Movies Like Sullivan's Empire

If you liked Sullivan's Empire (1967), a adventure and action movie directed by Thomas Carr and Harvey Hart, 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 Rundown (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and action
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman…
2
The Emerald Forest (1985)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who…
3
Rio 2 (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
It's a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they're hurtled from Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most…
4
Extortion (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventure
A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.
5
Midnight Special (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.
6
The Wild Geese (1978)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventure
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader…
7
Sound of Freedom (2023)
★ 7.9/10Also action
The story of Tim Ballard, a former US government agent, who quits his job in order to devote his life to rescuing children from global sex traffickers.
8
Ransom (1996)
★ 6.7/10Also action
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
9
Cliffhanger (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure
A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are…
10
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding…
11
Proof of Life (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also action
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is…
12
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventure
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.
13
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and action
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
14
Toy Soldiers (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their…
15
The Marine 6: Close Quarters (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also action
Jake Carter and another former Marine, Luke Trapper, join forces to rescue a young kidnapped girl from a gang of international criminals.
16
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure
Dora, 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.
17
Jungle (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure
In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest…
18
Jungle Run (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and action
A brother and sister's journey into the jungle to find their missing father.
19
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
★ 7.3/10Also action
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
20
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.