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For Sale Mar 28, 2026 at 1:42 AM

What genre of movie is this?

Posted by AggressiveMap2288

My partner and I were talking and we settled on the fact that I definitely have a type of movie that I love. A grand adventure, with the right mix of action, romance, fantasy, and a little over the top humor at times. Think: Princess Bride Pirates of the Caribbean The Mummy Indiana Jones The Librarian These movies seem to have just the perfect amount of stakes to make them entertaining, while still being lighthearted. What do we call this genre? Can it be defined? Also, why haven't they made more movies in this vein in a while (I'm open to suggestions!)
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[deleted] Mar 28, 2026 +54
Swashbuckling adventure
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +12
Swashbuckling was actually the word I was looking for when I was trying to describe it to him!
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[deleted] Mar 28, 2026 +5
Well glad I could help
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ZorroMeansFox Mar 28, 2026 +1
Here's a bit of trivia for you. A swashbuckle was a weight worn of a swordsman's belt, opposite from where the sword was sheathed, to balance out the load, so you wouldn't be made uncomfortable by the sword's heft dragging at you on just one side.
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DeanMacGuffin1985 Mar 28, 2026 +19
Some recommended swashbuckling adventure films: The Mask of Zorro The Count of Monte Cristo 2002 Romancing The Stone National Treasure 1 and 2 Operation Condor The Adventures of Tintin 2011 The Three Musketeers 1993 The Lost City
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +2
Mask of Zorro is definitely on the list!
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DeanMacGuffin1985 Mar 28, 2026 +4
The Fall and Stardust are a specific kind of fantasy adventure in the mold of The Princess Bride.
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +3
I did used to watch Stardust when I was younger and remember enjoying it.
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Revolutionary_Egg486 Mar 28, 2026 +1
The Fall!!! If you haven’t seen it, OP, don’t walk, run!🏃🏻‍♀️ It’s actually based on a movie called Yo-Ho-Ho, so definitely has some swashbuckling to it.
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mysteryofthefieryeye Mar 28, 2026 +2
Always nice to see a callback to '93 Musketeers. I've been looking for it forever. I'll just add Captain Blood to the list, which should be a gateway to all the other classics found online
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Should_Not_Comment Mar 28, 2026 +11
I think Romancing The Stone checks a lot of those boxes
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +5
I haven't seen it! Maybe I should try it. Still, I wish they would make some new movies of this type.
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haybai81 Mar 28, 2026 +3
Also recommend the sequel the Jewel of the Nile. Not sure what the consensus is on this as a sequel but I loved it
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StrLord_Who Mar 28, 2026 +2
Not maybe.  Watch it.   Lost City is a new one in this genre.  
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BootleggedBart Mar 28, 2026 +4
That's the adventure film, the swashbuckler being more specific subcategory
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +2
I feel like not every adventure film fits this criteria though. Swashbuckler definitely. That was actually a word I was looking for
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Early-Piano2647 Mar 28, 2026 +4
All of them are adventure films primarily. Some of them are adventure/comedies, and Pirates is definitely fantasy adventure, with a strong emphasis on comedy.
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Medium_Albatross3892 Mar 28, 2026 +3
Hook maybe?
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aircooledJenkins Mar 28, 2026 +3
Jungle Cruise
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VampireHunterAlex Mar 28, 2026 +2
A well-rounded adventure is probably the most accurate description of these films: Most contain a little bit of everything.
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Yeah I guess. I feel like "adventure" is too broad most of the time though. There is just a certain element some of these movies have that others don't.
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VampireHunterAlex Mar 28, 2026 +1
You can’t really label that flavor a genre though:  I know what you mean when you say these films have a connection, but I dont think it’s possible to before production is even green-lit to aim-and-target that sweet spot.  If it were a formula to follow, obviously there’d be many more examples.
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Own-Librarian-9699 Mar 28, 2026 +2
If anyone swings on a whip or rope or sword fights it is an Errol Flynn swashbuckler or neo-swashbuckler (aware that it is a swashbuckler). Anything by Douglas Fairbanks or Errol Flynn. https://www.listnook.com/r/classicfilms/comments/ijfxky/best_swashbuckling_films/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I've never heard that before! Though I probably will get hate for this, I don't think I've watched the "classic" movies in the genre. Most of mine were during my childhood, late 90s-00s. It seems as though there was a bit of a heyday of them being made around that time.
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Own-Librarian-9699 Mar 28, 2026 +1
The revival. Robin hood and romancing the stone in the 1980s. With Indiana Jones. The originals are of their era, segregated and sexist. I think Hollywood was built in westerns and swashbuckling and then colorama musicals. We're just repeating the cycle.
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AaronWYL Mar 28, 2026 +1
I whole-heartedly recommend watching [The Adventures of Robin Hood.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029843/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_the%20adventures%20of%20robin%20hood) It holds up well.
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mysteryofthefieryeye Mar 28, 2026 +3
You ok with B&W classics? I'll just recommend Captain Blood, (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026174/), but an online search will give you more. Oh hmm, *maybe* the Gena Davis starrer *Cutthroat Island* for some fun schlocky adventure!
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EmilyAnne1170 Mar 28, 2026 +2
It’s not a perfect fit, but I bet you’d like Galaxy Quest!
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aircooledJenkins Mar 28, 2026 +2
Stardust might scratch your itch.
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Lord_Darksong Mar 28, 2026 +1
Lost City and Bullet Train have this vibe. Just scanned the responses and didn't see them yet.
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Bullet Train is such a good movie. It has some of the same elements, but I think it's a bit too intense or high stakes to quite fit. I really wanted to like Lost City. I may need to revisit it
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purgruv Mar 28, 2026 +1
A romp?
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green_meklar Mar 28, 2026 +1
Princess Bride I would classify as more of a straight-up parody. The others are all...lighthearted action-adventure movies, I guess?
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Former_Matter49 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Big Trouble in Little China is a perfect example to me, while hilariously inverting the "white savior" trope.
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OrpahsBookClub Mar 28, 2026 +1
You might like Secondhand Lions, which is about halfway between Princess Bride and Big Fish. Also check out the old Sinbad movies, like the Seventh Voyage of Sinbad.
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cubanito_nj Mar 28, 2026 +1
rom com adventure
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lxnaasonxl Mar 28, 2026 +1
omg those are literally my comfort movies!! i call them "swashbuckling adventures with hot people" lol. wish they'd make more that aren't just remakes or sequels.
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I like that title! Yes, I would also love some new ones that are original. Jungle Cruise was close...but not quite there. That's been the most recent one for me.
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Rosebud_apothocary Mar 28, 2026 +1
Definitely try The Lost City
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Trike117 Mar 28, 2026 +1
Fantasy Adventure They still make them, frequently. Whether you’ll like them is a different matter. Many superhero movies fall under this category. *Ant-Man* *Captain America: The First Avenger* *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves* *Everything Everywhere All at Once* *Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle* and *Jumanji: The Next Level* *The Lone Ranger* *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* *Spirited* *Uncharted*
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +2
I can't do superhero movies, for some reason they just don't hit the same. Uncharted was decent.
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purgruv Mar 28, 2026 +1
Deadpool
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Internal_Wheel_89 Mar 28, 2026
Peter Pan movie, aka for kids who never grew up
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +1
I don't know if that's an insult or not. Lol but I think it does fit. These were definitely all childhood favorites.
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jdutaillis Mar 28, 2026
Hollywood action adventure popcorn flick
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AggressiveMap2288 Mar 28, 2026 +1
That's one way of wording it. Lol
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