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Top Adventure Films (#1-200)

Rank Title Year Director(s) Overall
Rank
1 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 Stanley Kubrick 3
2 Star Wars 1977 George Lucas 4
3 The Wizard of Oz 1939 Victor Fleming 9
4 Jaws 1975 Steven Spielberg 13
5 Lawrence of Arabia 1962 David Lean 25
6 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Steven Spielberg 27
7 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 Steven Spielberg 28
8 The Empire Strikes Back 1980 Irvin Kershner 29
9 Back to the Future 1985 Robert Zemeckis 30
10 Spirited Away 2001 Hayao Miyazaki 32
11 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 Peter Jackson 35
12 Toy Story 1995 John Lasseter 38
13 The Princess Bride 1987 Rob Reiner 47
14 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966 Sergio Leone 48
15 North by Northwest 1959 Alfred Hitchcock 49
16 Aliens 1986 James Cameron 50
17 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 Peter Jackson 52
18 The Searchers 1956 John Ford 53
19 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 James Cameron 54
20 WALL•E 2008 Andrew Stanton 55
21 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002 Peter Jackson 58
22 King Kong 1933 Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack 68
23 Inception 2010 Christopher Nolan 74
24 The Terminator 1984 James Cameron 80
25 Jurassic Park 1993 Steven Spielberg 83
26 The General 1926 Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton 86
27 The Wild Bunch 1969 Sam Peckinpah 88
28 The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 David Lean 91
29 The Lion King 1994 Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff 92
30 Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975 Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones 105
31 Up 2009 Pete Docter 112
32 Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 George Miller 113
33 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937 David Hand 115
34 Gladiator 2000 Ridley Scott 137
35 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000 Ang Lee 140
36 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948 John Huston 142
37 Avatar 2009 James Cameron 149
38 The Great Escape 1963 John Sturges 154
39 Finding Nemo 2003 Andrew Stanton 163
40 Inglourious Basterds 2009 Quentin Tarantino 164
41 Toy Story 3 2010 Lee Unkrich 169
42 The Gold Rush 1925 Charles Chaplin 171
43 The Iron Giant 1999 Brad Bird 173
44 Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1972 Werner Herzog 178
45 Planet of the Apes 1968 Franklin J. Schaffner 181
46 Stagecoach 1939 John Ford 183
47 The Incredibles 2004 Brad Bird 184
48 Ben-Hur 1959 William Wyler 188
49 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 Bob Persichett, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman 189
50 Princess Mononoke 1997 Hayao Miyazaki 205
51 Return of the Jedi 1983 Richard Marquand 219
52 Pinocchio 1940 Hamilton Luske and Ben Sharpsteen 224
53 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 Robert Zemeckis 225
54 Barry Lyndon 1975 Stanley Kubrick 233
55 Superman 1978 Richard Donner 238
56 Goldfinger 1964 Guy Hamilton 246
57 Toy Story 2 1999 John Lasseter 256
58 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 Michael Curtiz and William Keighley 265
59 Interstellar 2014 Christopher Nolan 266
60 The Wages of Fear 1953 Henri-Georges Clouzot 269
61 Inside Out 2015 Pete Docter 276
62 Ratatouille 2007 Brad Bird 285
63 Black Panther 2018 Ryan Coogler 289
64 Coco 2017 Lee Unkrich 304
65 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 Alfonso Cuarón 305
66 The African Queen 1951 John Huston 306
67 Stand by Me 1986 Rob Reiner 307
68 Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 James Gunn 312
69 Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan 1982 Nicholas Meyer 317
70 Easy Rider 1969 Dennis Hopper 323
71 The Road Warrior 1981 George Miller 325
72 Monsters, Inc. 2001 Pete Docter 327
73 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001 Chris Columbus 333
74 The Goonies 1985 Richard Donner 335
75 Spartacus 1960 Stanley Kubrick 336
76 Shrek 2001 Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson 338
77 Bambi 1942 David Hand 342
78 How to Train Your Dragon 2010 Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders 347
79 The Blues Brothers 1980 John Landis 351
80 Dances with Wolves 1990 Kevin Costner 356
81 Casino Royale 2006 Martin Campbell 358
82 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 Gore Verbinski 363
83 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 Mel Stuart 364
84 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 Steven Spielberg 370
85 Avengers: Endgame 2019 Anthony and Joe Russo 373
86 Predator 1987 John McTiernan 374
87 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011 David Yates 375
88 Iron Man 2008 Jon Favreau 376
89 Voyage to the Moon 1902 Georges Méliès 377
90 The Magnificent Seven 1960 John Sturges 388
91 Sullivan's Travels 1941 Preston Sturges 389
92 Forbidden Planet 1956 Fred M. Wilcox 401
93 Thelma & Louise 1991 Ridley Scott 402
94 Aladdin 1992 Ron Clements and John Musker 427
95 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 Anthony and Joe Russo 436
96 Spider-Man 2 2004 Sam Raimi 459
97 Frozen 2013 Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee 465
98 The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 Wes Anderson 467
99 Letters from Iwo Jima 2006 Clint Eastwood 475
100 Dumbo 1941 Ben Sharpsteen 482
101 Batman 1989 Tim Burton 486
102 Almost Famous 2000 Cameron Crowe 494
103 The Little Mermaid 1989 Ron Clements and John Musker 505
104 Total Recall 1990 Paul Verhoeven 511
105 Spider-Man 2002 Sam Raimi 516
106 Star Trek 2009 J.J. Abrams 522
107 Independence Day 1996 Roland Emmerich 527
108 Escape from New York 1981 John Carpenter 528
109 The Fifth Element 1997 Luc Besson 529
110 The Lego Movie 2014 Phil Lord and Christopher Miller 532
111 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 Mike Newell 534
112 The Dirty Dozen 1967 Robert Aldrich 537
113 Great Expectations 1946 David Lean 539
114 The Last of the Mohicans 1992 Michael Mann 541
115 Speed 1994 Jan de Bont 547
116 Deliverance 1972 John Boorman 556
117 Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 Wes Anderson 564
118 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 2015 J.J. Abrams 565
119 The Jungle Book 1967 Wolfgang Reitherman 566
120 Edge of Tomorrow 2014 Doug Liman 582
121 The Right Stuff 1983 Philip Kaufman 589
122 Starship Troopers 1997 Paul Verhoeven 596
123 Howl's Moving Castle 2004 Hayao Miyazaki 599
124 The Ten Commandments 1956 Cecil B. DeMille 603
125 Labyrinth 1986 Jim Henson 611
126 Mad Max 1979 George Miller 614
127 The Muppet Movie 1979 James Frawley 633
128 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 2005 Steve Box and Nick Park 634
129 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 David Yates 635
130 Men in Black 1997 Barry Sonnenfeld 637
131 Wonder Woman 2017 Patty Jenkins 643
132 The Triplets of Belleville 2003 Sylvain Chomet 646
133 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 David Yates 653
134 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence 2001 Steven Spielberg 655
135 Battle Royale 2000 Kinji Fukasaku 664
136 The NeverEnding Story 1984 Wolfgang Petersen 672
137 Dead Man 1995 Jim Jarmusch 679
138 Big Fish 2003 Tim Burton 694
139 Moana 2016 Ron Clements and John Musker 702
140 Skyfall 2012 Sam Mendes 703
141 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 1984 Hayao Miyazaki 710
142 Fitzcarraldo 1982 Werner Herzog 712
143 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 2010 David Yates 718
144 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1984 Steven Spielberg 722
145 Superman II 1980 Richard Lester 723
146 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 Chris Columbus 731
147 The Descent 2005 Neil Marshall 746
148 Into the Wild 2007 Sean Penn 749
149 Serenity 2005 Joss Whedon 755
150 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 Taika Waititi 756
151 Moonrise Kingdom 2012 Wes Anderson 757
152 Galaxy Quest 1999 Dean Parisot 759
153 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014 Anthony and Joe Russo 760
154 The Great Train Robbery 1903 Edwin S. Porter 777
155 Dr. No 1962 Terence Young 781
156 Paddington 2 2017 Paul King 785
157 Big Hero 6 2014 Don Hall and Chris Williams 804
158 Hero 2002 Yimou Zhang 808
159 Little Big Man 1970 Arthur Penn 810
160 Time Bandits 1981 Terry Gilliam 821
161 Lady and the Tramp 1955 Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske 836
162 Sleeping Beauty 1959 Clyde Geronimi 847
163 Annihilation 2018 Alex Garland 849
164 Zootopia 2016 Byron Howard and Rich Moore 855
165 Apollo 13 1995 Ron Howard 857
166 Yellow Submarine 1968 George Dunning 870
167 The Revenant 2015 Alejandro G. Iñárritu 879
168 Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018 Christopher McQuarrie 882
169 One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961 Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wolfgang Reitherman 885
170 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005 George Lucas 887
171 From Russia with Love 1963 Terence Young 889
172 To Have and Have Not 1944 Howard Hawks 907
173 Mulan 1998 Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook 917
174 The Martian 2015 Ridley Scott 918
175 Hugo 2011 Martin Scorsese 919
176 The Man Who Would be King 1975 John Huston 921
177 The Hunger Games 2012 Gary Ross 923
178 Jason and the Argonauts 1963 Don Chaffey 931
179 Life of Pi 2012 Ang Lee 934
180 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 2017 Rian Johnson 938
181 20,000 Leagues under the Sea 1954 Richard Fleischer 950
182 Tangled 2010 Nathan Greno and Byron Howard 952
183 Elf 2003 Jon Favreau 975
184 The Rock 1996 Michael Bay 978
185 Walkabout 1971 Nicolas Roeg 981
186 Chicken Run 2000 Peter Lord and Nick Park 995
187 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997 Jay Roach 1008
188 First Blood 1982 Ted Kotcheff 1011
189 Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985 Tim Burton 1017
190 King Kong 2005 Peter Jackson 1038
191 Laputa: Castle in the Sky 1986 Hayao Miyazaki 1039
192 The City of Lost Children 1995 Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet 1041
193 The Abyss 1989 James Cameron 1045
194 Enchanted 2007 Kevin Lima 1049
195 Mission: Impossible 1996 Brian De Palma 1055
196 Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 Travis Knight 1058
197 Dune 2021 Denis Villeneuve 1062
198 Les Vampires 1915 Louis Feuillade 1069
199 Ponyo 2008 Hayao Miyazaki 1092
200 Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022 Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert 1093
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