Movies Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 1907 adventure, fantasy film from Georges Méliès with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Captain Nemo and the Underwater City.

Adventure Fantasy

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

7.0

MagicScore

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

1969

Survivors of a sinking ship are rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine crew. They are taken to an underwater city where they may spend the rest of their lives.

5.4

MagicScore

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' .

6.6

MagicScore

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

6.0

MagicScore

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1997

In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.

5.7

MagicScore

Mysterious Island

2010

During the American Civil War, five northern POWs make the decision to escape the war by hijacking a hot air balloon. Drifting through the night, they wake to find themselves marooned on a desert island, but they aren't alone.

4.6

MagicScore

30,000 Leagues Under The Sea

2007

Captain Nemo goes even deeper into insanity in this mesmerizing fantasy tale. Once again at the helm of his fearsome, wildly advanced vessel, the nautical madman endeavors to turn the world above the waves upside down.

3.2

MagicScore

It Came from Beneath the Sea

1955

A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast.

5.5

MagicScore

47 Meters Down: Uncaged

2019

Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

Barracuda

1978

Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.

4.1

MagicScore

#11

Finding Nemo

2003

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.

7.8

MagicScore

#12

Finding Dory

2016

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Help! I'm a Fish

2000

Three children are accidentally transformed into fish after consuming a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem: they must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

Puff: Wonders of the Reef

2021

A baby pufferfish travels through a wondrous microworld full of fantastical creatures as he searches for a home on the Great Barrier Reef.

7.7

MagicScore

#15

The Abyss

1989

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

7.0

MagicScore

#17

Black Sea

2014

A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival.

6.3

MagicScore

#18

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

Lords of the Deep

1989

Man has finally conquered the ocean. America's first self-contained undersea laboratory is the pride of the nation, and expectations are high for an elaborate undersea mining operation. What wasn't expected was the inhabitants of an undiscovered world.

2.9

MagicScore

#20

Iron Lung

2026

In a post-apocalyptic future where an event known as "The Quiet Rapture" caused all known stars and habitable planets in the universe to disappear, a convict is sent to search an ocean of blood discovered on a desolate moon, using a small submarine nicknamed the "Iron Lung".

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?

The top films similar to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by MovieMagicScore are 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (7.0), Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (5.4), Mysterious Island (6.6). Each shares adventure/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea worth watching?

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 28 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907) is a adventure, fantasy film directed by Georges Méliès, starring Manuel, Georges Méliès.

Where can I find more recommendations like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?

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About movies like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

This ranked list pairs 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907), a adventure and fantasy film from Georges Méliès, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Manuel take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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