Movies Like Tarzan of the Apes
If you liked Tarzan of the Apes (1918), a action and adventure movie directed by Scott Sidney, 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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Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureA young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars…
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Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureA 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.
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Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and actionA group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.
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Tarzan & Jane (2002)
★ 6/10Also adventureWith the first anniversary of her wedding to Tarzan beckoning, Jane ponders how to make it the perfect English celebration.
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Tarzan II (2005)
★ 6.1/10Also adventureWhen one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him.
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Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureA letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they…
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The Lost Princess (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also action and adventureAfter an Ayahuasca vision transports him to a haunted castle, Alec meets Hanna who tales him the story of her mother's forced marriage and how the forbidden passion with her father was in danger when the princess…
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Tarzan (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also adventureTarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now…
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Tarzan Escapes (1936)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventureWhite hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.
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Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventureHarry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.
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Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
★ 6.4/10Also action and adventureCircus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.
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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also action and adventureStuck in a life of indentured servitude, Marek dreams of becoming a wizard. When she meets the beautiful priestess Teela in need of help, she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in…
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Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventureZandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis…
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Come Away (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also adventureBefore Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of…
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The Water Man (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also adventureHoping to save his sick mother, a boy named Gunner and his friend Jo venture into the remote Wild Horse forest to search for a mythical figure who possesses the secret to immortality. When they go missing, Gunner's…
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Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist The Movie (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and actionIf one man changes his path, will he be able to change his destiny...or will he only delay the inevitable? Ryu and Ken are two traditional warriors who find themselves isolated in some corner of Japan to carry out…
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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also adventureAfter her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is…
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Once Upon a Forest (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also adventureA young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
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Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureWhen Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he…
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also 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.