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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.

The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire

1301. The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire

Adventure Animation Drama Family
6.0

20001h 15min

Taiwan, United States

Director: Charles Grosvenor

Littlefoot and his pals set off in search of a "stone of cold fire" that fell from the night sky. Since he's the only one who has seen it though, nobody really believes him. Petrie's uncle Pterano offers support only because he thinks the stone has secret powers and wants it for himself but conceals this from the rest. The young dinos must figure out the truth, before Pterano gets the power.


Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

1302. 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

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Amazon Video
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Versus

1303. 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

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Help! I'm a Fish

1304. 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?

1305. 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

1306. 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 must battle Emperor Zurg with the help of three hopefuls who insist on being his partners.


Space Cowboys

1308. 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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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

1310. 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
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