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Adventure movies

Epic journeys into the unknown, featuring daring quests, treasure hunts, and explorations of new worlds.

Subgenres include: Adventure Epic, Globetrotting Adventure, Exploration Adventure.

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

1071. Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Family Comedy Adventure Animation Vacation Family
6.2

20001h 19min

United States

Director: Stig Bergqvist

A group of rambunctious toddlers travel a trip to Paris. As they journey from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame, they learn new lessons about trust, loyalty and love.

Themes

Collective resistance, Absence of maternal figures, Corporate ambition and manipulation, Belonging in blended families, Trust within families, Deception for promotion

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Versus

1072. Versus

Horror Fantasy Action Thriller Adventure
6.3

20002h

Japan

Director: Ryuhei Kitamura

A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest come back from the dead.

Themes

Forbidden portals, Forest abduction, Power of darkness, Zombie attack, Past lives, Portal sacrifice

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Help! I'm a Fish

1073. Help! I'm a Fish

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Drama
6.0

20001h 20min

Denmark, France

Director: Stefan Fjeldmark

Three children are accidentally transformed into fish after consuming a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem: they must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.

Themes

Transformation under pressure, Family resilience under crisis, Science ethics and responsibility, Emergent intelligence in nature, Human-nature boundary, Collaboration under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?

1074. O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Adventure Comedy Crime
7.7

20001h 47min

France, United Kingdom

Director: Joel Coen

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.


In July

1075. In July

Adventure Comedy Romance
7.6

20001h 36min

Germany, Türkiye

Director: Fatih Akin

Daniel’s drab existence as a physics teacher takes an adventurous turn when he falls in love with a Turkish girl named Melek. He spontaneously decides to follow her to Instanbul by car. On the road across Europe, he picks up his free-spirited friend Juli, who is secretly in love with him.


Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

1076. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins

Animation Family Comedy Science Fiction Adventure
6.2

20001h 10min

United States, Japan

Director: Tad Stones

Buzz Lightyear must battle Emperor Zurg with the help of three hopefuls who insist on being his partners.


Space Cowboys

1077. Space Cowboys

Action Adventure Thriller Epic Action Exploration Adventure
6.5

20002h 10min

United States

Director: Clint Eastwood

Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of trained chimps. They blackmail their way into orbit when Russia's mysterious ‘Ikon’ communications satellite's orbit begins to degrade and threatens to crash to Earth.

Themes

Intergenerational mentorship and risk, Aging veterans vs young recruits, Publicity-driven mission decisions, Reliance on human skill over computers, External control breach and threat, Legacy through sacrifice

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Amazon Video
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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

1078. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

Animation Adventure Fantasy Romance
7.7

20001h 20min

Japan

Director: Morio Asaka

All of the Clow Cards have been captured, and Sakura Kinomoto, the new Master of the Cards, is preparing to play the lead in the play for the town festival. However, a new evil force is causing mysterious events all over Tomoeda, including the disappearance of Sakura's cards. With Syaoran's help, Sakura must figure out the cause of these events, and save her town.


X-Men

1079. X-Men

Adventure Action Science Fiction Superhero Action Adventure Epic
7.3

20001h 44min

United States

Director: Bryan Singer

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Mutant stigma, Illusion and deception, Power transfer ethics, Resistance to control, Registration and surveillance

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Pokémon 3: The Movie

1080. Pokémon 3: The Movie

Adventure Fantasy Animation Action Family
5.9

20001h 14min

Japan

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama

When the sadness of her father's disappearance gets to Molly Hale, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mother, Ash — alongside Misty and Brock — invade the mansion looking for his mom and trying to stop the mysteries of Molly's Dream World and Entei!

Themes

Teen adventure pressure, Mountain village tension, Prophecy versus choice, Valley resilience, Family expectations strain, Missing parent burden

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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