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Adventure Epic movies

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

The Mummy

1. The Mummy

Fantasy Thriller Action Adventure Horror
5.4
20171h 50min

Overview

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Themes

Power and possession, Ambition and consequence, Science versus occult threat, Ancient tomb power, Secret society meddling, Life and death balance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Wonder Woman

2. Wonder Woman

Action Adventure Fantasy Superhero Action Mythological Fantasy
7.3
20172h 21min

Overview

An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.

Themes

Gendered wartime leadership, Female empowerment in conflict, Mythic influences on heroism, Feminism shapes wartime response, World war i era tension, Collective action under oppression

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Pilgrimage

3. Pilgrimage

Action Adventure Drama Epic Action Adventure Epic
5.9
20171h 36min

Overview

In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under siege, Religious duty vs greed, Power and competing authorities, Violence as faith expression, Sacred relic burden

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

4. Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

Animation Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
7.3
20171h 59min

Overview

In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn't have a full-dive function like its predecessors. Instead, it uses Augmented Reality to get players into the game. It is safe, user-friendly and lets users play while they are conscious, making it an instant hit on the market. The most popular game on the system is “Ordinal Scale” an ARMMORPG developed exclusively for the Augma. Asuna and the gang have already been playing OS for a while, by the time Kirito decides to join them. They’re about to find out that Ordinal Scale isn’t all fun and games…

Themes

Memory manipulation, Privacy vs surveillance, Augmented reality ethics, Corporate experimentation and control, Conscious gameplay risk, Technology dependency and trust

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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The Warriors Gate

5. The Warriors Gate

Action Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
5.4
20161h 48min

Overview

After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.

Themes

Leadership under pressure, Duty versus loyalty, Growth through crisis, Power legitimacy under threat, Unknown realm pressures, Protective guardianship vs autonomy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Doctor Strange

6. Doctor Strange

Fantasy Adventure Action Supernatural Fantasy Superhero Action
7.5
20161h 55min

Overview

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

Themes

Ambition vs discipline, Time manipulation temptation, Power from forbidden sources, Duty vs personal glory, Mentor trust and deception, Identity through role

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Kubo and the Two Strings

7. Kubo and the Two Strings

Animation Adventure Family Stop-Motion Animation Adventure Epic
7.7
20161h 42min

Overview

Kubo just wants to know who his father really was—but every answer his magic uncovers drags him deeper into a war between gods and ghosts. When his own stories start coming to life, the question that haunts him isn’t who his father is anymore…it’s what they’ll take from him next.

Themes

Duty versus curiosity, Art as survival, Compassion over vengeance, Stories as shield, Memory as magic, Ancestral belonging and duty

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Ben-Hur

8. Ben-Hur

Action History Adventure Drama Epic Action
5.7
20162h 5min

Overview

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, Power and governance, Slavery and freedom, Public spectacle and competition, Vengeance and reconciliation, Religion under empire

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Pete's Dragon

9. Pete's Dragon

Adventure Family Fantasy Adventure Epic Animal Companion Family
6.7
20161h 43min

Overview

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

Themes

Belonging and chosen family, Trust between humans and nature, Guardianship and risk, Outsiders and integration, Survival and adaptation, Bridging worlds

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Suicide Squad

10. Suicide Squad

Action Adventure Fantasy Superhero Action Adventure Epic
5.9
20162h 2min

Overview

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

Themes

Loyalty under coercion, Betrayal among allies, Moral ambiguity of criminals, Outsiders as assets, Control via implanted devices, Coercive government program

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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