Action-adventure (genre)

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Action-adventure (genre)

Action-adventure fiction, appealing mainly to male readers, feature physical action and violence, often around a quest or military-style mission set in exotic or forbidding locales such as jungles, deserts, or mountains. The conflict typically involves commandos, mercenaries, terrorists, smugglers, pirates, and the like. Stories include elements of technology, weapons, and other hardware. (Source: genre fiction at Wikipedia )

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List of action-adventure tropes from TvTropes

• Above The Ruins
• Acrophobic Bird
• Acquired Poison Immunity
• Action Film Quiet Drama Scene
• Adrenaline Makeover
• Air Vent Escape
• All Your Base Are Belong To Us
• Aloof Ally
• Always A Bigger Fish
• Always Save The Girl
• America Saves The Day
• An Offer You Cant Refuse
• Bad Guy Bar
• Bad Habits
• Bar Slide
• Big Damn Heroes
• Blaxploitation
• Bloodless Carnage
• Bolivian Army Ending
• Bombers On The Screen
• Bond One Liner
• Bond Villain Stupidity
• Bound And Gagged
• Breaking The Bonds
• Car Cushion
• Casual Danger Dialog
• Catch A Falling Star
• The Cavalry
• Ceiling Cling
• Clean Cut
• Cloak And Dagger
• Cobweb Jungle
• Concert Climax
• Contract On The Hitman
• Convenient Enemy Base
• Conveniently Placed Sharp Thing
• Conveniently Timed Guard
• Cool And Unusual Punishment
• Cry Wolfie
• Cuffs Off Rub Wrists
• Curb Stomp Battle
• Cyanide Pill
• Cycle Of Revenge
• Darkened Building Shootout
• Deadly Gas
• Dead Man Switch
• Death Course
• Decoy Hiding Place
• Deep Cover Agent
• Defcon Five
• Dirt Forcefield
• Dish Dash
• Drama Bomb Finale
• Dressing As The Enemy
• Dungeon Bypass
• Durable Deathtrap
• Dye Or Die
• Education Through Pyrotechnics
• Ejection Seat
• Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting
• Exotic Weapon Supremacy
• Explosive Leash
• Facing The Bullets One Liner
• Ferris Wheel Of Doom
• Final Battle
• Flynning
• Foe Tossing Charge
• The Force
• Generic Cop Badges
• Gladiator Games
  • Gladiator Revolt
• Goggles Do Something Unusual
• Good Is Dumb
• Government Agency Of Fiction
• Great Escape
• Harmless Freezing
• Hero, LFG!
• Heroes R Us
• Heroes Unlimited
• Heroic BSOD
• Hey Catch
• Hitchhiker Heroes
• Hollywood Healing
• Hope Spot
• How Do I Shot Web
• I Know Kung Fu
• I Know Mortal Kombat
• Implausible Fencing Powers
• Impossible Mission Collapse
• Impressive Pyrotechnics
• Indy Escape
• Indy Hat Roll
• Indy Ploy
• Ineffectual Death Threats
• Inevitable Waterfall
• Infant Immortality
• Instant Knots
• Instrument Of Murder
• Juggle Fu
• Just A Kid
• Just Between You And Me
• Katanas Are Just Better
• Keep Away
• Latex Perfection
• Law Enforcement Inc
• Lets Fight Like Gentlemen
• Let's Get Dangerous
• Lets You And Him Fight
• Lex Luthor Security
• Line In The Sand
• Little Hero Big War
• Live Action Escort Mission
• Locking MacGyver In The Store Cupboard
• The Man Is Keeping Us Down
• Man On Fire
• Marked Bullet
• Maximum Fun Chamber
• Mexican Standoff
• Midair Repair
• Midnight On The Firing Line
• Mission Briefing
• Mistaken For Spies
• Monumental Battle
• Monumental Damage
• My Country Right Or Wrong
• My Name Is Inigo Montoya
• Nebulous Evil Organisation
• Nerf Arm
• Neutral Female
• Nice Job Breaking It Hero
• Night Vision Goggles
• No Endor Holocaust
• No One Gets Left Behind
• No OSHA Compliance
• No Plans No Prototype No Backup
• Normally I Would Be Dead Now
• Not Worth Killing
• Now Its My Turn
• A Nuclear Error
• Obstacle Exposition
• One Dimensional Thinking
• One Riot One Ranger
• One Sided Battle
• The One True Sequence
• Only I Can Kill Him
• Open Says Me
• Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
• Outrun The Fireball
• Oxygen Is For Losers
• Palantir Ploy
• Paper Thin Disguise
• Le Parkour
• Passing The Torch
• Powder Trail
• Prisoner Of Zenda Exit
• Protectorate
• Punched Across The Room
• Punch Punch Punch Uh Oh
• The Purge
• Quicksand Sucks
• Railroad Tracks Of Doom
• Reed Snorkel
• Revolvers Are Just Better
• Rope Bridge
• Rumplestiltskin Ploy
• Salvage Pirates
• Save The Villain
• Saw It In A Movie Once
• Scary Surprise Party
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here
• Secret Police
• See The Whites Of Their Eyes
• Shaggy Search Technique
• Ship Shape
• Shooting Gallery
• Shoot Your Mate
• Shut Up And Save Me
• Sic Em
• Silent Running Mode
• Single Malt Vision
• Skeleton Key Card
• Sleight Of Tongue
• Smoke Out
• Soft Glass
• Something They Would Never Say
• Space Marine
• Spy Satellites
• Spy Versus Spy
• Standard Redshirt Procedure
• State Sec
• Stealth Hi Bye
• Storming The Castle
• Super Multi Purpose Room
• Supernatural Martial Arts
• Super Window Jump
• Sword Over Head
• Take It To The Bridge
• Take Up My Sword
• Ten Minute Retirement
• There Was A Door
• Thirty Five Minutes Ago
• This Page Will Self Destruct
• This Way To Certain Death
• Throw Away Country
• Thrown From The Zeppelin
• Time Bomb
• Time For Plan B
• To Catch Heroes Hire Villains
• Torches And Pitchforks
• To The Batpole
• Traintop Battle
• Trial Of The Mystical Jury
• Trojan Horse
• Trojan Prisoner
• Universal Drivers License
• Unstoppable Rage
• Vapor Trail
• Violence Is The Only Option
• Water Wakeup
• Wax On Wax Off
• We Have The Keys
• We Need A Distraction
  • Show Some Leg
• Weve Got Company
• What Kept You
• When All You Have Is A Hammer
• Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him
• Why We Can't Have Nice Things
• Wire Dilemma
  • Wrong Wire
• The Worf Effect
• Wouldnt Hurt A Child
• You Can Never Leave
• You Can't Thwart Stage One
• You Just Told Me
• Your Eyes Can Deceive You

Action-Adventure Series

• Barsoom (series)
• Bourne (movie series)
• Doc Savage (series)
• Dray Prescot (series)
• Flashman (series)
• Modesty Blaise (series)
• Nova Genesis (series)
• Ryder Hook (series)
• Scarlet Pimpernel (series)
• The Shadow (series)
• Sigma Force (series)
• Snake Plissken (movie series)
• The Spider (series)
• Takeshi Kovacs (series)
• World of Tiers (series)
• Zarkon (series)

Series Picks

• Barsoom (series)
• Bourne (movie series)
• Doc Savage (series)
• Dray Prescot (series)
• Flashman (series)
• Modesty Blaise (series)
• Nova Genesis (series)
• Ryder Hook (series)
• Snake Plissken (movie series)
• Takeshi Kovacs (series)
• World of Tiers (series)

Action-Adventure Characters

• Action girl (trope)
• Action hero
• Richard Benson
• Modesty Blaise (character)
• Sir Percy Blakeney
• James Bond
• Jason Bourne
• Cap Fury
• Edmond Dantès
• Doc Morrow Character Relationship Diagram as of June 2000
• Doc Savage see also
• The Domino Lady (character)
• The Fabulous Five
• Jack Flanders
• Cap Fury, The Skipper
• Captain Hazzard
• Ryder Hook
• Green Hornet
• Indiana Jones
• Modesty Blaise
• Dray Prescot
• Samurai Jack
• Doc Savage
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (character)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Secret Agent X-9
• The Shadow
• The Spider (character)
• Sten (character)
• Swashbuckling SF Heroes
• The Three Musketeers (novel)
• Zorro (character)

Character Picks

• Modesty Blaise (character)
• Sir Percy Blakeney
• Jason Bourne
• Edmond Dantès
• Doc Savage see also
• Jack Flanders
• Ryder Hook
• Green Hornet
• Dray Prescot
• Samurai Jack
• Doc Savage
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Sten (character)
• The Three Musketeers (novel)

Action-Adventure Authors

• Alan Burt Akers
• Lars Anderson
• William G. Bogart
• Wallace Brooker
• Kenneth Bulmer
• Edgar Rice Burroughs
• Nick Carter
• Paul Chadwick
• Michael Crichton
• Harold A. Davis
• Lester Dent
• Lawrence Donovan
• Alexandre Dumas, père
• Victor Rousseau Emanuel
• Paul Ernst
• George MacDonald Fraser
• Ron Goulart
• Maxwell Grant
• H. Rider Haggard
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Rudyard Kipling
• Harold Lamb
• Jack London
• Thomas Lopez
• Robert Ludlum
• A. Lee Martinez
• Johnston McCulley
• Will Murray
• Peter O'Donnell
• Emmuska Orczy
• Norvell W. Page
• Don Pendleton
• Howard Pyle
• Barry Reese
• Chris Roberson
• Jeremy Robinson
• Sax Rohmer
• Rafael Sabatini
• Grant Stockbridge
• Emile C. Teppermen
• W. Wirt
• Johann David Wyss
• Frank Yerby

Author Picks

• Lester Dent
• George MacDonald Fraser

Action-Adventure Short Stories

• The Curse of Capistrano (short story)
• The Frozen Flight (short story)
• One Billion - Gold! (short story)

Short Story Picks

• The Frozen Flight (short story)
• One Billion - Gold! (short story)

Action-Adventure Anthologies

• Adventure No. 1
• The Adventures of Lazarus Gray
• All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories
• The Big Book of Adventure Stories
• The Black Pearl (Modesty Blaise)
• Cap Fury Number 1: The Red Heart Pearls and Black Daylight
• Children of Lucifer
• Cobra Trap
• The Complete Air Adventures of Gales & McGill, Volume 1: 1927-29
• The Complete Air Adventures of Gales & McGill, Volume 2: 1930-31
• Dead Men's Bones: The Air Adventure Stories of Lester Dent
• The Domino Lady
• Fists Of Fury: The Adventures Of Curt Flagg
• The Gabriel Set-Up
• Hell in Boxes: The Exploits of Lynn Lash and Foster Fade
• Jim Anthony: Super-Detective (2009 anthology)
• Lester Dent's Zeppelin Tales
• McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
• The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
• Pieces of Modesty
• The Professor Challenger Collection
• Slaves of the Laughing Death and Satan's Murder Machines
• The Spider: Robot Titans of Gotham
• Super-Detective Jim Anthony: The Complete Series Volume 1
• When Tigers Are Hunting

Anthology Picks

• Cobra Trap
• Dead Men's Bones: The Air Adventure Stories of Lester Dent
• Fists Of Fury: The Adventures Of Curt Flagg
• Pieces of Modesty

Action-Adventure Novels

• According to Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic
• The All-White Elf
• Allies of Antares
• Altered Carbon
• The Angry Canary
• The Angry Ghost
• The Annihilist
• Apocalypse Rising
• Arena of Antares
• Armada of Antares
• At the Earth's Core (novel)
• The Athena Project
• The Automatic Detective
• Avenger of Antares
• The Awful Dynasty
• The Awful Egg
• Beasts of Antares
• Behind the Walls of Terra
• Bequest of Evil
• Beyond the Ice Limit
• Birds of Death
• Black Chariots
• The Black Death (Avenger novel)
• The Black Falcon
• The Black Hush
• The Black Master
• Black Order
• The Black Spot
• The Black Tulip
• The Black, Black Witch
• The Blackmail King
• The Blackmail Ring
• Bladesman of Antares
• The Blood Countess
• Blood of Amber
• The Blood Ring
• Bloodline (2012 novel)
• The Blue Sphinx
• The Bone Labyrinth
• The Boosted Man
• The Boss of Terror
• The Bourne Identity
• Brand of the Werewolf
• Broken Angels
• The Broken Napoleons
• Captain Blood: A Radio Dramatization
• Captain Hazzard and the Python Men of the Lost City
• Captive Scorpio
• Cargo Unknown
• The Cartoon Crimes
• Casino Royale (novel)
• Castle of Doom
• The Chinese Disks
• City of Crime
• The City of Doom
• The Cobra
• Cold Death
• Colors for Murder
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• The Courts of Chaos
• The Creeping Death
• The Crime Cult
• The Crime Ray
• Crime, Insured
• The Crimson Serpent
• Crooks Go Straight
• Crucible (2019 novel)
• The Crystal Buddha
• A Curious Beginning
• Cyro
• The Czar of Fear
• The Dagger in the Sky
• Danger Lies East
• Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep
• Dead Man's Handle
• Dead Men Live
• The Death Giver
• Death Had Yellow Eyes
• Death in Little Houses
• Death in Silver
• Death in Slow Motion
• Death is a Round Black Spot
• Death Jewels
• The Death Lady
• The Death Machine
• The Death Tower
• Death's Harlequin
• Delia of Vallia
• The Demon Crown
• Demon Island
• The Depths: A Dr. Palfrey Adventure
• The Derelict of Skull Shoal
• The Derrick Devil
• The Desert Demons
• The Devil Colony
• The Devil Genghis
• The Devil Is Jones
• Devil Monsters
• Devil on the Moon
• The Devil's Black Rock
• The Devil's Horns (story)
• The Devil's Paymaster
• The Devil's Playground
• Devils of the Deep
• The Disappearing Lady
• A Distant Star
• Doc Savage: Skull Island
• The Doomsday Key
• Double Identity
• Double Z
• Dr. Time
• Dragon's Claw
• Dust of Death
• The Earth-Shaker
• Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain
• Escape from Loki
• The Evil Gnome
• The Exploding Lake
• The Eye of God
• The Eyes of the Shadow
• Face of Doom
• The Fantastic Island
• The Fate Joss
• Fear Cay
• The Feathered Octopus
• The Fiery Menace
• The Fifth Face
• A Fighting Man of Mars
• Fingers of Death
• Fire and Ice
• Fires of Scorpio
• The Five Chameleons
• Five Fathoms Dead
• The Flame Breathers
• The Flaming Falcons
• Flashman (novel)
• Fliers of Antares
• Flight into Fear
• The Flying Goblin
• The Forgotten Realm
• Fortress of Solitude
• A Fortune for Kregen
• The Freckled Shark
• The Frightened Fish
• The Frosted Death
• Gangdom's Doom
• The Gates of Creation
• Gentlemen of the Road
• The Ghost Makers
• Ghosts of Manhattan
• Gideon's Corpse
• Gideon's Sword
• The Giggling Ghosts
• The Glass Man
• The Glass Mountain
• The Goblins
• The Gold Ogre
• The Golden Grotto
• The Golden Man
• The Golden Masks
• The Golden Pagoda
• The Golden Peril
• Golden Scorpio
• The Golden Vulture
• Gray Fist
• The Gray Ghost
• The Green Death
• The Green Eagle
• Green Eyes
• The Green Hoods
• The Green Killer
• The Green Master
• The Grove of Doom
• The Guns of Avalon
• The Hand of Oberon
• Hands in the Dark
• The Happy Killers
• The Hate Master
• Haunted Ocean
• He Could Stop The World
• The Headless Men
• Hell Below
• Hex (1939 novel)
• Hidden Death
• The Hooded Circle
• House of Death
• The Hydra
• I Died Yesterday
• I Will Repay (novel)
• I, Lucifer
• The Ice Limit
• The Impossible Virgin
• The Infernal Buddha
• The Inferno: A Dr. Palfrey Adventure
• Invisible Death
• The Invisible-Box Murders
• The Iron Skull
• The Jade Ogre
• Jibaro Death
• Jiu San
• John Carter of Mars (novel)
• The Judas Strain
• Judge Lawless
• Justice, Inc.
• King Joe Cay
• The King Maker
• The King of Terror
• Kings of Crime
• Knight of Shadows
• Koko Takes a Holiday
• Krozair of Kregen
• Land of Always-Night
• The Land of Fear
• Land of Long Ju Ju
• Murder Mirage
• The Land of Terror
• The Land that Time Forgot
• The Last Adventure of Constance Verity
• The Last Cavalier
• Last Day in Limbo
• The Last Odyssey
• The Last Oracle
• The Laugh of Death
• The Lavalite World
• Legions of Antares
• Let's Kill Ames
• A Life for Kregen
• Lingo
• Live and Let Die
• The Living Fire Menace
• The Living Joss
• The Living Shadow
• Llana of Gathol
• The London Crimes
• The Lost Giant
• The Lost Island (2014 novel)
• The Lost Oasis
• The Lost World (1912 novel)
• Mad Eyes
• Mad Mesa
• The Magic Forest
• The Magigals Mystery
• The Maker of Universes
• Malmordo
• The Man from Atlantis (Avenger novel)
• The Man in the Iron Mask
• The Man of Bronze
• The Man Who Died Twice
• The Man Who Fell Up
• The Man Who Never Missed
• The Man Who Shook the Earth
• The Man Who Was Scared
• Manhounds of Antares
• Map of Bones
• The Mark of Zorro
• The Masked Lady
• Masks of Scorpio
• Mazes of Scorpio
• Measures for a Coffin
• Melody of Vengeance: A Doc Atlas Adventure
• Men of Fear
• Men of Iron
• The Men Vanished
• The Men Who Smiled No More
• The Mental Monster
• The Mental Wizard
• Merchants of Disaster
• Messenger of Death
• The Metal Master
• Meteor Menace
• The Midas Man
• Midnight Murder
• The Mindless Monsters
• Mobsmen on the Spot
• Modesty Blaise (novel)
• The Money Master
• The Monkey Suit
• The Majii
• The Monsters
• Moonraker
• The Motion Menace
• The Mountain Monster
• Mox
• The Munitions Master
• Murder Genius
• The Murder Master
• Murder Melody
• Murder on Wheels
• Murder Trail
• The Mysterious Island
• Mystery Island
• Mystery on Happy Bones
• The Mystery on the Snow
• Mystery Under the Sea
• The Mystic Mullah
• The Nemesis of Evil
• Nevlo
• The Night of Morningstar
• The Nightwitch Devil
• Nine Princes in Amber

Novel Picks

• Allies of Antares
• Altered Carbon
• The Annihilist
• Arena of Antares
• Armada of Antares
• At the Earth's Core (novel)
• The Automatic Detective
• Avenger of Antares
• Beasts of Antares
• Behind the Walls of Terra
• The Black Death (Avenger novel)
• Bladesman of Antares
• The Blood Countess
• Blood of Amber
• The Blood Ring
• The Boosted Man
• Broken Angels
• Captain Blood: A Radio Dramatization
• Captive Scorpio
• The Cartoon Crimes
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• The Courts of Chaos
• Crucible (2019 novel)
• Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep
• Death in Slow Motion
• The Death Machine
• Delia of Vallia
• The Demon Crown
• Demon Island
• The Devil's Horns (story)
• Dr. Time
• Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain
• Fires of Scorpio
• The Flame Breathers
• Flashman (novel)
• Fliers of Antares
• The Flying Goblin
• A Fortune for Kregen
• The Frosted Death
• The Gates of Creation
• Gentlemen of the Road
• Gideon's Corpse
• Gideon's Sword
• The Glass Man
• The Glass Mountain
• Golden Scorpio
• The Green Killer
• The Guns of Avalon
• The Hand of Oberon
• The Happy Killers
• The Hate Master
• House of Death
• I Will Repay (novel)
• I, Lucifer
• The Ice Limit
• The Iron Skull
• Justice, Inc.
• Knight of Shadows
• Krozair of Kregen
• The Land of Terror
• The Lavalite World
• Legions of Antares
• A Life for Kregen
• The Lost Island (2014 novel)
• The Maker of Universes
• The Man from Atlantis (Avenger novel)
• The Man of Bronze
• The Man Who Never Missed
• Manhounds of Antares
• Masks of Scorpio
• Mazes of Scorpio
• Midnight Murder
• Modesty Blaise (novel)
• Murder Melody
• Murder on Wheels
• The Mysterious Island
• Nevlo
• The Nightwitch Devil
• Nine Princes in Amber
• Omens of Kregen
• Paradox Alley
• Pictures of Death
• Pirate of the Pacific
• The Polar Treasure
• Prince of Chaos
• Prince of Scorpio
• A Princess of Mars
• A Private Cosmos
• The Purple Zombie
• Rebel of Antares
• Red Moon
• Renegade of Kregen
• River of Ice
• Sabre-Tooth
• Sandstorm (2004 novel)
• Savage Scorpio
• Scaramouche
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel)
• Secret Scorpio
• Seg the Bowman
• The Seventh Plague
• Sign of Chaos
• Sign of the Unicorn
• The Sixth Extinction
• The Sky Walker
• The Smiling Dogs
• Star City (1974 novel)
• Starrigger
• Stockholders in Death
• Storm Over Vallia
• Sung in Blood
• The Suns of Scorpio
• The Swiss Family Robinson
• A Sword for Kregen
• Swordships of Scorpio
• Talons of Scorpio
• Tarzan of the Apes
• A Taste for Death (Modesty Blaise)
• Three Gold Crowns
• The Three Musketeers (novel)
• The Tides of Kregen
• Traitor's Blade
• Transit to Scorpio
• Trumps of Doom
• Tuned for Murder
• A Victory for Kregen
• The Virility Gene
• Warlord of Antares
• Warrior of Scorpio
• Watchmen (graphic novel)
• Werewolves of Kregen
• Whirlpool of Stars
• The Wilder Curse
• Witches of Kregen
• Woken Furies
• The Yellow Hoard
• Sandbox template template

Action-Adventure Characters

• Richard Benson
• Modesty Blaise (character)
• Sir Percy Blakeney
• James Bond
• Jason Bourne
• Cap Fury
• Edmond Dantès
• The Domino Lady (character)
• The Fabulous Five
• Jack Flanders
• Cap Fury, The Skipper
• Captain Hazzard
• Ryder Hook
• Green Hornet
• Indiana Jones
• Dray Prescot
• Samurai Jack
• Doc Savage
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (character)
• Secret Agent X-9
• The Shadow
• The Spider (character)
• Sten (character)
• Zorro (character)

Action-Adventure Games

• Daredevils (RPG)

Action-Adventure Movies

• 3 Days to Kill (2014)
• 6 Underground (2019)
• The 6th Day (2000)
• Abduction (2011)
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• Angels and Demons (2009)
• Ant-Man (2015)
• Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2010)
• The Avengers (2012)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Barb Wire (1996)
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
• Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
• Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
• Black Panther (2018)
• The Bounty Hunter (2010)
• The Bourne Identity (2002)
• The Bourne Legacy (2012)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• Broken Arrow (1996)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974)
• Captain Marvel (2019)
• Casino Royale (2006)
• Clash of the Titans (2010)
• Commando (1985)
• Crank 2 (2009)
• The Croods (2013)
• Death Race (2008)
• Death Race 2 (2010)
• Death Race 2000 (1975)
• Death Race 2050 (2017)
• Despicable Me (2010)
• Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• Die Another Day (2002)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
• Die Hard: With a Vengence (1995)
• District 13: Ultimatum (2010)
• District B13 (2004)
• Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975)
• Dr. No (1962)
• Drive Angry (2011)
• Eagle Eye (2008)
• Edge of Darkness (2010)
• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
• Escape From L.A. (1996)
• Escape From New York (1981)
• The Expendables (2010)
• Expendables 2 (2012)
• The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
• Face Off (1997)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
• The Four Musketeers (1974)
• From Paris With Love (2010)
• From Russia With Love (1963)
• Gamer (2009)
• Get Smart (2008)
• Ghostbusters (1984)
• Ghostbusters (2016)
• GoldenEye (1995)
• Goldfinger (1964)
• A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
• The Green Hornet (2011)
• Green Zone (2010)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
• Hanna (2011)
• Hardcore Henry (2015)
• Haywire (2011)
• House of Flying Daggers (2004)
• The Incredibles (2004)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Iron Man (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Iron Man 3 (2013)
• Jack Reacher (2012)
• Jason Bourne (2016)
• John Carter (2012)
• Kick-Ass (2010)
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
• Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
• Knight and Day (2010)
• Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
• Last Man Standing (1996)
• Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
• Lethal Weapon (1987)
• Licence to Kill (1989)
• Live and Let Die (1973)
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
• The Living Daylights (1987)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• Mad Max (1979)
• Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
• The Mark of Zorro (1940)
• The Mask (1994)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Men in Black 2 (2002)
• Men in Black 3 (2012)
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
• Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
• Modesty Blaise (1966)
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
• The Mummy (1999)
• Nemesis (1992)
• No Time to Die (2020)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• The Princess Bride (1987)
• The Professionals (1966)
• Puss in Boots (2011)
• Quantum of Solace (2008)
• The Raid (2011)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Red (2010)
• Red 2 (2013)
• Riddick (2013)
• RoboCop (1987)
• The Rocketeer (1991)
• Running Scared (1986)
• Rush Hour (1998)
• Rush Hour 2 (2001)
• Sahara (2005)
• Salt (2010)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (2011)
• Sin City (2005)
• Skyfall (2012)
• Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010)
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
• Spectre (2015)
• Speed Racer (2008)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• The Spirit (2008)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013)
• Streets of Fire (1984)
• The Stunt Man (1980)
• Sucker Punch (2011)
• Surrogates (2009)
• Thor (2011)
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
• Thor: The Dark World (2013)
• The Three Musketeers (1973)
• Thunderball (1965)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• Transporter 3 (2008)
• Under Siege (1992)
• Wanted (2008)
• Watchmen (2009)
• Wonder Woman (2017)
• The World is Not Enough (1999)
• Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
• X-Men: First Class (2011)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• Your Highness (2011)

Movie Picks

• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• The Avengers (2012)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
• Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
• Black Panther (2018)
• The Bourne Identity (2002)
• The Bourne Legacy (2012)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• Broken Arrow (1996)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974)
• Casino Royale (2006)
• Death Race (2008)
• Despicable Me (2010)
• Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
• Die Hard: With a Vengence (1995)
• District B13 (2004)
• Dr. No (1962)
• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
• Escape From L.A. (1996)
• Escape From New York (1981)
• The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
• Face Off (1997)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
• The Four Musketeers (1974)
• From Paris With Love (2010)
• From Russia With Love (1963)
• Get Smart (2008)
• Ghostbusters (1984)
• Goldfinger (1964)
• A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
• Hanna (2011)
• House of Flying Daggers (2004)
• The Incredibles (2004)
• Iron Man (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Iron Man 3 (2013)
• Kick-Ass (2010)
• Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
• Knight and Day (2010)
• Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
• Last Man Standing (1996)
• Lethal Weapon (1987)
• Licence to Kill (1989)
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• Mad Max (1979)
• Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• The Mark of Zorro (1940)
• The Mask (1994)
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
• Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
• The Mummy (1999)
• Nemesis (1992)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• The Princess Bride (1987)
• Quantum of Solace (2008)
• The Raid (2011)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Red (2010)
• Red 2 (2013)
• The Rocketeer (1991)
• Salt (2010)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (2011)
• Sin City (2005)
• Skyfall (2012)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Streets of Fire (1984)
• The Stunt Man (1980)
• Sucker Punch (2011)
• Surrogates (2009)
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
• Thor: The Dark World (2013)
• The Three Musketeers (1973)
• Thunderball (1965)
• Under Siege (1992)
• Watchmen (2009)
• Wonder Woman (2017)
• Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
• X-Men: First Class (2011)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)

Action-Adventure TV

• 24 (TV series)
• Alias (TV series)
• Altered Carbon (TV series)
• Banshee (TV series)
• Burn Notice (TV series)
• Danger Man (TV series)
• Jack of All Trades (2000)
• The Lost Room
• Samurai Jack (TV series)
• Strike Back (TV series)
• The Venture Brothers (TV series)

TV Picks

• 24 (TV series)
• Alias (TV series)
• Burn Notice (TV series)
• The Lost Room
• Samurai Jack (TV series)
• The Venture Brothers (TV series)

Action-Adventure Picks

• 24 (TV series)
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• Alias (TV series)
• Allies of Antares
• Altered Carbon
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• The Annihilist
• Arena of Antares
• Armada of Antares
• At the Earth's Core (novel)
• The Automatic Detective
• Avenger of Antares
• The Avengers (2012)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Barsoom (series)
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)
• Beasts of Antares
• Behind the Walls of Terra
• Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
• The Black Death (Avenger novel)
• Black Panther (2018)
• Bladesman of Antares
• Modesty Blaise (character)
• Sir Percy Blakeney
• The Blood Countess
• Blood of Amber
• The Blood Ring
• The Boosted Man
• Bourne (movie series)
• The Bourne Identity (2002)
• The Bourne Legacy (2012)
• The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
• Jason Bourne
• Broken Angels
• Broken Arrow (1996)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003)
• Burn Notice (TV series)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• Captain Blood: A Radio Dramatization
• Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1974)
• Captive Scorpio
• The Cartoon Crimes
• Casino Royale (2006)
• Cobra Trap
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• The Courts of Chaos
• Crucible (2019 novel)
• Danger 5 (trailer)
• Edmond Dantès
• Daredevils (RPG)
• Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep
• Dead Men's Bones: The Air Adventure Stories of Lester Dent
• Death in Slow Motion
• The Death Machine
• Death Race (2008)
• Delia of Vallia
• The Demon Crown
• Demon Island
• Lester Dent
• Despicable Me (2010)
• Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
• The Devil's Horns (story)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
• Die Hard: With a Vengence (1995)
• District B13 (2004)
• Doc Savage see also
• Doc Savage (series)
• Dr. No (1962)
• Dr. Time
• Dray Prescot (series)
• Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
• Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain
• Escape From L.A. (1996)
• Escape From New York (1981)
• The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
• Face Off (1997)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• Fires of Scorpio
• Fists Of Fury: The Adventures Of Curt Flagg
• The Flame Breathers
• Jack Flanders
• Flashman (novel)
• Flashman (series)
• Fliers of Antares
• The Flying Goblin
• The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
• A Fortune for Kregen
• The Four Musketeers (1974)
• George MacDonald Fraser
• From Paris With Love (2010)
• From Russia With Love (1963)
• The Frosted Death
• The Frozen Flight (short story)
• The Gates of Creation
• Gentlemen of the Road
• Get Smart (2008)
• Ghostbusters (1984)
• Gideon's Corpse
• Gideon's Sword
• The Glass Man
• The Glass Mountain
• Golden Scorpio
• Goldfinger (1964)
• A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
• The Green Killer
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
• The Guns of Avalon
• The Hand of Oberon
• Hanna (2011)
• The Happy Killers
• The Hate Master
• Ryder Hook
• Green Hornet
• House of Death
• House of Flying Daggers (2004)
• I Will Repay (novel)
• I, Lucifer
• The Ice Limit
• The Incredibles (2004)
• Iron Man (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Iron Man 3 (2013)
• The Iron Skull
• Justice, Inc.
• Kick-Ass (2010)
• Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
• Knight and Day (2010)
• Knight of Shadows
• Krozair of Kregen
• Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
• The Land of Terror
• Last Man Standing (1996)
• The Lavalite World
• Legions of Antares
• Lethal Weapon (1987)
• Licence to Kill (1989)
• A Life for Kregen
• Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
• The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
• The Lost Island (2014 novel)
• The Lost Room
• Mad Max (1979)
• Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• The Maker of Universes
• The Man from Atlantis (Avenger novel)
• The Man of Bronze
• The Man Who Never Missed
• Manhounds of Antares
• The Mark of Zorro (1940)
• The Mask (1994)
• Masks of Scorpio
• Mazes of Scorpio
• Midnight Murder
• Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
• Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
• Modesty Blaise (novel)
• Modesty Blaise (series)
• Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)
• The Mummy (1999)
• Murder Melody
• Murder on Wheels
• The Mysterious Island
• Nemesis (1992)
• Nevlo
• The Nightwitch Devil
• Nine Princes in Amber
• Nova Genesis (series)
• Omens of Kregen
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• One Billion - Gold! (short story)
• Paradox Alley
• Pictures of Death
• Pieces of Modesty
• Pirate of the Pacific
• The Polar Treasure
• Dray Prescot
• Prince of Chaos
• Prince of Scorpio
• The Princess Bride (1987)
• A Princess of Mars
• A Private Cosmos
• The Purple Zombie
• Quantum of Solace (2008)
• The Raid (2011)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Rebel of Antares
• Red (2010)
• Red 2 (2013)
• Red Moon
• Renegade of Kregen
• River of Ice
• The Rocketeer (1991)
• Ryder Hook (series)
• Sabre-Tooth
• Salt (2010)
• Samurai Jack
• Samurai Jack (TV series)
• Sandstorm (2004 novel)
• Savage Scorpio
• Doc Savage
• Scaramouche
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
• The Scarlet Pimpernel (novel)
• Secret Scorpio
• Seg the Bowman
• The Seventh Plague
• Sherlock Holmes (2009)
• Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (2011)
• Sign of Chaos
• Sign of the Unicorn
• Sin City (2005)
• The Sixth Extinction
• The Sky Walker
• Skyfall (2012)
• The Smiling Dogs
• Snake Plissken (movie series)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Star City (1974 novel)
• Starrigger
• Sten (character)
• Stockholders in Death
• Storm Over Vallia
• Streets of Fire (1984)
• The Stunt Man (1980)
• Sucker Punch (2011)
• Sung in Blood
• The Suns of Scorpio
• Surrogates (2009)
• The Swiss Family Robinson
• A Sword for Kregen
• Swordships of Scorpio
• Takeshi Kovacs (series)
• Talons of Scorpio
• Tarzan of the Apes
• A Taste for Death (Modesty Blaise)
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
• Thor: Ragnarok Teaser Trailer
• Thor: The Dark World (2013)
• Three Gold Crowns
• The Three Musketeers (1973)
• The Three Musketeers (novel)
• Thunderball (1965)
• The Tides of Kregen
• Traitor's Blade
• Transit to Scorpio
• Trumps of Doom
• Tuned for Murder
• Under Siege (1992)
• The Venture Brothers (TV series)
• A Victory for Kregen
• The Virility Gene
• Vision from Age of Ultron (poster)
• Warlord of Antares
• Warrior of Scorpio
• Watchmen (2009)
• Watchmen (graphic novel)
• Werewolves of Kregen
• Whirlpool of Stars
• The Wilder Curse
• Witches of Kregen
• Woken Furies
• Wonder Woman (2017)
• World of Tiers (series)
• Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
• X-Men: First Class (2011)
• The Yellow Hoard
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
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Action-Adventure Tropes

• Action girl (trope)
• Action-adventure (trope)
• Action-adventure trope
• List of action-adventure tropes

Action-Adventure Artists

• A110 (Library Box)
• Howard Pyle

See Also

• Action-adventure tropes at TvTropes.org

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