Best Adventure Movies

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG, 2012)

    Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler
    Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is no ordinary archeologist. When we first see him, he is somewhere in... read more the Peruvian jungle in 1936, running a booby-trapped gauntlet (complete with an over-sized rolling boulder) to fetch a solid-gold idol. He loses this artifact to his chief rival, a French archeologist named Belloq (Paul Freeman), who then prepares to kill our hero. In the first of many serial-like escapes, Indy eludes Belloq by hopping into a convenient plane. So, then: is Indiana Jones afraid of anything? Yes, snakes. The next time we see Jones, he's a soft-spoken, bespectacled professor. He is then summoned from his ivy-covered environs by Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott) to find the long-lost Ark of the Covenant. The Nazis, it seems, are already searching for the Ark, which the mystical-minded Hitler hopes to use to make his stormtroopers invincible. But to find the Ark, Indy must first secure a medallion kept under the protection of Indy's old friend Abner Ravenwood, whose daughter, Marion (Karen Allen), evidently has a "history" with Jones. Whatever their personal differences, Indy and Marion become partners in one action-packed adventure after another, ranging from wandering the snake pits of the Well of Souls to surviving the pyrotechnic unearthing of the sacred Ark. A joint project of Hollywood prodigies George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, with a script co-written by Lawrence Kasdan and Philip Kaufman, among others, Raiders of the Lost Ark is not so much a movie as a 115-minute thrill ride. Costing 22 million dollars (nearly three times the original estimate), Raiders of the Lost Ark reaped 200 million dollars during its first run. It was followed by Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1985) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), as well as a short-lived TV-series "prequel." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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      fb100000222539113: . You want a real old school action movie? Indiana Jones is the definition of adventure!
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • tresorlomana
      tresorlomana: One of the greatest adventure movies of all time. 10/10
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
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      fb806346520: Perfect adventure film that Spielberg never quite duplicated.
      Reviewed 38 days days ago
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13, 2008)

    Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt
    Everyone's favorite archeologist adventurer dusts off his hat and trusty whip for yet another globet... read morerotting trek as Indiana Jones returns to the big screen nearly 20 years after racing for the Holy Grail alongside his father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Harrison Ford reprises his role as the iconic, snake-loathing screen hero in a sequel that also finds Karen Allen returning to the series for the first time since 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark. Ray Winstone, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent, and Shia LaBeouf round out a cast that also features Cate Blanchett in the role of villainous Russian operative Agent Irina Spalko. Steven Spielberg calls the shots on a script penned by David Koepp (and adapted from the screen story by executive producer George Lucas). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb100002254792123: arrison Ford is a lot older in this film doesn't mean that you can't expect the same excellent Indy adventure we've had in the previous three instalments because you can! Shia Lebouf joins the cast an
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
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      fb616632396: . All in all a great action/adventure flick for a couple of hours of escapisim. Oh and Shia, Karen and Harrison make a wonderfu
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
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      fb1577323886: . He cannot recapture the sense of wonderment or adventure that he accomplished with Raiders or even Temple of Doom.
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (PG-13, 2003)

    Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
    Following his surprise-hit American remake of The Ring in 2002, director Gore Verbinski took on Pira... read moretes of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, the second of recent films to be based upon Disney theme-park rides (the first being The Country Bears). When Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), the daughter of Governor Swann (Jonathan Pryce) is kidnapped by a group of pirates led by Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and taken aboard their ship, The Black Pearl, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom), the young man who loves Elizabeth despite the fact that she is promised to another, sets out to rescue her. But he can't do it alone, so he enlists the help of swashbuckling ship captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp). Together the two chase after The Black Pearl, but they soon discover that the captain and crew aren't your average pirates. Cursed to remain between the living and the dead, Barbossa and his men look like skeletons when basked in the moonlight. When it is revealed that the only thing that can break the curse is Elizabeth's blood, Jack and Will are faced with a race against time and a battle against the undead to save the Governor's daughter. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
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      fb16709066: . Anyone looking for adventure, comedy and action will be pleasantly surprised by this movie, as all 3 are done extremely
      Reviewed 16 months days ago
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      fb1206705590: A fantastic adventure film featuring Johnny Depp in one of his most iconic roles. He IS Jack Sparrow. The film f
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
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      fb1729313334: . This is a humorous, original, exciting adventure film and Depp does a phenomenal job. Very amusing, whether well made or not. It's movie fo
      Reviewed 8 months days ago
  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets (PG, 2007)

    Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren
    In this adventure-filled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster National Treasure, Nicolas Cage reprises his... read more role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire Ben Franklin Gates. In this outing, Gates learns of his own family's implication in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. Gates must then locate an elusive diary, not only to clear his family's name, but to unearth and connect several secrets, buried within the book, that point to a massive, global conspiracy. The film co-stars Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, and Helen Mirren as Ben's mother. Jerry Bruckheimer returns as producer. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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      fb624123172: . So I just couldn't. But it's better than Da Vinci Code, if you like actual action and adventure in your action-adventure.
      Reviewed 44 days days ago
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      fb507453792: They don't make enough adventure movies. It's about time they make some more good fun clean movies. Not that I'm averse to
      Reviewed 15 months days ago
    • newbernbears1
      newbernbears1: An enjoyable adventure film. It is less believable than the first, but it is still great fun.
      Reviewed 11 months days ago
  • National Treasure

    National Treasure (PG, 2004)

    Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight
    A man sets out to steal a lost fortune in order to save it in this adventure drama from producer Jer... read morery Bruckheimer. Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) is an archeologist who is from the eighth generation of a family who has shared an unusual quest. As Gates-family legend has it, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin hid a massive cache of gold during the waning days of the Revolutionary War and left clues as to its whereabouts in the original drafts of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. With no firm proof that it actually exists, Gates sets out to crack the code that will lead him to the fortune, which, as a member of the Gates clan, he is sworn to protect from wrongdoers. National Treasure also features Sean Bean, Harvey Keitel, Justin Bartha, and Jon Voight. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb1378546342: like adventure and Nicolas Cage...then this movie is for you!!!!
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
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      fb1008742212: y focused on action so that it's more story driven and kid friendly, and the result is an enjoyable adventure that's like Indiana Jones meets Oceans 11. Nicolas Cage plays a really clever character, a
      Reviewed 10 months days ago
    • flixster678
      flixster678: Old style action adventure that needs to be watched in the context of all the current CGI wonders to be appreciated f
      Reviewed 16 months days ago
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    Journey to the Center of the Earth (PG, 2008)

    Brendan Fraser, Anita Briem, Josh Hutcherson, Cale Boyter, Alex Schwartz
    Academy Award-winning visual effects artist Eric Brevig makes his feature directorial debut with thi... read mores adaptation of the classic Jules Verne fantasy starring Brendan Fraser. When an ambitious science professor (Fraser) develops a decidedly unconventional hypothesis, the mere mention of his name is enough to elicit laughter within the academic community. However, during a subsequent excursion to Iceland, the professor and his nephew make a major scientific discovery that sends them miles beneath the surface of the Earth, where they discover not only strange new worlds, but also encounter creatures so alien they appear to be from another world entirely. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb1648508186: Fun family adventure. Not groundbreaking storytelling but we enjoyed the mild (to adults) thrills. Great family
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
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      fb100002537359794: Very funny with a taste of romance, adventure, and family fun. Very good movie
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • tresorlomana
      tresorlomana: Fun adventure movie which I've seen a few times now and enjoyed it each time. 7/10
      Reviewed 12 months days ago
  • The Goonies

    The Goonies (PG, 1985)

    Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton
    Leonard Maltin wasn't alone when he noticed similarities between Goonies and the 1934 Our Gang comed... read morey Mama's Little Pirate. Adapted by Chris Columbus from a story by Steven Spielberg, the film follows a group of misfit kids (including such second-generation Hollywoodites as Josh Brolin and Sean Astin) as they search for buried treasure in a subterranean cavern. Here they cross the path of lady criminal Mama Fratelli (Anne Ramsey) and her outlaw brood. Fortunately, the kids manage to befriend Fratelli's hideously deformed (but soft-hearted) son (John Matuszak), who comes to their rescue. The Spielberg influence is most pronounced in the film's prologue and epilogue, when the viewer is advised that the film's real villains are a group of "Evil Land Developers." The musical score makes excellent use of Max Steiner's main theme from The Adventures of Don Juan, not to mention contributions by the likes of Richard Marx and Cyndi Lauper. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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      fb100001396025454: Fun, full of spirit and adventure. A movie of its time that has aged well and shows how movies for young teens could be. A l
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb661871636: . The film is just one big pirate adventure with nonstop booby traps, laughs, fantasy, and action, for which you couldn't ask for a be
      Reviewed 54 days days ago
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      fb1287381604: . Director Richard Donner of Superman The Movie & Lethal weapon fame directed this fun, family adventure. Some funny moments by Jeff Cohen who plays the fat kid Chunk. With up and coming actors o
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PG-13, 2010)

    Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint
    Ubisoft's popular video-game series of the same name gets adapted for the big screen in this sweepin... read moreg fantasy adventure starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. The setting is sixth century Persia. A nefarious nobleman covets the Sands of Time, a legendary gift from the gods that allows its possessor to turn back time. Whoever owns the Sands of Time has the power to rule the world, and this villainous lord would use that power to enslave all of humanity. The only person capable of defeating this tyrant and saving the world is Dastan (Gyllenhaal), a youthful prince. Now, with plucky princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) by his side, Dastan will attempt to prevent the Sands of Time from falling into the wrong hands. Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) directs a script penned by Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Jordan Mechner, and Boaz Yakin. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • GreenGobbie
      GreenGobbie: A fun adventure film with amazing scenery, music and a neat direction.
      Reviewed 7 months days ago
    • woodwind
      woodwind: If you love action/adventure films then you must see Prince of Persia! it has all the elements of a great story... and
      Reviewed 16 months days ago
    • baseball32
      baseball32: Exciting adventure. Good story where evil loses. Jake Gyllenhaal is easy to look at.
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
  • The Mummy

    The Mummy (PG-13, 1999)

    Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O'Connor
    Loosely adapted from the classic 1932 horror film starring Boris Karloff, The Mummy is set in Egypt,... read more where over 3,000 years ago the high priest Imhotep (played by Arnold Vosloo) was given the all-important assignment of preparing the recently dead for their journey into the afterlife. However, Imhotep made one terrible mistake - he became smitten with Anck-Su-Namun, the mistress of the Pharaoh himself. Driven mad by jealousy and love, Imhotep murdered the Pharaoh, and his punishment was to be buried alive and suffer the torment of an eternal life in his wretched tomb. In 1925, a band of adventurers seeking fame and fortune - led by Rick O'Connel (Brendan Fraser), an American expatriate who has joined the foreign legion, and Evelyn Carnarvon (Rachel Weisz), an amateur archeologist - find a previously unknown burial site in Egypt. The team starts to dig, hoping to find lost riches, but instead they disturb the tomb of Imhotep, and soon the cursed priest rises from his grave to wreck vengeance on humanity. The Mummy was written and directed by Stephen Sommers, whose previous cinematic journeys into the past include The Jungle Book and The Adventures Of Huck Finn. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb614682813: A new age adventure classic that does is its own, (more entertaining) animal contrasted with the original
      Reviewed 24 days days ago
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      fb1265995100: Fraser adds the comedy to the historical inaccurate yet enjoyable adventure.
      Reviewed 12 days days ago
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      fb755748081: . Excellent movie, full of adventure and excitement. I can watch it over and over/
      Reviewed 50 days days ago
  • Stardust

    Stardust (PG-13, 2007)

    Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller
    A charmingly naïve boy from the English village of Wall travels to a magical, mythical world in sear... read morech of the falling star that will help him win the heart of his true love in this fantasy adventure starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ricky Gervais, and Sienna Miller. For hundreds of years the massive cobblestone barrier that surrounds the sleepy English hamlet of Wall has kept the citizens of the village safe and secure from the malevolent supernatural forces that stir just outside its perimeter. When dashing Tristan Thorne (Cox) promises the fairest girl in the village, Victoria (Miller), that he will prove his love by bestowing her with a genuine falling star, his daring mission sends him on an adventure far outside the comfortable confines of Wall. In order to find the fallen star, Tristan will have to ascend the wall and venture deep into the forbidden heart of the fantastical realm known as Stormhold. Upon discovering that the meteorite he sought was in fact a beautiful girl named Yvaine (Danes), who has stumbled though space and is now being pursued by the King of Stormhold's (Peter O'Toole) sons (who long to use her cosmic powers to lay claim to the throne), Tristan vows to protect the otherworldly visitor at all costs. But the king's sons aren't the only ones in search of the luminous Yvaine; fearsome witch Lamia (Pfeiffer) has become convinced that the young girl's power can help her to achieve eternal youth and beauty. As Tristan makes his way through Stormhold on a mission to bring the star back to Wall, he will encounter a series of spectacular characters and creatures that will lead him to a fate he never imagined. Layer Cake director Matthew Vaughn serves as director and co-screenwriter for this tale of witches and pirates adapted from the novel by fantasy icon Neil Gaiman, who also produces. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • gshday
      gshday: . Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, this movie is full of adventure with princes, witches, and pirates....also a star that fell from the heavens. It's a comin
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • fb60000042
      fb60000042: One of the best adventure movies I've seen in a while. Very creative and fun story line!
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
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      fb100000230765338: A fantastic fairy-tale adventure that has everything.
      Reviewed 16 months days ago

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