Best Adventure movies that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Mickey Rooney, Jim Dale, Sean Marshall, Helen Reddy,
Directors : Don Chaffey,

An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit.

Actors : Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow,
Directors : Renny Harlin,

A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.

Actors : Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty, Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds,
Directors : John Boorman,

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.

Actors : Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Terry, Simon Callow,
Directors : Henry Selick,

An orphan, who lives with his two cruel aunts, befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.

Actors : Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo,
Directors : Stephen Sommers,

An American serving in the French Foreign Legion on an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra accidentally awakens a mummy that wreaks havoc on him, and his crew.

Actors : Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, Kevin Costner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio,
Directors : Kevin Reynolds,

When Robin and his Moorish companion come to England and the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw.

Actors : Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, James Garner,
Directors : John Sturges,

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.

Actors : Robert Ryan, William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edmond O'Brien,
Directors : Sam Peckinpah,

An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.

Actors : Graham Greene, Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner,
Directors : Richard Donner,

Bret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.

Actors : John Hurt, Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth,
Directors : Michael Caton-Jones,

In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.

Actors : Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes,
Directors : Robert Aldrich,

During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

Actors : Steven Berkoff, Richard Crenna, Sylvester Stallone, Charles Napier,
Directors : George P. Cosmatos,

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.

Actors : Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Harris, Franco Nero, David Hemmings,
Directors : Joshua Logan,

The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.

Actors : Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Philip Kaufman,

The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.

Actors : Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman, Phil Harris,
Directors : Wolfgang Reitherman,

Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.

Actors : John Kani, Tom Wilkinson, Val Kilmer, Michael Douglas,
Directors : Stephen Hopkins,

A bridge engineer and an experienced old hunter begin a hunt for two lions after they start attacking local construction workers.

Actors : Yancey Arias, Phyllida Law, Mark Addy, Guy Pearce,
Directors : Simon Wells,

Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.

Actors : Jeremy Slate, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, John Wayne,
Directors : Henry Hathaway,

A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in Indian territory.

Actors : Dan Hedaya, Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen,
Directors : Rob Cohen,

Disaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.

Actors : Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Roy Scheider, Amidou,
Directors : William Friedkin,

Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous South American jungle.