The best adventure films of 1956

7 adventure films from 1956, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. The Ten Commandments Score 81.6 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 82% · Drama, History
2. Around the World in 80 Days Score 61.0 · IMDb 6.7 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 69 · Adventure, Comedy, Family
3. The Searchers Score 59.5 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 87% · Metascore 94 · Western
4. Forbidden Planet Score 58.9 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 80 · Science Fiction, Adventure
5. Moby Dick Score 55.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 78 · Adventure, Drama
6. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island Score 45.1 · IMDb 7.5 · Action, Adventure, Drama
7. Pursuit of the Graf Spee Score 33.5 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 82%