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Movies Like Killers of Kilimanjaro

If you liked Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959), a adventure movie directed by Richard Thorpe, 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. 1Tarzan and His Mate

    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.

  2. 2Hatari!

    Hatari! (1962)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure

    A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.

  3. 3The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

    ★ 6.9/10Also adventure

    Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated…

  4. 4The Dogs of War

    The Dogs of War (1980)

    ★ 5.8/10Also adventure

    Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.

  5. 5Dark of the Sun

    Dark of the Sun (1968)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure

    A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize…

  6. 6King Solomon's Mines

    King Solomon's Mines (1950)

    ★ 6.5/10Also adventure

    Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

  7. 7The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

    The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also adventure

    Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize each of their unique abilities to…

  8. 8Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

    Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

    ★ 6.4/10Also adventure

    Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War…

  9. 9White Hunter, Black Heart

    White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)

    ★ 6.4/10Also adventure

    Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and…

  10. 10Black Panther

    Black Panther (2018)

    ★ 7.4/10Also 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…

  11. 11Bhowani Junction

    Bhowani Junction (1956)

    ★ 6.1/10Also adventure

    Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.

  12. 12The Legend of Tarzan

    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.

  13. 13Tarzan the Ape Man

    Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure

    James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them…

  14. 14The African Queen

    The African Queen (1952)

    ★ 7.3/10Also adventure

    At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

  15. 15Shout at the Devil

    Shout at the Devil (1976)

    ★ 6/10Also adventure

    During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar…

  16. 16The Lion King

    The Lion King (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10Also adventure

    Simba 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…

  17. 17North West Frontier

    North West Frontier (1959)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure

    In the rebellious northern frontier province of colonial India, British Army Captain Scott, a young prince and the boy's governess escape by an obsolete train as they are relentlessly pursued by Muslim rebels intent on…

  18. 18The Wild Geese

    The Wild Geese (1978)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure

    A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader…

  19. 19The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild (1972)

    ★ 6.1/10Also adventure

    John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles…

  20. 20Two by Two: Overboard!

    Two by Two: Overboard! (2020)

    ★ 7.6/10Also adventure

    Two misfit castaways struggle to reunite an unorthodox family, out-run a volcano, and negotiate a peace deal on a creaking Ark.

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