Movies Like Iku: The Jungle Man

If you liked Iku: The Jungle Man (2008), a comedy and adventure movie directed by Sagar Lamichhane, 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
Tarzan & Jane (2002)
★ 6/10Also adventure
With the first anniversary of her wedding to Tarzan beckoning, Jane ponders how to make it the perfect English celebration.
2
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
3
Tarzan II (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him.
4
Rio 2 (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and comedy
It'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…
5
Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they…
6
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars…
7
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.
8
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.
9
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and adventure
Dora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.
10
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and comedy
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
11
Return to Never Land (2002)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.
12
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and adventure
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding…
13
Jungle Cruise (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and adventure
Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will…
14
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and comedy
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
15
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and adventure
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
16
Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy
At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
17
Wildwood (2026)
★ 8.7/10Also adventure
Prue and her classmate Curtis are drawn into a magical forest filled with enchanted creatures, loyal allies, and formidable adversaries as they embark on a desperate quest to rescue Prue's abducted baby brother from a…
18
The Monkey King (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and comedy
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
19
Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and comedy
A 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.
20
The Jungle Book (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli, a man-cub fostered by wolves, is forced to flee the jungle, and he embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera, and the free-spirited…