The quintessential adventure movies, it is hard to choose one among the Indiana Jones movies. A poll from a couple of years ago deemed Harrison Ford’s fictional archaeology professor the most popular movie character, beating out Batman and his own Han Solo. It is easy to see why. Indiana Jones lives the life many dream of. There is nothing remotely dull in his life, it appears, as he fights the Nazis, cult leaders and all manner of scum of society… and comes out of the fray alive and still pining for more adventure.4. The Man Who Would Be King
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A still from The Man Who Would Be King. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)Starring two giants of British cinema, Sean Connery and Michael Caine, The Man Who Would Be King was adapted from the eponymous Rudyard Kipling novella by John Huston and Gladys Hill. The two legends play the role of British Army’s non-commissioned officers who embark on a little adventure and end up in Kafiristan after facing dacoits, elemental forces and so on. The film is one of those little-known gems that more people need to discover and watch.
5. The Goonies
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A still from The Goonies. (Photo: Warner Bros)The classic adventure movie involving a bunch of kids who discover an old map that purports to unearth the treasure of a legendary pirate. The kids, calling themselves the Goonies, are determined to save their homes from foreclosure and think this treasure may be a way out of the problem. Oh, but there is a whole family of criminals on their trail.
6. Up
There is no other Pixar film that has had the same impact on me as Up. Well, perhaps apart from Coco. The film is such a stunning and unlikely concoction of grief and joy. The characters and story are remarkably well-written. In the classic Pixar tradition, the film keeps things simple enough for a kid to understand, but everything in the movie will appeal to the most hard-bitten adult. Adventure is, indeed, out there.
7. The Mummy
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Brendan Fraser in The Mummy. (Photo: Universal Pictures)Another movie that received mixed critical reviews, The Mummy (1999) is simply one of the best adventure movies ever made. Brendan Fraser’s Rick O’Connell is an American adventurer who accidentally awakens a cursed high priest Imhotep from the era of Seti I, a pharaoh that ruled Egypt around 3300 years ago. The special effects handled by Industrial Light & Magic still hold up superbly.
8. The Adventures of Tintin
Exquisitely animated and featuring some of the best voice-acting you will ever see in an animated film, Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin was for many their childhood come alive in high definitio.
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