You may remember movies like The Mummy, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. These family‑friendly films incited a sense of adventure and stirred the imagination. So, what happened to them? They seem to have disappeared from the movie landscape over the last generation or so. In this episode of the podcast, we take a deep dive into adventure films and explore the demise of this exciting subgenre on the big screen.

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References

Millington, Ceridwen. The Death of the Adventure Movie. Flipscreened. (2022 June 27). https://flipscreened.com/2022/06/27/the-death-of-the-adventure-movie/

Molumby, Deirdre. Whatever happened to the action‑adventure movie? entertainment.ie. https://entertainment.ie/movies/movie-news/whatever-happened-to-the-action-adventure-movie-490312/#:~:text=Action%20adventure%20movies%20have%20in,by%20a%20feeling%20of%20freshness.

The Problem with Adventure Movies Today [Film]. (2022). Like Stories of Old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MtMdAmoZK4.

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