Movies Like King Kong

If you liked King Kong (1933), a adventure and fantasy movie directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, 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
King Kong (1976)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and horror
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
2
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and fantasy
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
3
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and horror
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead…
4
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and fantasy
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
5
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.
6
The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and 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…
7
Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
★ 6.4/10Also horror and adventure
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
8
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and 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.
9
The Jungle Book (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and fantasy
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…
10
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and adventure
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive…
11
The BFG (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and fantasy
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
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Mighty Joe Young (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and fantasy
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic…
13
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and fantasy
As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring…
14
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and fantasy
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…
15
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and fantasy
Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down…
16
The Wiz (1978)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and adventure
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
17
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and fantasy
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must…
18
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
★ 7.8/10Also adventure and fantasy
When wily pirate Captain Barbossa seizes Jack Sparrow’s beloved ship, the Black Pearl, and kidnaps the governor’s daughter, Elizabeth Swann, blacksmith Will Turner reluctantly teams up with the unpredictable pirate…
19
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and adventure
Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny.
20
Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and adventure
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.