Movies like His Majesty Dick Turpin (1916)

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War. Then Crockett is elected to Congress and brings his rough-hewn ways to the House of Representatives. Finally, Crockett and Russell journey to Texas and the last stand at the Alamo.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)

A boy and his dog, White Fang, must try to save the noble Haida tribe from evil white men in turn-of-the-century Alaska.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend–and gets the chance to become a legend himself.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)

Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass themselves off as Native Americans.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Jack 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

Kings of the Sun (1963)

In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Black Gold (2011)

On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib adopts Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee against invasion. Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Timescape (1992)

Before they can complete renovations on their new country inn, a widowed father and his young daughter are visited by a strange group of tourists. He soon makes a chilling discovery: they are disaster junkies from the future who visit the past to witness history's greatest catastrophes—and his small town is their next stop.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2010)

Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah’s reign, had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writings

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Dragonheart: 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

Prince Charming (2001)

After an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity or until the prince can convince a maiden to kiss and then marry him.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked (2011)

Wenches Scarlett and Giselle fix each other up for their wedding, in which they would each marry their groom. Upon realizing that both their grooms were the same man, Jack Sparrow, the two wenches found themselves in an auction led by the Auctioneer. This short film serves as a prequel to The Curse of the Black Pearl, and explains just why Jack Sparrow's boat the Jolly Mon was seen sinking at the beginning of the whole story; why the wenches were so upset with him; and how Cotton lost his tongue.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2012)

After a hurricane levels his city, a young man wanders into a mysterious library where books literally come to life. This film won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in 2012.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Henchmen (2018)

When a new recruit joins the Union of Evil, he is assigned to a motley crew of blue-collar workers led by fallen henchmen Hank. But when “The Kid” accidentally steals the ultimate weapon, Hank must break his “risk nothing” code to save the boy he’s befriended, even if it means becoming the one thing he has always avoided… being a hero.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

The 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

The Pilgrim's Progress (2019)

An epic journey, faithfully adapted to modern-day. Christian faces distractions, challenges, and perils at every turn of the way. But ends victorious, with helpful guides, as he stays on the narrow path to the distant Celestial City.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Thunder Bay (1953)

Shrimpers and oilmen clash when an ambitious wildcatter begins constructing an off-shore oilrig.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

The Legion (2020)

Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

Tales of the Black Freighter (2009)

A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

The Wicked Lady (1945)

A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

The King's Thief (1955)

An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

The Wicked Lady (1983)

Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

Where's Jack? (1969)

Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

The Lady and the Bandit (1951)

Highwayman Dick Turpin rides 200 miles to save his wife from the gallows in 18th-century England.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

Dick Turpin (1974)

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The Moonraker (1958)

After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish, who as the Moonraker has already spirited away many Royalists. Dawlish travels to the Windwhistle Inn on the south coast to prepare the escape, where he meets Anne Wyndham, the fiancée of a top Roundhead colonel.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

Back to the Future (1985)

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 rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure