Best historical adventure films - Charts
Best historical adventure films
1. The Great Escape (1963)
USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: John Sturges
Cast: Steve McQueen, James Garner
2. Ben-Hur (1959)
USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: William Wyler
Cast: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins
4. Barry Lyndon (1975)
UK, Drama / War
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson
5. The Stolen Airship (1966)
Czechoslovakia, Family / Adventure
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Michal Pospíšil, Hanuš Bor
6. The Mission (1986)
UK / France, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Roland Joffé
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons
7. Porco Rosso (1992)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Shūichirō Moriyama, Akemi Okamura
9. Jánošík I., II. (1963)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Paľo Bielik
Cast: František Kuchta, Ctibor Filčík
10. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Hong Kong, Action / Historical
Directed by: Chia-Liang Liu
Cast: Chia-Hui Liu, Norman Chu
11. The Fighting Musketeers (1961)
France / Italy, Adventure / Romance
Directed by: Bernard Borderie
Cast: Gérard Barray, Mylène Demongeot
13. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
USA, War / Historical
Directed by: Peter Weir
Cast: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany
14. The Last Valley (1971)
UK / USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: James Clavell
Cast: Michael Caine, Omar Sharif
15. North Face (2008)
Germany / Switzerland, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Philipp Stölzl
Cast: Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas
16. Apocalypto (2006)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Mel Gibson
Cast: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández
17. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman
18. The Ten Commandments (1956)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner
19. L'Oracle (2013)
Germany, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Philipp Stölzl
Cast: Tom Payne, Stellan Skarsgård
20. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
West Germany, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Cast: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo
21. Vengeance of the Three Musketeers (1961)
France / Italy, Adventure / Romance
Directed by: Bernard Borderie
Cast: Gérard Barray, Mylène Demongeot
22. The Black Tulip (1964)
France / Italy, Historical / Adventure
Directed by: Christian-Jaque
Cast: Alain Delon, Virna Lisi
23. The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Cast: James Stewart, Murray Hamilton
24. Society of the Snow (2023)
Spain / Uruguay, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt
25. The Jester's Tale (1964)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Petr Kostka, Miloslav Holub
26. Ark of Lights and Shadows (2018)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Adventure
Directed by: Jan E. Svatoš
Cast: Martin E. Johnson, Osa Johnson
28. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Carol Reed, Lewis Milestone
Cast: Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard
30. Samurai 2: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
Japan, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, 鶴田浩二
31. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis
32. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Fred Niblo, Charles Brabin
Cast: Ramon Novarro, Francis X. Bushman
33. Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Japan, Historical / Adventure
Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni
34. Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Colombia / Venezuela, Biography / Historical
Directed by: Ciro Guerra
Cast: Jan Bijvoet, Antonio Bolivar
35. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: 黒田義之
Cast: 若山富三郎, Renji Ishibashi
37. The Far Pavilions (1984)
UK / Italy, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Peter Duffell
Cast: Ben Cross, Amy Irving
38. Jánošík (1935)
Czechoslovakia, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Martin Frič
Cast: Paľo Bielik, Zlata Hajdúková
39. Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010)
Serbia, Adventure / Romance
Directed by: Dragan Bjelogrlic
Cast: Milos Bikovic, Petar Strugar
40. The Way Back (2010)
USA / United Arab Emirates, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Peter Weir
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell
41. Arn: The Kingdom at Road's End (2008)
Sweden / Denmark, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Peter Flinth
Cast: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin
42. Black Robe (1991)
Canada / Australia, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young
43. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Simon Wincer
44. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
France / Spain, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante
46. Agora (2009)
Spain, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Alejandro Amenábar
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella
47. Last Crusade (1971)
Romania, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Cast: Amza Pellea, George Demetru
48. Zbojník (2023)
Czech Republic, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Leoš Kastner
Cast: Jakub Chromeček, Jakub Albrecht
49. The Warrior (2001)
South Korea, Historical / Drama
Directed by: Seong-soo Kim
Cast: Woo-seong Jeong, Seong-gi Ahn
51. Michael the Brave (1971)
Romania / France, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sergiu Nicolaescu
Cast: Amza Pellea, Olga Tudorache
52. Aferim! (2015)
Romania / Bulgaria, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Radu Jude
Cast: Teodor Corban, Mihai Comanoiu
53. Barabbas (1961)
Italy / USA, Adventure / Biography
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Cast: Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano
54. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
UK / Spain, Action / Historical
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green
55. Mountains of the Moon (1990)
USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Bob Rafelson
Cast: Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen
56. Les Trois Mousquetaires : D'Artagnan (2023)
France, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Martin Bourboulon
Cast: François Civil, Vincent Cassel
57. Ivanhoe (1952)
USA / UK, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor
58. Shogun's Shadow (1989)
Japan, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Yasuo Furuhata
Cast: Ken Ogata, Sonny Chiba
59. The Crusades (1935)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Loretta Young, Henry Wilcoxon
60. H.M.S. Defiant (1962)
UK, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Cast: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde
62. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: René Manzor, Nicolas Roeg
63. Dragon Inn (1992)
Hong Kong, Historical / Adventure
Directed by: Hark Tsui
Cast: Tony Leung, Brigitte Lin
65. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Terry Jones, Robert Young
66. The Last One Will Fall to Hell (1982)
Czechoslovakia, Historical / Adventure
Directed by: Ludvík Ráža
Cast: Michaela Kudláčková, Ivan Vyskočil
67. Khartoum (1966)
UK, Drama / War
Directed by: Basil Dearden
Cast: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier
68. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
USA, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: James Whale
Cast: Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett
69. When the Lion Roars (2022)
Czech Republic, Documentary / Adventure
Directed by: Jan E. Svatoš
Cast: František Němec, Igor Bareš
70. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change (2008)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: David Hare
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Cyril Cusack
71. Nostos: The Return (1989)
Italy, Historical / Adventure
Directed by: Franco Piavoli
Cast: Luigi Mezzanotte
72. Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Mexico / Spain, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Nicolás Echevarría
Cast: Juan Diego, Daniel Giménez Cacho
73. Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
Sweden / UK, Historical / Drama
Directed by: Peter Flinth
Cast: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin
74. Iceman (2017)
Germany / Italy, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Felix Randau
Cast: Jürgen Vogel, Susanne Wuest
75. Kincsem - Bet on Revenge (2017)
Hungary, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Gábor Herendi
Cast: Ervin Nagy, Andrea Petrik
77. The Last Relic (1969)
Estonia / Soviet Union, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Grigori Kromanov
78. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)
Canada / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Michael Schultz, Deepa Mehta
79. Jánošík (1921)
Czechoslovakia / USA, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Jaroslav Siakeľ
Cast: Theodor Pištěk, Karel Schleichert
80. Slavers (1978)
West Germany, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Jürgen Goslar
Cast: Trevor Howard, Britt Ekland
81. A Passage to India (1984)
UK / USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: David Lean
Cast: Judy Davis, Victor Banerjee
82. The Danube Pilot (1974)
Hungary, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Miklós Markos
Cast: Gábor Koncz, Gábor Agárdi
83. In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Ron Howard
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker
84. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Carl Schultz, Gillies MacKinnon
85. At Home Among Strangers (1974)
Soviet Union, Adventure / War
Directed by: Nikita Mikhalkov
Cast: Yuri Bogatyryov, Nikita Mikhalkov
86. The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023)
France, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Martin Bourboulon
Cast: Eva Green, Vincent Cassel
87. The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Rowland V. Lee
Cast: Robert Donat, Elissa Landi
89. Die Nibelungen, Teil 2 - Kriemhilds Rache (1967)
West Germany / Yugoslavia, Historical / Adventure
Directed by: Harald Reinl
Cast: Rolf Henniger, Karin Dor
90. The Iron Mask (1929)
USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Allan Dwan
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Belle Bennett
91. Duel of the Titans (1961)
Italy / France, Action / Drama
Directed by: Sergio Corbucci
Cast: Steve Reeves, Gordon Scott
92. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jim O'Brien, Michael Schultz
Cast: Kevin McNally, Rowena Cooper
93. The Adventures of Quentin Durward, Marksman of the Royal Guard (1988)
Soviet Union, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Sergei Tarasov
94. Soyuz spaseniya (2019)
Russia, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Andrey Kravchuk
Cast: Leonid Bichevin, Иван Колесников
95. Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013)
France, Animation / Mystery
Directed by: Olivier Jean Marie
Cast: Hugues Le Bars
96. The Bounty (1984)
UK / USA, Drama / Historical
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins
97. Chyornaya strela (1985)
Soviet Union, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Sergei Tarasov
Cast: Sergei Tarasov, Boris Khmelnitskiy
98. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (2007)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Carl Schultz
99. Captain Fracasse (1961)
France / Spain, Adventure / Historical
Directed by: Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Cast: Jean Marais, Geneviève Grad
