Best Adventure Movies of 2021
2021 gave us a lot of adventure movies and not all of them were worth the ticket. These 20 are the ones that landed, ranked by the score real viewers gave them rather than by opening weekend. Las leyendas: El origen sits at the top with 8.3, and the list averages 7.8 across the board.
20 titles · average score 7.8 ·
The top 5 picks
- 1
Las leyendas: El origen (2021)
★ 8.3 · 280 ratingsWhen a human baby crosses the Eternal Mirror, the portal between the living and the dead opens its path to the beings from the underworld.
- 2
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
★ 8.1 · 11,031 ratingsDetermined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic…
- 3
Green Snake (2021)
★ 8.1 · 387 ratingsWhile trying to free her sister from Fahai's clutches, Xiao Qing winds up in a dystopian city and meets a mysterious man who can't recall his past life.
- 4
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
★ 7.9 · 22,722 ratingsPeter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to…
- 5
Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon (2021)
★ 7.9 · 698 ratingsOn school break, Marinette heads to Shanghai to meet Adrien. But after arriving, Marinette loses all her stuff, including the Miraculous that allows her to turn into Ladybug!
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How this list is ranked
Nothing on this page is hand-picked to hit a word count. We pull films matching this list's criteria from TMDB, require a real audience behind each score, and rank by that score — 20 titles averaging 7.8. The page rebuilds daily, so new releases appear here as soon as enough people have rated them.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best adventure movie of 2021?
Las leyendas: El origen is the highest-rated adventure film of 2021 with a 8.3 audience score from 280 ratings. Zack Snyder's Justice League and Green Snake follow closely behind.
How are these 2021 movies ranked?
By average audience score on TMDB, restricted to films with at least 150 ratings so that a handful of votes cannot push an obscure title to the top. The list averages 7.8.
Is this list updated?
Yes — it rebuilds every day from TMDB, so newly released movies appear as soon as enough people have rated them. You do not need an account to browse it, and there is no paywall on anything at MovieAI.