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Best Adventure Movies

of the 1970s

The 20 highest-rated adventure movies released between 1970 and 1979, ranked by IMDb score.

1

Star Wars(1977)

8.6 IMDb94% RT90 Meta

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the

2

Dersu Uzala(1975)

8.2 IMDb73% RT

A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacia

3

Monty Python and the Holy Grail(1975)

8.2 IMDb92% RT91 Meta

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galah

4

The Message(1976)

8.1 IMDb

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by

5

Hedgehog in the Fog(1975)

8.1 IMDb

A little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect...

6

The Man Who Would Be King(1975)

7.8 IMDb97% RT91 Meta

Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. After a series of misunde

7

Aguirre, the Wrath of God(1972)

7.8 IMDb96% RT

A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Do

8

Sorcerer(1977)

7.7 IMDb84% RT68 Meta

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that i

9

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance(1972)

7.7 IMDb85% RT

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.

10

The Muppet Movie(1979)

7.6 IMDb89% RT74 Meta

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there,

11

The Castle of Cagliostro(1979)

7.6 IMDb95% RT72 Meta

After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsi

12

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin(1978)

7.6 IMDb83% RT

During the Qing Dynasty, a fishmonger is killed by the reigning Manchu government for supporting the anti-government movement; his son manages to escape to Shaolin Temple, where he plans to learn its

13

Deliverance(1972)

7.6 IMDb90% RT80 Meta

Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American

14

Jeremiah Johnson(1972)

7.6 IMDb91% RT75 Meta

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-on-one combat on the early fro

15

Kelly's Heroes(1970)

7.6 IMDb79% RT50 Meta

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

16

Watership Down(1978)

7.5 IMDb81% RT64 Meta

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

17

Robin Hood(1973)

7.5 IMDb58% RT57 Meta

With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wil

18

A Touch of Zen(1970)

7.5 IMDb97% RT

Gu Sheng-zhai, an artist in his early 30s, still lives with his mother, but he is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run. Yang brings Gu into her circle of p

19

Superman(1978)

7.4 IMDb88% RT82 Meta

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over th

20

The Aristocats(1970)

7.1 IMDb64% RT66 Meta

When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money and kidnaps the legatees, leaving them out on a c

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