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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.

Atomic Blonde

451. Atomic Blonde

Action Adventure Thriller Spy Action Investigation Suspense
6.7

20171h 55min

Germany, Hungary

Director: David Leitch

Overview

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Undercover deception, Surveillance and manipulation, Information warfare, Polarized loyalties, Covert alliances

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Descendants 2

452. Descendants 2

Family Fantasy TV Movie Adventure Music
6.3

20171h 51min

United States

Director: Kenny Ortega

Overview

When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under threat, Magic reliance, Royalty pressure, Appearance as identity, Leadership dynamics

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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Girls Trip

453. Girls Trip

Comedy Romance Adventure Ensemble Comedy Romantic Comedy
6.2

20172h 2min

United States

Director: Malcolm D. Lee

Overview

Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.

Themes

Trust and betrayal dynamics, Public image vs private life, Female friendship under pressure, Gossip culture vs authenticity, Empowerment through sisterhood, Self reinvention under scrutiny

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max Amazon Channel
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

454. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Adventure Science Fiction Action Space Sci-Fi Adventure Epic
6.4

20172h 17min

France, Germany

Director: Luc Besson

Overview

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Themes

Unity under pressure, Genocide memory, Space travel ambition, Political intrigue ethics, Marketplace bargaining, Federal government secrecy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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No Game, No Life: Zero

455. No Game, No Life: Zero

Adventure Animation Drama Fantasy Romance
7.3

20171h 46min

Japan

Director: Atsuko Ishizuka

Overview

Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard, war consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believes in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Schwi, a female exiled "Ex Machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.

Themes

Trauma and guilt, War and survival, Humanity vs machinery, Human heart vs logic, Individual agency vs hive mind, Power through games

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
HiDive
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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

456. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

Family Animation Adventure Fantasy Anime
6.3

20171h 38min

Japan

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama

Overview

Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter List of Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander) have already been taken by Trainers who were on time. However, Oak reveals that he has one more Pokémon, an Electric-type named Pikachu. Despite its volatile and feisty personality, as well as its refusal to get inside a Poké Ball, Ash happily takes Pikachu for his journey.

Themes

Teamwork under pressure, Rivals spark development, Alternate universe exploration, Adventure and discovery, Travel as growth, Artifact quest and destiny

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Mary and The Witch's Flower

457. Mary and The Witch's Flower

Adventure Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Epic
6.8

20171h 43min

Japan

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Overview

Mary Smith, a young girl who lives with her great-aunt in the countryside, follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest where she finds a strange flower and an old broom, none of which is as ordinary as it seems.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Abuse of power, Ethics of experimentation, Talent vs expectation, Agency under coercion, Magic vs science

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Spider-Man: Homecoming

458. Spider-Man: Homecoming

Action Adventure Science Fiction Superhero Action Coming-of-Age Adventure
7.4

20172h 13min

United States

Director: Jon Watts

Overview

Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.

Themes

Power and responsibility, Secrecy and disclosure, New york city pressure, High school dynamics, Youth under pressure, Institutional oversight, Mentoring vs independence, Improvisation under constraint

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Okja

459. Okja

Adventure Drama Science Fiction Rescue Mission Adventure Family Drama
7.3

20172h

South Korea, United States

Director: Bong Joon Ho

Overview

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Animal commodification, Corporate image vs reality, Public spectacle manipulation, Activist resistance and risk, Ethical conflict in farming

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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Jungle

460. Jungle

Adventure Drama Thriller Survival Adventure Survival Thriller
6.7

20171h 55min

Australia, Colombia

Director: Greg McLean

Overview

Deep in the Bolivian jungle, a young adventurer uncovers the truth about his guide’s hidden past. The revelation shatters the group and turns their trek into a manhunt, as the jungle closes in and the one person who knows too much becomes the easiest prey.

Themes

Trust vs suspicion, Survival under threat, Deception and consequences, Leadership under stress, Isolation and endurance, Hallucination and fear

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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