Best Adventure Movies of the 1990s

1. 1
   Princess Mononoke 1997

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.3

   8.3 · 9.4K votes
2. 2
   Toy Story 1995

   Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 21K votes
3. 3
   Jurassic Park 1993

   Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Philo, YouTube TV, Starz
   8.0

   8.0 · 19K votes
4. 4
   The Iron Giant 1999

   Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on YouTube Free
   7.9

   8.0 · 6.4K votes
5. 5
   Mulan 1998

   Directed by Tony Bancroft · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 11K votes
6. 6
   Dances with Wolves 1990

   Directed by Kevin Costner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon MX Player
   7.8

   7.8 · 4.9K votes
7. 7
   Porco Rosso 1992

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.8

   7.8 · 3.9K votes
8. 8
   Joseph 1995

   Directed by Roger Young
   7.7

   8.3 · 237 votes
9. 9
   Aladdin 1992

   Directed by Ron Clements · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.6

   7.7 · 12K votes
10. 10
    The Fifth Element 1997

    Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.6

    7.6 · 12K votes
11. 11
    Anastasia 1997

    Directed by Don Bluth · Streaming on Disney Plus, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.6

    7.6 · 5.7K votes
12. 12
    Back to the Future Part III 1990

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
13. 13
    Hercules 1997

    Directed by John Musker · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.5 · 8.2K votes
14. 14
    Tarzan 1999

    Directed by Chris Buck · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 7.6K votes
15. 15
    A Grand Day Out 1990

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
16. 16
    A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella 1995

    Directed by Jeffrey Lau · Streaming on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex
    7.4

    7.7 · 275 votes
17. 17
    Total Recall 1990

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 6.8K votes
18. 18
    The Prince of Egypt 1998

    Directed by Brenda Chapman · Streaming on Netflix
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.5K votes
19. 19
    Balto 1995

    Directed by Simon Wells · Streaming on Wonder Project
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.3K votes
20. 20
    Kirikou and the Sorceress 1998

    Directed by Michel Ocelot · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
21. 21
    Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine 1992

    Directed by Iku Suzuki
    7.3

    7.9 · 157 votes
22. 22
    Star Trek: First Contact 1996

    Directed by Jonathan Frakes · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.1K votes
23. 23
    A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box 1995

    Directed by Jeffrey Lau · Streaming on Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex
    7.2

    7.6 · 322 votes
24. 24
    Jumanji 1995

    Directed by Joe Johnston · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.3 · 12K votes
25. 25
    Men in Black 1997

    Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.2 · 15K votes
26. 26
    Operation Condor 1991

    Directed by Jackie Chan · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, WeTV
    7.2

    7.3 · 678 votes
27. 27
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998

    Directed by Terry Gilliam
    7.2

    7.2 · 5.2K votes
28. 28
    Dragon Ball: The Path to Power 1996

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
    7.2

    7.4 · 414 votes
29. 29
    The City of Lost Children 1995

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Streaming on Howdy
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
30. 30
    The Rock 1996

    Directed by Michael Bay · Streaming on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.1

    7.2 · 5.4K votes
31. 31
    Seven Years in Tibet 1997

    Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · Streaming on Netflix
    7.1

    7.2 · 3.2K votes
32. 32
    Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie 1999

    Directed by Morio Asaka · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.1

    7.7 · 172 votes
33. 33
    Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper 1997

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.1

    7.4 · 284 votes
34. 34
    Pom Poko 1994

    Directed by Isao Takahata · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
35. 35
    Starship Troopers 1997

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.8K votes
36. 36
    Who Am I? 1998

    Directed by Jackie Chan
    7.1

    7.2 · 1.1K votes
37. 37
    The Old Man and the Sea 1999

    Directed by Aleksandr Petrov
    7.1

    7.6 · 175 votes
38. 38
    My Father's Glory 1990

    Directed by Yves Robert · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Film Movement Plus
    7.1

    7.3 · 346 votes
39. 39
    Galaxy Quest 1999

    Directed by Dean Parisot · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.7K votes
40. 40
    Everything's Gonna Be Great 1998

    Directed by Ömer Vargı
    7.0

    7.5 · 171 votes
41. 41
    Ramayana : The Legend of Prince Rama 1997

    Directed by Ram Mohan
    7.0

    8.3 · 64 votes
42. 42
    Stargate 1994

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.0

    7.0 · 4K votes
43. 43
    A Goofy Movie 1995

    Directed by Kevin Lima · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.0 · 2K votes
44. 44
    Cool Runnings 1993

    Directed by Jon Turteltaub · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.0 · 2.4K votes
45. 45
    The Mummy 1999

    Directed by Stephen Sommers · Streaming on fuboTV, Peacock Premium, YouTube Free
    7.0

    7.0 · 11K votes
46. 46
    Mission: Impossible 1996

    Directed by Brian De Palma · Streaming on HBO Max, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.0

    7.0 · 10K votes
47. 47
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991

    Directed by Nicholas Meyer · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.5K votes
48. 48
    Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century 1999

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.0

    7.4 · 211 votes
49. 49
    Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II 1993

    Directed by Takao Okawara · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.3 · 242 votes
50. 50
    A Bug's Life 1998

    Directed by John Lasseter · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.0 · 10K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Fatal Mission 1990

   Directed by George Rowe
   6.9

   9.0 · 36 votes
2. 2
   Hunter × Hunter Pilot 1998

   Directed by Noriyuki Abe
   6.9

   8.5 · 45 votes
3. 3
   Dipu Number Two 1996

   Directed by Morshedul Islam
   6.4

   9.4 · 11 votes
4. 4
   Lotus Lantern 1999

   Directed by Chang Guangxi
   6.6

   7.8 · 36 votes
5. 5
   Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant 1998

   Directed by Andrew Grieve
   6.6

   7.5 · 53 votes
6. 6
   Yoddha 1992

   Directed by Sangeeth Sivan · Streaming on Eros Now Select
   6.5

   7.6 · 39 votes
7. 7
   Nostos: The Return 1990

   Directed by Franco Piavoli
   6.5

   7.5 · 43 votes
8. 8
   Destination Moon 1992

   Directed by Stéphane Bernasconi
   6.5

   7.3 · 53 votes
9. 9
   Comet in Moominland 1992

   Directed by Hiroshi Saito
   6.5

   7.3 · 52 votes
10. 10
    The Stork's Mistake 1993

    Directed by María Elena Velasco
    6.4

    7.6 · 28 votes