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Best Adventure Movies

of the 2000s

The 20 highest-rated adventure movies released between 2000 and 2009, ranked by IMDb score.

1

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

8.9 IMDb91% RT92 Meta

Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowshi

2

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars(2009)

8.8 IMDb

In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe, knowing a larger one is waitin

3

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers(2002)

8.8 IMDb95% RT87 Meta

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where

4

Gladiator(2000)

8.5 IMDb80% RT67 Meta

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiat

5

Up(2009)

8.3 IMDb98% RT88 Meta

Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-

6

Howl's Moving Castle(2004)

8.2 IMDb88% RT82 Meta

Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the kin

7

Finding Nemo(2003)

8.2 IMDb99% RT90 Meta

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Do

8

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl(2003)

8.1 IMDb79% RT63 Meta

When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow's ship and kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, her childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack to save her and recapture Jack's

9

Into the Wild(2007)

8 IMDb83% RT73 Meta

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska t

10

Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War(2004)

8 IMDb79% RT64 Meta

When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.

11

The Incredibles(2004)

8 IMDb90 Meta

Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, i

12

Big Fish(2003)

8 IMDb76% RT58 Meta

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the re

13

Fantastic Mr. Fox(2009)

7.9 IMDb93% RT83 Meta

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his famil

14

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004)

7.9 IMDb91% RT82 Meta

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the

15

Shrek(2001)

7.9 IMDb88% RT84 Meta

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up

16

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem(2003)

7.8 IMDb86% RT53 Meta

Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their

17

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005)

7.7 IMDb88% RT81 Meta

When his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted

18

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(2001)

7.7 IMDb80% RT65 Meta

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of

19

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009)

7.6 IMDb83% RT78 Meta

As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upo

20

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002)

7.5 IMDb82% RT63 Meta

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The C

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