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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.

Babylon 5: In the Beginning

1381. Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Action Science Fiction Adventure
7.7

19981h 34min

United States

Director: Michael Vejar

Londo Mollari, the Centauri Emperor, recounts the initial contact between the Humans and Minbari, which resulted in a major incident and subsequent war, for an eager pair of youngsters wanting a story about love and conflict.


The Postman

1382. The Postman

Science Fiction Adventure Action
6.1

19972h 58min

United States

Director: Kevin Costner

In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.


Tomorrow Never Dies

1383. Tomorrow Never Dies

Adventure Action Thriller
6.5

19971h 59min

United Kingdom

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.


On Guard

1384. On Guard

Adventure Action Drama
6.9

19972h 8min

France, Germany

Director: Philippe de Broca

France, 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIII. When a dear friend, the Duke of Nevers, is treacherously assassinated by a powerful relative, a skilled swordsman, the noble Henri de Lagardère, seeks his rightful vengeance as he tries to protect the innocent life of the duke's last heir.


Anastasia

1385. Anastasia

Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Family Animation
7.2

19971h 34min

United States

Director: Don Bluth

Ten years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend to pass her off as the Grand Duchess Anastasia to the Dowager Empress for a reward.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Memory and identity, Romance under deception, Class tension and mobility, Revolution and power shifts, Loyalty tests

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Jackal

1386. The Jackal

Action Thriller Adventure Crime
6.4

19972h 4min

United States

Director: Michael Caton-Jones

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.


Starship Troopers

1387. Starship Troopers

Adventure Action Thriller Science Fiction Military Action
7.3

19972h 9min

United States

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs."

Themes

Propaganda and enlistment ethics, Militaristic regime authority, Institutional control and obedience, Citizenship through service, Urban devastation and loss, Sacrifice as strategy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Seven Years in Tibet

1388. Seven Years in Tibet

Adventure Drama History
7.1

19972h 16min

United States, France

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the arrogant Harrer falls into Allied forces' hands as a prisoner of war. He escapes with a fellow detainee and makes his way to Lhasa, Tibet, where he meets the 14-year-old Dalai Lama, whose friendship ultimately transforms his outlook on life.


The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

1389. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island

Animation Family Adventure
6.0

19971h 14min

South Korea, United States

Director: Charles Grosvenor

Littlefoot and his friends the gang in their next when a swarm of leaf gobblers had destroyed their homes and this forces them to find a new home but yet find an mysterious island.


The Edge

1390. The Edge

Action Adventure Drama
6.9

19971h 57min

United States

Director: Lee Tamahori

The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach civilization. However, his biggest obstacle might not be the elements, or even the Kodiak bear stalking them -- it could be Robert, whom Charles suspects is having an affair with his wife and would not mind seeing him dead.