Best adventure films 1991 – 2000 - Charts
Best adventure films 1991 – 2000
1. Gladiator (2000)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix
2. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Yūko Tanaka, Yôji Matsuda
3. The Lion King (1994)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons
4. Jurassic Park (1993)
USA, Adventure / Sci-fi
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern
7. Mysterious Mamberano (2000)
Slovakia, Documentary / Adventure
Directed by: Pavol Barabáš
Cast: Jindřich Martiš, Ladislav Gulik
8. The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Michael Mann
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe
12. Mulan (1998)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Barry Cook, Tony Bancroft
Cast: Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong
13. Ninja Scroll (1993)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Cast: Kōichi Yamadera, Takeshi Aono
14. Porco Rosso (1992)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Shūichirō Moriyama, Akemi Okamura
16. Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
18. X-Men (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
19. The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
USA, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Mark Dindal
Cast: David Spade, John Goodman
20. Tarzan (1999)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Kevin Lima, Chris Buck
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver
21. Himalaya (1999)
France / UK, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Eric Valli
Cast: Thilen Lhondup, Gurgon Kyap
22. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992)
India / Japan, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Yugo Sako, Ikkô Kobayashi
Cast: James Earl Jones, Shatrughan Sinha
24. Black Beauty (1994)
USA / UK, Adventure / Family
Directed by: Caroline Thompson
Cast: Docs Keepin Time, Sean Bean
25. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Taiwan / China, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Ang Lee
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh
26. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman
27. GoldenEye (1995)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean
28. Hercules (1997)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito
29. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor
30. The Horseman on the Roof (1995)
France, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Cast: Juliette Binoche, Olivier Martinez
31. The Mummy (1999)
USA, Fantasy / Action
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz
32. Cool Runnings (1993)
USA, Comedy / Adventure
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: Leon, Doug E. Doug
33. Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991)
Hong Kong, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Carol Cheng
35. Antz (1998)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd
36. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
USA, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis
37. Arizona Dream (1993)
USA / France, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Emir Kusturica
Cast: Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis
39. The Edge (1997)
USA, Drama / Action
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin
40. Galaxy Quest (1999)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver
42. The World Is Not Enough (1999)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Michael Apted
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau
43. Starship Troopers (1997)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer
44. Stargate (1994)
USA / France, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Kurt Russell, James Spader
45. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Michael Douglas, Val Kilmer
46. Black Robe (1991)
Canada / Australia, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young
47. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Duwayne Dunham
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Sally Field
48. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Simon Wincer
49. Cliffhanger (1993)
USA / Italy, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow
50. A Chinese Odyssey Part 1 - Pandora's Box (1995)
Hong Kong / China, Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Cast: Stephen Chow, Karen Mok
51. Nothing to Lose (1997)
USA, Comedy / Adventure
Directed by: Steve Oedekerk
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Tim Robbins
53. 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
France / Spain, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante
55. Battle Royale (2000)
Japan, Action / Drama
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda
56. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
USA, Family / Comedy
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci
57. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
58. Armageddon (1998)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Michael Bay
Cast: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton
59. Independence Day (1996)
USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum
60. To Walk with Lions (1999)
Canada / UK, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Carl Schultz
Cast: Richard Harris, John Michie
61. The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
USA, Family / Animation
Directed by: Charles Grosvenor, Hangduk Cho
Cast: Jeff Bennett, Kenneth Mars
62. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
UK / France, Comedy / Adventure
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: George Clooney, John Turturro
63. Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
Hong Kong / USA, Action / Thriller
Directed by: Stanley Tong
Cast: Jackie Chan, Annie Wu
64. Mission: Impossible (1996)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight
65. Case Closed Movie: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Kenji Kodama
Cast: Ikue Ōtani, Kaneto Shiozawa
67. Anastasia (1997)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Cast: Meg Ryan, John Cusack
68. Dinosaur (2000)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Ralph Zondag, Eric Leighton
Cast: D.B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard
69. Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Karl Geurs, Mitch Rochon
Cast: John Fiedler, Jim Cummings
70. The Legend II (1993)
China / Hong Kong, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Corey Yuen
Cast: Jet Li, Josephine Siao
71. DragonHeart (1996)
USA, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Cast: Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis
72. The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998)
USA / Australia, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Darrell Rooney, Rob LaDuca
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Neve Campbell
73. Jumanji (1995)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Cast: Robin Williams, Jonathan Hyde
74. Samurai Fiction (1998)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Hiroyuki Nakano
Cast: Morio Kazama, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
75. Far and Away (1992)
USA, Adventure / Romance
Directed by: Ron Howard
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
76. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
USA, Adventure / Animation
Directed by: Yvette Kaplan, Mike Judge
Cast: Mike Judge, Cloris Leachman
77. The Bird People in China (1998)
Japan, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Mako
79. The Sea That Thinks (2000)
Netherlands, Fantasy / Drama
Directed by: Gert de Graaff
Cast: Bart Klever, Devika Strooker
80. The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
USA, Family / Animation
Directed by: Roy Allen Smith, Hangduk Cho
Cast: Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen
81. Wyatt Earp (1994)
USA, Western / Biography
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid
82. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce
83. Cannibal! The Musical (1993)
USA, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Trey Parker
Cast: Trey Parker, Dian Bachar
84. The Wind in the Willows (1996)
UK, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Terry Jones
Cast: Steve Coogan, Eric Idle
85. Star Trek: Generations (1994)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: David Carson
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
86. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: René Manzor, Nicolas Roeg
87. Dragon Inn (1992)
Hong Kong, Historical / Adventure
Directed by: Hark Tsui
Cast: Tony Leung, Brigitte Lin
88. And Life Goes On (1992)
Iran, Drama / Adventure
Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami
Cast: Farhad Kheradmand, Buba Bayour
89. The Road to El Dorado (2000)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul
Cast: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh
90. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Curt Geda, Toshihiku Masuda
Cast: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy
91. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (1999)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Terry Jones, Robert Young
92. Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)
Hong Kong, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan
93. Fly Away Home (1996)
USA, Family / Adventure
Directed by: Carroll Ballard
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin
94. Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
Mexico / Spain, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Nicolás Echevarría
Cast: Juan Diego, Daniel Giménez Cacho
95. The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
USA, Family / Animation
Directed by: Roy Allen Smith, Hangduk Cho
Cast: John Ingle, Rob Paulsen
97. Into the West (1992)
Ireland / UK, Family / Adventure
Directed by: Mike Newell
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin
98. The Prince of Light (2000)
USA / India, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Yugo Sako
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Edie Mirman
99. The Mask of Zorro (1998)
USA / Germany, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins
100. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father (1996)
Canada / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Michael Schultz, Deepa Mehta