Movies Like The Perils of Pauline

If you liked The Perils of Pauline (1914), a action and adventure movie directed by Louis J. Gasnier and Donald MacKenzie, 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
The High and the Mighty (1954)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and drama
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight that takes a terrifying turn when disaster…
2
Blood Diamond (2006)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and action
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the…
3
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10Also drama and action
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
4
Airport (1970)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and action
An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.
5
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and adventure
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.
6
Abraham (1993)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama
Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God…
7
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventure
A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.
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King Kong (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and drama
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
9
Voyage of the Unicorn (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and action
One day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in…
10
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.
11
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and action
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…
12
Batman (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure
Japanese master spy Daka operates a covert espionage-sabotage organization located in Gotham City's now-deserted Little Tokyo, which turns American scientists into pliable zombies. The great crime-fighters Batman and…
13
Lord Jim (1965)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and drama
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2000.
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and drama
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…
15
The Karate Kid (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventure
12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such…
16
WWE WrestleMania 22 (2006)
★ 8.3/10Also action and drama
WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 2, 2006 at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. The main match on the Raw…
17
Pinocchio (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
18
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also action and adventure
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's…
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Shout at the Devil (1976)
★ 6/10Also adventure and action
During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar…
20
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.