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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.

Walking Tall

971. Walking Tall

Adventure Drama Action Thriller Epic Action
6.2

20041h 26min

United States, Canada

Director: Kevin Bray

A former U.S. soldier returns to his hometown to find it overrun by crime and corruption, which prompts him to clean house.

Themes

Vigilante justice, Small town corruption, Military discipline clashes, Police power dynamics, Narcotics crackdown, Leadership accountability

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo

972. Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo

Adventure Animation Comedy Family
6.5

20041h 5min

United States

Director: Saul Blinkoff

Spring has sprung, and baby Roo is excited to get out and explore and make new friends. But Rabbit seems preoccupied with spring cleaning, instead of embracing his usual role of playing Easter Bunny. Leave it to Roo to show Rabbit -- through love -- that it's more important who you love and not who's in charge.


One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword

973. One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword

Animation Adventure Action
6.5

20041h 35min

Japan

Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi

The Straw Hat Pirates landed at Asuka Island, home of the most valuable sword in the world: The Seven Star Sword. Which was said to curse anyone who takes it in possession. When they got back to the Going Merry, they discovered that Zoro is missing from his guard duty. Before they could plan out a search party to relocate him. Luffy and friends escape from the port as Marines were on their tail. They found a new place to dock, which is near a village. Whose job is to keep the Seven Star Sword sealed. Soon it was attacked by the Marines, and among them is Zoro. Luffy and the others don't know why he's helping out the Marines. But it all comes to conclusion when Luffy encounters Saga: Zoro's childhood friend from Swordsman training.


Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

974. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War

Action Adventure Drama History War
8.0

20042h 28min

South Korea, United States

Director: Kang Je-kyu

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

Themes

Brotherhood under pressure, Duty vs survival, Division of a nation, Memory and aftermath, Loyalty and brutality, Family sacrifice and rebuilding


Hidalgo

975. Hidalgo

Western Adventure Globetrotting Adventure Modern Western
6.7

20042h 16min

United States, Morocco

Director: Joe Johnston

Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...

Themes

Trust and betrayal, Guilt over violence, Cultural clash in competition, Endurance as test, Rivalry across cultures, Legacy and belonging

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Paycheck

976. Paycheck

Action Adventure Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
6.3

20031h 59min

Canada, United States

Director: John Woo

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.

Themes

Memory manipulation corporate power, Trust under corporate manipulation, Future seeing technology risks, Ethical boundaries memory erasure, Weaponization of invention, Surveillance and escape dynamics

Available on

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Apple TV
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Cold Mountain

977. Cold Mountain

War History Adventure Romance 19th Century Wars
7.2

20032h 34min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Anthony Minghella

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

Themes

Violence and coercion, Desertion and duty, Romance amid hardship, Loss and longing, Women sustaining homes, Rape attempt

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler

978. Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler

Animation Fantasy Adventure
7.6

20031h 39min

Japan

Director: Toshiya Shinohara

Inuyasha and his brother, Sesshomaru, each inherited a sword from their father after his death. However, their father had a third sword, named Sounga, that he sealed away. Seven hundreds years after his death, Sounga awakens and threatens mankind's very existence. How will the children of the Great Dog Demon stop this unimaginable power?


Totò Sapore and the Magical Story of Pizza

979. Totò Sapore and the Magical Story of Pizza

Animation Comedy Family Adventure Music
6.1

20031h 20min

Italy

Director: Maurizio Forestieri

Naples, 18th century. Salvatore "Totò" Sapore, an unemployed minstrel, always manages to cheer up the hungry with his songs about good food, always upsetting Vesuvia, a magma witch who lives inside the Vesuvius.


Peter Pan

980. Peter Pan

Adventure Fantasy Family Adventure Epic Swashbuckling Fantasy
6.8

20031h 53min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: P.J. Hogan

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

Themes

Deception and trust, Power and manipulation, Flying as liberation, Storytelling as identity, Family role renegotiation, Belonging beyond home

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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