Movies Like Flight of the Lost Balloon

If you liked Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961), a adventure movie directed by Nathan Juran, 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
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.
2
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.
3
Cliffhanger (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are…
4
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…
5
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…
6
Romancing the Stone (1984)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom…
7
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding…
8
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…
9
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.
10
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his…
11
Curious George (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.
12
Red One (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure
After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
13
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.
14
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure
A boy and his dog, White Fang, must try to save the noble Haida tribe from evil white men in turn-of-the-century Alaska.
15
The Edge (1997)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure
The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assistant Stephen, Charles devises a plan to help them reach…
16
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and…
17
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire.
18
Jungle Cruise (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
Dr. Lily Houghton enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff to take her down the Amazon in his dilapidated boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal – a discovery that will…
19
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who…
20
The Aeronauts (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure
In 1862, daredevil balloon pilot Amelia Wren teams up with pioneering meteorologist James Glaisher to advance human knowledge of the weather and fly higher than anyone in history. While breaking records and advancing…