Movies Like The Mysterious Island (1973)

The Mysterious Island is a 1973 adventure, science fiction film from Juan Antonio Bardem with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Mysterious Island and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Adventure Science Fiction

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

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

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

From the Earth to the Moon

1958

Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane's arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl's daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.

5.1

MagicScore

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

In Search of the Castaways

1962

Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney film was based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children.

6.4

MagicScore

Michael Strogoff

1956

When Emir Feofar Khan, leader of the Tartar hordes, takes up arms and invades the steppes of Eastern Siberia, Czar Alexander II of Russia entrusts the brave officer Michael Strogoff with a dangerous mission.

6.2

MagicScore

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

#10

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1916

Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. He has traveled over 20,000 leagues in search of Charles Denver - a man who caused the death of Princess Daaker. Seeing what he had done, Denver took the daughter to his yacht and sailed away.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

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

#12

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

#13

Master of the World

1961

A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Alien from L.A.

1988

When her archaeologist father disappears on an expedition, Wanda sets out to look for him. What she finds is a secret underground world, where no one believes in life on the surface and where she and her father are taken for spies.

3.4

MagicScore

#15

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

#16

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1907

The film, a parody of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, follows a fisherman, Yves, who dreams of traveling by submarine to the bottom of the ocean, where he encounters both realistic and fanciful sea creatures, including a chorus of naiads played by dancers from the Théâtre du Châtelet. Méliès's design for the film includes cut-out sea animals patterned after Alphonse de Neuville's illustrations for Verne's novel.

5.2

MagicScore

#17

Around the World in 80 Days

2004

A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

The Green Ray

1986

A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

A Trip to the Moon

1902

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.

7.9

MagicScore

#20

Planet of the Apes

1968

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

7.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Mysterious Island?

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

Is The Mysterious Island worth watching?

The Mysterious Island holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 22 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Mysterious Island?

The Mysterious Island (1973) is a adventure, science fiction film directed by Juan Antonio Bardem, starring Omar Sharif, Ambroise Mbia, Jess Hahn.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Mysterious Island?

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About movies like The Mysterious Island

This ranked list pairs The Mysterious Island (1973), a adventure and science fiction film from Juan Antonio Bardem, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Omar Sharif 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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