Best Historical & Adventure Movies & TV Shows

Hell’s Paradise

For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.

Stars: Aoi Ichikawa Chiaki Kobayashi Daiki Yamashita Konomi Kohara Makoto Koichi Rie Takahashi Ryohei Kimura Tetsu Inada Yumiri Hanamori

Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirates. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed a "Devil Fruit," decides to follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and that he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Luffy will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!

Stars: Akemi Okamura Cho Hiroaki Hirata Ikue Otani Kappei Yamaguchi Katsuhisa Houki Kazuki Yao Kazuya Nakai Mayumi Tanaka Yuriko Yamaguchi

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

Decades after her party defeated the Demon King, an old friend's funeral launches the elf wizard Frieren on a journey of self-discovery.

Stars: Atsumi Tanezaki Chiaki Kobayashi Hiroki Touchi Kana Ichinose Nobuhiko Okamoto Yoji Ueda

House of the Dragon

The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.

Stars: Emma D'Arcy Matt Smith Olivia Cooke

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Thrust into a high-stakes chase around the world, fearless adventurer Lara Croft confronts her traumatic past while unraveling an ancient mystery.

Stars: Allen Maldonado Earl Baylon Hayley Atwell

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.

Stars: Kaito Ishikawa Kenta Miyake Rie Takahashi Shogo Sakata Yohei Azakami

Everything Sucks!

It's 1996 in a town called Boring, Oregon, where high school misfits in the AV and drama clubs brave the ups and downs of teenage emotions in the VHS era.

Stars: Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako Elijah Stevenson Jahi Di'Allo Winston Patch Darragh Peyton Kennedy Quinn Liebling Rio Mangini Sydney Sweeney

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros: a young, naive but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits await these improbable and incomparable friends.

Stars: Daniel Ings Dexter Sol Ansell Peter Claffey

ONE PIECE

With his straw hat and ragtag crew, young pirate Monkey D. Luffy goes on an epic voyage for treasure.

Stars: Charithra Chandran Emily Rudd Iñaki Godoy Jacob Gibson Mackenyu Taz Skylar

The Bluff

When her tranquil life on a remote island is shattered by the return of her vengeful former captain, a skilled ex-pirate must confront her bloody past and unleash her deadly talents to save her family from a ruthless siege.

Run time: 103m Tagline: Betrayal cuts deep. Release: 2026-02-17

Stars: David Field Gideon Mzembe Greg Hatton Ismael Cruz Cordova Karl Urban Pacharo Mzembe Priyanka Chopra Jonas Safia Oakley-Green Temuera Morrison Vedanten Naidoo

Gladiator II

Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Run time: 141m Release: 2024-11-13

Stars: Connie Nielsen Denzel Washington Derek Jacobi Fred Hechinger Joseph Quinn Lior Raz May Calamawy Paul Mescal Pedro Pascal Peter Mensah

William Tell

The narrative unfolds in the 14th Century, when the European nations vie for supremacy within the Holy Roman Empire. The ambitious Austrian Empire, desiring more land, invades neighbouring Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation. Protagonist William Tell, a formerly peaceful hunter, finds himself forced to take action as his family and homeland come under threat from the oppressive Austrian King and his ruthless warlords.

Run time: 133m Release: 2025-01-17

Stars: Ben Kingsley Claes Bang Connor Swindells Ellie Bamber Emily Beecham Golshifteh Farahani Jonah Hauer-King Jonathan Pryce Rafe Spall Solly McLeod

How to Train Your Dragon

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.

Run time: 0m Tagline: The legend is real. Release: 2025-06-11

Stars: Bronwyn James Gabriel Howell Gerard Butler Harry Trevaldwyn Julian Dennison Mason Thames Nick Frost Nico Parker Ruth Codd

Landman

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West-Texas and a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires that are fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.

Stars: Ali Larter Billy Bob Thornton Demi Moore Jacob Lofland James Jordan Jon Hamm Kayla Wallace Mark Collie Michelle Randolph Paulina Chávez