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100 Action/Adventure Movies Based on Books

A list of one hundred action and/or adventure movies adapted from books, including fantasy and sci-fi movies as long as they qualify as action/adventure.
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The Lost World (1925)
The Lost World (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
3
Captain Blood (1935)
Captain Blood (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
4
Captains Courageous (1937)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
Jungle Book (1942)
Jungle Book (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Kim (1950)
Kim (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
8
Treasure Island (1950)
Treasure Island (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
9
The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
Ivanhoe (1952)
Ivanhoe (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
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Scaramouche (1952)
Scaramouche (1952)
12
Shane (1953)
Shane (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
13
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
14
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
15
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
16
Johnny Tremain (1957)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
17
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
The Light in the Forest (1958)
The Light in the Forest (1958)
19
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
20
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
21
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
22
Mysterious Island (1961)
Mysterious Island (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
23
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Dr. No (1962)
Dr. No (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
25
From Russia With Love (1963)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Great Escape (1963)
The Great Escape (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
27
The Incredible Journey (1963)
The Incredible Journey (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
28
Goldfinger (1964)
Goldfinger (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
29
Cat Ballou (1965)
Cat Ballou (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
30
Thunderball (1965)
Thunderball (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
31
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
32
You Only Live Twice (1967)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
33
Bullitt (1968)
Bullitt (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
34
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
35
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
36
True Grit (1969)
True Grit (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
37
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
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The French Connection (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
39
Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
40
The Getaway (1972)
The Getaway (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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