Movies like Five Weeks in a Balloon
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Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Professor Fergusson plans to make aviation history by making his way across Africa by balloon. He plans to claim uncharted territories in West Africa as proof of his inventions worth.
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, psychotronic
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
balloon, flying, camel, steampunk, space, jungle adventure, adventurer, treasure hunt, heroes, battles, journalism, showbiz, escapades, danger, hotshot hero, master and servant, daring rescue, desert, storm, expedition, journalist, sultan, sheik, inventor, lion ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 1800s
Place:
africa, britain, west africa, american
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Most similar movies to Five Weeks in a Balloon
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, humorous, semi serious and psychotronic films with plots about escapades, danger, heroes, adventurer, rivalry, treasure hunt and imaginary mostly in Adventure, Fantasy and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Five Weeks in a Balloon: Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997), Master of the World (1961), Mysterious Island (2010), Hatari! (1962). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and ...
Style:
independent film, slapstick, captivating, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
steampunk, spacesuit, alternate history, moon, space race, nasa, disorder, rivalry, imaginary, escapades, chases and races, space and aliens ...
Time:
19th century, year 1967
Place:
england, siberia, scotland yard
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, fairy tale, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
underwater, steampunk, sailor, shipwreck, submarine, creature, animal, professor, rivalry, deadly creature, good versus evil, heroes ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace.
Style:
classic horror, grindhouse, independent film, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
steampunk, world domination, zeppelin, inventor, bare chested male, megalomaniac, ship, unrequited love, father daughter relationship, alien, master criminal, aviation ...
Time:
year 1961, 19th century, 1860s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.
Style:
suspense, melancholic, talky, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
submarine, underwater, disaster, survival, race against time, apocalypse, moral dilemma, dystopic future, brutality, rescue, shark, danger ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1961, 1950s, 50s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
26%
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This made-for-TV film version uses the title and general premise of Jules Verne's novel, but had its heroes carry out the journey in an earth-penetrating machine. A television series was supposed to follow, but was never produced. Cast includes ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, psychotronic
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, escapades, adventurer, daring rescue, obsessive quest, inventions and discoveries, legends and myths, forces of nature, curses spells and rituals, imaginary kingdom, scientist, volcano ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Set in the late 1870's - A woman hires an anthropologist/adventurer to track down her husband, who has disappeared while searching for an elusive passage to the center of the earth
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, natural horror, psychotronic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
lost world, danger, heroic mission, adventurer, dinosaur, daring rescue, travel, prehistoric animal, missing person, anthropologist, wilderness, reptiles ...
Time:
prehistoric times, 19th century
Place:
san francisco, alaska
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A cinematic adaptation of Jules Verne's 1874 novel "The Mysterious Island", the story begins during the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia. Five northern POWs make the decision to escape the ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, exciting, suspense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
giant bird, sea disaster, escape, deadly creature, american civil war, monster, fantasy world, catastrophe, race against time, imaginary, escapades, runaway ...
Time:
1860s, 19th century, victorian era
Place:
fictional island, louisiana
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After retrieving the Crystal Skull in Utah, Flynn Carsen receives a map in the mail with the secret location of King Solomon's Mines. When the scroll is stolen, Judson explains the power of the Key of Solomon's book and assigns Flynn to ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, spoof, mythical ...
Audience:
family outing, teens
Plot:
archaeologist, treasure hunt, archeological dig, artifact, adventurer, museum, heroes, chase, expedition, obsessive quest, good versus evil, save the world ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?
Style:
exciting, humorous, black and white, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
safari, male bonding, friendship between men, romantic rivalry, female photographer, wildlife, rhinoceros, rocket, jungle, chase, hunter, hunting ...
Time:
year 1962, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
africa, california
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain, France, Italy, Cameroon
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
1865, The American Civil War: Five POW manage to escape by balloon from Fort Richmond. Caught in a storm and with the balloon damaged they find themselves 'shipwrecked' on a volcanic desert island somewhere in the Pacific. Just before ...
Style:
suspenseful, nautical, exciting, serious, psychotronic ...
Plot:
submarine, castaway, island, pirate, survival, escape, balloon, adaptation, heroism, isolation, exploration, friendship ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
fictional island
Similarity:
22%
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:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young boy heads off to the Yukon after hearing tales about the Gold Rush, and he forms an unwavering friendship with a heroic Alsatian dog called Buck.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
dog, german shepherd, survival, wilderness, stranded, landscape, canine, animal, daring rescue, pets, adventurer, contests and competitions ...
Time:
19th century, 90s
Place:
alaska, canada, england, london, yukon
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Three adventurers lead an expedition into darkest Africa in search of the treasure of King Solomon, and on the way encounter hostile natives, volcanoes, dinosaurs and a lost Phoenician city ruled by a beautiful queen.
Style:
independent film, exciting, semi serious, suspenseful, psychotronic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, treasure hunt, colonialism, archaeologist, treasure hunter, lost world, kaiju, explorer, sorcery, lost treasure, jungle adventure, danger ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
africa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A Victorian gentleman hopes to find his long-lost son, who vanished whilst searching for a mysterious Viking community in a volcanic valley somewhere in uncharted Arctic regions. The gentleman puts together an expedition team to go on the search, ...
Style:
serious, stylized, atmospheric, epic fantasy, suspense
Audience:
pre-teens, family outing, kids
Plot:
steampunk, viking, island, treasure hunt, winter, archaeologist, missing child, snow, tomb raider, superhero, airplane, aviation ...
Time:
1900s, 19th century, 90s, 20th century
Place:
fictional island, london, england, france, iceland
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While on a dangerous mission to recover the historic Judas Chalice, Flynn is saved by Simone. But when double-crossed by a respected professor and ambushed by a ruthless gang, Flynn realizes Simone's secret, his true mission and a shocking ...
Style:
exciting, psychotronic, entertaining, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
vampire, treasure hunt, dracula, supernatural, adventure hero, adventurer, fountain of youth, treasure hunter, rivalry, heroes, escapades, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, future
Place:
usa, new orleans, russia
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A young boy and his family embark on a series of adventures when the boy finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, offbeat, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, single parent, kaiju, stop motion, prehistoric animal, tyrannosaurus rex, giant monster, kids and family, monster, family relations, museum, youth ...
Time:
prehistoric times, year 1993, prehistory
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Shipwrecked castaways stumble upon the mysterious island of Caprona in the Bermuda Triangle, confronting man-eating dinosaurs and a stranded German U-Boat crew while trying to escape.
Style:
exciting, humorous, stylized, mockbuster, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, boys' night, family outing, kids
Plot:
dinosaur, lost world, island, tyrannosaurus rex, survival, forces of nature, isolation, missing person, daring rescue, adventurer, escapades, supernatural ...
Time:
prehistory
Place:
fictional island
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Raised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a place only Mowgli can ...
Style:
cute, intense, tense, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
jungle, treasure hunt, self discovery, survival, orphan, tiger, destiny, animal, wilderness, friendship, jungle adventure, fish out of water ...
Time:
90s, victorian era, 19th century, year 1994, 1880s
Place:
india, asia, africa
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, teen, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
island, jungle, lost city, fantasy world, expedition, atlantis, lost world, escapades, beautiful scenery, giant lizard, mission, treasure ...
Time:
year 2012, 19th century, 2010s
Place:
hawaii, fictional island
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Pippi in the South Seas (original title is Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven) is a 1970 film, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series. Pippi, with friends Tommy and Annika, adventures on ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, exciting
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
pirate, monkey, youth, kidnapping, best friend, pirate ship, fortress, redhead girl, bird, women, fictional country, nordic ...
Time:
70s
Place:
fictional island, eastern europe
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The classic tale of a man's dream, his epic journey, and one true love.
Style:
tragicomedy, captivating, humorous, atmospheric, period piece ...
Plot:
don quixote, heroes, adventurer, obsession, on the road, good versus evil, tragic hero, rivalry, wooing, master and servant, renaissance, satire ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
This retelling of the classic tale of James Hilton's Utopian lost world plays out uneasily amid musical production numbers and Bacharach pop music. While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, feel good, exciting, psychotronic
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
utopia, dancing, aviation, rescue, airplane accident, humanitarian, philosophy, sudden death, female singer, deception, painting, swimming ...
Place:
himalaya, china, asia, southeast asia, oxford university ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the northwest desert where countless prosperous dynasties have flourished and fallen, there is rumor of a treasure of unbelievable riches buried among it. A group of mysterious guardians have been guarding the map to the location of the treasure ...
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
adventurer, fall in love, imaginary, heroes, danger, time travel, treasure hunter, desert, treasure, hunter, martial arts, swashbuckler ...
Time:
future
Place:
asia, mongolia, china
Similarity:
20%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Style:
exciting, teen, breathtaking, rom com, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, fantasy world, lost world, adventurer, twists and turns, mysterious place, underground, expedition, cave, imaginary, obsessive quest, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, prehistoric times, prehistory, 19th century, 2000s ...
Place:
iceland, italy, europe
Similarity:
20%
914
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 173 min.
Story:
A retelling of the classic Swiss Family Robinson story.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, captivating, serious, period drama
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
pirate, danger, island, daring rescue, family relations, family in danger, estrangement, confined, isolation, family life, father son relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
19th century, 21st century
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The time is the distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled ...
Style:
futuristic, parody, retro, humorous, grindhouse ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
pirate, castration, robot, ice, premarital sex, time dilation, space travel, treasure hunt, desert, apocalypse, sword fight, alien ...
Time:
future, distant future, 80s
Place:
space western
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
Story:
Set in a world where love is deemed illegal and can be eradicated with a special procedure. With 95 days to go until her scheduled treatment, Lena Holoway does the unthinkable, she falls in love.
Style:
exciting, captivating, romantic, suspense, teen ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
forbidden love, danger, dystopian future, against the rules, escapades, young lovers, distopia, paranormal romance, young adult, adaptation, love, dystopia ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A secret society, the Delta Knights, attempts to save a medieval society from the evil over-lady.
Style:
exciting, semi serious, humorous, stylized, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
knight, good versus evil, sword and sorcery, heroic mission, youth, heroes, sorcery, adventurer, escapades, rescue, legends and myths, rivalry ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century
Place:
europe
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, West Germany, Yugoslavia, USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 89 min.
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Story:
Around the World in 80 Days is a 1989 three-part television Eastmancolor miniseries originally broadcast on NBC. The production garnered three nominations for Emmy awards that year. Starring Pierce Brosnan as Phileas Fogg, Eric Idle as ...
Style:
fairy tale, exciting, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
bet, travel, race against time, bank robbery, mistaken identity, fistfight, zeppelin, acrobat, travelogue, jesse james, treasure, space ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1870s
Place:
hong kong, india, japan, france, britain ...
Similarity:
19%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Doug Baily's father is weird, but a strange machine in the garage now makes him invisible too. It's a roller coaster ride of fun and hijinks as Doug tries to turn his invisible dad back to normal again.
Style:
independent film, exciting, offbeat, humorous
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
invisible man, invisibility, voice over narration, father son relationship, computer, architect, child protagonist, female boss, female teacher, making a wish, widower, death of mother ...
Place:
africa
Similarity:
19%
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