20 Best Adventure Movies on Starz 2026
Explore Starz picks packed with action, suspense, comedy, and sci-fi, including Back to the Future, Waterworld, Jungle, Sicario, and more.
If you’re hunting for the best adventure movies on Starz, this lineup gives you a little of everything: big thrills, sharp comedy, science-fiction twists, and tense survival stories. You can start with Back to the Future, then jump to the stranded intensity of Waterworld or the wilderness challenge in Jungle. For something darker, Sicario: Day of the Soldado and Night Hunter keep the suspense high, while The Great Buck Howard adds a lighter, character-driven detour. With newer picks like Turbulence and Beast alongside familiar favorites, this page makes it easy to find a movie night that feels exciting without wasting time searching. The mix spans action, adventure, comedy, biography, and sci-fi, so there’s plenty here for different moods.
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Jurassic Park
Won 3 Oscars
adventure · sci-fi
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
Directed by Steven SpielbergCast Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Bob PeckHuluStarzDisney PlusMore details on IMDb → -
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Won 4 Oscars Best Picture (1983) · 9 nominations
action & adventure · kids & family · science-fiction
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Directed by Steven SpielbergCast Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew BarrymoreStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Jungle
adventure · biography · drama · thriller
In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.
Directed by Greg McLeanCast Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson, Yasmin KassimStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Bourne Legacy
action · adventure · thriller
New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Directed by Tony GilroyCast Jeremy Renner, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, Edward Norton, Donna MurphyNetflixStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Great Buck Howard
adventure · comedy · drama
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.
Directed by Sean McGinlyCast John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay, Steve ZahnStarzMore details on IMDb →
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06
Beast
action & adventure · drama · sport
MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in one championship against the brutal champion Xavier Grau.
Directed by Tyler AtkinsCast Russell Crowe, Mojean Aria, Daniel MacPherson, George Burgess, Nathan PhillipsStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Waterworld
1 Oscar nomination
action · adventure · sci-fi
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.
Directed by Kevin ReynoldsCast Kevin Costner, Chaim Jeraffi, Rick Aviles, R.D. Call, Zitto KazannStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Turbulence
action · adventure · drama · fantasy · thriller
A married couple embarks on a hot-air balloon adventure, but unforeseen circumstances lead to life-threatening situations that test their love and resilience as they fight for survival.
Directed by Claudio FähCast Hera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Lionel Robert BlancStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
adventure · crime · drama · horror · mystery · thriller
In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.
Directed by Roy William NeillCast Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Lionel Atwill, Karen Verne, William Post Jr.StarzMore details on IMDb → -
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2012
action · adventure · sci-fi
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
Directed by Roland EmmerichCast John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandiwe Newton, Oliver PlattHuluStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1 Oscar nomination
action · adventure · sci-fi
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing that he has been breeding more beasties at a secret location. Malcolm, his paleontologist ladylove and a wildlife videographer join an expedition to document the lethal lizards' natural behavior in this action-packed thriller.
Directed by Steven SpielbergCast Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard, Richard AttenboroughHuluStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Hurricane Heist
action · adventure · crime · thriller
Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.
Directed by Rob CohenCast Toby Kebbell, Maggie Grace, Ryan Kwanten, Ralph Ineson, Melissa BolonaStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Warcraft
action · adventure · fantasy
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.
Directed by Duncan JonesCast Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby KebbellStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Sahara
action · adventure · comedy
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
Directed by Breck EisnerCast Matthew McConaughey, Mark Aspinall, Steve Zahn, Rakie Ayola, Penélope CruzStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Last Face
action · adventure · drama · romance · war
Miguel, a heroic Spanish doctor, puts himself in harm's way to deliver medical treatment to the victims of military uprisings in Africa.
Directed by Sean PennCast Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem, Brandon Phillips, Anna Strelkov, Mark De VilliersStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Take
action · adventure · crime · drama · mystery · thriller
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.
Directed by James WatkinsCast Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly, José GarciaStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Across the Great Divide
adventure · drama · family · western
Two orphans set out to claim their inheritance - a 400 acre plot of land in Salem Oregon. To Do so they must cross the rugged snow covered Rocky Mountains in the year 1876.
Directed by Stewart RaffillCast Robert Logan, Heather Rattray, Mark Edward Hall, George 'Buck' Flower, Hal BokarStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Jurassic Park III
action · adventure · sci-fi · thriller
In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.
Directed by Joe JohnstonCast Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor MorganHuluStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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Battle of the Damned
action & adventure · horror · mystery & thriller · science-fiction
Following a deadly viral outbreak, private military soldier Max Gatling leads a handful of survivors and a ragtag band of robots against an army of the infected.
Directed by Christopher HattonCast Dolph Lundgren, Melanie Zanetti, Matt Doran, David Field, Jen Kuo SungStarzMore details on IMDb → -
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The Brothers Bloom
action · adventure · comedy · crime · drama · romance
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world.
Directed by Rian JohnsonCast Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie ColtraneStarzMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
This collection is built for anyone who wants fast-paced storytelling, memorable characters, and a little escape from the usual streaming scroll. Whether you’re in the mood for a classic like Back to the Future, a survival challenge like Jungle, or a newer pick such as Turbulence, the variety makes it easy to land on something worth watching. Bookmark this page and come back when you want a fresh movie idea without the guesswork. We update it regularly, so the selection stays useful as the Starz catalog changes.
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