The best adventure movies of all time

TOPICAL scores 1,217 films listed as adventure; here are the top 250, best first. The top three are Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Star Wars (1977), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). A film can be in more than one genre. The last column is each film's rank among all 6,624 films.

Rank	Film	Year	Score	All-time rank
1	Lawrence of Arabia	1962	97.7	8
2	Star Wars	1977	97.5	9
3	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	97.2	11
4	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	96.2	18
5	Toy Story	1995	95.4	26
6	Raiders of the Lost Ark	1981	92.9	55
7	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	92.8	57
8	Back to the Future	1985	92.7	58
9	Jurassic Park	1993	92.3	63
10	Ben-Hur	1959	92.2	65
11	The Empire Strikes Back	1980	92.1	66
12	North by Northwest	1959	92.1	67
13	Gladiator	2000	92.0	68
14	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	1948	91.7	72
15	Spartacus	1960	91.1	82
16	Shrek	2001	90.9	85
17	The Incredibles	2004	90.5	92
18	The Wizard of Oz	1939	90.5	93
19	Iron Man	2008	90.1	99
20	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	90.0	102
21	2001: A Space Odyssey	1968	89.5	111
22	Up	2009	89.1	119
23	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	2018	89.0	120
24	Mad Max: Fury Road	2015	88.9	123
25	Interstellar	2014	88.6	128
26	Finding Nemo	2003	88.5	131
27	Jaws	1975	88.3	135
28	Dances with Wolves	1990	87.9	144
29	Avatar	2009	87.0	163
30	Coco	2017	86.7	169
31	Avengers: Endgame	2019	86.2	181
32	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	2011	86.0	187
33	Inside Out	2015	85.8	192
34	Everything Everywhere All at Once	2022	85.6	197
35	Thelma & Louise	1991	85.3	204
36	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	2000	85.1	208
37	The Avengers	2012	85.0	211
38	The Revenant	2015	84.5	224
39	The African Queen	1951	84.5	225
40	Return of the Jedi	1983	84.4	227
41	The Adventures of Robin Hood	1938	84.1	234
42	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	2023	84.1	236
43	Zootopia	2016	83.9	241
44	The Gold Rush	1925	83.8	242
45	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	2001	83.4	254
46	Aladdin	1992	83.1	263
47	Guardians of the Galaxy	2014	83.0	264
48	Howl's Moving Castle	2004	82.8	270
49	Fantastic Mr. Fox	2009	82.7	274
50	Princess Mononoke	1997	82.4	282
51	Flow	2024	82.3	286
52	Skyfall	2012	82.1	291
53	Toy Story 4	2019	82.0	295
54	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	2014	81.8	300
55	Life of Pi	2012	81.2	319
56	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	2004	81.0	323
57	True Grit	2010	80.9	326
58	The Martian	2015	80.9	327
59	Dune: Part Two	2024	80.7	333
60	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	1989	80.4	343
61	Superman	1978	80.4	344
62	Dune	2021	80.1	354
63	The Wild Robot	2024	80.0	355
64	The Iron Giant	1999	79.8	363
65	Black Panther	2018	79.8	364
66	Star Trek	2009	79.4	375
67	The Wages of Fear	1953	79.2	382
68	Hugo	2011	79.0	390
69	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	2003	78.9	391
70	Frozen	2013	78.6	404
71	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio	2022	78.4	409
72	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	2022	78.4	411
73	Casino Royale	2006	78.2	416
74	Planet of the Apes	1968	78.2	417
75	Warriors of the Wind	1984	78.0	423
76	Red River	1948	77.8	431
77	Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	2005	77.7	433
78	How to Train Your Dragon	2010	77.7	435
79	The Man Who Would Be King	1975	77.0	458
80	The Princess Bride	1987	76.8	466
81	Monty Python and the Holy Grail	1975	76.2	488
82	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	2005	76.0	494
83	The Fifth Element	1997	75.7	508
84	Deliverance	1972	75.6	512
85	Avengers: Infinity War	2018	75.4	517
86	How to Train Your Dragon 2	2014	75.4	518
87	Spider-Man 2	2004	75.3	521
88	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	2015	75.1	531
89	Porco Rosso	1992	74.9	537
90	Moana	2016	74.8	540
91	Mutiny on the Bounty	1935	74.5	552
92	The Hidden Fortress	1958	74.4	556
93	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	2003	74.2	565
94	The Great Escape	1963	74.2	566
95	The Lego Movie	2014	74.2	567
96	Goldfinger	1964	74.0	574
97	Spider-Man: No Way Home	2021	73.7	584
98	Kubo and the Two Strings	2016	73.7	586
99	The Odyssey	2026	73.4	596
100	Easy Rider	1969	73.3	602
101	Thor: Ragnarok	2017	72.9	616
102	King Kong	1933	72.8	623
103	King Kong	2005	72.7	625
104	Isle of Dogs	2018	72.5	633
105	Captain America: Civil War	2016	72.1	652
106	The Mitchells vs. the Machines	2021	71.7	667
107	Big Hero 6	2014	71.6	673
108	Avatar: The Way of Water	2022	71.5	676
109	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	2002	71.4	680
110	The Guns of Navarone	1961	71.4	683
111	Little Big Man	1970	71.3	686
112	Mulan	1998	71.1	696
113	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	2005	70.7	712
114	Castle in the Sky	1986	70.7	713
115	The Mission	1986	70.4	725
116	127 Hours	2010	70.1	740
117	Cast Away	2000	70.0	744
118	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	2007	69.8	750
119	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	2009	69.6	762
120	Project Hail Mary	2026	69.5	767
121	How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	2019	69.3	775
122	The Triplets of Belleville	2003	69.2	781
123	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	1961	68.9	791
124	Into the Wild	2007	68.9	794
125	Aguirre, the Wrath of God	1972	68.8	797
126	Stand by Me	1986	68.6	805
127	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	2017	68.4	817
128	Iron Man 2	2010	68.3	823
129	Galaxy Quest	1999	68.1	829
130	Barbie	2023	68.0	836
131	Nebraska	2013	67.8	843
132	The Defiant Ones	1958	67.8	844
133	Free Solo	2018	67.7	849
134	Dersu Uzala	1975	67.7	851
135	Hero	2002	67.4	866
136	Avengers: Age of Ultron	2015	67.1	879
137	Wreck-It Ralph	2012	67.0	882
138	The Prince of Egypt	1998	66.9	889
139	Mission: Impossible - Fallout	2018	66.8	891
140	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	2013	66.8	892
141	The Dirty Dozen	1967	66.7	900
142	Incredibles 2	2018	66.6	901
143	Paddington 2	2017	66.6	903
144	X-Men	2000	66.4	911
145	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1	2010	66.3	916
146	Wolfwalkers	2020	66.2	922
147	Suzume	2022	66.1	929
148	Beasts of the Southern Wild	2012	66.0	933
149	Wonder Woman	2017	65.6	952
150	O Brother, Where Art Thou?	2000	65.6	955
151	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story	2016	65.5	956
152	Zootopia 2	2025	65.3	968
153	X-Men: Days of Future Past	2014	65.3	970
154	Io Capitano	2023	65.0	982
155	The Poseidon Adventure	1972	64.9	990
156	Train to Busan	2016	64.8	993
157	Men in Black	1997	64.6	1,006
158	Spider-Man: Homecoming	2017	64.5	1,007
159	Brave	2012	64.3	1,017
160	Cars	2006	64.3	1,018
161	Toy Story 5	2026	64.0	1,034
162	Thor	2011	63.9	1,038
163	Ne Zha 2	2025	63.9	1,039
164	Spider-Man: Brand New Day	2026	63.9	1,040
165	X-Men: First Class	2011	63.9	1,041
166	The Croods	2013	63.6	1,058
167	The Hunger Games	2012	63.5	1,060
168	Spider-Man: Far From Home	2019	63.3	1,069
169	Raya and the Last Dragon	2021	63.3	1,071
170	Shaun the Sheep Movie	2015	63.2	1,075
171	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One	2023	63.2	1,077
172	Lady and the Tramp	1955	63.0	1,085
173	Rango	2011	63.0	1,088
174	Dr. No	1962	62.8	1,096
175	A Bug's Life	1998	62.8	1,099
176	Doctor Strange	2016	62.7	1,101
177	Onward	2020	62.7	1,102
178	Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl	2024	62.7	1,105
179	True Grit	1969	62.4	1,121
180	The Jungle Book	2016	62.3	1,124
181	Independence Day	1996	62.3	1,125
182	Tangled	2010	62.0	1,141
183	The Emperor's New Groove	2000	62.0	1,142
184	Only Angels Have Wings	1939	62.0	1,144
185	Captain Blood	1935	61.9	1,147
186	Tarzan	1999	61.9	1,148
187	The Goonies	1985	61.8	1,154
188	Iron Man 3	2013	61.7	1,157
189	A Monster Calls	2016	61.6	1,161
190	Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India	2001	61.5	1,169
191	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	2023	61.2	1,187
192	X2	2003	61.1	1,192
193	Around the World in 80 Days	1956	60.9	1,205
194	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	2017	60.7	1,212
195	Hercules	1997	60.7	1,214
196	Cold Mountain	2003	60.7	1,215
197	Anastasia	1997	60.6	1,217
198	Rabbit-Proof Fence	2002	60.5	1,225
199	Inside Out 2	2024	60.5	1,227
200	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	2007	60.2	1,240
201	The Incredible Shrinking Man	1957	60.2	1,241
202	Sherlock Holmes	2009	60.2	1,243
203	Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron	2002	60.0	1,254
204	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	1984	59.8	1,263
205	Back to the Future Part II	1989	59.5	1,282
206	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	2013	59.5	1,283
207	The Rock	1996	59.1	1,305
208	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	1954	59.1	1,306
209	Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation	2015	59.1	1,307
210	From Russia with Love	1963	59.0	1,312
211	Embrace of the Serpent	2015	59.0	1,313
212	Sullivan's Travels	1942	58.9	1,316
213	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	2014	58.9	1,319
214	The Croods: A New Age	2020	58.8	1,322
215	Kung Fu Panda 3	2016	58.5	1,340
216	To Have and Have Not	1944	58.4	1,345
217	Spectre	2015	58.2	1,360
218	A Passage to India	1984	58.1	1,364
219	Predator	1987	58.0	1,367
220	Lost Horizon	1937	58.0	1,370
221	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan	1982	57.9	1,377
222	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings	2021	57.2	1,419
223	Captains Courageous	1937	57.0	1,426
224	Black Widow	2021	56.9	1,437
225	Big Fish	2003	56.8	1,444
226	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	2016	56.7	1,447
227	Forbidden Planet	1956	56.6	1,456
228	House of Flying Daggers	2004	56.5	1,460
229	The Professionals	1966	56.4	1,468
230	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	2011	56.3	1,470
231	The Abyss	1989	56.3	1,471
232	Star Trek Into Darkness	2013	56.3	1,474
233	Tabu: A Story of the South Seas	1931	56.2	1,476
234	Back to the Future Part III	1990	56.1	1,483
235	Treasure Planet	2002	56.0	1,492
236	Nimona	2023	55.5	1,518
237	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	2005	55.4	1,525
238	Alice in Wonderland	2010	55.3	1,531
239	The Thief of Bagdad	1940	55.3	1,533
240	Pom Poko	1994	55.2	1,537
241	Troy	2004	55.2	1,540
242	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	2006	55.0	1,552
243	The Jungle Book	1967	55.0	1,555
244	Captain America: The First Avenger	2011	54.8	1,562
245	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	2012	54.6	1,574
246	The Little Prince	2015	54.6	1,576
247	Transformers One	2024	54.6	1,580
248	Ice Age	2002	54.4	1,587
249	Stardust	2007	54.4	1,590
250	Rise of the Guardians	2012	54.2	1,603