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Best Adventure Movies of All Time

Every adventure film with 500 or more TMDB votes, ranked by user rating.

📊 A century of movies in numbers 1,617 titlesavg ★ 6.68 avg 109 min Adventure Action Comedy Family

By decade:1940s 5 1950s 14 1960s 34 1970s 43 1980s 114 1990s 189 2000s 367 2010s 545 2020s 298

#1 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) · ★ 9.1 · 1,215 votes · 1h 39m · action, fantasy, adventure
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find…
#2 Swapped (2026) · ★ 8.9 · 2,214 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
A small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back. Their journ…
#3 Project Hail Mary (2026) · ★ 8.6 · 8,086 votes · 2h 37m · adventure, drama, science-fiction
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mi…
#4 Interstellar (2014) · ★ 8.5 · 41,348 votes · 2h 49m · adventure, drama, science-fiction
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an in…
#5 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) · ★ 8.5 · 27,480 votes · 3h 21m · action, fantasy, adventure
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 Fellows…
#6 Inception (2010) · ★ 8.4 · 40,256 votes · 2h 28m · action, adventure, science-fiction
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to…
#7 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · ★ 8.4 · 28,290 votes · 2h 59m · action, fantasy, adventure
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along…
#8 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) · ★ 8.4 · 24,583 votes · 2h 59m · action, fantasy, adventure
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Towe…
#9 The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · ★ 8.4 · 18,538 votes · 2h 4m · action, adventure, science-fiction
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined th…
#10 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · ★ 8.4 · 17,856 votes · 1h 57m · action, adventure, science-fiction
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable…
#11 Howl's Moving Castle (2004) · ★ 8.4 · 11,504 votes · 1h 59m · fantasy, adventure, animation
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to…
#12 Back to the Future (1985) · ★ 8.3 · 22,492 votes · 1h 56m · comedy, adventure, science-fiction
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty mu…
#13 Princess Mononoke (1997) · ★ 8.3 · 9,321 votes · 2h 14m · fantasy, adventure, animation
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human…
#14 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · ★ 8.3 · 8,863 votes · 2h 20m · action, adventure, science-fiction
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spide…
#15 The Wild Robot (2024) · ★ 8.3 · 6,663 votes · 1h 42m · action, adventure, science-fiction
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orph…
#16 Toy Story 5 (2026) · ★ 8.3 · 2,448 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, adventure, animation
When Bonnie receives a Lilypad tablet as a gift and becomes obsessed, Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs become exponentially harder when they have to go head to h…
#17 Counterattack (2025) · ★ 8.3 · 863 votes · 1h 25m · action, adventure, thriller
When a hostage rescue mission creates a new enemy, Capt. Guerrero and his elite soldiers must face an ambush by a criminal group.…
#18 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · ★ 8.2 · 33,058 votes · 2h 29m · action, adventure, science-fiction
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A…
#19 Avengers: Endgame (2019) · ★ 8.2 · 28,665 votes · 3h 1m · action, adventure, science-fiction
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must a…
#20 Star Wars (1977) · ★ 8.2 · 22,955 votes · 2h 1m · action, adventure, science-fiction
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo tea…
#21 Gladiator (2000) · ★ 8.2 · 21,548 votes · 2h 35m · action, adventure, drama
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced…
#22 Coco (2017) · ★ 8.2 · 21,436 votes · 1h 45m · adventure, animation, family
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Mig…
#23 Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 8,970 votes · 1h 43m · action, comedy, fantasy
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. Puss sets out on an e…
#24 Klaus (2019) · ★ 8.2 · 4,847 votes · 1h 37m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.…
#25 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 4,698 votes · 1h 57m · action, fantasy, adventure
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards t…
#26 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) · ★ 8.2 · 3,668 votes · 1h 38m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and r…
#27 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 1,637 votes · 1h 30m · action, fantasy, adventure
Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the J…
#28 Wolfwalkers (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 1,462 votes · 1h 42m · fantasy, adventure, animation
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last…
#29 Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) · ★ 8.2 · 884 votes · 1h 23m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.…
#30 Il Sorpasso (1962) · ★ 8.2 · 864 votes · 1h 45m · comedy, adventure, drama
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. When t…
#31 Ne Zha 2 (2025) · ★ 8.2 · 835 votes · 2h 24m · action, comedy, fantasy
After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial fo…
#32 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) · ★ 8.2 · 788 votes · 1h 17m · adventure, science-fiction
In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches i…
#33 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) · ★ 8.2 · 777 votes · 0h 35m · fantasy, adventure, drama
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.…
#34 The Avengers (2012) · ★ 8.1 · 39,932 votes · 2h 23m · action, adventure, science-fiction
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need…
#35 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) · ★ 8.1 · 22,518 votes · 2h 10m · fantasy, adventure
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of…
#36 Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) · ★ 8.1 · 11,179 votes · 4h 2m · action, fantasy, adventure
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from…
#37 Dune: Part Two (2024) · ★ 8.1 · 8,582 votes · 2h 47m · action, adventure, science-fiction
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice betw…
#38 Flow (2024) · ★ 8.1 · 3,053 votes · 1h 25m · fantasy, adventure, animation
A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.…
#39 Hoppers (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 2,395 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, adventure, science-fiction
Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an oppo…
#40 Togo (2019) · ★ 8.1 · 2,354 votes · 1h 53m · adventure, drama, family
The untold true story set in the winter of 1925 that takes you across the treacherous terrain of the Alaskan tundra for an exhilarating and uplifting adventure that will test the s…