Best Adventure Movies

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Adventure Movies" contains films with the following parameters. Style: entertaining, cult classic, epic, exciting, action adventure and atmospheric. Plot: male protagonist, mission, escapades, heroes, rescue, courage, death, animal, live action and villain. Genre: Adventure, Action and Fantasy. Country: USA, New Zealand and UK.
Best Adventure Movies
Best Adventure Movies
TOP Movies: The Revenant (2015), Jurassic World (2015), Gladiator (2000), The Lion King (1994), Ready Player One (2018), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Jurassic Park (1993), WALL·E (2008), Toy Story 3 (2010), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Warcraft (2016), Into the Wild (2007), Interstellar (2014), Back to the Future (1985), Ratatouille (2007).

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Genre: Action, 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, atmospheric, breathtaking, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, manly ...
Plot: sword fight, wizard, magic, magical, battles, creature, courage, monster, friendship, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, medieval ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: iran
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
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, atmospheric, scenic, breathtaking, stylized ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, manly, girls' night ...
Plot: sword fight, friendship, fantasy world, wizard, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, mythology, middle earth, magical, river, hobbit ...
Time: year 2001, future, 2000s, prehistory, prehistoric times
Place: new zealand, iran, detroit
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story: Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Style: epic, atmospheric, exciting, captivating, dark fantasy ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, manly ...
Plot: sword fight, wizard, magic, fantasy world, friendship, magical, monster, mission, creature, sword and sorcery, mythology, good versus evil ...
Time: 2000s, year 2002, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: iran
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 8.0
 867K
The Revenant (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan, USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Style: atmospheric, breathtaking, scenic, suspenseful, harsh ...
Audience: manly, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot: survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, bear attack, life & death, nature, winter, obsessive quest, hunter ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 19th century, 90s, distant future ...
Place: los angeles, usa
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story: Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davey Jones, he also attempts to avoid eternal damnation.
Style: exciting, humorous, entertaining, mystical, saga ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: pirate, sword fight, fantasy world, swashbuckler, ship, treasure, beast, supernatural, revenge, fortune teller, treasure hunt, magical ...
Time: 18th century, year 2006, georgian era, 2000s
Place: caribbean, britain, iran, fictional island, jamaica
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.
Style: exciting, fairy tale, entertaining, dark fantasy, visually stunning ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: pirate, treasure hunt, ship, sword fight, fantasy world, treasure, captain, pirate ship, pirate captain, swashbuckler, curses spells and rituals, escapades ...
Time: 18th century, year 2003, 2000s, georgian era
Place: caribbean, britain, iran, fictional island, haiti ...
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
Style: epic, breathtaking, captivating, epic fantasy, scenic ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: wizard, fantasy world, sword and sorcery, sword fight, dragon, magical, creature, wizards and magicians, imaginary kingdom, mythology, ancient, imaginary ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, future, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place: new zealand, seattle
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style: breathtaking, entertaining, exciting, epic, action packed ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, manly ...
Plot: treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, treasure, knight, father son relationship, mythology, indiana jones ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1989, 90s, year 1912 ...
Place: germany, israel, utah, san francisco, venice ...
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog ...
Style: epic, exciting, suspenseful, entertaining, serious ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot: fantasy world, sword fight, battles, sword and sorcery, dragon, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, knight, elf, wizards and magicians, middle earth, adventurer ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, future
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 6.9
 676K
Jurassic World (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond.
Style: entertaining, scenic, suspenseful, exciting, psychotronic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: dinosaur, creature, animal attack, killer animal, dangerous animal, tyrannosaurus rex, chase, jurassic park, human animal relationship, survival, velociraptor, monster ...
Time: jurassic, year 2015, 2010s, future, prehistoric times ...
Place: caribbean, fictional island, costa rica
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 8.5
 1.6M
Gladiator (2000)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story: In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style: epic, captivating, breathtaking, emotional, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, family friendly, teens, date night ...
Plot: ancient rome, roman empire, revenge, vengeance, sword fight, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time: year 2000, ancient times, 2000s, y2k, middle ages ...
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, north africa ...
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 8.5
 1.1M
The Lion King (1994)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A young lion cub named Simba can't wait to be king. But his uncle craves the title for himself and will stop at nothing to get it.
Style: touching, sentimental, inspirational, humorous, emotional ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, teens ...
Plot: lion, jungle, friendship, betrayal, love, good versus evil, tragedy, pride and honor, exile, hyena, uncle, rivalry ...
Time: 90s, year 1994, 20th century
Place: africa, south africa
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Ready Player One (2018)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 140 min.
Story: When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Style: exciting, captivating, atmospheric, stylized, cyber ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, family outing
Plot: virtual reality, cyberpunk, video game, virtuality, geek, love, teenage boy, dystopia, computer, teamwork, evil corporation, friendship ...
Time: future, 2040s, 2010s, jurassic, near future ...
Place: ohio, empire state building manhattan new york city, columbus ohio, new york, manhattan new york city
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story: The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Style: epic, breathtaking, heroic, entertaining, dark fantasy ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, chick flick, adult
Plot: dragon, fantasy world, magical, sword fight, sword and sorcery, magic, good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, creature, elf, warrior, wizard ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Set during the Cold War, the Soviets – led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko – are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. After being captured and then escaping from them, Indy is coerced ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, action adventure, action packed, scenic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, kids, manly, family outing ...
Plot: treasure hunt, treasure, archaeologist, adventurer, archaeology, indiana jones, jungle, chase, desert, artifact, alien, fight scenes ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place: peru, ussr, south america, latin america, mexico city ...
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same ...
Style: futuristic, mind bending, exciting, clever, captivating ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot: time loop, time travel, alien invasion, alien, invasion, battles, repeated event, military, danger, soldier, time paradox, space and aliens ...
Time: future, year 2014, near future, 2010s, 2020s ...
Place: france, paris france, united kingdom, europe, big ben london ...
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 7.6
 667K
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Australia
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Style: clever, entertaining, suspense, detective, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, manly, adult
Plot: sherlock holmes, steampunk, private detective, investigation, intelligence, murder, riddles and clues, prodigy, clue, hotshot hero, master criminal, genius ...
Time: victorian era, year 2009, 19th century, 1800s, 2000s ...
Place: england, london, britain, europe, tower bridge london ...
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story: Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he ...
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, touching, teen ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens, family friendly ...
Plot: harry potter, magic, wizard, witch, friendship, fantasy world, magical, boarding school, chosen one, youth, children, school ...
Time: year 2001, 80s, year 1991, year 1981, 20th century ...
Place: england, europe, london, yorkshire
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 8.2
 1.1M
Jurassic Park (1993)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. ...
Style: suspense, epic, breathtaking, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, boys' night, date night, teens ...
Plot: dinosaur, island, survival, creature feature, animal attack, scientist, disaster, research, children, experiment, dangerous animal, child in peril ...
Time: jurassic, 20th century, year 1993, prehistoric times, 90s
Place: fictional island, montana, caribbean, central america, costa rica ...
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 8.4
 1.2M
WALL·E (2008)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story: WALL·E is the last robot left on an Earth that has been overrun with garbage and all humans have fled to outer space. For 700 years he has continued to try and clean up the mess, but has developed some rather interesting human-like qualities. When ...
Style: feel good, touching, futuristic, emotional, light ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: loneliness, robot, space travel, ecology, outer space, post apocalypse, love, technology, artificial intelligence, society, happy ending, ecological disaster ...
Time: future, distant future, year 2008, 2000s
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 8.3
 887K
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home ...
Style: feel good, funny, touching, emotional, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, toddlers, girls' night ...
Plot: toys, escape, friendship, objects come to life, toy story, toy comes to life, anthropomorphism, dinosaur, betrayal, college, dog, friends ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 21st century
Place: iran, ohio
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story: Ignoring threats to his life, Harry returns to Hogwarts to investigate – aided by Ron and Hermione – a mysterious series of attacks.
Style: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, dark fantasy, suspense ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot: magic, harry potter, witch, magical, boarding school, fantasy world, creature, wizard, teacher, supernatural, youth, chosen one ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 2002, year 1992, year 1993 ...
Place: london, england, europe
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Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, India, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Canada, South Korea, China, Netherlands
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Spencer returns to the world of Jumanji, prompting his friends, his grandfather and his grandfather’s friend to enter a different and more dangerous version to save him.
Style: funny, breathtaking, action adventure, action comedy, captivating ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot: jungle, adventurer, rescue, body swapping, teamwork, virtuality, curse, trophy, mission, obstacle course, friendship, strongman ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s, jurassic
Place: new hampshire
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 6.7
 277K
Warcraft (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, USA, Canada, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and ...
Style: exciting, dark fantasy, psychotronic, captivating, uplifting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sword and sorcery, wizard, magic, monster, fantasy world, sorcerer, warrior, good versus evil, video game, kingdom, invasion, creature ...
Time: year 2016, future, 2010s
Place: chile
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 8.1
 655K
Into the Wild (2007)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Style: road movie, philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, reflective ...
Audience: teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot: road trip, wilderness, survival, self discovery, freedom, journey, solitude, life philosophy, isolation, travel, lifestyle change, beautiful scenery ...
Time: 2000s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1990, year 1991 ...
Place: alaska, los angeles, america, astoria oregon, seattle ...
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 8.7
 2.1M
Interstellar (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Style: futuristic, mind bending, cerebral, philosophical, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens, date night, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot: space travel, time travel, outer space, father daughter relationship, nasa, astronaut, space, survival, end of the world, distopia, natural disaster, apocalypse ...
Time: future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, colorado
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Back to the Future (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his ...
Style: feel good, exciting, light, funny, cult classic ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: time travel, time machine, mad scientist, time loop, teenager, destiny, inventor, scientist, changing the past or future, time, fish out of water, high school ...
Time: future, 80s, 1950s, year 1985, year 1955 ...
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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 8.1
 815K
Ratatouille (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, inspirational, sweet, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: chef, cooking, food, friendship, rat, cooking and food, follow your dream, restaurant, mouse, rise to the top, young man, odd couple ...
Time: year 2007, 60s, 20th century, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place: paris france, europe, france
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story: As Harry begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as 'Property of the Half-Blood Prince', and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.
Style: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, entertaining, saga ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: harry potter, witch, magic, magical, school, good versus evil, witchcraft, chosen one, wizards and magicians, young heroes, boarding school, boarding school life ...
Time: year 2009, year 1997, year 1996, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: england, london, europe
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story: Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
Style: exciting, entertaining, stylized, dark fantasy, humorous ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot: pirate, swashbuckler, ship, sword fight, fantasy world, supernatural, friendship, treasure hunt, journey, determination, treasure, courage ...
Time: 18th century, year 2007, 2000s, georgian era
Place: fictional island, caribbean, britain, iran, singapore
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