Movies Like George & Jimmy on Pirate Island
If you liked George & Jimmy on Pirate Island (1962), a family and adventure movie directed by Henk van der Linden, 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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Return to Nim's Island (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also family and adventureFourteen year old Nim, more determined than ever to protect her island and all the wildlife that call it home, faces off against resort developers and animal poachers. Soon she realizes she can’t depend on her animal…
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Treasure Island (1934)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and familyIn 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.
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Moon the Panda (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also family and adventureDue to his poor academic performance, twelve-year-old Tian is sent to live with his grandmother in the remote mountains of Sichuan. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, he finds himself immersed in nature and…
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Treasure Island (1950)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and familyEnchanted 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…
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventureAnastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
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Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also family and adventureDora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.
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Treasure Island (1972)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and familyYoung 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.
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Momo (2025)
★ 7.1/10Also family and adventureMomo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time…
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The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also family and adventureIn a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a…
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Treasure Island (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyYoung 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…
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The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyA modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.
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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventureA young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
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Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyYoung Jim Hawkins and his two best friends, Gonzo and Rizzo, embark on a voyage across the high seas in search of buried treasure, but soon find that not everyone onboard can be trusted.
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Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also family and adventureDueling cat-and-mouse team Tom and Jerry hit the high seas on a hunt for buried treasure in this pirate adventure. The tale begins when crew member Tom sets sail with an infamous pirate and finds a treasure map along…
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Lassie (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also family and adventureOn their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the…
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and familyA brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
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Oddball (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also family and adventureAn eccentric chicken farmer, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a penguin sanctuary from fox attacks in an attempt to reunite his family and save their seaside town.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also familyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
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Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also familyWhen Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the…
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White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and familyA boy and his dog, White Fang, must try to save the noble Haida tribe from evil white men in turn-of-the-century Alaska.