List of adventure films of the 2020s

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Below is a list of adventure films released in the 2020s.

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2020

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/notes
The Call of the Wild Chris Sanders Harrison Ford United States [1]
The Christmas Chronicles 2 Chris Columbus Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn United States [2]
Dolittle Stephen Gaghan Robert Downey Jr. United StatesTWC
Fortitude Jorge Thielen Armand Jorge Roque Thielen H.Venezuela
Colombia
France
Netherlands
Canada
Adventure drama
Love and Monsters Michael Matthews Dylan O'Brien United StatesSony/Columbia
The Old Guard Gina Prince-Bythewood Charlize Theron United StatesSony
Operation Christmas Drop Martin Wood Kat Graham, Alexander Ludwig United States
Guam
[3]
Rogue M. J. Bassett Megan Fox United States [4]
The Silver Skates Michael LockshinSonya Priss, Yuriy Borosov, Fedor FedotovRussia [5]
Tenet Christopher Nolan John David Washington United States

2021

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/notes
Chernobyl: Abyss Danila Kozlovsky Danila Kozlovsky Russia [6]
Day of Destiny Akay Mason & Abosi Ogba Olumide Oworu, Denola Grey, Norbert Young, Toyin Abraham NigeriaScience fiction [7]
Dune Denis Villeneuve Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac United StatesSpace adventure [8]
Edge of the World Michael Haussman Jonathan Rhys Meyers United States [9]
Endangered Species M.J. Bassett Rebecca Romijn, Philip Winchester, Jerry O'Connell United States [10]
F9 Justin Lin Vin Diesel United States [11]
The Green Knight David Lowery Dev Patel United StatesFantasy drama [12]
The Ice Road Jonathan Hensleigh Liam Neeson United States [13]
Jungle Cruise Jaume Collet-Serra Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt United States [14]
The Last Duel Ridley Scott Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck United StatesAdventure drama [15]
The Mighty Victoria Raúl Ramón Damián Alcázar, Gerardo Oñate, Joaquín Cosío, Roberto Sosa, Edgar Vivar, Lorena de la Torre, Luis Felipe Tovar MexicoComedy-drama [16]
Schemes in Antiques Derek Kwok Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, Xin Zhilei, Ge You China

Hong Kong

Thriller [17]
A Writer's Odyssey Lu Yang Lei Jiayin, Yang Mi, Dong Zijian, Tong Liya, Hewei YuChinaAction, Fantasy [18]

2022

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/notes
Avatar: The Way of Water James Cameron Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver United StatesScience fiction [19]
The Batman Matt Reeves Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell United States [20]
Beast Baltasar Kormákur Idris Elba United States [21]
Joyride Emer Reynolds Olivia Colman, Charlie Reid Ireland
United Kingdom
The Lost City Aaron and Adam Nee Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Brad Pitt United States [22]
The Northman Robert Eggers Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Björk United StatesAdventure drama [23]
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Joel Crawford Antonio Banderas (voice), Salma Hayek Pinault (voice), Harvey Guillén (voice)United StatesAnimated film [24]
Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet Enrique Gato SpainAnimated film [25]
Uncharted Ruben Fleischer Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas United States [26]

2023

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/notes
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Hugh Grant United StatesFantasy adventure [27]
The Edge of the Blade Vincent Perez Roschdy Zem, Doria Tillier, Guillaume Gallienne, Damien Bonnard, Vincent Perez France
Freelance Pierre Morel John Cena, Alison Brie United States [28]
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny James Mangold Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen United States [29]
The Little Mermaid Rob Marshall Halle Berry United States [30]
Migration Benjamin Renner Kumail Nanjiani (voice), Elizabeth Banks (voice), Awkwafina (voice), Keegan-Michael Key (voice), David Mitchell (voice), Carol Kane (voice), Caspar Jennings (voice), Tresi Gazal (voice), Danny DeVito (voice), Isabela Merced (voice)United StatesAnimated film
Napoleon Ridley Scott Joaquin Phoenix United States [31]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic Chris Pratt (voice)United StatesAnimated film
Target List Andrew Arguello and MJ Palo Rachel Alig, Wendy Feign, Shannon Holdridge, Justin Ray and Michael Rock United StatesAction-adventure comedy
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan Martin Bourboulon François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Eva Green France [32]
The Three Musketeers: Milady Martin Bourboulon François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Eva Green France

2024

TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/notes
The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte Pierre Niney France
Prey Mukunda Michael Dewil Ryan Phillippe, Mena Suvari, Emile Hirsch United States

Notes

  1. "The Call of the Wild". Letterboxd . Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. "The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two". Letterboxd . Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  3. "Operation Christmas Drop". Letterboxd . Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. "Rogue". Letterboxd . Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  5. "The Silver Skates". Letterboxd . Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. "Chernobyl 1986". Letterboxd . Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  7. Nwogu, Precious 'Mamazeus' (2020-02-19). "Anthill studios is set to release Nollywood's first-ever time travel film titled 'DOD'". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  8. "Dune". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  9. "Edge of the World". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  10. "Endangered Species". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  11. "F9". Letterboxd . Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  12. "The Green Knight". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  13. "The Ice Road". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  14. "Jungle Cruise". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  15. "The Last Duel". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  16. IMCINE. "'El Poderoso Victoria' de Raúl Ramón: la construcción de la aventura". www.imcine.gob.mx. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  17. "Schemes in Antiques". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  18. "A Writer's Odyssey". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  19. "Avatar: The Way of Water". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  20. "The Batman". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  21. "Beast". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  22. "The Lost City". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  23. "The Northman". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  24. "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  25. "Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  26. "Uncharted". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  27. "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  28. "Freelance". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  29. "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  30. "The Little Mermaid". AllMovie . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  31. "Napoleon". AllMovie . Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  32. "The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan". Letterboxd . Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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