Movies Like When Time Ran Out...

If you liked When Time Ran Out... (1980), a action and adventure movie directed by James Goldstone, 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
Dante's Peak (1997)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventure
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption…
2
Cave Rescue (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and drama
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time…
3
Volcano (1997)
★ 6/10Also action and drama
An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's…
4
On Fire (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and thriller
Inspired by true and harrowing events, an ordinary man finds his world suddenly torn apart as devastating wildfires rip through the surrounding countryside. With precious moments ticking by, he must flee with his son…
5
Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also action and drama
Despite 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…
6
Poseidon (2006)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and action
A packed cruise ship traveling the Atlantic is hit and overturned by a massive wave, compelling the passengers to begin a dramatic fight for their lives.
7
Thirteen Lives (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and thriller
Based on the true nail-biting mission that captivated the world. Twelve boys and the coach of a Thai soccer team explore the Tham Luang cave when an unexpected rainstorm traps them in a chamber inside the mountain…
8
Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and drama
In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and eventually become tanned teenagers in love.
9
Brute Force (1947)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and thriller
Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's…
10
The 355 (2022)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
11
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and thriller
Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this…
12
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and action
When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.
13
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and action
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
14
Evil Under the Sun (1982)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and drama
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
15
The Core (2003)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and thriller
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at…
16
The Darkest Minds (2018)
★ 7/10Also action and adventure
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the…
17
The Maze Runner (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also action and thriller
A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to…
18
Tomb Raider (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also action and 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.
19
Last Breath (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and drama
Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
20
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.