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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.

The World's Fastest Indian

911. The World's Fastest Indian

Drama Adventure History Biographical History Historical Drama
7.8

20052h 7min

New Zealand, Switzerland

Director: Roger Donaldson

The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.

Themes

Persistence under constraints, Resourceful problem solving, Pursuit of dream against odds, Bureaucracy as obstacle, Risk versus practicality, Community support networks

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Proposition

912. The Proposition

Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller
7.3

20051h 44min

Australia, United Kingdom

Director: John Hillcoat

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.

Themes

Frontier justice, Deception and coercion, Power and restraint, Moral compromise under threat, Violence as bargaining chip, Kinship loyalty under pressure

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Serenity

913. Serenity

Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller Space Sci-Fi
7.8

20051h 59min

United States

Director: Joss Whedon

When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Media manipulation, Trust and betrayal, Violence and survival, Deception and revelation, Ethical conditioning

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

914. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Adventure Epic
7.5

20051h 25min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Steve Box

Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park's animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of garden pests. Using only humane methods that turn their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin, the pair stumble upon a mystery involving a voracious vegetarian monster that threatens to ruin the annual veggie-growing contest.

Themes

Humane pest control, Technology versus nature, Village vegetable contest, Competition ethics, Community response to threat

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Netflix
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

915. Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

Animation Adventure Fantasy Adventure Epic Anime
6.4

20051h 37min

Japan

Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki

Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura are executing their mission of delivering a lost pet to a certain village. However, right in the midst of things, troops led by the mysterious knight, Temujin, attack them. In the violent battle, the three become separated. Temujin challenges Naruto to a fight and at the end of the fierce battle, both fall together from a high cliff...

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Survival under threat, Ethical use of power, Minerals confer control, Factional mistrust, Sacrifice for power

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Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Sky High

916. Sky High

Adventure Comedy Family Coming-of-Age Adventure Parody
6.3

20051h 39min

United States

Director: Mike Mitchell

Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Themes

Class inequality, Loyalty under pressure, Power and responsibility, Identity and belonging, Friendship vs rivalry, Adolescent self discovery

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

917. Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

Adventure Animation Comedy Adult Animation Parody
7.5

20051h 28min

United States

Director: Pete Michels

The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.

Themes

Deception and disguise, Drinking as coping, Loneliness and alienation, Fame and popularity, Time travel paradox

Available on

Amazon Video
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Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

918. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

Action Adventure Animation Drama Adventure Epic
7.3

20051h 45min

Japan

Director: Seiji Mizushima

Munich, Germany, 1923. Two years have passed since Edward Elric was dragged from his own world to ours, leaving behind his country, his friends and his younger brother, Alphonse. Stripped of his alchemical powers, he has been all this time researching rocketry together with Alphonse Heiderich, a young man who resembles his own brother, hoping to one day find a way back home. His efforts so far had proven fruitless, but after lending a hand to a troubled gipsy girl, Edward is thrown in a series of events that can wreak havoc in both worlds. Meanwhile, at his own world, Alphonse Elric ventures deeper into the mysteries of alchemy in search for a way to reunite with his older brother.

Themes

Power and control, Displacement and adaptation, Oppression and resilience, Science vs alchemy, Utopia as illusion, Persecution and solidarity

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Crunchyroll
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The Island

919. The Island

Action Thriller Science Fiction Adventure Dystopian Sci-Fi
6.8

20052h 16min

United States

Director: Michael Bay

In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.

Themes

Memory manipulation, Control and containment, Deception within systems, Genetic commodification, Autonomy versus exploitation, Survival under surveillance

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

920. Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

Family Adventure Animation Fantasy Action
6.8

20051h 40min

Japan

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama

In the legendary past, before Poké Balls were invented, an aura-guiding hero Pokémon named Lucario sensed two groups of armies about to clash, and a threat of a massive war in front of Oldoran Castle in Kanto that would leave no survivors. He transferred this message to his master, the legendary hero Arlon, while he was being attacked by a violent group of Hellgar. During the battle, his sense of sight was lost and he was rendered unable to see. He used the detection of his Aura, and so with the offensive Wave Bomb, he eliminated them. Though by the threat, the queen of Rota, Lady Rin was resolute to die with her civilians, and so Arlon made a choice.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Duty vs loyalty, Trust and betrayal, Identity and perception, Sacrifice and memory, Guardian responsibility

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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