Best adventure movies of all time filmaffinity
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best adventure movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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1. Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954): A poor village hires seven samurai to train and defend them from bandits. Bonds form, sacrifices occur, and a brutal final battle yields an epic, morally rich film. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
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8.9
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2. The Gold Rush (1925)
Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925) follows the Little Tramp in the Klondike: comedic slapstick (boiled-boot, cliff cabin), hunger, rivalries and romance with Georgia, blending laughter and poignant triumph. read more
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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90
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8.5
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3. The General (1926)
Set in the Civil War, The General follows engineer Johnnie Gray as he pursues Union spies who stole his locomotive and kidnapped his sweetheart. A silent Buster Keaton film of daring train chases, physical stunts and deadpan comedy. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy
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4. North by Northwest (1959)
An advertising exec, Roger Thornhill, is mistaken for a spy, framed for murder, and chased across America. He evades criminals and police, allies with mysterious Eve Kendall, and faces iconic set-piece dangers to clear his name. read more
Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
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8.8
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5. The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963): true-story WWII drama where Allied airmen in an 'escape-proof' POW camp secretly dig tunnels, forge papers and disguise themselves to stage a mass breakout — tense, witty and poignant. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History
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86
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6. Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away follows 10-year-old Chihiro who, trapped in a spirit world after her parents turn into pigs, must work at a bathhouse, ally with Haku, and grow brave to save her family. A lush, eerie coming-of-age fantasy. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family
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8.8
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7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Two desperate Americans and a prospector find gold in 1925 Sierra Madre; riches breed fear, paranoia and greed that destroy their friendship. A tense, gritty moral drama. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Western
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98
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8. The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear dumps four desperate men in a scorched outpost who must haul unstable nitroglycerin over treacherous mountain roads to a burning oilfield. A relentless, claustrophobic thriller about fear, greed and survival. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
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9. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Young hobbit Frodo inherits the One Ring and, warned by Gandalf of Sauron’s threat, joins a diverse Fellowship on a perilous quest to destroy it in Mount Doom—an epic journey of friendship, sacrifice and looming darkness. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
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10. Inception (2010)
Inception follows thief Dom Cobb, who enters dreams to steal secrets. Given a chance to return home, he must plant an idea via a risky, layered dream heist while guilt and his late wife threaten the mission. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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8.1
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11. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Fellowship is broken. Frodo and Sam, led—and betrayed—by Gollum—head to Mordor. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli face Rohan’s turmoil and Saruman’s war as Gandalf returns. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
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87
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8.5
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12. Coco (2017)
Coco follows Miguel, a music‑obsessed Mexican boy who defies his family's ban and, on Día de los Muertos, is swept into the vibrant Land of the Dead with skeleton Hector to uncover his family's past. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
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8.2
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13. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997) follows cursed prince Ashitaka as he mediates the violent clash between spirit-inhabited forest and industrial Iron Town, and San, a wolf-raised human; a visually stunning, morally complex fable on nature vs progress. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation
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14. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) follows T.E. Lawrence’s transformation from desk officer to desert leader uniting Arab tribes; epic vistas, moral ambiguity, isolation, and powerful performances. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
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100
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8.8
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15. Spartacus (1960)
Spartacus (1960) follows Thracian slave Spartacus as he leads a massive slave revolt against Rome. Epic battles, political intrigue, romance and tragedy explore freedom, power and sacrifice. read more
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
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87
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7.9
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8.2
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16. The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969): In 1913 Pike Bishop's aging gang flees to Mexico after a botched robbery, agrees to hijack U.S. arms for General Mapache, then faces pursuers, fraying loyalties, brutal violence and the death of an era. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Western
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8.6
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17. The Searchers (1956)
Ex-Confederate Ethan hunts for his abducted niece for five years, driven by hatred. Accompanied by nephew Martin, the quest becomes a tense psychological odyssey about obsession, prejudice and moral ambiguity. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Western
8.0
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8.4
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18. Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939) follows diverse passengers on an Arizona stagecoach who face Apache raids and rising tensions. A compact Western blending suspense, action and moral drama about honor, redemption and unlikely solidarity. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Western
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7.8
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8.4
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19. Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar (2014): On a dying Earth, ex-NASA pilot Cooper leads a mission through a wormhole to find habitable worlds. A blend of hard-SF, epic visuals and a moving father-daughter drama. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
7.9
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74
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8.7
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8.0
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20. Gladiator (2000)
Gladiator (2000): General Maximus is betrayed by Commodus, enslaved as a gladiator, and rises through arena combat to seek vengeance and restore Rome’s honor amid political intrigue and tragedy. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
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67
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