Movies Like The Hell of Tarutao

If you liked The Hell of Tarutao (1976), a action and adventure movie directed by Ruj Ronapop, 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
Escape Plan (2013)
★ 6.7/10Also action
Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to…
2
Nowhere to Run (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also action
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
3
The Escapist (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an…
4
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure
A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.
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Papillon (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis…
6
Tomb Raider (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also action and adventure
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
7
Prison Break: The Final Break (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also action
Michael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina. Once a hit is ordered on Sara, the team reunite to break out the increasingly vulnerable…
8
No Escape (1994)
★ 6.2/10Also action
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesome and violent inmates: Absolom, a secret jungle island where prisoners are abandoned and left to die. But Marine…
9
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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Lord of the Flies (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.
11
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure
Young Jim Hawkins and his two best friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried treasure, but soon find that not everyone onboard can be trusted.
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Atlantis Rising (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.
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Strange Cargo (1940)
★ 7/10Also adventure
Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.
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The Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the…
15
Sucker Punch (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also action
A young woman, institutionalized by her abusive stepfather, retreats into a vivid fantasy world where she envisions a plan to escape. Gathering a group of fellow inmates, she embarks on a quest to collect five mystical…
16
Cave Rescue (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and action
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time…
17
Inferno (1999)
★ 6.2/10Also action
Eddie Lomax is a drifter who has been in a suicidal funk since the death of his close friend Johnny. Riding his motorcycle into a small desert town where Johnny once lived, Lomax is confronted by a gang of toughs, who…
18
PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and action
When their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay. The meteor's golden energy grants the PAW Patrol superpowers. The heroic Mighty Pups are on…
19
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and action
After losing Captain Jack Sparrow to the locker of Davy Jones, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Barbossa journey to the ends of the earth to rescue him. And as the East India Trading Company tightens its grip…
20
Swashbuckler (1976)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.