Movies Like East of Borneo
If you liked East of Borneo (1931), a adventure movie directed by George Melford, 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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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
★ 7.3/10Also adventureAfter arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureSean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
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Rio 2 (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureIt's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most…
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The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureWhen Littlefoot's grandfather falls ill, the only way to cure him is with a flower from the forbidding land of the mists, which holds unexpected perils and danger.
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The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
★ 6.9/10Also adventureThe circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives…
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Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureHarry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.
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The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureLittlefoot and his pals set off in search of a "stone of cold fire" that fell from the night sky. Since he's the only one who has seen it though, nobody really believes him. Petrie's uncle Pterano offers support only…
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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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The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureLittlefoot and his friends return in another adventure. But this time, they aren't the smallest dinosaurs in the valley anymore.
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The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureJoan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his…
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Tarzan & Jane (2002)
★ 6/10Also adventureWith the first anniversary of her wedding to Tarzan beckoning, Jane ponders how to make it the perfect English celebration.
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The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureA bedtime story leads Littlefoot and his grandparents on a journey to a new land, where Littlefoot discovers someone who vanished before he was born: his father! Now Littlefoot must decide between two worlds. Will he…
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Jungle Book (1942)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureMowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain a relationship with the…
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The Lion King (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureSimba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and former heir to the throne—has plans of his…
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Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also adventureMufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
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Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureTony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr…
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Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureA young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
★ 6.6/10Also adventureOne year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz…
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The Jungle Book (1994)
★ 6/10Also adventureRaised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a…
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The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureThe Great Valley turns barren and herds of dinosaurs have to find another place to inhabit. Cera, Littlefoot and Petrie, all kids, leave to find food and get stranded on a lush unknown island.