Movies Like Endangered Species (2021)

Endangered Species is a 2021 action, adventure, thriller film from MJ Bassett with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Prey and Cheetah.

Action Adventure Thriller

Prey

2007

An American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by vicious killer lions.

5.8

MagicScore

Cheetah

1989

An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set it loose so that it can learn to hunt and be free. However, when the animal is captured by poachers planning to race it against greyhounds, the two city kids, together with a young African goat herder they befriended, head off into the wild to rescue the cheetah.

6.1

MagicScore

Roar

1981

Roar follows a family who are attacked by various African animals at the secluded home of their keeper.

5.9

MagicScore

Thabo and the Rhino Case

2023

Eleven-year-old Thabo wants to become a private detective like in the movies. If only his home, the small African village of Hlatikulu, was not the most peaceful savannah paradise. But things take a sudden turn when a rhino is murdered in the neighboring safari park because of its precious horn.

6.1

MagicScore

The Naked Prey

1965

A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the safari members in various creative and horrifying ways. The last surviving member is given "The Lion's Chance" by the tribal leader to be hunted down by a party of tribal warriors.

6.7

MagicScore

Gorillas in the Mist

1988

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

7.0

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

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

1927

Elephants disrupt the lives of a family deep in the jungles of Northern Siam, and an entire village.

6.7

MagicScore

African Cats

2011

African Cats captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the savanna. The story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives to grow up with her mother’s strength, spirit and wisdom; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a once banished lion.

7.4

MagicScore

#10

Hatari!

1962

A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Trader Horn

1931

While on safari in an unexplored area of Africa, Trader Horn and Peru find missionary Edith Trent killed by natives. They decide to carry on her quest for her lost daughter Nina. They find her as the queen of a particularly savage tribe, and try to bring her back to civilization.

5.3

MagicScore

#12

I'm for the Hippopotamus

1979

In Africa, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian zoos. Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by beating the hell out of him and his gang.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

1995

Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess to the prince of the warrior Wachootoos. If Ace fails, the result will be a vicious tribal war.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

White Hunter, Black Heart

1990

Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Flatfoot in Africa

1978

Inspector Rizzo in Napoli gets a message from a policeman from South Africa who wants to meet him. Immediately before this meeting the South African policeman is killed. Dying he shows Rizzo a picture of his young son Bodo. Rizzo travels to Johannesburg to find out what the policeman was working on and to find Bodo.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

1952

Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Africa Screams

1949

When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.

5.7

MagicScore

#18

Safari

2009

Richard Dacier owns a tour agency specialized on organizing safaris for European tourists eager to confront the African wild life. Actually, he took the job after his father and never went into the savanna by himself. As he owes big money to some mobster, he is compelled to convey a fake tourist, with a suspicious suitcase, toward Mozambic. To avoid suspicion from the authorities, he is supposed to tour a group of tourists as usual. The only problem - he is completely unexperienced as a guide!

4.6

MagicScore

#19

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter

2013

Black Lake is now a crocodile sanctuary, surrounded by an electric fence. When the fence is left open, a high-school bus unknowingly enters the park. It's up to Reba and the Sheriff to save the kids from becoming crocodile food.

5.1

MagicScore

#20

The Bucket List

2007

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

7.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Endangered Species?

The top films similar to Endangered Species by MovieMagicScore are Prey (5.8), Cheetah (6.1), Roar (5.9). Each shares action/adventure/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Endangered Species worth watching?

Endangered Species holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 185 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Endangered Species?

Endangered Species (2021) is a action, adventure, thriller film directed by MJ Bassett, starring Rebecca Romijn, Philip Winchester, Isabel Bassett.

Where can I find more recommendations like Endangered Species?

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About movies like Endangered Species

This ranked list pairs Endangered Species (2021), a action and adventure and thriller film from MJ Bassett, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Rebecca Romijn 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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