Movies like Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole (1977)
The best movies like Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole (1977) are Time Trap (2017), The Island at the Top of the World (1974) and Against the Ice (2022). If Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedCave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)7.1/10 from 373 votes
- NewestThe Lost King (2022)Released 2022
Time Trap (2017)
A group of students become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently underground than on the surface.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Island at the Top of the World (1974)
A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished while searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere in uncharted Arctic regions. The gentleman puts together an expedition team to go on the search, but when they reach their destination they must escape from some Viking descendants who will kill to keep their existence a secret.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAgainst the Ice (2022)
In 1909, two explorers fight to survive after they're left behind while on a Danish expedition in ice-covered Greenland.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSanctum (2011)
Master diver Frank McGuire has explored the South Pacific's Esa-ala Caves for months. But when his exit is cut off in a flash flood, Frank's team—including 17-year-old son Josh and financier Carl Hurley are forced to radically alter plans. With dwindling supplies, the crew must navigate an underwater labyrinth to make it out.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJourney to the Center of the Earth (1959)
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMan to Man (2005)
An epic about anthropologists who hunt and capture pygmies for study back in Europe, in an attempt to illustrate the link between man and ape.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI'll Follow You Down (2013)
After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later – one that may bring him home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lost City of Z (2017)
A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappeared whilst searching for it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Lost King (2022)
An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Descent (2005)
After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare. As they search for a way out, the group discovers they are not alone—lurking in the darkness are savage, cave-dwelling creatures. With rising tension and dwindling trust, the women must fight to survive against both the predators and each other.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEndless Night (2015)
Ellesmere Island, northern Canada, 1908. Josephine, a brave but naive woman, embarks on a dangerous journey through inhospitable regions in search of her husband, the explorer Robert Peary, who tries to find a route to the North Pole.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWild America (1997)
Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEarly Man (2018)
Dug, along with his sidekick Hognob, unite a cavemen tribe to save their hidden valley from being spoiled and, all together as a team, to face the menace of a mysterious and mighty enemy, on the turf of an ancient and sacred sport.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScott of the Antarctic (1948)
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJourney to the Center of the Earth (2008)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNational Treasure (2004)
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie in secret clues embedded in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and Gates is in a race to find the gold before his enemies do.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to retrieve the map. The map is useless without the legend piece to decipher it, which is located in Volubilis near the Roman ruins in Morocco. Flynn heads to Casablanca to the ruins where he is chased by a group of mercenaries leaded by General Samir. They too want to find the location of King Solomon's mines. Flynn teams-up with Professor Emily Davenport working in the dig and they escape from General Samir and his men. While traveling to Gedi, they save the local Jomo from death and the trio faces a dangerous journey through the wild Africa.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Descent (2016)
In 2009 John Jones entered Nutty Putty Cave with his brother Josh. What happened next has been a topic of much discussion and controversy ever since. Over 127 rescuers responded to the call for aid, and each one has their own take on the events. A story about love, life, and human connection. Ultimately it is the story about how clearly you can see what matters most when you are at the edge of life and death. Made with cooperation from members of John's immediate family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFinding Altamira (2016)
The story of nine-year old Maria and her father Marcelino who, in 1879, found the first pre-historic cave paintings at the now world famous Altamira cave.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole?
The closest matches to Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole are Time Trap (2017), The Island at the Top of the World (1974) and Against the Ice (2022). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole?
Start with Time Trap (2017), the closest match to Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole.
What is the highest-rated movie like Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole?
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010), rated 7.1/10 by 373 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole?
The Lost King (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole?
Yes: Time Trap (2017), The Island at the Top of the World (1974) and Against the Ice (2022).
How are movies similar to Beneath The Pennines: The Lancaster Hole chosen?
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