Movies like Pygmy Island (1950)
The best movies like Pygmy Island (1950) are Tarzan & Jane (2002), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) and The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996). If Pygmy Island hooked you with its adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedJumanji (1995)7.2/10 from 11,702 votes
- NewestDora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)Released 2025
Tarzan & Jane (2002)
With the first anniversary of her wedding to Tarzan beckoning, Jane ponders how to make it the perfect English celebration.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)
A 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 befriend a stranded American lady magician.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
When Littlefoot's grandfather falls ill, the only way to cure him is with a flower from the forbidding land of the mists, which holds unexpected perils and danger.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJourney 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Jungle Book (1994)
Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can find.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (1995)
When the water supply to the Great Valley is blocked, Littlefoot and his friends must cooperate with a group of bullies to find the reason the cause.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJumanji (1995)
When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for freedom is to finish the game, which proves risky as all three find themselves running from giant rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying creatures.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLegend of the Lost (1957)
American ne'er-do-well Joe January is hired to take Paul Bonnard on an expedition into the desert in search of treasure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRio 2 (2014)
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 fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
A 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. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (1997)
The Great Valley turns barren and herds of dinosaurs have to find another place to inhabit. Cera, Littlefoot and Petrie, all kids, leave to find food and get stranded on a lush unknown island.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTarzan II (2005)
When one of his missteps puts his family in jeopardy, Tarzan decides they would be better off without him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (2002)
Littlefoot befriends with a mysterious, fun-loving dolphin-like creature named Mo, who is trapped in "new water" caused by heavy rain. The gang then goes on an adventure to the "big water" to bring Mo home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReturn to Never Land (2002)
In 1940, the world is besieged by World War II. Wendy, all grown up, has two children; including Jane, who does not believe Wendy's stories about Peter Pan.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Water Man (2020)
Hoping 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 father Amos must immerse himself in his son's world to find them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJumanji: The Next Level (2019)
As the gang return to Jumanji to rescue one of their own, they discover that nothing is as they expect. The players will have to brave parts unknown and unexplored in order to escape the world’s most dangerous game.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
When the dinosaur families get trapped in a valley by an ice storm, one family of "spike tail" dinosaurs volunteers to leave since they consume more food than the others. Meanwhile, the young dinos and a new adult dinosaur named Mr. Thicknose, head out to bring back their friend Spike, who has left his friends to be with members of his own species.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBenji the Hunted (1987)
Benji has become stranded on a remote island after a boating accident. He finds himself struggling to survive in the wilderness, avoiding close encounters with a wolf, a bear, and a territorial female cougar with her cub.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOnce Upon a Forest (1993)
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFury of the Congo (1951)
Jungle Jim must protect rare pony-like animals whose glands produce a powerful narcotic. On the way, he fights a giant spider.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Killer Ape (1953)
Nasty white hunters are testing out their germ warfare weapons using wild animals in Africa… until they run into Jungle Jim.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
Jungle Jim is forced to lead anthropologist Dr. Edwards into a land inhabited by giant people.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
Football player Bob Miller, played by an actual football player, is lost in the jungle. Who else to find him but Jungle Jim.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Jungle Jim (1948)
Lady scientist, Hilary Parker is searching for a rare drug to help combat polio. Opportunist Bruce Edwards joins the quest but is actually after gold and buried treasure.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Captive Girl (1950)
Jungle Jim is out to save Joan from an evil witch doctor whilst simultaneously fighting evil treasure hunter Barton.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Jungle Man-Eaters (1954)
Jungle Jim does battle with a would-be diamond smuggler and a renegade tribe.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Valley of Head Hunters (1953)
Bad guys trying to steal the mineral rights away from African natives find it isn't so easy fighting Jungle Jim.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
The Lost Tribe (1949)
Jungle Jim fights a lion and sharks trying to save an African village from those who would despoil it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Mark of the Gorilla (1950)
Nazis dressed to look like Great Apes are looking for gold, and Jungle Jim must stop them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Pygmy Island?
The closest matches to Pygmy Island are Tarzan & Jane (2002), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) and The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Pygmy Island?
Start with Tarzan & Jane (2002), the closest match to Pygmy Island.
What is the highest-rated movie like Pygmy Island?
Jumanji (1995), rated 7.2/10 by 11,702 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Pygmy Island?
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Pygmy Island?
Yes: Tarzan & Jane (2002), Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) and The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996).
How are movies similar to Pygmy Island chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Pygmy Island, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.