Movies like Treasure Island
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Treasure Island (1990)
7K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.
Style:
cult classic, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending, dramatic, scary, light, enigmatic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
treasure, treasure hunt, pirate, treasure map, ship, swashbuckler, blind character, courage, siege, sailing, betrayal, chase, historical event, captain, sea adventure, treasure hunter, mutiny, treasure island, pirate ship, medieval, buried treasure, sword duel, lost treasure, literary, heroes ...
Time:
18th century, 19th century
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, england, israel
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, entertaining, suspense and humorous films with plots about escapades, danger, adventurer, rivalry, swashbuckler, treasure hunt and pirate mostly in Adventure, Action and Drama genres. Some movies like Treasure Island: Sahara (2005), Uncharted (2022), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Bounty (1984), Into the Blue (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Treasure Island is a two-part British television miniseries adaptation of the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. It was made by BSkyB and first shown in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on 1–2 January 2012. The screenplay was by Stewart ...
Style:
epic, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric, costume drama ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure map, pirate, island, expedition, ship, treasure, adventurer, heroes, danger, rivalry, escapades ...
Time:
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Place:
england, caribbean, fictional island
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100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France, Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, exciting, buddy comedy, action packed, scenic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, treasure hunter, adventurer, desert, archaeology, obsessive quest, civil war, escapades, danger, american civil war, lost treasure ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
africa, australia, nigeria, egypt, sahara
Similarity:
100%
296K
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A descendent of explorer Sir Francis Drake uncovers the location of the legendary El Dorado. With the help of his mentor and an ambitious journalist he works to uncover its secrets while surviving on an island filled with pirates, mercenaries, and a ...
Style:
suspense, psychotronic, visually appealing, action adventure, epic ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, archaeology, lost treasure, danger, treasure hunter, treasure map, jungle, adventurer, artifact, escape, deception ...
Time:
2020s, future, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
new york, the philippines, boston, barcelona, spain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling heroes, buried treasure and a young boy's amazing courage. The narrative diverges from ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, surprise ending, baroque
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, treasure map, lost treasure, treasure hunt, swashbuckler, buried treasure, youth, sea adventure, treasure island, traitor, child hero, heroes ...
Place:
fictional island, caribbean
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davey Jones, he also attempts to avoid eternal damnation.
Style:
costume drama, exciting, entertaining, humorous, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, sword fight, fantasy world, swashbuckler, ship, treasure, destiny, supernatural, fortune teller, medieval, revenge, chase ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 2000s, year 2006
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, britain, iran, jamaica
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100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, Italy, West Germany, Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, independent film
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure island, pirate, ship, treasure, pirate ship, treasure hunter, historical event, treasure map, buried treasure, lost treasure, captain ...
Time:
18th century, year 1972
Place:
caribbean, fictional island
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out they are musketeers and is ...
Style:
epic, cult classic, funny, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
three musketeers, swashbuckler, musketeer, nobility, sword duel, literary, royalty, sword and shield, monarch, chivalry, swordsman, royal family ...
Time:
17th century, 19th century
Place:
paris france, france, england, europe, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Lieutenant Bligh to get ...
Style:
costume drama, period piece, captivating, sexy, epic ...
Plot:
ship, mutiny, sea, island, sea voyage, colonialism, storm at sea, journey, royal navy, lifeboat, pacific island, captain ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, year 1984, 1780s, 1930s
Place:
england, tahiti, britain, pacific ocean, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumored to contain millions of dollars in gold. But their good fortune is short-lived, ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
diving, underwater, treasure hunt, shark, island, profanity, ocean, shipwreck, dangerous attraction, water, cocaine, hostage ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
bahamas
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ...
Style:
exciting, tense, period piece, epic, costume drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
18th century, 19th century, 1800s, year 2003, ancient times ...
Place:
britain, england, america, brazil, europe ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, perverse, humorous, action adventure ...
Audience:
kids, teens, manly, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, artifact, treasure, indiana jones, tombs and skeletons, crocodile, good versus evil, treasure map, food ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1984, year 1935
Place:
india, china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, fairy tale, visually stunning, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, ship, pirate ship, fantasy world, treasure, sword fight, captain, curses spells and rituals, swashbuckler, tombs and skeletons, love ...
Time:
18th century, year 2003, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, iran, fictional island, britain, jamaica ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In post-Civil War Kentucky, young David Burnic becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret, a map leading to buried treasure on the Florida isle of Matecumbe.
Style:
semi serious, exciting, suspenseful
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
treasure hunt, lost treasure, buried treasure, treasure hunter, coming of age, youth, archaeologist, cons and scams, gang, rivalry, obsessive quest, criminal heroes ...
Time:
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Place:
florida
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Style:
exciting, entertaining, breathtaking, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
peru, south america, ussr, mexico city, latin america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a magical artifact is lifted from his library, a meek librarian sets out to ensure its safe return.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, exciting, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, archaeology, treasure, friendship, treasure hunter, heroic mission, librarian, obsessive quest, adventurer, good versus evil, escapades ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course he's ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, romantic, light, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, kids, boys' night, teens, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, desert, adventurer, archaeologist, couple relations, love and romance, treasure, happy ending, novelist, culture clash, escapades, treasure hunter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
africa, middle east, egypt, french riviera, south of france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to have been stashed away by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin during the Revolutionary War. The chest's whereabouts may lie ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, clever, satanic, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure, treasure hunt, archaeology, treasure hunter, archaeologist, adventurer, secret place, riddles and clues, map, ancient, artifact, journey ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, year 1974, 19th century, 20th century ...
Place:
washington d.c., philadelphia, pennsylvania, new jersey, new york ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she'll need to free her ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, exciting, light, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, date night, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, jungle, unlikely couple, opposites attract, chase, adventurer, escapades, jungle adventure, treasure map, travel, map, stranded ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, future
Place:
south america, colombia, new york, latin america, central america
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 145 min.
TV show
Story:
A new interpretation of classical Paul Feval's "Le Bossu" novel...
Style:
exciting, captivating, serious, tense
Plot:
adventure hero, swordsman, swashbuckler, disguise, false accusation, murder, revenge, assassination plot, framed for murder, hitman, french countryside, countryside ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
france, spain, paris france
Similarity:
100%
583
Genre: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story:
An adaptation of J Meade Falkner’s 1898 swashbuckling novel. A young man craving adventure joins a gang of smugglers in search of Blackbeard's diamond
Style:
captivating, exciting, semi serious, epic, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
adventurer, treasure hunt, unlikely partners, heroes, against the odds, cons and scams, youth, rivalry, escapades, dishonesty, piracy, smuggling ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
britain, england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with a woman from his past, and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen ...
Style:
exciting, costume drama, romantic, saga, epic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, boys' night ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, mermaid, chase, ship, treasure hunt, fantasy world, treasure, captain, mythical creature, sword fight, adventurer ...
Time:
18th century, year 2011, georgian era
Place:
london, caribbean, england, spain, britain ...
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, captivating, light, tense ...
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, swashbuckler, danger, escapades, rivalry, infidelity, island, village, pirate ship, chivalry, gold ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
caribbean
Similarity:
26%
542
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
When Scottish young gentleman David Balfour's father dies, he leaves school to collect his inheritance from uncle Ebenezer, who in turn sells the boy as a future slave to a pirate ship. When staunch Stuart dynasty supporter Alan Breck Stewart ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, realistic, period drama
Plot:
pirate, pirate ship, captain, courage, kidnapping, ocean, adventurer, danger, orphan, soldier, rivalry, corrupted ruler ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
europe, scotland
Similarity:
25%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Scottish orphan David Balfour (Lawrence Douglas) is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer (Donald Pleasance), who arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery so that Unk can claim his inheritance. The boy is rescued and befriended by ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, stylized, independent film ...
Plot:
literary, pirate, sailing, captain, pirate ship, historical event, sea, courage, intrigue, kidnapping, ship, escapades ...
Time:
18th century, year 1971
Place:
scotland, europe, highlands, france
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, stylized, costume drama, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, ship, fantasy world, sword fight, treasure hunt, supernatural, journey, determination, friendship, treasure, witchcraft ...
Time:
18th century, year 2007, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, britain, iran, singapore
Similarity:
23%
308
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 222 min.
Story:
Kidnapped is a two-part BBC television adaptation of the 1893 novel of the same name by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show is directed by Brendan Maher and stars James Anthony Pearson as Davie Balfour and Iain Glen as Alan Breck.
Attempting to claim ...
Style:
realistic, serious, exciting, captivating
Plot:
pirate, kidnapping, orphan, heroes, heroic mission, teenage life, daring rescue, escapades, treasure hunt, good versus evil, rivalry, danger ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
scotland, europe, highlands
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, atmospheric, tense, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Plot:
pirate, theater, treasure, medieval, mutiny, greed, seafaring, betrayal, suspicion, danger, loyalty, island ...
Similarity:
22%
124K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his ...
Style:
exciting, costume drama, sexy, historical drama, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
pirate, captain, pirate ship, swashbuckler, colonial america, sea, gold, treasure hunt, medieval, island, treasure, danger ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, 19th century, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, syria, america, west indies
Similarity:
11%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Redhead Mary is a girl who dresses like a man to better approach, and rob the jewels worn by the pretty ladies of her time...
Style:
period piece, dramatic, costume drama
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, captain, pirate ship, peplum, female protagonist, gender disguise, cross dressing, seafaring, heroine, escape, female empowerment ...
Time:
18th century, 60s
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.
Style:
exciting, realistic, captivating, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
pirate ship, pirate, sea battle, ocean, sailboat, child in peril, pirate captain, last stand, sword fight, kidnapping, escapades, danger ...
Time:
19th century, year 1965, 1870s, victorian era
Place:
jamaica, caribbean
Similarity:
22%
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