A list of adventure films released in the 1990s.
1990 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes1001 NightsPhilippe de BrocaCatherine Zeta-Jones, Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard JugnotFranceFantasy adventure, adventure comedyAir AmericaRoger SpottiswoodeMel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr.United StatesAmazonMika KaurismäkiKari Väänänen, Robert Davi, Rae Dawn ChongFinlandUnited StatesFranceBrazilBullet in the HeadJohn WooJacky Cheung, Waise Lee, Simon YamHong KongWar adventureCaptain Fracassa's JourneyEttore Scola Vincent Perez, Emmanuelle Béart, Massimo Troisi, Ornella Muti, Ciccio Ingrassia ItalyFranceAdventure comedyA Chinese Ghost Story IIChing Siu TungLeslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Michelle ReisHong KongFantasy adventureA Cry in the WildMark Griffiths Jared Rushton, Ned Beatty, Pamela Sue Martin United StatesCyrano de BergeracJean-Paul Rappeneau Gérard Depardieu, Vincent Perez, Anne Brochet FranceDragonfightWarren A. StevensRobert Z'Dar, Paul Coufos, Michael ParéUnited StatesScience fiction adventure, fantasy adventureDreamsAkira KurosawaAkira Terao, Martin Scorsese, Mitsunori Isaki, Chishū Ryū JapanUnited StatesFantasy adventureDuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost LampBob HathcockAlan Young (voice), Terence McGovern (voice), Russi Taylor (voice)United StatesAnimated film, family-oriented adventureHavanaSydney PollackRobert Redford, Lena Olin, Raúl Juliá, Tomas MilianUnited StatesThe Hunt for Red OctoberJohn McTiernanSean Connery, Alec BaldwinUnited StatesSea adventureIvory HuntersJoseph Sargent John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, James Earl Jones United StatesAlain MalineChristophe Malavoy, Roger Hanin, Désirée Nosbusch, Ute LemperFranceJetsons: The MovieWilliam Hanna, Joseph BarberaGeorge O'Hanlon (voice), Mel Blanc (voice), Penny Singleton (voice), Tiffany (voice), Patric Zimmerman (voice), Don Messick (voice)United StatesKing of the WindPeter Duffell Navin Chowdhry, Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson, Frank Finlay, Jenny Agutter United KingdomLord of the FliesHarry Hook Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Danuel Pipoly United StatesAdventure dramaSergio Martino Richard Hatch, Daniel Greene, Eleonora Brigliadori, James MitchumItalyMountains of the MoonBob RafelsonPatrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. GrantUnited StatesAdventure dramaNo, or the Vain Glory of CommandManoel de OliveiraLuís Miguel Cintra, Diogo Dória, Miguel GuilhermePortugalA Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur HellBrett PiperPaul Guzzi, Linda Corwin, Alex PirnieUnited StatesFantasy adventureOld ExplorersBill PohladJosé Ferrer, James WhitmoreUnited StatesThe Old Man and the SeaJud TaylorAnthony QuinnUnited StatesSea adventurePanama SugarMarcello AvalloneScott Plank, Oliver Reed, Lucrezia Lante della RovereItalyPredator 2Stephen HopkinsDanny Glover, Gary BuseyUnited StatesPrey for the HunterJohn H. ParrTodd JensenUnited StatesThe Rescuers Down UnderHendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel United StatesAnimated film, family-oriented adventure, fantasy adventureSaga of the Phoenix Lam Ngai Kai Yuen BiaoHong KongFantasy adventureSchweitzerGray HofmeyrMalcolm McDowellUnited StatesThe Serpent of DeathAnwar Kawadri Jeff Fahey, Camilla MoreUnited StatesEgyptThe Sheltering SkyBernardo Bertolucci Debra Winger, John Malkovich ItalyUnited KingdomUnited StatesAdventure drama, romantic adventureShipwreckedNils GaupStian Smestad, Gabriel Byrne, Louisa Milwood-Haigh, Trond Peter Stamsø MunchNorwaySwedenUnited StatesSergio Martino Daniel Greene, Brent Huff, Christine Leigh, Charles Napier ItalyTill There Was YouJohn Seale Mark Harmon, Jeroen Krabbé, Deborah Kara Unger AustraliaUnited StatesTotal RecallPaul VerhoevenArnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon StoneUnited StatesSpace adventureTreasure IslandFraser Clarke HestonCharlton Heston, Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, Christopher LeeUnited StatesUnited KingdomWhite Hunter Black HeartClint EastwoodClint EastwoodUnited States
1991 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/NotesAn American Tail: Fievel Goes WestPhil Nibbelink, Simon Wells United StatesAnimated film, western, family-oriented adventureArmour of God II: Operation CondorJackie ChanJackie Chan, Carol Cheng, Eva CoboHong KongAdventure comedyAt Play in the Fields of the LordHéctor Babenco Tom Berenger, John Lithgow, Daryl Hannah, Aidan Quinn, Kathy Bates, Tom Waits United StatesBlack RobeBruce Beresford Lothaire Bluteau CanadaAustraliaAdventure drama, westernCabeza de VacaNicolás EchevarríaJuan DiegoMexicoUmberto Lenzi, Christine Leigh, David BrandonItalyA Chinese Ghost Story 3Ching Siu TungJoey Wong, Jacky CheungHong KongFantasy adventureCity SlickersRon UnderwoodBilly Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Jack Palance United StatesWestern, adventure comedyCurse of the Crystal EyeJoe TornatoreJameson Parker, Cynthia RhodesUnited StatesSouth AfricaHighlander II: The QuickeningRussell MulcahyChristopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael IronsideFranceArgentinaFantasy adventureHookSteven SpielbergRobin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, Maggie SmithUnited StatesFantasy adventure, pirate film, family-oriented adventureIndio 2: The RevoltAntonio MargheritiMarvelous Marvin Hagler, Charles NapierItalyIsabelle EberhardtIan Pringle Mathilda May, Tchéky Karyo, Peter O'Toole AustraliaFranceK2Franc RoddamMichael Biehn, Matt Craven, Raymond J. BarryUnited KingdomMountaineering adventureFabrizio De AngelisOliver Tobias, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Napier, Henry Silva, Martin BalsamItalyUnited StatesMotoramaBarry ShilsJordan Christopher Michael, Martha QuinnUnited StatesThe NeverEnding Story II: The Next ChapterGeorge MillerJonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa BurtUnited StatesGermanyFantasy adventure, family-oriented adventureOnce Upon a Time in ChinaTsui HarkJet Li, Yuen Biao, Jacky CheungHong KongPure LuckNadia TassMartin Short, Danny GloverUnited StatesAdventure comedyReturn to the Blue LagoonWilliam A. GrahamMilla Jovovich, Brian Krause, Lisa PelikanUnited StatesAdventure dramaRobin Hood: Prince of ThievesKevin ReynoldsKevin Costner, Alan Rickman, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater, Sean ConneryUnited StatesRobin HoodJohn IrvinPatrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Fox, Jeroen KrabbéUnited KingdomThe RocketeerJoe JohnstonBilly Campbell, Timothy Dalton, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Paul SorvinoUnited StatesScience fiction adventureScream of StoneWerner HerzogVittorio Mezzogiorno, Mathilda May, Stefan Glowacz, Donald SutherlandCanadaGermanyFranceMountaineering adventureStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryNicholas MeyerWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest KelleyUnited StatesSpace adventureThelma & LouiseRidley ScottSusan Sarandon, Geena DavisUnited StatesLa Totale!Claude ZidiThierry Lhermitte, Miou-Miou, Eddy MitchellFranceAdventure comedyUntil the End of the WorldWim WendersWilliam Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill, Max von Sydow, Jeanne Moreau, Rüdiger VoglerUnited StatesGermanyFranceAustraliaWhite FangRandal KleiserKlaus Maria Brandauer, Ethan Hawke, Seymour CasselUnited StatesFamily-oriented adventureThe White VikingHrafn GunnlaugssonGotti Sigurdarson, Maria BonnevieIcelandWizards of the Demon SwordFred Olen RayRuss Taymblyn, Lyle Waggoner, Blake BahnerUnited StatesFantasy adventure
1992 Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes1492: Conquest of ParadiseRidley ScottGérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Ángela Molina, Fernando Rey, Tchéky Karyo, Frank LangellaSpainFranceAdventure dramaAdventures in Dinosaur CityBrett ThompsonOmri Katz, Tiffanie PostonUnited StatesScience fiction adventure, family-oriented adventureAladdinRon Clements, John Musker Robin Williams (voice), Scott Weinger (voice), Linda Larkin (voice)United StatesAnimated film, musical, fantasy adventure, family-oriented adventureArmy of DarknessSam Raimi Bruce Campbell United StatesFantasy adventureL'AtlantideBob SwaimTchéky Karyo, Christopher Thompson, Victoria Mahoney, Anna Galiena, Jean RochefortFranceItalyBatman ReturnsTim BurtonMichael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle PfeifferUnited StatesCaptain RonThom Eberhardt Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Mary Kay Place United StatesAdventure comedy, sea adventureChristopher Columbus: The DiscoveryJohn GlenMarlon Brando, Tom Selleck, Georges Corraface, Rachel Ward, Robert Davi, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio del ToroUnited StatesUnited KingdomSpainAdventure dramaFar and AwayRon HowardTom Cruise, Nicole KidmanUnited StatesFifty/FiftyCharles Martin Smith Peter Weller, Robert Hays United StatesThe Last of the MohicansMichael MannDaniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington, Wes Studi, Maurice Roëves, Patrice Chéreau, Dylan Baker, Edward Blatchford, Tracey Ellis, Terry Kinney, Sebastian Roché, Justin M. Rice, Dennis Banks, Pete Postlethwaite, Colm Meaney, Mac Andrews, Benton Jennings, Jared HarrisUnited StatesWesternThe Lost WorldTimothy Bond John Rhys-Davies, David Warner CanadaFantasy adventureMedicine ManJohn McTiernan Sean Connery, Lorraine Bracco United StatesNew Dragon Gate InnRaymond LeeMaggie Cheung, Brigitte LinHong KongRomantic adventurePorco RossoHayao Miyazaki JapanAnimated film, fantasy adventureReturn to the Lost WorldTimothy Bond John Rhys-Davies, David Warner CanadaFantasy adventureRoyal TrampCorey Yuen, Gordon ChanCheung Man, Kenny Bee, Andy LauHong KongAdventure comedyRoyal Tramp 2Corey Yuen, Gordon ChanBrigitte Lin, Stephen ChowHong KongAdventure comedyRuby CairoGraeme Clifford Andie MacDowell, Liam Neeson, Viggo Mortensen United StatesWindCarroll BallardMatthew Modine, Jennifer Grey, Stellan Skarsgård United StatesJapanSea adventure
1993