Best Adventure movies that are award winners or nominees

Blood Diamond(2006)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.



Iron Man 2(2010)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.



The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey(2012)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A reluctant hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.



The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies(2014)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.



The Lion King(2019)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.



Onward(2020)

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Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 77

Two elven brothers embark on a quest to bring their father back for one day.



Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.



Back to the Future(1985)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.



O Brother, Where Art Thou?(2000)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 74

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.



Lilo & Stitch(2002)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extra-terrestrial fugitive.



Bolt(2008)

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Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.



Sherlock Holmes(2009)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.



ParaNorman(2012)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.



The Good Dinosaur(2015)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.



Wolfwalkers(2020)

Golden Globe 1
Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night.



Tarzan(1999)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.



Big Fish(2003)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.



The Polar Express(2004)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express. During his adventure he learns about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.



The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus(2009)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.



Alice in Wonderland(2010)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.




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