The Best PG-13 Adventure Movies

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List of PG-13 adventure movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best PG-13 adventure movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest PG-13 Adventure movie of all time is. This list of popular PG-13 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 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 Adventure films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific PG-13 Adventure film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.

This list has a variety of movies in it, from The Dark Knight to Inception.

If you're trying to find out "What are the best PG-13 adventure movies?" and "What are the most famous PG-13 adventure movies?" then this list is the perfect resource for you.

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X-Men: First Class
Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman
Released: 2011
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
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Spartacus
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier
Released: 1960
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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Alita: Battle Angel
Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz
Released: 2019
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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor
Released: 2005
Directed by: George Lucas
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Dune
Sting, Patrick Stewart
Released: 1984
Directed by: David Lynch
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
Released: 2008
Directed by: David Fincher
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The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving
Released: 1999
Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
James Franco, Freida Pinto
Released: 2011
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
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The Fifth Element
Milla Jovovich, Bruce Willis
Released: 1997
Directed by: Luc Besson
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Henry Cavill, Jim Caviezel
Released: 2002
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen
Released: 2001
Directed by: Peter Jackson
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Jurassic Park
Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum
Released: 1993
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Big Fish
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Released: 2003
Directed by: Tim Burton
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The Last Legion
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ben Kingsley
Released: 2007
Directed by: Doug Lefler
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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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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen
Released: 2003
Directed by: Peter Jackson
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Star Trek
Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Morrison
Released: 2009
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Marlon Brando
Released: 1992
Directed by: John Glen
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Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy
Released: 2010
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Julianne Moore, Steven Spielberg
Released: 1997
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Stardust
Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
Released: 2007
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh
Released: 2000
Directed by: Ang Lee
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Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Tom Cruise, Paula Patton
Released: 2011
Directed by: Brad Bird
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Avengers: Infinity War
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
Released: 2018
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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The Fugitive
Julianne Moore, Harrison Ford
Released: 1993
Directed by: Andrew Davis
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