime
When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to se...
The Return of Jafar
Released on: 1994-05-20
Family, Adventure, Animation, Romance
The evil Jafar escapes from the magic lamp as an all-powerful genie, ready to plot his revenge again...
Donovan's Reef
Released on: 1963-06-12
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the hei...
Atlantis
Released on: 1991-08-21
Music, Documentary
Atlantis is filmmaker Luc Besson's celebration of the beauty and wonder of the world beneath the sea...
National Geographic Ultimate Shark
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary, TV Movie
See the world's first MRI scan of a great white shark as Ultimate Shark reveals the extreme engineer...
Sons from Afar
Released on: 2011-01-01
Documentary
New Zealand hip-hop artist Che Fu and his father Tigi Ness travel to their island homeland Niue for ...
Shark Girl
Released on: 2014-06-11
Documentary
For 20-year-old Madison Stewart, nothing feels safer or more natural than diving straight into shark...
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Released on: 1931-07-30
Romance, Drama, Adventure
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief ...
The Perfect Storm
Released on: 2000-06-29
Drama, Adventure, Action
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atl...
Shark Terror: The Real Jaws
Released on: 2019-07-21
Documentary, Drama, History, TV Movie
On a hot summer day, a young man from Philadelphia goes for an afternoon dip; when he is 40 feet fro...
The Beach
Released on: 2000-02-03
Drama, Adventure, Romance, Thriller
Twenty-something Richard travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of a strange map. Rumou...
The River Wild
Released on: 1994-09-30
Adventure, Thriller, Drama
Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holida...
Journey to the Beginning of Time
Released on: 1955-08-05
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes an...
Deep Blue
Released on: 2003-05-18
Documentary
Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinemati...
The Search for the Ocean's Super Predator
Released on: 2014-06-26
Documentary
There's a mysterious predator lurking in the depths of Australia's wild Southern Ocean, a beast that...
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Released on: 2008-10-30
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble...
Moana
Released on: 2016-10-13
Adventure, Comedy, Family, Animation
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daught...
Cast Away
Released on: 2000-12-22
Adventure, Drama
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and hea...