5 Flawless Adventure Movies That Feel Just Like Epic Video Game Quests

The adventure genre is packed full of great movies, but some directors have created a film so impressive that they're consistently referred to as masterpieces. The best adventure movies are less about action or spectacle and more about the journey, featuring heroes who travel across vast landscapes, encounter allies and enemies, and pursue objectives that feel like the ultimate main quest. Filmmakers have been telling these stories long before sprawling RPGs and open-world video games became some of the biggest forms of entertainment that followed the same principles.