Best Adventure movies that are award winners or nominees

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.



Snow White and the Huntsman(2012)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.



Despicable Me 2(2013)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

When Gru, the world's most super-bad turned super-dad has been recruited by a team of officials to stop lethal muscle and a host of Gru's own, He has to fight back with new gadgetry, cars, and more minion madness.



On the Rocks(2020)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A young mother reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father on an adventure through New York.



Thelma & Louise(1991)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Two best friends set out on an adventure but it soon turns around to a terrifying escape from being hunted by the American police as these two girls escape for the crimes they committed!



The Emperor's New Groove(2000)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Emperor Kuzco is turned into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma, and must now regain his throne with the help of Pacha, the gentle llama herder.



Ice Age(2002)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Set during the Ice Age, a sabertooth tiger, a sloth, and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe.



Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 70

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.



Monster House(2006)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.



Cars 2(2011)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 72

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.



Goldfinger(1964)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 73

Investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.



Apollo 13(1995)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 72

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.



Puss in Boots: The Last Wish(2022)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 77

When Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll and he has burned through eight of his nine lives, he launches an epic journey to restore them by finding the mythical Last Wish.



Rio(2011)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 71

When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.



Arthur Christmas(2011)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Santa's clumsy son Arthur gets put on a mission with St. Nick's father to give out a present they misplaced to a young girl in less than 2 hours.



Song of the Sea(2014)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Ben, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world.



The Princess Bride(1987)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 70

While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.



Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 71

A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.




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