Movies like Rocambole (1963)
The best movies like Rocambole (1963) are Scaramouche (1952), Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb (2008) and A Monster in Paris (2011). If Rocambole hooked you with its adventure, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)7.4/10 from 3,049 votes
- NewestBalls Up (2026)Released 2026
- In FrenchA Monster in Paris (2011)Also in French
Scaramouche (1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb (2008)
Adventurer Jack Hunter sets off in pursuit of a legendary tomb, meeting dangerous old adversaries, and even more dangerous old flames, along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Monster in Paris (2011)
Paris, 1910. Emile, a shy movie projectionist, and Raoul, a colourful inventor, find themselves embarked on the hunt for a monster terrorizing citizens. They join forces with Lucille, the big-hearted star of the Bird of Paradise cabaret, an eccentric scientist and his irascible monkey to save the monster, who turns out to be an oversized but harmless flea, from the city's ruthlessly ambitious police chief.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDragonheart: Vengeance (2021)
Lukas, a young farmer whose family is killed by savage raiders in the countryside, sets out on an epic quest for revenge, forming an unlikely trio with a majestic dragon and a swashbuckling, sword-fighting mercenary, Darius.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKali: Avenging Angel (2024)
Lisa, aka Kali, has nothing left to lose when she finds out her husband has been executed in Rio to cover up a corruption scandal. A former Special Forces recruit, she heads to Brazil with fists, blood and explosives, to find out the truth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAngélique (2013)
The incredible destiny of Angélique: a beautiful girl who found in her love for Joffrey Peyrac the strength to fight injustice and submission in a century plagued by power struggles, inequality and the oppression.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrue Grit (1969)
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSeized (2020)
Hiding out with his son Taylor on the Mexican coast, Nero hopes to put his violent Special Forces career behind him. But after Nero’s home is attacked and Taylor is abducted, the mysterious Mzamo orders Nero to slaughter the members of three rival crime syndicates. If he fails, Taylor will die. Now, with bullets flying and bodies dropping as Nero completes his mission, he races to find Mzamo’s hideout and seek revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUp to His Ears (1965)
A millionaire realizes he really wants to live after he has hired an assassin to kill him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCome Away (2020)
Before 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 despair until finally they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisMythica: A Quest for Heroes (2014)
Stuck 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 search of Teela's sister, who was kidnapped by a wild ogre.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
When his best friend Gary is suddenly snatched away, SpongeBob takes Patrick on a madcap mission far beyond Bikini Bottom to save their pink-shelled pal.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSlumberland (2022)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFairy Tales (1978)
On his twenty-first birthday, the Prince goes on a quest that takes him across the land searching for the one woman that gets him sexually excited, Princess Sleeping Beauty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Wise Guys (1965)
Hector Valentin returns to France from Canada when he inherits a small sawmill. He has difficulties restarting the run-down operation which has inefficient workers and is hampered by the dirty tactics of its bigger...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisArctic Dogs (2019)
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisLargo Winch: The Price of Money (2024)
Largo Winch, devastated by the kidnapping of his son, realizes that if he finds those responsible for his bankruptcy, maybe he'll see his son again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisOur Paradise (2011)
Vassili is an aged prostitute with killer instincts. He finds an unconscious young man in the Forest of Boulogne and takes him home. Now lovers and accomplices, the two men become a couple in prostitution and steal from their clients. And yet, menaces of retaliation leave the couple with no choice but to escape from Paris. The runaway begins...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisBalls Up (2026)
Two marketing executives go "balls out" and pitch a bold full‑coverage condom sponsorship with the World Cup. After their drunken celebration in Brazil sparks a global scandal, they must outrun furious fans, criminals, and power-hungry officials to salvage their careers and make it home alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisPachamama (2018)
A young boy living in a remote village in the Andes Mountains dreams of becoming shaman.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Rocambole?
The closest matches to Rocambole are Scaramouche (1952), Jack Hunter and the Quest for Akhenaten's Tomb (2008) and A Monster in Paris (2011). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Rocambole?
Start with Scaramouche (1952), the closest match to Rocambole.
What is the highest-rated movie like Rocambole?
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020), rated 7.4/10 by 3,049 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Rocambole?
Balls Up (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like Rocambole?
Yes: A Monster in Paris (2011), Kali: Avenging Angel (2024) and Angélique (2013).
How are movies similar to Rocambole chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Rocambole, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.