Best Adventure movies that are award winners or nominees

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 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.



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.



The Lost World: Jurassic Park(1997)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 61

A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there while another team approaches with another agenda.



The Mask of Zorro(1998)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A young thief, seeking revenge for the death of his brother, is trained by the once great, but aged Zorro, who also pursues vengeance of his own.



Star Trek: First Contact(1996)

Combined Rating:
73
Combined Critics Rating: 63

The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.



Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron(2002)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A wild stallion is captured by humans and slowly loses the will to resist training. Yet throughout his struggles for freedom, the stallion refuses to let go of the hope of one day returning home to his herd.



Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom(1984)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 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.



Brother Bear(2003)

Combined Rating:
72
Combined Critics Rating: 62

When a young Inuit hunter needlessly kills a bear, he is magically changed into a bear himself as punishment with a talkative cub being his only guide to changing back.



Armageddon(1998)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 58

After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, N.A.S.A. recruits a misfit team of deep core drillers to save the planet.



The Croods: A New Age(2020)

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Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 67

The prehistoric family the Croods are challenged by a rival family the Bettermans, who claim to be better and more evolved.



The Hunt for Red October(1990)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 59

In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect or to start a war?



Klaus(2019)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 62

A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.



Never Say Never Again(1983)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 60

A SPECTRE agent has stolen two American nuclear warheads, and James Bond must find their targets before they are detonated.



Excalibur(1981)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 61

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the round table of Camelot even as forces conspire to tear it apart



Kon-Tiki(2012)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 63

Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.



Air Force One(1997)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 58

Hijackers seize the plane carrying the President of the United States and his family, but he - an ex-soldier - works from hiding to defeat them.



TRON(1982)

Combined Rating:
70
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.



The Abyss(1989)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 55

A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and face danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.



Romancing the Stone(1984)

Combined Rating:
69
Combined Critics Rating: 58

A romance writer sets off to Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure.




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