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20. North by Northwest
Director – Alfred Hitchcock
Cast – Jessie Royce Landis, James Mason, Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 99%
Release Date – 1 July 1959
Box Office – $9.8 million
Genre – Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Awards – None
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19. Inception
Director – Christopher Nolan
Cast – Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Berenger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe
IMDB Rating – 8.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 87%
Release Date – 16 July 2010
Box Office – $828.3 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – Won 4 Oscars
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18. Prometheus
Director – Ridley Scott
Cast – Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Logan Marshall-Green
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 73%
Release Date – 8 June 2012
Box Office – $403.4 million
Genre – Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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17. Avatar
Director – James Cameron
Cast – Stephen Lang, Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 82%
Release Date – 18 December 2009
Box Office – $2.790 billion
Genre – Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Awards – Won 3 Oscars
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16. X-Men Series
Director – Bryan Singer
Cast – Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 13 July 2000
Box Office – $296.3 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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15. Mission Impossible Series
Director – Brian De Palma
Cast – Jon Voight, Tom Cruise, Henry Czerny, Ving Rhames, Emmanuelle Béart, Jean Reno, Kristin Scott Thomas
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 63%
Release Date – 22 May 1996
Box Office – $457.7 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Thriller
Awards – None
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14. Ironman Series
Director – Jon Favreau
Cast – Shaun Toub, Terrence Howard, Robert Downey Jr.,Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow,
IMDB Rating – 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%
Release Date – 1 May 2008
Box Office – $585.2 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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13. The Dark Knight Series
Director – Christopher Nolan
Cast – Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Maggie Gyllenhaal
IMDB Rating – 9
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Release Date – 18 July 2008
Box Office – $1.005 billion
Genre – Action, Crime, Drama
Awards – Won 2 Oscars
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12. The Matrix Series
Director – Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Cast – Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano
IMDB Rating – 8.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 88%
Release Date – 31 March 1999
Box Office – $463.5 million
Genre – Action, Sci-Fi
Awards – Won 4 Oscars
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11 Sherlock Holmes Series
Director – Guy Ritchie
Cast – Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Eddie Marsan, Mark Strong
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
Release Date – 8 January 2010
Box Office – $524 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Crime
Awards – None
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10. Alien Series
Director – Ridley Scott
Cast – John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, Yaphet Kotto
IMDB Rating – 8.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Release Date – 6 December 1979
Box Office – $104.9–203.6 million
Genre – Horror, Sci-Fi
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
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9. The Dollars Trilogy
Director – Sergio Leone
Cast – Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonté, Mara Krup, Lee Van Cleef, Luigi Pistilli, Klaus Kinski
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – 18 December 1965
Box Office – $15 million
Genre – Western
Awards – None
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8. James Bond Series
Director – Terence Young
Cast – Luciana Paluzzi, Sean Connery, Adolfo Celi, Claudine Auger, Rik Van Nutter
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 87%
Release Date – 9 December 1965
Box Office – $141.2 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Thriller
Awards – Won 1 Oscar
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7. Jurassic Park Series
Director – Steven Spielberg
Cast – Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Richard Attenborough, Martin Ferrero, BD Wong, Bob Peck
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – 15 April 1994
Box Office – $914.6 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards – Won 3 Oscars
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6. Back to the Future Series
Director – Robert Zemeckis
Cast – Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Christopher Lloyd, Michael J. Fox
IMDB Rating – 8.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 96%
Release Date – 3 July 1985
Box Office – $389.1 million
Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Awards – None
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5. Star Wars Series
Director – George Lucas
Cast – Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Peter Cushing
IMDB Rating – 8.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%
Release Date – May 25, 1977
Box Office – $775.4 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Awards – Won 6 Oscars
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4. Pirates of the Caribbean Series
Director – Gore Verbinski
Cast – Geoffrey Rush, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Pryce, Orlando Bloom
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 79%
Release Date – July 9, 2003
Box Office – $654.3 million
Genre – Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Awards – None
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3. Harry Potter Series
Director – Chris Columbus
Cast – Richard Griffiths, Robbie Coltrane, John Cleese, Daniel Radcliffe, John Hurt, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint,
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 16 November 2001
Box Office – $975.1 million
Genre – Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Awards – None
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2. The Lord of the Rings Series
Director – Peter Jackson
Cast – Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, John Rhys-Davies, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Orlando Bloom
IMDB Rating – 8.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – 19 December 2001
Box Office – $871.5 million
Genre – Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Awards – Won 4 Oscars
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1. Indiana Jones Series
Director – Steven Spielberg
Cast – Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, Harrison Ford, Paul Freeman, Karen Allen
IMDB Rating – 8.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%
Release Date – June 12, 1981
Box Office – $389.9 million
Genre – Action, Adventure
Awards – Won 4 Oscars
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As I said above Adventure movies had huge impact on mind. If You don’t believe me, Watch Indiana Jones and i bet you would dream to be an archaeologist.
This was Our List of Most Awesome Adventure movies of All time. You are more than welcome to share your views on the list. Pick out Your favorite and Tell us if we missed any Good Adventure movie.
