Movies Like The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958)

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne is a 1958 adventure, science fiction film from Karel Zeman with a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Jamaica Inn and Swiss Family Robinson.

Adventure Science Fiction

Jamaica Inn

1939

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast. As she becomes entangled in their crimes, Mary must fight to survive and uncover the truth behind the terror that haunts the moors.

6.1

MagicScore

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.

6.9

MagicScore

The Land That Time Forgot

1974

During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British passenger ship and takes the survivors aboard. After getting lost in fog, the submarine surfaces near the unknown island of Caprona, a lost world where they find dinosaurs and Neanderthals.

5.7

MagicScore

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.

6.4

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

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.

5.6

MagicScore

Krakatit

1948

In early 20th century Czechoslovakia, a gravely ill chemist recalls his discovery of a powerful explosive and how it landed in the hands of anarchists.

6.5

MagicScore

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

In the midst of World War II, Sherlock Holmes rescues the Swiss inventor of a new bomb-sight from the Gestapo and brings him to England, where he quickly falls into the clutches of the evil Professor Moriarty.

6.3

MagicScore

Endangered Species

1982

A retired New York cop on vacation in America's West is drawn into a sheriff's investigation of a mysterious series of cattle killings.

4.8

MagicScore

#10

Man-Made Monster

1941

Mad scientist turns a man into an electrically-controlled monster to do his bidding.

6.1

MagicScore

#11

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Five Weeks in a Balloon

1962

Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.

5.3

MagicScore

#13

Arise, My Love

1940

A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Flash Gordon

1980

A football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Skyfire

2019

Tianhuo Island is as beautiful as a paradise. It almost makes people forget that it is located in the "Ring of Fire" the world-famous Pacific Rim volcanic belt. The volcano erupts, and the fates of the people on the island are entangled.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

Moby Dick

1956

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

The Invisible Woman

1940

Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.

5.7

MagicScore

#19

500 MPH Storm

2013

When an energy experiment goes haywire, a rash of massive hurricanes rips across North America. A high school science teacher must get his family to safety before the hurricanes merge, creating a "hypercane" with the power to wipe the US off the map.

5.4

MagicScore

#20

Tower of London

1962

The twisted Richard III is haunted by the ghosts of those he has murdered in his attempt to become the King of England.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Fabulous World of Jules Verne?

The top films similar to The Fabulous World of Jules Verne by MovieMagicScore are Jamaica Inn (6.1), Swiss Family Robinson (6.9), The Land That Time Forgot (5.7). Each shares adventure/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Fabulous World of Jules Verne worth watching?

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.1/10 from 87 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Fabulous World of Jules Verne?

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958) is a adventure, science fiction film directed by Karel Zeman, starring Lubor Tokoš, Jana Zatloukalová, Arnošt Navrátil.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Fabulous World of Jules Verne?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more adventure recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

This ranked list pairs The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958), a adventure and science fiction film from Karel Zeman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lubor Tokoš 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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