Movies Like L'Heureuse Aventure
If you liked L'Heureuse Aventure (1935), a adventure movie directed by Jean Georgescu, 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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Timescape (1992)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureBefore they can complete renovations on their new country inn, a widowed father and his young daughter are visited by a strange group of tourists. He soon makes a chilling discovery: they are disaster junkies from the…
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Paradise (1982)
★ 6/10Also adventureAfter their caravan is attacked and their respective families butchered by Arab marauders, teenagers David and Sarah flee across the desert. But the desert is filled with danger from the elements, animals and the…
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Lord of the Flies (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureWhen their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.
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Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureTwo unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
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Suddenly (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureBen and Laura are a passionate but volatile couple who embark on a round-the-world sailing adventure to give their relationship a new start. During their trip, they decide to explore a vast deserted island which they…
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Cast Away (2000)
★ 7.7/10Also adventureChuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor…
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Prince Charming (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also adventureAfter an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.
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River Wild (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureFollows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.
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The Shrinking Man (2025)
★ 6/10Also adventurePaul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological…
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To the Top (2017)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureScott, a gifted young snowboarder, has one dream: to be number one. He wants to do what no one has ever succeeded in doing: to climb Mount Everest and ride the world's purest, steepest, and most dangerous descent. Once…
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Castaway (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also adventureMiddle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a…
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Happiness for Beginners (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureAt a crossroads after her divorce, a schoolteacher ventures toward a fresh start in life — and love — when she signs up for a grueling group hiking trip.
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Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
★ 6/10Also adventureWhen an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and…
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The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureA cargo aircraft crashes in a sandstorm in the Sahara with less than a dozen men on board. One of the passengers is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the…
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Gold (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also adventureIn the not-too-distant future, two drifters traveling through the desert stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found and the dream of immense wealth and greed takes hold. They hatch a plan to excavate their…
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also adventureAn apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels…
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Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also adventureIn the South Pacific, in Polynesia, on the island of Makatea, Quinn Harris, a taciturn pilot, leads a quiet life, content to earn a living by transporting goods in his De Havilland Beaver. His life is exactly as he…
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The Pilgrim's Progress (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also adventureAn epic journey, faithfully adapted to modern-day. Christian faces distractions, challenges, and perils at every turn of the way. But ends victorious, with helpful guides, as he stays on the narrow path to the distant…
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Deep Water (2026)
★ 7.4/10Also adventureA group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters. The terrified group is forced to work together and overcome their…
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Angélique (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureThe incredible destiny of Angélique: a beautiful girl who found in her love for Joffrey Peyrac the strength to fight injustice and submission in a century plagued by power struggles, inequality and the oppression.