Best Adventure movies that are award winners or nominees

The Golden Compass(2007)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.



Bee Movie(2007)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 68

Barry B. Benson, a bee just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue them.



Transformers: Dark of the Moon(2011)

Combined Rating:
77
Combined Critics Rating: 66

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.



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.



Mongol(2007)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 72

The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world in 1206.



The Croods(2013)

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.



Batman(1989)

Combined Rating:
76
Combined Critics Rating: 65

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.



Stand by Me(1986)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

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



Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 63

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: 62

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.



The Secret of Kells(2009)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 72

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.



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.



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)

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.



Hercules(1997)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

The son of the Greek Gods Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.



Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me(1999)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Dr. Evil is back...and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 60s and steal Austin Powers's mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless".




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