| Inception (2010) | 8.8 | |
| The Dark Knight (2008) | 9.1 | |
| The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | 8.4 | |
| Aliens (1986) | 8.4 | |
| Logan (2017) | 8.1 |
Action adventure movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant action adventure movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out action adventure, exciting, entertaining, suspenseful, serious and cult classic films and TV shows about / with danger, fight, betrayal, murder, fight scenes, heroes, death, dialogue, mentor and chase plots mostly in Action, Adventure and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as action adventure: Dark Phoenix (2019), Alita: Battle Angel (2019), The Bourne Identity (2002), Van Helsing (2004), The Book of Eli (2010), RED 2 (2013), The Warriors Gate (2016), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), King Kong (2005), The Matrix Revolutions (2003).
Best films
226K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Gathered together by Professor Charles Xavier to protect a world that fears and hates them, the X-Men had fought many battles, been on adventures that spanned galaxies, grappled enemies of limitless might, but none of this could prepare them for the ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, action adventure, saga, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
telekinesis, superhero, mutant, heroic mission, supernatural ability, good versus evil, near death experience, superhero team, supernatural power, mind control, school, shape shifting ...
Time:
90s, year 1975, year 2019, 70s, year 1992
Place:
paris france, new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does ...
Style:
futuristic, action adventure, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, female protagonist, cyborgs, distopia, post apocalypse, female warrior, tough girl, adaptation, martial arts, woman fights a man, bounty hunter, danger ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2019, 2010s
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him ...
Style:
political thriller, intense, action adventure, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
spy, amnesia, cia, espionage, secret agent, hitman, secret service, one against many, on the run, black ops, secret past, uncover truth ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, hamburg germany, greece, europe, langley virginia ...
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305K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster ...
Style:
gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, boys' night
Plot:
vampire, werewolf, supernatural, dracula, steampunk, frankenstein, fantasy world, good versus evil, undead, dark hero, transformation, monster ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, year 2004, 15th century, 1880s ...
Place:
transylvania, europe, budapest, italy, france ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Style:
futuristic, serious, apocalyptic, road movie, heroic ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, dystopian future, lone hero, religion, protector, end of the world, dystopia, dystopic future, chaos ...
Time:
future, year 2010, near future, distant future, 2040s ...
Place:
indiana, usa, san francisco
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188K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Russia, France, Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
Style:
entertaining, satanic, exciting, action adventure, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
spy, hitman, cia agent, assassin, cia, secret service, agent, female spy, superhero, mercenary, comic book, mad scientist ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
russia, england, paris france, usa, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China, France, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful ...
Style:
breathtaking, action adventure, stylized, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
medieval, teenager, obsessive quest, lifesaver, warrior, imaginary kingdom, game, skill, computer game, virtual reality, battles, sent to the past ...
Place:
china, ancient china
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be ...
Style:
visually appealing, visually stunning, road movie, apocalyptic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, car, desert, apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, chase, on the run, dystopia, car chase, distopia, tough guy ...
Time:
future, year 2015, year 2016, near future, distant future ...
Place:
australia, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
Style:
entertaining, dark fantasy, exciting, offbeat, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, teens
Plot:
steampunk, vampire, comic book, adventurer, superhero, avenger, dracula, comic hero, heroic mission, secret service, alternate reality, invisible man ...
Time:
victorian era, year 2003, 20th century, turn of the century, future ...
Place:
venice, kenya, britain, europe, mediterranean sea ...
Is relevant?
468K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 187 min.
Story:
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Style:
sentimental, emotional, scenic, action adventure, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, manly, kids, girls' night, boys' night ...
Plot:
king kong, creature, jungle, dinosaur, giant animal, monster, gorilla, giant ape, beast, rescue, island, dangerous animal ...
Time:
1930s, year 2005, prehistoric times, jurassic, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, fictional island, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Dr. Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination ...
Style:
entertaining, serious, suspenseful, action packed, action drama ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, archaeologist, archaeology, ancient mystery, adventurer, riddles and clues, treasure hunter, artifact, escapades, treasure map, president ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 1865, 19th century, 1860s ...
Place:
south dakota, washington d.c., virginia, buckingham palace, paris france ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, saga, action adventure, cyber ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, virtual reality, distopia, robot, post apocalyptic, alternate reality, chosen one, dystopia, resistance, prophecy, one against many ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 23rd century, 2000s, distant future ...
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550K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and to be a hero to the world.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, action adventure, epic, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot:
superhero, underwater, super powers, superhuman powers, atlantis, creature, ocean, princess, half breed, avenger, water, muscleman ...
Time:
year 1985, year 1986, year 2002, year 1999, 90s ...
Place:
maine, boston, sicily, atlantic ocean, italy ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 201 min.
Story:
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, atmospheric, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, manly, chick flick ...
Plot:
sword fight, magic, wizard, magical, battles, good versus evil, courage, monster, creature, friendship, sword and sorcery, ancient ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
iran, new zealand
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Canada, Czech Republic, India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion ...
Style:
exciting, action adventure, breathtaking, suspenseful, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
spy, espionage, cia, mission, gunfight, frame up, female spy, escapades, undercover, chases and races, tough guy, working undercover ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
seattle, budapest, washington state, bay area, iran ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
survival, mountaineer, mountain climbing, mountain, adventurer, disaster, climbing, natural disaster, wilderness, expedition, happy ending, mountaineering ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place:
himalaya, pakistan, asia, antarctic
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men and The Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.
Style:
exciting, sexy, action adventure, saga, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
mutant, superhero, supernatural ability, avenger, superhuman powers, supernatural power, x men, final battle, comic book, fantasy world, mentor, superhero team ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, future, 20th century, year 1986 ...
Place:
san francisco, usa, bay area, california, washington d.c. ...
Is relevant?
917K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Style:
emotional, harsh, suspense, intense, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mutant, superhero, x men, fight scenes, protector, comic book, road trip, rage, invulnerability, one against many, assassin, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2017, 2020s ...
Place:
north dakota, el paso texas, texas, oklahoma city, north america ...
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835K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is ...
Style:
futuristic, scary, suspense, space horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, strong female character, space travel, creature, female warrior, survival, space and aliens, outer space, monster, space, creature feature, spaceship ...
Time:
22nd century, 20th century, year 1986, future
Place:
space western
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Taiyo Asano has been on his own ever since his parents died and the only one who seems to care for him is his childhood friend and classmate, Mutsumi Yozakura. But Mutsumi has a secret—she is the head of a family of spies! And on top of that, her ...
Style:
anime, family comedy, romantic comedy, action adventure, captivating ...
Plot:
spy, childhood friend, marriage, teen spy, secret organization, male protagonist, espionage, family relations, teen romance, family life, spy thriller, school ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: West Germany
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War, but it soon becomes the hunted. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits.
Style:
epic, suspense, atmospheric, realistic, factual ...
Plot:
submarine, world war two, naval battle, navy, military, ocean, war, nazi, survival, sea, courage, ship captain ...
Time:
year 1941, 20th century, 1940s, year 1942, year 1981
Place:
germany, atlantic ocean, mediterranean sea
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Philippines
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
New CIA operative, Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Style:
satanic, action adventure, saga, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
cia, espionage, spy, secret service, assassin, cia agent, on the run, conspiracy, secret agent, chase, covert operation, agent ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
the philippines, maryland, virginia, usa, london ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When a meteor shower rains down outside Los Angeles, Jonas and Lars, two friends stuck in tired, boring lives, head out to find a meteor and strike it rich. After recovering one, they start being stalked by terrordactyls, ancient flying reptiles ...
Style:
action adventure, satirical, entertaining, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
dinosaur, pterodactyl, giant monster, animal attack, alien, creature, monster terrorizes city, teamwork, satire, human versus monster, giant creature, escapades ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China, UK, Austria, Morocco, Hong Kong
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
Style:
sexy, breathtaking, entertaining, suspenseful, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night ...
Plot:
conspiracy, spy, cia agent, female agent, rogue agent, espionage, tough guy, female spy, secret service, tough girl, undercover, secret agent ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, austria, vienna, morocco, europe ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
'Slade Collins 2: In and Out of Time' is an adventure film sequel to 'Slade Collins and the Tree of Life.' The stories follows a relic hunter named Slade Collins, who seems to have this incredible knack for finding himself waist ...
Style:
suspenseful, action adventure, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, adventurer, treasure hunter, heroes, nazi, relic hunter, travel, danger, rescue mission, dangerous mission, male protagonist, paradox ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Renegade Immortal follows the captivating story of Wang Lin, a young man born with a crippled soul. Undeterred by his limitations, Wang Lin embarks on a determined path to cultivate immortality and achieve unimaginable power.
Style:
xianxia, 3d animation, action adventure, exciting, thrilling ...
Plot:
martial arts, immortality, adaptation, guy, revenge, survival, underdog, coming of age, sacrifice, rivalry, betrayal, legacy ...
Place:
ancient china
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Western
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
Determined to find out who killed his father, he will discover family secrets that will change his destiny forever.
Style:
action adventure, captivating, epic, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
zorro, murder of father, loss of father, fight, male protagonist, adventure hero, adventurer, battles, death of father, fight for justice, injustice, unrequited love ...
Time:
1830s, 1800s, 19th century
Place:
california, spain, los angeles
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA, UK
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make ...
Style:
epic, scenic, atmospheric, breathtaking, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, manly, chick flick ...
Plot:
sword fight, fantasy world, friendship, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, wizard, magic, middle earth, lord of the rings, mythology, hobbit, magical ...
Time:
year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
iran, detroit, new zealand
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
After seeking to live a normal life, Logan sets out to avenge the death of his girlfriend by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.
Style:
sexy, intense, exciting, saga, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, manly, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhero, mutant, supernatural ability, superhuman powers, avenger, destruction, x men, good versus evil, revenge, superpower, comic hero, immortality ...
Time:
2000s, year 2009, 20th century, future, 1840s ...
Place:
new orleans, canada, usa, north america, las vegas ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries: Dominic unexpectedly gets convoluted also facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.
Style:
suspense, tense, saga, action thriller, action adventure ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
car chase, car, chases and races, car race, street racing, speed, racing, chase, hotshot, presumed dead, heist, auto racing ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
london, canary islands, seattle, spain, england ...
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