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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003· 3h 21m· Adventure, Fantasy, Action· en
8.527.2K
Best Adventure Movies of All Time
This collection ranks 19,585 Adventure movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
19,585 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001· 2h 59m· Adventure, Fantasy, Action· en
8.428.2K - 3
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002· 2h 59m· Adventure, Fantasy, Action· en
8.424.4K - 4
Interstellar
2014· 2h 49m· Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction· en
8.540.9K - 5
Inception
2010· 2h 28m· Action, Science Fiction, Adventure· en
8.440.0K - 6
The Empire Strikes Back
1980· 2h 4m· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction· en
8.418.7K - 7
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026· 1h 39m· Animation, Action, Adventure· en
9.2976 - 8
Project Hail Mary
2026· 2h 37m· Science Fiction, Adventure· en
8.67.4K - 9
Back to the Future
1985· 1h 56m· Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction· en
8.322.3K - 10
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018· 1h 57m· Animation, Action, Adventure· en
8.417.7K - 11
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023· 2h 20m· Animation, Action, Adventure· en
8.39.1K - 12
Star Wars
1977· 2h 1m· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction· en
8.222.7K - 13
Gladiator
2000· 2h 35m· Action, Drama, Adventure· en
8.221.4K - 14
Howl's Moving Castle
2004· 1h 59m· Fantasy, Animation, Adventure· ja
8.411.3K - 15
Avengers: Infinity War
2018· 2h 29m· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction· en
8.232.7K - 16
Avengers: Endgame
2019· 3h 1m· Adventure, Science Fiction, Action· en
8.228.5K - 17
Princess Mononoke
1997· 2h 14m· Adventure, Fantasy, Animation· ja
8.39.2K - 18
Coco
2017· 1h 45m· Family, Animation, Music· en
8.221.3K - 19
Dune: Part Two
2024· 2h 47m· Science Fiction, Adventure· en
8.18.4K - 20
The Wild Robot
2024· 1h 42m· Family, Animation, Science Fiction· en
8.36.5K - 21
Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
2024· 2h 25m· Animation, Action, Adventure· ja
8.7239 - 22
The Odyssey
2026· 2h 53m· Adventure, Action, Fantasy· en
8.03.2K - 23
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968· 2h 29m· Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure· en
8.012.9K - 24
Swapped
2026· 1h 42m· Adventure, Animation, Family· en
8.92.1K - 25
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981· 1h 55m· Adventure, Action· en
7.913.9K - 26
Toy Story
1995· 1h 21m· Family, Comedy, Animation· en
8.020.4K - 27
Up
2009· 1h 36m· Animation, Comedy, Family· en
8.022.0K - 28
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011· 2h 10m· Adventure, Fantasy· en
8.122.3K - 29
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022· 1h 43m· Animation, Adventure, Fantasy· en
8.29.2K - 30
The Avengers
2012· 2h 23m· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· en
8.139.4K - 31
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021· 2h 28m· Action, Adventure, Science Fiction· en
7.922.9K - 32
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021· 4h 2m· Action, Adventure, Fantasy· en
8.111.1K - 33
Inside Out
2015· 1h 35m· Animation, Family, Adventure· en
7.923.8K - 34
Lawrence of Arabia
1962· 3h 48m· Adventure, History, War· en
8.03.5K - 35
Finding Nemo
2003· 1h 40m· Animation, Family, Adventure· en
7.820.9K - 36
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004· 2h 21m· Adventure, Fantasy· en
8.023.5K - 37
How to Train Your Dragon
2010· 1h 38m· Fantasy, Adventure, Animation· en
7.914.6K - 38
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014· 2h 1m· Action, Science Fiction, Adventure· en
7.930.2K - 39
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2003· 2h 23m· Adventure, Fantasy, Action· en
7.822.7K - 40
Flow
2024· 1h 25m· Adventure, Animation, Family· lv
8.13.0K - 41
Ne Zha 2
2025· 2h 24m· Animation, Action, Fantasy· zh
8.2802 - 42
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
2026· 2h 25m· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· en
7.92.2K - 43
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023· 2h 30m· Science Fiction, Adventure, Action· en
7.98.7K - 44
Jurassic Park
1993· 2h 7m· Adventure, Science Fiction· en
8.018.2K - 45
Dune
2021· 2h 35m· Science Fiction, Adventure· en
7.815.4K - 46
Return of the Jedi
1983· 2h 12m· Adventure, Action, Science Fiction· en
7.917.2K - 47
Zootopia
2016· 1h 49m· Animation, Adventure, Family· en
7.818.4K - 48
Toy Story 5
2026· 1h 42m· Animation, Family, Comedy· en
8.21.7K - 49
Jaws
1975· 2h 4m· Horror, Thriller, Adventure· en
7.711.8K - 50
The Incredibles
2004· 1h 55m· Action, Adventure, Animation· en
7.719.2K
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Frequently asked questions
How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?
19,585 movies with real rating data match this collection.
How are these movies ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
Which movie is ranked #1?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King currently holds the top position in this collection.
How often is this list updated?
Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.