Movies Like Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

Tarzan's Secret Treasure is a 1941 action, adventure film from Richard Thorpe with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Tarzan the Ape Man and Tarzan and His Mate.

Action Adventure

Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.

6.6

MagicScore

Tarzan and His Mate

1934

Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.

6.5

MagicScore

Tarzan Escapes

1936

White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.

6.3

MagicScore

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939

A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.

6.1

MagicScore

Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942

Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.

6.3

MagicScore

Tarzan Triumphs

1943

Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"

6.1

MagicScore

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

1943

A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.

6.1

MagicScore

Tarzan and the Amazons

1945

A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.

6.3

MagicScore

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman

1946

A tribe devoted to the leopard cult is dedicated to preventing civilization from moving further into Africa.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

Tarzan and the Huntress

1947

A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Tarzan and the Mermaids

1948

A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

Mother Lode

1982

A couple of young adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish miner, who has lived in isolation for many decades searching the mountain caves for a chamber of long lost gold. He is prepared to do anything - including murder - to keep his gold for himself.

5.6

MagicScore

#13

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948

Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

8.0

MagicScore

#14

Greed

1924

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

The Legend of Tarzan

2016

Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Tarzan

2013

One of the most classic and revered stories of all time, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan returns to the big screen for a new generation. Tarzan and Jane face a mercenary army dispatched by the evil CEO of Greystoke Energies, a man who took over the company from Tarzan's parents, after they died in a plane crash in the African jungle.

5.7

MagicScore

#18

Tarzan of the Apes

1918

A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-time missing Lord Greystoke. But then, one of the search members, Jane Porter, gets separated from the group and comes face to face with fearsome wild animals. Tarzan saves her from harm just in the knick of time and love begins to blossom.

5.3

MagicScore

#19

Tarzan and the Lost City

1998

Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.

4.2

MagicScore

#20

Tarzan and the Trappers

1958

Tarzan goes up against a baddie by the name of Schroeder, who is trapping animals and selling them illegally to zoos. A twist is thrown into the plot when Schroeder's brother, with the help of money-hungry trader Lapin, hunts a different kind of quarry, human game. Now Tarzan must not only fight to save the animals of the jungle, but he must also save himself. Three episodes of a failed TV series edited for theater release.

4.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tarzan's Secret Treasure?

The top films similar to Tarzan's Secret Treasure by MovieMagicScore are Tarzan the Ape Man (6.6), Tarzan and His Mate (6.5), Tarzan Escapes (6.3). Each shares action/adventure themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tarzan's Secret Treasure worth watching?

Tarzan's Secret Treasure holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 78 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Tarzan's Secret Treasure?

Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) is a action, adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe, starring Johnny Weissmüller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tarzan's Secret Treasure?

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

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About movies like Tarzan's Secret Treasure

This ranked list pairs Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941), a action and adventure film from Richard Thorpe, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Johnny Weissmüller 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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