Movies Like The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

If you liked The Adventures of Eliza Fraser (1976), a adventure and comedy movie directed by Tim Burstall, 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
Dear Eleanor (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and comedy
Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.
2
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and comedy
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
3
Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and comedy
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
4
Nim's Island (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and comedy
A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
5
Cutthroat Island (1995)
★ 5.8/10Also adventure and comedy
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership…
6
Bookworm (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and comedy
Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes…
7
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and comedy
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work…
8
Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and adventure
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
9
Tomorrow, When the War Began (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama
Ellie Linton, a teen from an Australian coastal town, leads her friends on an excursion to a camp deep in the woods, dubbed "Hell." Upon their return, the youths find that their town has been overrun by an enemy army…
10
China Seas (1935)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and drama
Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee…
11
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and comedy
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and…
12
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and adventure
Scooby-Doo and the gang are on the case when a mysterious lake monster starts scaring the guests at a summer resort in Erie Point, where Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy have taken on seasonal jobs to pay for a barn they…
13
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
14
True Spirit (2023)
★ 7/10Also adventure and drama
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben…
15
Afterlife of the Party (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama
A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.
16
Sheroes (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and adventure
When four thick-as-thieves friends arrive in Thailand, they quickly find themselves in over their heads. Fighting to stay alive, they employ their unique set of skills and unleash their fierce loyalty in a…
17
Two by Two: Overboard! (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and comedy
Two misfit castaways struggle to reunite an unorthodox family, out-run a volcano, and negotiate a peace deal on a creaking Ark.
18
Burn Your Maps (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and comedy
A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.
19
Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and adventure
A 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.
20
Swashbuckler (1976)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and comedy
A pirate and a hot-tempered noblewoman join forces to protect Jamaica from a tyrant.