
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.

1412. Independence Day
Action Adventure Science Fiction Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Military Action1996•2h 25min
United States
Director: Roland Emmerich
Vibe
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
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1413. The Rock
Action Adventure Thriller Military Action Political Thriller1996•2h 17min
United States
Director: Michael Bay
Vibe
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.
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In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder than he'd imagined: If he kills the king, Draco will die as well.

1415. Mission: Impossible
Adventure Action Thriller Spy Action Cover-Up Thriller1996•1h 51min
United States
Director: Brian De Palma
Vibe
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.
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1416. Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Adventure Animation Family1996•1h 21min
United States
Director: Tad Stones
Legendary secrets are revealed as Aladdin and his friends—Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and, of course, the always entertaining Genie—face all sorts of terrifying threats and make some exciting last-minute escapes pursuing the King Of Thieves and his villainous crew.

1417. Doctor Who
TV Movie Adventure Science Fiction1996•1h 26min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Geoffrey Sax
The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.

1419. James and the Giant Peach
Adventure Animation Family Fantasy1996•1h 19min
United States
Director: Henry Selick
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

1420. Executive Decision
Action Adventure Drama Thriller1996•2h 12min
United States
Director: Stuart Baird
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept the plane and hijackers.


