The Best PG-13 Action/Adventure Movies

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List of PG-13 action/adventure movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 action/adventure movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 Action/Adventure movie of all time is. This list of popular PG-13 action/adventure movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top PG-13 Action/Adventure movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great PG-13 Action/Adventure films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 Action/Adventure film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

This list is made up of movies like True Grit and Jurassic Park.

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Released: 2019
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Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
Released: 2014
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Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard
Released: 2008
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The Avengers
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
Released: 2012
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Jurassic Park
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders
Released: 2014
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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Avengers: Infinity War
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
Released: 2018
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
Released: 2008
Directed by: Jon Favreau, Joss Whedon, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Ryan Coogler
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
Tom Holland, Michael Keaton
Released: 2017
Directed by: Jon Watts
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Captain America: Civil War
Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr.
Released: 2016
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen
Released: 2002
Directed by: Peter Jackson
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Released: 2011
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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Released: 2017
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Black Panther
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Released: 2018
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Released: 2015
Directed by: Peyton Reed
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Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
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Iron Man 2
Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow
Released: 2010
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Iron Man 3
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Released: 2013
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Doctor Strange
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Released: 2016
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
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Jurassic World
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