
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.

981. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Adventure Fantasy Action Epic Fantasy Survival Adventure2003•3h 21min
New Zealand, United States
Director: Peter Jackson
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As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.
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982. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Action Fantasy Adventure Science Fiction Epic Action2003•1h 31min
Japan
Director: Masaaki Tezuka
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Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.
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983. Big Fish
Adventure Fantasy Drama Adventure Epic Narrative Fantasy2003•2h 5min
United States
Director: Tim Burton
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Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
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984. I Am David
Drama Adventure Globetrotting Adventure Coming-of-Age Drama2003•1h 30min
United States
Director: Paul Feig
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A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
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A bedtime story leads Littlefoot and his grandparents on a journey to a new land, where Littlefoot discovers someone who vanished before he was born: his father! Now Littlefoot must decide between two worlds. Will he leave to be with his friends in the Great Valley, or stay behind and start a new life with his father?

987. The Missing
Thriller Western Adventure Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller Classic Western2003•2h 15min
United States
Director: Ron Howard
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When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to become a prostitute.
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988. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Adventure Drama War Maritime Adventure Age of Sail & Early Modern Warfare2003•2h 18min
United States
Director: Peter Weir
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After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
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989. The Matrix Revolutions
Adventure Action Thriller Science Fiction Epic Action2003•2h 9min
United States
Director: Lana Wachowski
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The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
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990. Brother Bear
Adventure Animation Family Family Animation Coming-of-Age Adventure2003•1h 25min
United States
Director: Aaron Blaise
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When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams.

