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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.

African Cats

751. African Cats

Documentary Adventure
7.5

20111h 29min

Director: Keith Scholey

African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a once banished lion.


Thor

752. Thor

Adventure Fantasy Action Mythological Fantasy Superhero Action
7.0

20111h 55min

United States

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Legitimacy versus rebellion, Exile and belonging, Hubris and responsibility, Duty and sacrifice, Power and governance

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Hanna

753. Hanna

Action Thriller Adventure Spy Action Survival Thriller
6.7

20111h 51min

Germany, United States

Director: Joe Wright

Raised by her father, an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland, Hanna's upbringing has been geared to making her the perfect assassin. Sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys across Europe, eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative. As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence.

Themes

Deception and loyalty, Female empowerment, Training under pressure, Secret program ethics, Agency under manipulation, Parentage and belonging

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Winnie the Pooh

754. Winnie the Pooh

Animation Family Comedy Adventure Family Animation
7.1

20111h 3min

United States

Director: Don Hall

During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Owl convinces Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to rescue him.

Themes

Group solidarity under pressure, Honey as motivation, Note misread, Small acts of bravery, Playful collaboration, Uncertainty and fear

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Rio

755. Rio

Animation Adventure Comedy Family Family Animation
6.9

20111h 36min

United States

Director: Carlos Saldanha

Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.

Themes

Freedom vs captivity, Domestication vs wild, Cross species friendship, Exploitation and rescue, Spectacle as cover, Sanctuary stewardship

Available on

Netflix
Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels

756. Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels

Animation Adventure Family Science Fiction
8.1

20111h 48min

Director: Yukiyo Teramoto

Nobita and Doraemon find a giant robot in pieces which they later assemble. It turns out to be a destructive weapon and the gang must save Earth from an imminent invasion.


Ironclad

757. Ironclad

Romance Adventure Action History Adventure Epic
6.1

20112h 1min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Jonathan English

In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

Themes

Betrayal and trust, Romance amid conflict, Rights and authority, Charter legitimacy, Siege resilience, Church versus crown, Loyalty and vows

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Rango

758. Rango

Animation Comedy Family Western Adventure
7.3

20111h 52min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Gore Verbinski

When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt, the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Resource scarcity dynamics, Outsider adaptation, Performative leadership, Communal vigilance, Frontier justice and authority, Water politics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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I Am Number Four

759. I Am Number Four

Action Thriller Science Fiction Adventure Superhero Action
6.1

20111h 49min

India, United States

Director: D.J. Caruso

A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.

Themes

Deception and framing, Alien adolescence under pressure, Hidden identities and exposure, Pursuit by invaders, Emergent powers and responsibility, Relocation under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Jungle Child

760. Jungle Child

Adventure Drama
7.1

20112h 11min

Director: Roland Suso Richter

A family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.