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Movies Like The Phantom Submarine

If you liked The Phantom Submarine (1940), a adventure and romance movie directed by Charles Barton, 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. 1Treasure Island

    Treasure Island (1934)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure

    In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.

  2. 2Treasure Island

    Treasure Island (1990)

    ★ 6.7/10Also adventure

    Young 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…

  3. 3Uncharted

    Uncharted (2022)

    ★ 6.9/10Also adventure

    A young street-smart, Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost…

  4. 4U-571

    U-571 (2000)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure

    In the midst of World War II, the battle under the sea rages and the Nazis have the upper hand as the Allies are unable to crack their war codes. However, after a wrecked U-boat sends out an SOS signal, the Allies…

  5. 5Treasure Island

    Treasure Island (1972)

    ★ 5.9/10Also adventure

    Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.

  6. 6The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines

    The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure

    After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book…

  7. 7Tarzan's Secret Treasure

    Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

    ★ 5.9/10Also adventure

    A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to extort from Tarzan the location of the gold.

  8. 8MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

    MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure

    Hunting artifacts attributed to Zenon (an ancient scientist from Atlantis), MacGyver and his old professor end up searching for the lost city.

  9. 9The Adventures of Tintin

    The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

    ★ 6.9/10Also adventure

    Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan…

  10. 10Mackenna's Gold

    Mackenna's Gold (1969)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure

    A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.

  11. 11Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also adventure

    Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from…

  12. 12Hellfighters

    Hellfighters (1968)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure and romance

    The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.

  13. 13The Deep

    The Deep (1977)

    ★ 6.1/10Also adventure

    A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters.

  14. 14Tomb Raider

    Tomb Raider (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also adventure

    Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.

  15. 15Scaramouche

    Scaramouche (1952)

    ★ 7/10Also adventure and romance

    In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

  16. 16To Have and Have Not

    To Have and Have Not (1945)

    ★ 7.4/10Also adventure and romance

    A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

  17. 17Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven

    Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven (2009)

    ★ 6.4/10Also adventure

    Jack Hunter pursues his arch nemesis Littman across ancient Europe, intent on thwarting his attempt to salvage a deadly artefact.

  18. 18Treasure Island

    Treasure Island (1950)

    ★ 6.5/10Also adventure

    Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew…

  19. 19Jason and the Argonauts

    Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

    ★ 7.2/10Also adventure

    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…

  20. 20Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

    ★ 6/10Also adventure

    Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the…

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