Movies Like Pygmy Island

If you liked Pygmy Island (1950), a adventure movie directed by William Berke, 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 Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
When 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.
3
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
4
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…
5
The Jungle Book (1994)
★ 6/10Also adventure
Raised 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…
6
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also 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.
7
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
When the water supply to the Great Valley is blocked, Littlefoot and his friends must cooperate with a group of bullies to find the reason the cause.
8
Jumanji (1995)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room…
9
Rio 2 (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
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…
10
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure
The 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.
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
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.
13
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure
Littlefoot befriends with a mysterious, fun-loving dolphin-like creature named Mo, who is trapped in "new water" caused by heavy rain. The gang then goes on an adventure to the "big water" to bring Mo home.
14
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
15
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
When the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike tail" dinosaurs volunteers to leave since they consume more food than the others. Meanwhile, the young dinos and a new adult…
16
The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
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…
17
Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace (2024)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
When an Iraq War veteran receives a calling from a higher power, he embarks on a mission to stop a fallen angel from raising an army of the dead to take over the world.
18
Treasure Island (1972)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
Young 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.
19
Legend of the Lost (1957)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.
20
Once Upon a Forest (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.