Movies Like Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
If you liked Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983), a history and adventure movie directed by Robert Day, 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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Endless Night (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and adventureEllesmere Island, northern Canada, 1908. Josephine, a brave but naive woman, embarks on a dangerous journey through inhospitable regions in search of her husband, the explorer Robert Peary, who tries to find a route to…
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Tenzing (2026)
★ 8.2/10Also drama and historyA determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Kings of the Sun (1963)
★ 6.2/10Also history and adventureIn order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into…
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Against the Ice (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventureIn 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
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The Legion (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and historyNoreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
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Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and dramaThe true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of…
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The Lost City of Z (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and dramaA true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
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The Miniaturist (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also history and dramaA woman moves to live with her new husband in 17th century Amsterdam, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems.
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True Grit (1969)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and adventureThe murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…
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Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also drama and tv movieDespite 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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Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
★ 6/10Also drama and adventureMitch Buchannon, believed to have died in a boating accident survived and only has amnesia, he has been recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. His new fiancée, Allison Ford, resembles his old lover, Lt. Stephanie Holden…
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Black Gold (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and dramaOn the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay…
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Ivanhoe (1982)
★ 6.4/10Also history and adventureIvanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars, and finds England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in the…
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also tv movie and adventureThe Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess named Clara has stumbled upon a plot which only the Doctor can unravel…
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Einstein and Eddington (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also history and dramaBrilliant physicist Albert Einstein, and English scientist Arthur Eddington form an unlikely friendship during World War I, which leads to the creation of the relativity theory.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and historyAn African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.
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Jacob (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and dramaIsaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
★ 6.4/10Also history and adventureYears have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his…
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The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and dramaJack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken to the Yukon where he is mistreated until a prospector discovers him and relates to his situation. Although the…
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The Call of the Wild (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and dramaJohn Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles…