Movies Like The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle

If you liked The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle (1974), a adventure and fantasy movie directed by Donn Greer, 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.

1
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also family and fantasy
Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl…
2
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and adventure
After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is…
3
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and family
A 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.
4
Return to Oz (1985)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and family
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.
5
Robin Robin (2021)
★ 7/10Also adventure and family
A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
6
Monster Summer (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and fantasy
When 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.
7
Inkheart (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and family
The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.
8
Labyrinth (1986)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and family
Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah, a teenager with an active imagination, summons the Goblins to take her baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him…
9
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and fantasy
One day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in…
10
The Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also family and fantasy
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the…
11
Tom Thumb (1958)
★ 6.4/10Also family and fantasy
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
12
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and family
Now that the Queen of Hearts is nice and Cinderella is safe, things seem perfect for Red and Chloe… But little do they know that changing the past created a new villain — Maddox Hatter. When Maddox captures the Queen…
13
Descendants 2 (2017)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasy
When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.
14
The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasy
In 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…
15
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventure
Anastasia 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.
16
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also family and adventure
Thomas leaves Sodor to fulfil his dream of seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels across five continents seeing sights he has never…
17
Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and family
The Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…
18
The Dark Crystal (1982)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and family
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
19
The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure and family
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.
20
Happily Ever After (1989)
★ 5.8/10Also family and fantasy
In the aftermath of her more famous adventure, Snow White must team up with the dwarves' seven female cousins to battle the late Evil Queen's warlock brother and rescue the captured Prince.