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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.

Avengers: Infinity War

681. Avengers: Infinity War

Adventure Action Science Fiction Superhero Action Space Sci-Fi
8.4

20182h 29min

United States

Director: Anthony Russo

As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Destiny and choice, Alliances under threat, Collective duty, Moral cost of ambition, Power and sacrifice

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Inuyashiki

682. Inuyashiki

Action Adventure Science Fiction Fantasy
6.6

20182h 7min

Director: Shinsuke Sato

A middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.


Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

683. Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero

Animation Adventure Family History War
6.9

20181h 25min

Director: Richard Lanni

The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history -- Sgt. Stubby -- and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.


Rampage

684. Rampage

Action Adventure Science Fiction Epic Action Rescue Mission Adventure
6.1

20181h 47min

United States

Director: Brad Peyton

Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.

Themes

Unintended consequences, Risk escalation, Corporate greed, Control of nature, Empathy across species, Science ethics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Lean on Pete

685. Lean on Pete

Drama Adventure Coming-of-Age Drama Globetrotting Adventure
7.1

20182h 1min

United Kingdom

Director: Andrew Haigh

Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.

Themes

Economic precarity, Family instability, Loyalty under pressure, Attachment to companion, Fugitive road journey

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Ready Player One

686. Ready Player One

Adventure Action Science Fiction Treasure Hunt Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi
7.4

20182h 20min

United States, India

Director: Steven Spielberg

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

Themes

Corporate power vs individual agency, Control of virtual spaces, Nostalgia as escape, Identity and anonymity, Collaboration through competition, Community vs isolation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Isle of Dogs

687. Isle of Dogs

Adventure Comedy Animation Adventure Epic Stop-Motion Animation
7.8

20181h 41min

United States, Germany

Director: Wes Anderson

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

Themes

Corruption exposure, Exile and reintegration, Science vs politics, Authoritarian governance, Animal rights vs control, Activism and accountability

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Pacific Rim: Uprising

688. Pacific Rim: Uprising

Action Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure Epic Action
5.6

20181h 51min

United States

Director: Steven S. DeKnight

It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

Themes

Technological arms race, Drone program ethics, Leadership under loss, Duty vs independence, Youth in warfare, Mind control threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Benji

689. Benji

Drama Family Adventure Crime Animal Companion Family
6.4

20181h 27min

United Arab Emirates, United States

Director: Brandon Camp

Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Family loyalty, Duty to protect others, Bond with animals, Parental control vs attachment, Moral agency in crisis

Available on

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Sherlock Gnomes

690. Sherlock Gnomes

Animation Family Fantasy Comedy Adventure
5.3

20181h 26min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: John Stevenson

Garden gnomes Gnomeo & Juliet recruit renown detective Sherlock Gnomes to investigate the mysterious disappearance of other garden ornaments.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Relationships under strain, Leadership under renewal, Community displacement, Collaborative investigation, Misdirection and deception

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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