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Movies like The Beast in the Jungle

The best movies like The Beast in the Jungle are Jungle (2017), The Lost World (1925) and King Solomon's Mines (1950). If The Beast in the Jungle hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Jungle (2017)

    In 1981, an enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Bolivian Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. The Lost World (1925)

    The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. King Solomon's Mines (1950)

    Fortune hunter Allan Quatermain teams up with a resourceful woman to help her find her missing husband lost in the wilds of 1900s Africa while being pursued by hostile tribes and a rival German explorer.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Jungle Book (1942)

    Mowgli, lost in the jungle when a toddler, raised by wolves, years later happens upon his human village and reconnects with its inhabitants, including his widowed mother. Continuing to maintain a relationship with the jungle, adventures follow.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Beware Boiúna (2026)

    A medical mission deep in the Amazon becomes a desperate fight for survival when a colossal ancient predator awakens, turning the jungle into a deadly battleground where nature decides who lives and dies.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Black Swan (1942)

    When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Emerald Forest (1985)

    For ten years, engineer Bill Markham has searched tirelessly for his son Tommy who disappeared from the edge of the Brazilian rainforest. Miraculously, he finds the boy living among the reclusive Amazon tribe who adopted him. This is when Bill's adventure truly begins.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)

    Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, before the natives murdered them all. They are sent by the pompous Leslie Huben, who runs the missionary effort in the area but who seems more concerned about competing with his Catholic 'rivals' than in the Indians themselves. Hazel is terrified of the Indians while Martin is fascinated. Soon American pilot Lewis Moon joins the Indian tribe but is attracted by Leslie's young wife, Andy. Can the interaction of these characters and cultures, and the advancing bulldozers of civilization, avoid disaster?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The 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

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  10. Romancing the Stone (1984)

    Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Mysterious Island (1961)

    During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' .

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

    Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Rundown (2003)

    When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman. With his steely disposition, Beck is a man of few words -- but it takes him all the discipline he can muster to work with Travis to nab a tyrant who's after the same treasure.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. The Marsh King's Daughter (2023)

    Helena, a woman living a seemingly ordinary life, hides a dark secret—her father is the infamous 'Marsh King', the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. After a lifetime of trying to escape her past, Helena is forced to face her demons when her father unexpectedly escapes from prison.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

    When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Sorcerer (1977)

    Four men from different countries flee to an impoverished South American village, Povernir, to hide from their pasts. When an oil well explodes, chaos and barbarism roam the streets. Desperate to leave, they agree to risk their lives to transport several crates of nitroglycerin across treacherous jungle terrain.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Cold Skin (2017)

    A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. War of the Worlds (2005)

    Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Primitive War (2025)

    During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. American Pastoral (2016)

    Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Beast in the Jungle?

The closest matches to The Beast in the Jungle are Jungle (2017), The Lost World (1925) and King Solomon's Mines (1950). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Beast in the Jungle?

Start with Jungle (2017), the closest match to The Beast in the Jungle.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Beast in the Jungle?

Sorcerer (1977), rated 7.5/10 by 725 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Beast in the Jungle?

Beware Boiúna (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Beast in the Jungle?

Yes: Jungle (2017), The Lost World (1925) and King Solomon's Mines (1950).

How are movies similar to The Beast in the Jungle chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Beast in the Jungle, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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