6 Best Board Game Adventure Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 23, 2026

A board game that comes alive is a brilliant excuse for an adventure. Jumanji started it, Welcome to the Jungle and The Next Level pull players into a video-game world, and Zathura launches two feuding brothers into outer space. Game Night turns a competitive evening into a kidnapping the players think is part of the game, and Clue brings the original murder mystery to the table.

Game Night (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A couple's competitive game night spirals into a real kidnapping plot they mistake for part of the fun.

Directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

TMDB ★ 6.7

The friends are pulled back into a broken video game world where the levels and rules keep changing.

Directed by Jake Kasdan · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, YouTube TV, FXNow · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Four teenagers are magically transported into a video game jungle and forced to complete its quest.

Directed by Jake Kasdan · 1h 59m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Two feuding brothers are launched into outer space after playing a mysterious board game.

Directed by Jon Favreau · 1h 41m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jumanji (1995)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 56% Metacritic 41

A board game unleashes decades of jungle chaos into one house at a time.

Directed by Joe Johnston · 1h 44m · Rated PG

4 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Clue (1985)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A dinner party of suspicious strangers investigates a blackmailer's murder in real time.

Directed by Jonathan Lynn · 1h 34m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Board Game Adventure Movies

Game Night (2018)

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Jumanji (1995)

Clue (1985)

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