Best Indian Adventure Movies

78 films · 30 with 3+ critic reviews

Quests, journeys and large-canvas spectacle built for the big screen.

The best Indian adventure movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01Sholay 3DHindi · 2014“go see Sholay only because it's an opportunity to see it again on the big screen, to see…” — Sarit Ray

8.4

16 criticsExceptional02FanHindi · 2016“Fan delivers what it promised in the trailers. Logic may not be its strong point, but…” — Rohit Vats

6.8

40 criticsRecommended03Kishkindha KaandamMalayalam · 2024“Here, screenwriter Bahul Ramesh achieves a near flawless pay off, worthy of the painfully…” — S.R. Praveen

6.8

4 criticsRecommended04AmaranTamil · 2024“The perfectly titled Amaran is everything we expected it to be. Technically, Amaran would…” — Gopinath Rajendran

6.6

9 criticsRecommended05Lokah Chapter 1: ChandraMalayalam · 2025“Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra is a cinematic treat and could even be a lesson for many on how…” — Athira M

6.6

5 criticsRecommended06Manjummel BoysMalayalam · 2024“With Manjummel Boys, Chidambaram pulls off an immaculately-crafted survival thriller.…” — S.R. Praveen

6.5

6 criticsRecommended07BagheeraKannada · 2024“Despite the blips, Bagheera scores as a stylish superhero drama. As a genre piece,…” — Vivek M.V.

6.4

7 criticsRecommended08MiraiTelugu · 2025“Mirai, though ambitious in reframing an Indian superhero saga, struggles to anchor its…” — Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

6.3

6 criticsRecommended09ThangalaanTamil · 2024“Pa Ranjith's film is intertwined with some fantasy and mystical realism. A must watch for…” — Latha Srinivasan

6.2

8 criticsRecommended10IHindi · 2015“The only high point of Shankar's I (in Tamil) is Vikram's enthralling performance, first…” — Gautaman Bhaskaran

5.6

29 criticsMixed11Ra.OneHindi · 2011“Look at the film. The fuss was necessary! Producers make plans of a franchise obvious…” — Mayank Shekhar

5.6

12 criticsMixed12Tiger 3Hindi · 2023“Tiger 3 sparks to life only intermittently. Salman Khan is looking his age, but the good…” — Shubhra Gupta

5.6

3 criticsMixed13Jagga JasoosHindi · 2017“It's a cliché, but no other word can sum up Jagga Jasoos better: Cinematic. Well, that's…” — Rohit Vats

5.5

26 criticsMixed14WarHindi · 2019“War, a big spectacle film, is definitely worth a watch for the sheer joy of seeing this…” — Hindustan Times

5.4

22 criticsMixed15KGF Chapter 2Kannada · 2022“K.G.F: Chapter 2 is a delirious cinematic experience that works only if you partake in…” — Srivatsan S

5.4

10 criticsMixed16KGF-1Kannada · 2018“All the pluses do not translate to an enjoyable experience. The film fails to live up to…” — Muralidhara Khajane

5.3

10 criticsMixed17AyalaanTamil · 2024“Despite the flaws, Sivakarthikeyan's alien movie is a fun timepass. The…” — Latha Srinivasan

5.3

7 criticsMixed18Barefoot To GoaHindi · 2015“Though it combines my favourite cinematic devices—senior citizen, kids, road trip-I'm…” — Rahul Desai

5.1

7 criticsMixed19Heer SaraHindi · 2026“A slice-of-life bildungsroman that has moments of genuine charm and authenticity, but the…” — Soumyabrata Gupta

5.1

7 criticsMixed20Wild Wild PunjabHindi · 2024“Wild Wild Punjab is a wholesome entertainer devoid of any dull moments. The comedy of…” — Monika Rawal Kukreja

5.1

6 criticsMixed21JungleeHindi · 2019“Vidyut Jammwal film is richly mounted but a poorly narrated tale...” — Hindustan Times

5.0

12 criticsMixed22War 2Hindi · 2025“Directed by Ayan Mukerji, it features Hrithik Roshan and NTR Jr in a spy drama that…” — Rishabh Suri

4.9

15 criticsMixed23KochadaiiyaanHindi · 2014“Watch Kochadaiiyaan for the vivid motion capture technology and Rajini's tandav in the…” — Sweta Kaushal

4.8

22 criticsMixed24Mohenjo DaroHindi · 2016“The very straight, simple and oft-repeated tale of foster parents, mistaken identity,…” — Namrata Joshi

4.5

37 criticsMixed25Odela 2Telugu · 2025“Unlike Odela Railway Station, which stuck confidently to its crime thriller roots, Odela…” — Srivathsan Nadadhur

4.4

6 criticsUnfavorable26Thugs of HindostanHindi · 2018“Ambitious in its visual scale, 'Thugs of Hindostan' reveals a disappointing lack of heft…” — Namrata Joshi

4.1

30 criticsUnfavorable27PuliTamil · 2015“Put differently, Chimbu Deven has forgotten to make a movie for adults. His inventions…” — Baradwaj Rangan

4.1

19 criticsUnfavorable28Kung Fu YogaHindi · 2017“So, if you have an uncontrollable desire to watch Jackie Chan -- or, for some reason,…” — Madhusree Ghosh

4.1

19 criticsUnfavorable29ZokkomonHindi · 2011“This is a Disney movie. The future is yet to come. This one's a shaky, false start at…” — Hindustan Times

4.1

12 criticsUnfavorable30Total DhamaalHindi · 2019“Faces common to every single Dhamaal/Golmaal movie make an appearance in the Ajay Devgn…” — Raja Sen

4.0

16 criticsUnfavorable

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