Movies Like Xavana: The Island of Love
If you liked Xavana: The Island of Love (1981), a adventure movie directed by Zygmunt Sulistrowski, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Timescape (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureBefore they can complete renovations on their new country inn, a widowed father and his young daughter are visited by a strange group of tourists. He soon makes a chilling discovery: they are disaster junkies from the…
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The Water Man (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also adventureHoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's…
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Pan (2015)
★ 6/10Also adventureLiving a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They…
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Kings of the Sun (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureIn order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into…
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Prince Charming (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also adventureAfter an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also adventureStuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…
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True Spirit (2023)
★ 7/10Also adventureWhen the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben…
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Macunaima (1969)
★ 6.9/10Also adventureBorn a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something…
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Monster Summer (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureWhen a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventureCaptain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down…
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Return to Nim's Island (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureFourteen year old Nim, more determined than ever to protect her island and all the wildlife that call it home, faces off against resort developers and animal poachers. Soon she realizes she can’t depend on her animal…
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The Mosquito Coast (1986)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureAn inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia.
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Nim's Island (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureA young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
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Paradise (1982)
★ 6/10Also adventureAfter their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the…
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The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also adventureIn a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a…
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureAnastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
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The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureA modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.
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Come Away (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also adventureBefore Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of…
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Jungle (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also adventureIn 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest…
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Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureOn the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.