Movies Like Dance of the Dwarfs

If you liked Dance of the Dwarfs (1983), a adventure and horror movie directed by Gus Trikonis, 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
The Meg (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also horror
A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.
2
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
3
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also horror
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
4
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.
5
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to…
6
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also 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…
7
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
An exploratory dive into the deepest depths of the ocean of a daring research team spirals into chaos when a malevolent mining operation threatens their mission and forces them into a high-stakes battle for survival.
8
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
★ 7/10Also adventure
Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.
9
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
★ 7/10Also adventure
Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape…
10
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this…
11
Rampage (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle…
12
Monster Summer (2024)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and horror
When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.
13
Phase IV (1974)
★ 6.3/10Also horror
Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.
14
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.
15
Eradication (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also horror
When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and…
16
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)
★ 7.1/10Also horror
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
17
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
18
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
19
Underwater (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and adventure
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
20
War of the Worlds (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm…