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Adventure Epic movies

Grand adventures with sweeping journeys and world-level stakes that can change nations, civilizations, or history.

Goosebumps

1. Goosebumps

Adventure Horror Comedy Adventure Epic Monster Horror
6.3
20151h 43min

Overview

After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper finds a silver lining when he meets next door neighbor Hannah, the daughter of bestselling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine. When Zach unintentionally unleashes real monsters from their manuscripts and they begin to terrorize the town, it’s suddenly up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get all of them back in the books where they belong.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Writer isolation coping, Coping through storytelling, Manuscripts breach reality, Community defense under threat, Imagination as threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Little Prince

2. The Little Prince

Adventure Animation Fantasy Family Adventure Epic
7.6
20151h 48min

Overview

Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.

Themes

Parent child tension, Utopia vs dystopia, Efficiency vs imagination, Adult conformity, Social differences, Education as control

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Jurassic World

3. Jurassic World

Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller Epic Action
6.9
20152h 4min

Overview

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.

Themes

Genetic engineering ethics, Scientific hubris, Conservation vs exploitation, Public sentiment and policy, Government oversight vs autonomy, Coexistence with wildlife

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Embrace of the Serpent

4. Embrace of the Serpent

Drama Adventure Adventure Epic Historical Drama
7.8
20152h 5min

Overview

The epic story of the first contact, encounter, approach, betrayal and, eventually, life-transcending friendship, between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman, last survivor of his people, and two scientists that, over the course of 40 years, travel through the Amazon in search of a sacred plant that can heal them. Inspired by the journals of the first explorers of the Colombian Amazon, Theodor Koch-Grunberg and Richard Evans Schultes.

Themes

Religious conversion pressures, Colonial encounter and control, Nature as resource and stage, Indigenous knowledge vs extraction, Memory vs oblivion in contact, Power asymmetry and exploitation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Avengers: Age of Ultron

5. Avengers: Age of Ultron

Action Adventure Science Fiction Superhero Action Adventure Epic
7.3
20152h 21min

Overview

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Responsibility of invention, Artificial intelligence ethics, Collective defense vs isolation, Humanity versus technology, Power with consequence

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Last Knights

6. Last Knights

Action Adventure Epic Action Adventure Epic
6.2
20151h 55min

Overview

When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.

Themes

Duty against corruption, Loyalty under empire, Legitimacy and rule, Honor vs vengeance, Power through fear, Collective vengeance

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Mune: Guardian of the Moon

7. Mune: Guardian of the Moon

Animation Family Adventure Fantasy Family Animation
7.1
20151h 26min

Overview

When a faun named Mune becomes the Guardian of the Moon, little did he had unprepared experience with the Moon and an accident that could put both the Moon and the Sun in danger, including a corrupt titan named Necross who wants the Sun for himself and placing the balance of night and day in great peril. Now with the help of a wax-child named Glim and the warrior, Sohone who also became the Sun Guardian, they go out on an exciting journey to get the Sun back and restore the Moon to their rightful place in the sky.

Themes

Moon guardianship, Sun balance, Guardianship duty, Moon balance, Wax-child alliance, Guardian loyalty

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

8. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Action Adventure Fantasy Epic Action Adventure Epic
7.4
20142h 24min

Overview

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.

Themes

Leadership under crisis, Deception in negotiation, Uneasy alliances under pressure, Treasure as motive and burden, Greed versus responsibility, Unity across factions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Exodus: Gods and Kings

9. Exodus: Gods and Kings

Adventure Drama Action Adventure Epic Historical Drama
6.0
20142h 30min

Overview

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

Themes

Ancient egypt oppression, Old testament influence, Biblical epic scale, Bible as catalyst, Slaves resistance, Ancient egypt resilience

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

10. Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods

Animation Comedy Adventure Family Family Animation
6.9
20141h 25min

Overview

In order to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar plans to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony.

Themes

Estate expansion pressure, Luxury apartments expansion, Deforestation impact, Roman culture absorption, Civilian integration tensions, New roman colony influence

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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