Movies Like Crocodile Dundee (1986)

Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 adventure, comedy film from Peter Faiman with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Crocodile Dundee II and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.

Adventure Comedy

Crocodile Dundee II

1988

Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.

5.9

MagicScore

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles

2001

After settling in the tiny Australian town of Walkabout Creek with his significant other and his young son, Mick "Crocodile" Dundee is thrown for a loop when a prestigious Los Angeles newspaper offers his honey a job. The family migrates back to the United States, and Croc and son soon find themselves learning some lessons about American life -- many of them inadvertent

5.2

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Marley & Me

2008

A newly married couple, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of marriage, maturity and confronting one's own mortality, as seen through the lens of family life with a dog.

7.2

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Trading Places

1983

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

7.2

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A Rainy Day in New York

2019

Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with bad weather and a series of adventures.

6.5

MagicScore

Coming to America

1988

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.

6.9

MagicScore

Midnight Cowboy

1969

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

7.5

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Wake in Fright

1971

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

7.3

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The Rescuers Down Under

1990

A lawless poacher wants to capture a majestic and rare golden eagle, so he kidnaps the boy who knows where to find the bird. Not to worry -- the Rescue Aid Society's top agents, heroic mice Miss Bianca and Bernard, fly to Australia to save the day. Accompanying the fearless duo are bumbling albatross Wilbur and local field operative Jake the Kangaroo Rat.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Dark Age

1987

In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace..

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Holy Motors

2012

We follow 24 hours in the life of a being moving from life to life like a cold and solitary assassin moving from hit to hit. In each of these interwoven lives, the being possesses an entirely distinct identity: sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes youthful, sometimes old. By turns murderer, beggar, company chairman, monstrous creature, worker, family man.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

Street Smart

1987

A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Pushing Hands

1991

Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.

7.3

MagicScore

#15

Spanish Affair

2014

Rafael, a Seville citizen who has never left the Spanish region of Andalucia, decides to leave his homeland to follow Amaia, a Basque girl unlike other women he has known.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Black Water

2008

Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river. As they drift into a swamp, their boat suddenly capsizes. Stranded in the flooded swamp, the three tourists must figure out what to do to survive as they realize they are being watched through the black water.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Payback

1999

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Get Away

2024

A family's vacation to a remote getaway takes an unexpected turn when they discover the island they're on is inhabited by a serial killer.

5.2

MagicScore

#19

Prey

2007

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

5.8

MagicScore

#20

Wolf Creek 2

2013

Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meet—Mick Taylor. As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Crocodile Dundee?

The top films similar to Crocodile Dundee by MovieMagicScore are Crocodile Dundee II (5.9), Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (5.2), Marley & Me (7.2). Each shares adventure/comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Crocodile Dundee worth watching?

Crocodile Dundee holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 2,136 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Crocodile Dundee?

Crocodile Dundee (1986) is a adventure, comedy film directed by Peter Faiman, starring Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Mark Blum.

Where can I find more recommendations like Crocodile Dundee?

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 Crocodile Dundee

This ranked list pairs Crocodile Dundee (1986), a adventure and comedy film from Peter Faiman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Paul Hogan 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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