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Adventure Epic movies

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

Free Solo

1. Free Solo

Documentary Adventure Sports Documentary Adventure Epic
8.1
20181h 40min

Overview

Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000 foot high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.

Themes

Pressure of performance, Fear and risk management, Solitary pursuit and isolation, Human limits and resilience, Ethics of filming danger, Preparation under scrutiny

Available on

Netflix
Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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Smallfoot

2. Smallfoot

Family Comedy Adventure Animation Family Animation
6.6
20181h 36min

Overview

A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.

Themes

Deception and trust, Fear of the unknown, Tradition vs change, Belonging and acceptance, Media spectacle vs reality, Cross cultural communication

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky

3. The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky

Action Adventure Fantasy Animation Mythological Fantasy
7.0
20181h 39min

Overview

Traveling in search of the rare ingredient, “sky fish” Meliodas and Hawk arrive at a palace that floats above the clouds. The people there are busy preparing a ceremony, meant to protect their home from a ferocious beast that awakens once every 3,000 years. But before the ritual is complete, the Six Knights of Black—a Demon Clan army—removes the seal on the beast, threatening the lives of everyone in the Sky Palace.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, Power and responsibility, Demon versus divine order, Identity and mistaken identity, Coexistence of species

Available on

Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
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My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

4. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

Animation Action Adventure Fantasy Anime
7.3
20181h 36min

Overview

All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I-Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I-Expo' convention that is currently being held on the island. During that time, suddenly, despite an iron wall of security surrounding the island, the system is breached by a villain, and the only ones able to stop him are the students of Class 1-A.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Mentorship dynamics, Class pressure, Collective resilience, Fame vs virtue, Internships and competition

Available on

Apple TV
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Solo: A Star Wars Story

5. Solo: A Star Wars Story

Science Fiction Adventure Action Space Sci-Fi Adventure Epic
6.9
20182h 15min

Overview

Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Risk and improvisation, Deception in crime, Rebellion against oppression, Illicit networks and ambition, Betrayal and alliances

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Isle of Dogs

6. Isle of Dogs

Adventure Comedy Animation Adventure Epic Stop-Motion Animation
7.8
20181h 41min

Overview

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

Themes

Corruption exposure, Exile and reintegration, Science vs politics, Authoritarian governance, Animal rights vs control, Activism and accountability

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Pacific Rim: Uprising

7. Pacific Rim: Uprising

Action Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure Epic Action
5.6
20181h 51min

Overview

It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

Themes

Technological arms race, Drone program ethics, Leadership under loss, Duty vs independence, Youth in warfare, Mind control threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Black Panther

8. Black Panther

Action Adventure Science Fiction Superhero Action Adventure Epic
7.3
20182h 15min

Overview

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the Black Panther mantle to join with ex-girlfriend Nakia, the queen-mother, his princess-kid sister, members of the Dora Milaje (the Wakandan 'special forces') and an American secret agent, to prevent Wakanda from being dragged into a world war.

Themes

Isolation vs engagement, Technological exceptionalism, Internal factionalism, Leadership legitimacy crisis, Outreach responsibility, Weaponization of technology

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Early Man

9. Early Man

Family Comedy Animation Adventure Family Animation
6.1
20181h 29min

Overview

Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.

Themes

Stone age teamwork, Mining economy, Cavemen culture clash, Bronze age leadership, Gender inclusion, Tradition versus innovation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Overview

After 8 years, Arif's old friend 216 from planet GORA pays a visit to Earth.Together they go on a quest where they'll be visiting 60's.

Themes

Belonging and otherness, Desire to become human, Outsider integration pressure, Time travel exploration, Conformity vs difference

Available on

Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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