The Best PG Action/Adventure Movies

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

This is a list that features movies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.

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The Adventures of Robin Hood
Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn
Released: 1938
Directed by: Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
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Superman
Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman
Released: 1978
Directed by: Richard Donner
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Kevin James, Jayma Mays
Released: 2009
Directed by: Steve Carr
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Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1985
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Short Circuit
Steve Guttenberg, Ally Sheedy
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Badham
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The Goonies
Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin
Released: 1985
Directed by: Richard Donner
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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Released: 1980
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Released: 1983
Directed by: Richard Marquand
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Mark Hamill, Dana Delany
Released: 1993
Directed by: Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski
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How to Train Your Dragon
Gerard Butler, Kristen Wiig
Released: 2010
Directed by: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
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The Incredibles
Samuel L. Jackson, Holly Hunter
Released: 2004
Directed by: Brad Bird
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¡Three Amigos!
Chevy Chase, Steve Martin
Released: 1986
Directed by: John Landis
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Star Wars
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Released: 1977
Directed by: George Lucas
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Night at the Museum
Robin Williams, Ben Stiller
Released: 2006
Directed by: Shawn Levy
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Robin Williams, Ben Stiller
Released: 2014
Directed by: Shawn Levy
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger
Released: 2007
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
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Robin and Marian
Audrey Hepburn, Sean Connery
Released: 1976
Directed by: Richard Lester
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Rabbit-Proof Fence
Kenneth Branagh, Jason Clarke
Released: 2002
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
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Ghostbusters
Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 1984
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler
Released: 2014
Directed by: Dean DeBlois
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Firefox
Clint Eastwood, Nigel Hawthorne
Released: 1982
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Drew Barrymore, Erika Eleniak
Released: 1982
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Cinderella
Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter
Released: 2015
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Harrison Ford, Steven Spielberg
Released: 1984
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Jumanji
Kirsten Dunst, Robin Williams
Released: 1995
Directed by: Joe Johnston
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