100 best adventure movies

A list of the best adventure films, selected by visitors to our site: Tini: The New Life of Violetta, The Man Who Would Be King, Belle and Sebastian 3: The Last Chapter, At The Moon, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Listen in the Compartments, War of the Buttons
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Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, family, music
CountryArgentina, Spain, Italy
Duration00:52

Shot in Spanish and localized for markets around the world, “Tini – El Gran Cambio de Violetta” is set to thrill fans with everything they loved about the worldwide Violetta phenomenon including strong musical elements with new and original tracks, exciting choreography, compelling storylines, and intriguing characters. All made bigger and better for the big screen. The film shows how taking the role in the TV series was a pivotal moment for Tini leading to a personal ‘coming of age story’ about the young actress. In a story that reflects the teen star’s own real life, Tini will leave behind the world depicted in Violetta, striking out alone and embarking on a brand new adventure over one endless summer that will define her as a person and see her emerge as a new artist.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genreadventure
CountryUSA

On a tropical island vacation, a young boy's friendship with a playful and friendly dolphin helps him find the courage to get back in the water after the sudden loss of his mother.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrecomedy, adventure
CountryArmenia
Duration00:39

Receiving a professional order from oligarch Lambert Khachaturovich, the junior research officer Never makes up his mind to seize the occasion and use luxurious country house of the client to organize a party for his friends. The result of the guests' excessive activity is the broken statue of Lambert Khachaturovich'es father. Considering the host's attitude to his father's memory, the friends can easily envisage Nver's fate... The young men contrive a "salvation plan", but as the saying goes, instead of settling the matter, they make it even worse. Now they not only have to pay for the broken statue, but also organize a magnificent wedding party, the up-front payment of which is already gone, while the groom is out of the game... The things you do for friendship.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryFrance
Duration01:42

12 year-old Sebastian has decided not to follow his father and Angelina to Canada, deciding to stay in the alps to watch over Belle who has now become the mother of three beautiful pups. When a stranger arrives claiming to be Belle’s rightful owner, Sebastian will do all it takes to protect his best friend and her little ones.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, adventure, biography, history
CountryNorway, United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Sweden
Duration01:49

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genreadventure
CountrySoviet Union

Two skippers and their military ships are participating in big maneuvers.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreadventure, family
CountryGermany
Duration01:30

New summer adventure of the Crocodiles, who set up their detective skills to find out who is behind the accidents of the factory where Ollie and Mary's parents work , which could mean the closure of the plant, the move of the family and the dissolution of the gang.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:16

Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard, Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genrefantastic, action, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration02:07

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreaction, drama, adventure, history
CountryUSA, France
Duration02:12

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genreadventure, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

"Black" is a stunning fire-and-silk stallion celebrated the world over. But to his young American owner, Alec Ramsay (Kelly Reno), he's much more. So, when the amazing animal is stolen, Alec will stop at nothing to get him back. Alec finally unravels the mystery of Black's theft...only to discover that he must overcome even greater odds to reclaim his beloved horse.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genreadventure, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:55

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, history
CountryFrance, Italy, West Germany
Duration01:35

Angelique goes in search of her husband Joffrey de Peyrac who did not die on the stake.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreadventure, family
CountrySoviet Union, Japan

During a Soviet circus tour in Japan, a small street musician, Ken, meets a clown, Yuri Nikulin. Upon learning that his sick father is being treated in the Soviet Union, Ken sets off in search of him. The friendship of the great clown and the boy continues in Moscow.

Markimdb: 7
Genreadventure
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:13

In the mountains, they stand alone against whatever will happen. For the several days they live in nature, they can rely only on themselves and each other. Elsewhere, there is always a fallback - here one is without a safety. This in itself can bring some to terror - the terror of having to rely on yourself - your own judgment, wits and fortitude. This is also the most incredible feeling of strength and independence. Knowing there is no safety means having to be one's own safety.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreadventure, family
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:23

The son and daughter of a lost-at-sea captain recruit help to find him on the basis of an incomplete note found in a bottle, and encounter adventures in Patagonia, Australia, and New Zealand... Based on Jules Verne novel.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genreadventure, family
CountrySoviet Union

Six-graders Tosha and Kostya are trying to deliver the pre-WWII telegram they accidentally find.

Markimdb: 7
Genreadventure
CountrySoviet Union, France
Duration02:21

After being wrongly convicted as a traitor, Peter Blood, an English physician, is sent to exile in the British colonies of the Caribbean, where he becomes a pirate.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genreadventure
CountrySoviet Union
Duration01:22

A Japanese adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, featuring animals as the majority of the cast. By chance Jim comes upon a map of Treasure Island. He leaves the port accompanied by Glan, the rat and Bub, the baby on a strange looking boat of his own make to look for the island. Pirates soon find him and adventure ensues.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genreadventure
CountryFrance, Italy
Duration02:07

The story of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan, and the imprisonment in an iron mask of the identical twin of the King of France, Louis XIV.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryUnited Kingdom

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa is blamed for causing an elephant stampede in the nearby village, head warden John Kendall demands the young lion either be trained to survive in the wilds of the Serengeti or be sent to a zoo.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryFrance
Duration02:06

September, 1945. Sebastian impatiently waits for the return of his friend Angelina, whom he has not seen for two years. When the plane carrying the young woman to her small village in the Alps is reported to have crashed in the mountains, Sebastian is convinced that Angelina is still alive. Along with his faithful dog Belle, Sebastian embarks on the most dangerous adventure of his life.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genreadventure
CountryUnited Kingdom

It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins. Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life on the Olivier stage in a thrilling new adaptation by Bryony Lavery.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, adventure, biography, history
CountryRussia
Duration02:25

March 1965. In the heat of the Cold War, the USA and the USSR are competing for supremacy in space. What both superpowers aim for in this race, is to be the first to have a man walk in outer space. To accomplish that, no price is too high and no risk is too great. Now it’s up to the unlikely duo of a seasoned war veteran and a hot-headed test-pilot to fulfill this mission. Two men in a tiny spaceship, without proper testing, facing the complete unknown… They were supposed to do what no man has done before – and no man imagined what would happen next…

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreadventure, western
CountryWest Germany, France, Yugoslavia, Italy

The construction of the Great Western Railroad creates heavy conflict between the railway company and neighboring Indian tribes. Worse, criminal gang leader Santer sets his eyes on a gold mine located on holy Indian land and influences the construction supervisor to re-rout the planned railroad straight through Apache land. Old Shatterhand, who works as a measurement technician, discovers the evil plan and searches contact with the Apaches in an effort to avert war.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure
CountryItaly
Duration01:56

A spoiled rich woman and a brutish Communist deckhand become stranded alone on a desert island after venturing away from their cruise.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genreadventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:07

You'll be captivated as you track the legendary Lobo through an amazing Southwest adventure. Our story begins with Lobo as an adorable wolf cub and follows his growth into a fearless and majestic leader of the pack. At odds with the local cattlemen, the price on Lobo's head grows, attracting an expert wolf hunter. As they go head to head, Lobo's amazing survival instincts and family devotion leave the hunter with nothing but respect. With the rich narration of Rex Allen, and music from the legendary Sherman Brothers and the popular Sons Of The Pioneers, this is family entertainment at its best!

Markimdb: 6.5
Genreadventure, family
CountryFrance
Duration01:49

The thrilling battles waged by a band of kids from two rival villages in the southern French countryside.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genredrama, adventure, family
CountryFrance, Canada
Duration01:45

A 12-year-old cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genreadventure, family
CountryFrance
Duration01:40

Occupied France; Lebrac leads a play war between two rival kid gangs, but a girl he likes, who's Jewish, is in danger of being discovered by local Nazi sympathisers. Lebrac and the village must now respond to the reality of what's happening.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, adventure, history
CountryGermany
Duration02:30

The story of Rob Cole, a boy who is left a penniless orphan in an 11th-century English mining town when his mother dies of a mysterious illness. Vowing to become a physician and vanquish Death itself, he travels to Isfahan in Persia to study medicine under the great Ibn Sina. Through countless ordeals and challenges, and making many sacrifices along the way, he struggles on unwaveringly. His unflagging quest for knowledge leads to the blossoming of friendship and true love.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, drama, adventure, western, biography
CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration02:27

    In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, family
    CountryGermany
    Duration01:46

    While spending the summer at her grandmother's farm, a girl (Hanna Höppner) discovers a talent for communicating with horses and tries to tame a fierce stallion.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:32

    Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genreadventure, military, history
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:03

    A robust adventure about two British adventurers who take over primitive Kafiristan as "godlike" rulers, meeting a tragic end through their desire for a native girl. Based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling.

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