Movies Like The Last Days of Pompeii
If you liked The Last Days of Pompeii (1935), a drama and adventure movie directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, 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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Jacob (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and dramaIsaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.
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Propeller One-Way Night Coach (2026)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and dramaDuring the golden age of aviation, a young airplane enthusiast and his mother embark on a cross-country journey to Hollywood—and their simple flight transforms into the trip of a lifetime.
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The King of Kings (2025)
★ 8.3/10Also adventureCharles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His…
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Esther (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and dramaEsther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.
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David (1997)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and dramaA distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to be king, under the watchful eyes of prophet Samuel.
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Jesus (1999)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and dramaJesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.
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The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and dramaA 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an…
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Iron Will (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureWhen Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for…
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Anastasia (1997)
★ 7.6/10Also adventureTen years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is accompanied by two con men, who intend…
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In Search of the Castaways (1962)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureTwo teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney film was based upon…
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The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and dramaWhitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse…
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The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
★ 6.5/10Also dramaIn the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus…
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Treasure Island (1972)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureYoung Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
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The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
★ 7/10Also adventureA group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.
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Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaIn this animated retelling of the story from the Bible's Book of Genesis, Joseph's gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat inspires jealousy in his brothers.
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
★ 6/10Also adventureCan twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…
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The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and dramaAmerica is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her…
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also adventureAs Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested…
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Abraham (1993)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and dramaRather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God…
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also adventureBalthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who…