The 30 best Adventure movies of the 1990s

1. 1

   Princess Mononoke (1997)

   directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 134 min · 8.3 9,250 votes

2. 2

   Toy Story (1995)

   directed by John Lasseter · 81 min · 8.0 20,475 votes

3. 3

   Jurassic Park (1993)

   directed by Steven Spielberg · 127 min · 8.0 18,302 votes

4. 4

   The Iron Giant (1999)

   directed by Brad Bird · 87 min · 8.0 6,349 votes

5. 5

   Mulan (1998)

   directed by Tony Bancroft · 88 min · 7.9 10,657 votes

6. 6

   Aladdin (1992)

   directed by John Musker · 93 min · 7.7 12,234 votes

7. 7

   Dances with Wolves (1990)

   directed by Kevin Costner · 180 min · 7.8 4,809 votes

8. 8

   Porco Rosso (1992)

   directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 93 min · 7.8 3,803 votes

9. 9

   The Fifth Element (1997)

   directed by Luc Besson · 125 min · 7.6 12,101 votes

10. 10

    Anastasia (1997)

    directed by Don Bluth · 85 min · 7.6 5,686 votes

11. 11

    Back to the Future Part III (1990)

    directed by Robert Zemeckis · 118 min · 7.5 11,785 votes

12. 12

    Thelma & Louise (1991)

    directed by Ridley Scott · 130 min · 7.6 3,987 votes

13. 13

    Hercules (1997)

    directed by John Musker · 93 min · 7.5 8,087 votes

14. 14

    The Straight Story (1999)

    directed by David Lynch · 112 min · 7.7 1,866 votes

15. 15

    Tarzan (1999)

    directed by Chris Buck · 88 min · 7.4 7,478 votes

16. 16

    Total Recall (1990)

    directed by Paul Verhoeven · 113 min · 7.3 6,666 votes

17. 17

    The Prince of Egypt (1998)

    directed by Brenda Chapman · 99 min · 7.3 4,419 votes

18. 18

    Men in Black (1997)

    directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · 98 min · 7.2 15,149 votes

19. 19

    Jumanji (1995)

    directed by Joe Johnston · 100 min · 7.2 11,540 votes

20. 20

    The Rock (1996)

    directed by Michael Bay · 137 min · 7.2 5,353 votes

21. 21

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

    directed by Terry Gilliam · 119 min · 7.2 5,159 votes

22. 22

    Balto (1995)

    directed by Simon Wells · 78 min · 7.3 2,254 votes

23. 23

    Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

    directed by Jonathan Frakes · 111 min · 7.3 2,021 votes

24. 24

    A Grand Day Out (1990)

    directed by Nick Park · 23 min · 7.5 1,033 votes

25. 25

    Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

    directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud · 136 min · 7.2 3,192 votes

26. 26

    Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)

    directed by Michel Ocelot · 71 min · 7.4 1,187 votes

27. 27

    Starship Troopers (1997)

    directed by Paul Verhoeven · 135 min · 7.1 5,680 votes

28. 28

    The City of Lost Children (1995)

    directed by Marc Caro · 112 min · 7.3 1,258 votes

29. 29

    Galaxy Quest (1999)

    directed by Dean Parisot · 103 min · 7.1 2,629 votes

30. 30

    The Mummy (1999)

    directed by Stephen Sommers · 125 min · 7.0 10,359 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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