Movies Like With Stanley in Africa

If you liked With Stanley in Africa (1922), a action and adventure movie directed by William James Craft and Edward A. Kull, 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
Hellfighters (1968)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventure
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
2
True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…
3
The 355 (2022)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
4
Hatari! (1962)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and action
A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.
5
Black Gold (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay…
6
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also action and adventure
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels…
7
Triple Cross (1966)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and action
Safecracker Eddie Chapman is languishing in prison on the island of Jersey when the Nazis arrive. An adept manipulator of situations, Chapman convinces the Germans to use him to spy on the British. And when the…
8
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and action
Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacles of an all-too-familiar evil return in the form of an old rival…
9
Black Panther (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also action and adventure
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within…
10
Limbo (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo…
11
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
12
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventure
As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly…
13
Suicide Squad (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventure
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted…
14
Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also action
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent…
15
SAS: Red Notice (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also action
An off-duty SAS soldier, Tom Buckingham, must thwart a terror attack on a train running through the Channel Tunnel. As the action escalates on the train, events transpire in the corridors of power that may make the…
16
Monsters of Man (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also action
A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing…
17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
★ 7.7/10Also adventure
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and…
18
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also action and adventure
Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled…
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Fountain of Youth (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
A treasure-hunting mastermind assembles a team for a life-changing adventure. But to outwit and outrun threats at every turn, he'll need someone even smarter than he is: his estranged sister.
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David Copperfield (1935)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.