Best Adventure movies that are award winners or nominees

Ghostbusters(1984)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 66

Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.



Dances with Wolves(1990)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Lt. John Dunbar, exiled to a remote western Civil War outpost, befriends wolves and Indians, making him an intolerable aberration in the military.



Batman Returns(1992)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda.



Mulan(1998)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 67

To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.



Shark Tale(2004)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother both decide to use the incident to their own advantage.



Transamerica(2005)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 72

A preoperative transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she fathered a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.



Poseidon(2006)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 68

On New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.



The Croods(2013)

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Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 67

After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.



Stand by Me(1986)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 65

After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.



Batman(1989)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.



Love and Monsters(2020)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Seven years after he survived the monster apocalypse, lovably hapless Joel leaves his cozy underground bunker behind on a quest to reunite with his ex.



The Secret of Kells(2009)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.



Maleficent: Mistress of Evil(2019)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 67

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies and dark new forces at play.



Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

When Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. must follow in his father's footsteps to stop the Nazis from getting their hands on the Holy Grail first.



The Sea Beast(2022)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 72

When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters - and make history to boot.



Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen(2009)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.



Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close(2011)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 65

A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.



Mirror Mirror(2012)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 66

An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.



The Lone Ranger(2013)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice.



Missing Link(2019)

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Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Mr. Link recruits explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long-lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Along with adventurer Adelina Fortnight, this trio of explorers travel the world to help their new friend.




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