Movies Like Journey to the Beginning of Time

If you liked Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955), a adventure and fantasy movie directed by Karel Zeman, 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
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and science fiction
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead…
2
Extinct (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also family and adventure
Op and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It's up to…
3
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and adventure
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
4
Dino Time (2012)
★ 6/10Also adventure and family
Young daredevil Ernie, his sister Julia, and his best friend Max accidentally trip a time-machine into operation and find themselves transported back in time 65 million years, where they meet a T-rex named Tyra and her…
5
The Adam Project (2022)
★ 7/10Also adventure and science fiction
After accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
6
The Time Machine (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and adventure
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th-century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds mankind divided into two warring races.
7
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and family
Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the "Middle Future" in order to grant the wishes of children in New…
8
From Time to Time (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and fantasy
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.
9
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and science fiction
Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.
10
The Last Mimzy (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and adventure
Two siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more…
11
Time Bandits (1981)
★ 6.6/10Also family and fantasy
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are…
12
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and fantasy
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
13
The Sea Beast (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and family
When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.
14
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventure
Anastasia 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.
15
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and family
On a day known to the dinosaurs as "Treasure Day", Bron becomes stuck in the Mysterious Beyond. This event urges the young Longneck Littlefoot to take his friends on a quest to the Fire Mountain to save his father…
16
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and family
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must…
17
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and family
A 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.
18
Back to the Future (1985)
★ 8.3/10Also adventure and science fiction
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by…
19
Minutemen (2008)
★ 5.8/10Also family and science fiction
When three high-school friends invent a time-machine, they decide to use it to go back in time and prevent other youngsters from making humiliating mistakes.
20
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and family
Princess Farah refuses to marry Sinbad until Prince Kassim, her brother, is able to give his consent. However, the Prince's wicked stepmother, Queen Zenobia, has changed Kassim into a baboon in order to have her own…