Movies Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
If you liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997), a adventure and action movie directed by Michael Anderson, 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.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and science fictionA ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and actionCaptain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver…
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On the Beach (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and tv movieThe world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has…
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Treasure Island (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and tv movieYoung Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and…
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The Meg (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fictionA 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.
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Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also action and science fictionAn 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.
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Underwater (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and actionAfter 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.
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Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also action and science fictionDespite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to…
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Snow Queen (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and science fictionSince a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A…
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Battleship (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureWhen mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the…
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Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and actionMilo and Kida reunite with their friends to investigate strange occurances around the world that seem to have links to the secrets of Atlantis.
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Hell and High Water (1954)
★ 6/10Also adventure and actionA privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan submarine expedition in order to prevent a Red Chinese anti-American plot that may lead to World War III. Mixes deviously…
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Mysterious Island (1961)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and science fictionDuring the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to…
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The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and adventureBased on an "actual event" that took place in 1943. About a US Navy Destroyer Escort that disappeared from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, and sent two men 40 years into the future to 1984.
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Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and tv movieTeenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.
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Leviathan (1989)
★ 6/10Also adventure and science fictionUnderwater deep-sea miners encounter a Soviet wreck and bring back a dangerous cargo to their base on the ocean floor with horrifying results. The crew of the mining base must fight to survive against a genetic…
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The Lost World (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and science fictionThis Lost World is a splendid BBC TV dramatisation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous adventure story. Bob Hoskins makes an unusually genial Professor Challenger, far less of a bully than Doyle's character, but his…
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The Abyss (1989)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and science fictionA civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where…
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The 5th Wave (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and adventure16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.
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The Ewok Adventure (1984)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure and science fictionWicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.