Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)

The first book-to-movie adaptation was done by Georges Méliès, who in 1899 released two adaptations—Cinderella, based on the Brothers Grimm story of the same name, and King John, the first known film to be based on the works of Shakespeare. Since then, thousands of books, graphic novels, magazine articles and chap-books have become movies and even, conversely, a few movie scripts did become books afterwards. Based on the votes of internet users on this website, here are, year by year, the books that deserved the best relevant cinematographic transcription.

Any older serial inspired adventire romps, Indy Jobes knock offs, old school spy flicks or practical effects driven blockbuster films/shows.

Top 500 Indiana Jones/Treasure of the Sierra Madre Type Movies & Shows

Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in 3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Adventure and Action movies often get lumped together as one genre. This is a list of Adventure movies that I have assembled. I really love some of them. Others are not so good. I add new ones as I remember them or find them. You won't find many sci-fi / fantasy movies on this list. (including LOTR, Harry Potter, Princess Bride etc...) I was really going for the whole Indiana Jones type genre.

Great Adventure Movies / The Best Adventure Movies

Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Ethann Isidore, Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Shaunette Renée Wilson in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, and Eugene Pallette in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

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