Movies Like The Land Unknown (1957)

The Land Unknown is a 1957 adventure, fantasy, science fiction film from Virgil W. Vogel with a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The People That Time Forgot and Unknown Island.

Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction

The People That Time Forgot

1977

Major Ben McBride organizes a mission to the Antarctic wastes to search for his friend who has been missing in the region for several years. McBride's party find themselves in a world populated by primitive warriors and terrifying prehistoric creatures, all of whom they must evade in order to get back safely

5.3

MagicScore

Unknown Island

1948

Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition to an uncharted South Pacific island supposedly populated with dinosaurs...

5.0

MagicScore

Lost Continent

1951

When an experimental atomic rocket crashes somewhere off-radar, its three developing scientists are joined by three Air Force men in tracking it down to a small Pacific island, where it apparently has landed on the plateau of the island's steep-walled, taboo mountain...

3.4

MagicScore

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

1970

An ancient tribe attempts to sacrifice Sanna as an offering to the Sun god to save their tribe from dinosaurs. Tara, a young man from another tribe, saves Sanna and takes her along with him.

6.1

MagicScore

Dinosaur Island

1994

Welcome to lush Dinosaur Island, where a tribe of gorgeous cavedwelling warrior women satisfy the exotic fantasies of five downed military airmen. Fearsome battles with the island's ferocious maneating dinosaurs are the only disruption of their seductive pleasures on this island paradise. Narrowly surviving with their lives, the rugged men fall under the seductive spell of their lovely captors and soon find their every dream fulfilled.

4.2

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

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959

An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.

6.9

MagicScore

Jurassic Attack

2013

While returning from a military expedition a helicopter crash lands a commando unit in a dense, remote tropical jungle – a lost world populated by dinosaurs. Now they must find a way out of this isolated valley before becoming prey for prehistoric predators.

4.6

MagicScore

Jurassic Park III

2001

In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962

The advertising director of Pacific Pharmaceuticals, frustrated with the low ratings of their sponsored TV program, seeks a more sensationalist approach. He orders his staff to Faro Island to capture King Kong for exploitation. As Godzilla re-emerges, a media frenzy generates with Pacific looking to capitalize off of the ultimate battle.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Terrordactyl

2016

When a meteor shower rains down outside Los Angeles, Jonas and Lars, two friends stuck in tired, boring lives, head out to find a meteor and strike it rich. After recovering one, they start being stalked by terrordactyls, ancient flying reptiles that launch a full-on assault on the city. Trying to survive, they go on the run...

4.8

MagicScore

#12

Extinction

2014

Deep in the Amazon jungle a group of scientists are on a dangerous mission. When their guide suddenly abandons them, they find themselves in a savage and hostile environment. However, things turn deadly when they find they are in the middle of a hunting ground for a pack of prehistoric predators long thought extinct.

3.8

MagicScore

#13

Journey to the Beginning of Time

1955

Four schoolboys go on an awe-inspiring expedition back through time, where they behold landscapes and creatures that have long since vanished from the earth.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

Pterodactyl

2004

A dormant volcano deep with the Turkish forest holds within it a deadly secret. Perfectly preserved, a nest of pterodactyl eggs are ready to hatch...

4.4

MagicScore

#15

Beyond Loch Ness

2008

James Murphey is a rugged cryptozoologist, who thirty years earlier, during a trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, had a fatal encounter with the fabled "Nessie" creature that killed his father, and left James with deep facial scar. Twenty years later, James is hunting for Nessie, when his search leads him to the sleepy town of Pike Island, Ashburn, on Lake Superior. Hiring Josh Riley as his guide, James and Josh bond over their mutual scientific interests and deceased fathers, while James tries to convince Josh's mother, Sheriff Karen Riley, that the 60-foot plesiosaur is killing and breeding.

4.5

MagicScore

#16

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

Cro Minion

2015

Two minions have to babysit a little Neanderthal baby.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Flying Monsters 3D with David Attenborough

2011

220 million years ago dinosaurs were beginning their domination of Earth. But another group of reptiles was about to make an extraordinary leap: pterosaurs were taking control of the skies. The story of how and why these mysterious creatures took to the air is more fantastical than any fiction. In Flying Monsters 3D, Sir David Attenborough the world’s leading naturalist, sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs, whose wingspans of up to 40 feet were equal to that of a modern day jet plane.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

The Lost Continent

1968

An eclectic group of characters set sail on Captain Lansen’s leaky cargo ship in an attempt to escape their various troubles. When a violent storm strikes, the ship is swept into the Sargasso Sea and the passengers find themselves trapped on an island populated by man-eating seaweed, giant crabs and Spanish conquistadors who believe it’s still the 16th century.

5.5

MagicScore

#20

Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda

2014

An American scientist up to no good (as usual) by creating the half-pterodactyl, half-barracuda: Pteracuda. When the creature inevitably escapes, it's up to Sharktopus to stop him.

4.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Land Unknown?

The top films similar to The Land Unknown by MovieMagicScore are The People That Time Forgot (5.3), Unknown Island (5.0), Lost Continent (3.4). Each shares adventure/fantasy/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Land Unknown worth watching?

The Land Unknown holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.6/10 from 44 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Land Unknown?

The Land Unknown (1957) is a adventure, fantasy, science fiction film directed by Virgil W. Vogel, starring Jock Mahoney, Shirley Patterson, William Reynolds.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Land Unknown?

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About movies like The Land Unknown

This ranked list pairs The Land Unknown (1957), a adventure and fantasy and science fiction film from Virgil W. Vogel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jock Mahoney 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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