Movies like Valley of the Dragons
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Valley of the Dragons (1961)
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In 1881, Michael Denning, an American soldier, and Hector Servadac, a French aristocrat, are about to have a duel over a woman that they both are infatuated with. However, just as the two men are about to shoot at each other, a comet strikes the Earth and the gravitational pull draws in the two men. Michael and Hector soon deduce that this comet has been periodically landing on Earth and gathering people and animals from various eras in time, including people and dinosaurs. The two men then decide to put their differences aside and fight for survival as well as help make peace between two warring tribes of cavemen. Written by Brian Washington
Style:
classic horror, psychotronic, vintage
Plot:
giant spider, giant lizard, dinosaur, ape man, giant snake, comet, duel, prehistoric man, lizard, kaiju, caveman, jungle, natural disaster, friendship, earthquake, tribe, neanderthal, irishman, lightning, frenchman, giant animal, abducted woman, giant monster, space, pistol duel ...
Time:
stone age, 19th century, year 1961, prehistoric times, 1880s
Place:
algeria
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Most similar movies to Valley of the Dragons
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychotronic, suspenseful, natural horror and serious films with plots about dinosaur, kaiju, danger, monster, escapades, heroes and giant monster mostly in Adventure, Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Valley of the Dragons: One Million Years B.C. (1966), The Land That Time Forgot (1974), The People That Time Forgot (1977), Mysterious Planet (1982), At the Earth's Core (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
As the Earth wrestles with its agonising birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring tribes. When two people from ...
Style:
cult classic, exciting, prehistoric, natural horror, psychotronic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
caveman, dinosaur, stop motion, survival, monster, giant monster, kaiju, giant spider, desert, barbarian, lost world, prehistoric man ...
Time:
stone age, prehistoric times, ancient times, middle ages, prehistory ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
During World War I, a German U-boat sinks a British ship and takes the survivors on board. After it takes a wrong turn, the submarine takes them to the unknown land of Caprona, where they find dinosaurs and neanderthals.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, world war one, adventurer, ancient mystery, prehistoric creature, submarine, time travel, lost world, prehistoric animal, pterodactyl, iceberg, good versus evil ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory, year 1916, 1940s
Place:
antarctica, fictional island
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A sequel to The Land That Time Forgot. Major Ben McBride organises a mission to the Antarctic wastes to search for his friend (Doug McClure) who has been missing in the region for several years. McBride's party find themselves in a world ...
Style:
natural horror, grindhouse, classic horror, prehistoric, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, island, kaiju, cave woman, submarine, giant monster, sword and sorcery, sorcery, reptiles, cave, creature feature, expedition ...
Time:
stone age, 1910s, 20th century, prehistory, prehistoric times ...
Place:
antarctica, fictional island
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A spaceship crash-lands on a planet, and the crew is astonished to find that it holds a beautiful woman who can heal the sick and injured and a race of super-intelligent beings.
Style:
retro, psychotronic
Plot:
kaiju, dinosaur, erotica, space, spaceship, outer space, pterodactyl, alien, monster, climbing, healing, crash landing ...
Similarity:
86%
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A huge burrowing machine tunnels out of control at ferocious speed, cutting clean through to the center of the earth, to the twilight world of pellucidar. Once there, Dr. Perry and David Innes are threatened by half human creatures, lizard-like ...
Style:
grindhouse, retro, psychotronic, classic horror, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, giant monster, monster, lost world, fight for freedom, kaiju, cave woman, cave, space travel, good versus evil, steampunk, giant animal ...
Time:
victorian era, year 1976, prehistoric times, 19th century, prehistory ...
Place:
wales, washington d.c.
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
During the US Civil War, Union POWs escape in a balloon and end up stranded on a South Pacific island, inhabited by giant plants and animals. They must use their ingenuity to survive the dangers, and to devise a way to return home. Sequel to ...
Style:
intense, exciting, suspenseful, suspense, natural horror ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
giant bird, stranded, american civil war, desert island, island, castaway, submarine, survival, civil war, balloon, monster, ocean ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, 1800s, year 1961, year 1865 ...
Place:
fictional island, pacific ocean, richmond virginia
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A group of scientists in search of lost Atlantis are plane wrecked on an uncharted island full of stock footage monsters fresh from One Million BC. Occasionally we get an original papier mache monster peaking out from behind an alcove, but for the ...
Style:
prehistoric, period piece, psychotronic
Plot:
dinosaur, expedition, island, atlantis, exploration, kaiju, disaster, isolation, plane crash, lost city, volcano, survival ...
Time:
60s, prehistoric times
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
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Story:
Remake of Jules Verne's classic story finds adventurers seeking a mysterious hidden land. They are joined by the wife of another man, who had previously gone on a similar expedition and disappeared.
Style:
gothic horror, epic, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
pre-teens, boys' night, kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
dinosaur, archaeologist, imaginary kingdom, lost world, reptiles, monster, prehistoric creature, kaiju, underground, steampunk, alien, prehistoric animal ...
Time:
prehistoric times, jurassic, 19th century, 1870s
Similarity:
76%
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
As the first nomadic tribes wander across the vast wilderness of the infant planet they confront hostilities created by the harsh environment and each other. After a massive volcanic eruption a tribal chief is killed and his two sons fight for ...
Style:
independent film, grindhouse, prehistoric, classic horror, serious ...
Plot:
cave woman, twins, caveman, volcanic eruption, earthquake, female nudity, exploitation, witch doctor, desert, mute, women, prehistoric animal ...
Time:
stone age, prehistoric times, year 1971, prehistory
Place:
england
Similarity:
75%
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:
69%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union, USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
In 2020, after the colonization of the moon, the spaceships Vega, Sirius and Capella are launched from Lunar Station 7. They are to explore Venus under the command of Professor Hartman, but an asteroid collides and explodes Capella. The leader ship ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspense, retro, independent film, serious ...
Plot:
space and aliens, dinosaur, space opera, space exploration, kaiju, monster, asteroid, venus the planet, outer space, astronaut, pterodactyl, giant monster ...
Time:
prehistoric times, future, prehistory, 2000s, 2020s ...
Place:
soviet union, russia, ussr
Similarity:
68%
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:
68%
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:
67%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The legendary empire of the lost continent of Mu reappears to threaten the world with domination. While countries unite to resist, an isolated World War II Captain has created the greatest warship ever seen, and possibly the surface world's ...
Style:
daikaiju, psychotronic, grindhouse, natural horror, suspense ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, submarine, monster, beast, military, empress, giant animal, sea, water, ocean, fish ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
pacific ocean
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After a 7 year hiatus, Godzilla returned to the screen to take on King Kong in the 3rd film in the Godzilla franchise. A pharmaceutical company captures King Kong and brings him to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently ...
Style:
cult classic, grindhouse, daikaiju, psychotronic, classic horror ...
Plot:
godzilla, king kong, kaiju, giant monster, monster, dinosaur, island, crossover, monkey, ape, giant ape, jungle ...
Time:
prehistoric times, jurassic, 60s
Place:
japan, mount fuji, tokyo
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A circus owner and a lady trapper trek into the African jungle to capture a giant gorilla for his circus.
Style:
natural horror, psychotronic, independent film, weird
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, king kong, dinosaur, jungle adventure, monkey, macabre, giant ape, skeleton, jungle, witch doctor, gorilla ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Like in the novel of Jules Verne four persons try to get to the centre of the world by entering into a world of caves by a volcano. On their way they discover among other things also prehistoric animals like some dinosaurs,
Style:
natural horror, psychotronic
Plot:
dinosaur, underground, kaiju, steampunk, reptiles, explorer, lost world, prehistoric creature, exploitation, prehistoric animal, geology, lava ...
Time:
prehistoric times
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China, Vietnam
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
Style:
suspense, intense, scenic, harsh, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
monster, king kong, giant monster, creature, giant animal, island, survival, giant creature, monster versus monster, chase, expedition, jungle ...
Time:
70s, 1940s, year 2017, 2010s, year 1944 ...
Place:
vietnam, fictional island, washington d.c., pacific ocean, thailand ...
Similarity:
65%
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Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The 7th film in the Godzilla series. After being caught in a storm in the south seas, several teenagers and thief arrive on an island where natives have been enslaved by a terrorist organization. They also discover a sleeping Godzilla and decide to ...
Style:
grindhouse, daikaiju, natural horror, suspense, classic horror ...
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, monster, mothra, giant lizard, disaster, killer animal, mutant, boat, creature, sea ...
Time:
year 1966, jurassic, 60s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
japan, tokyo, fictional island
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hammer Film’s follow-up to the successful One Million Years B.C. is set in an ancient past when humans and dinosaurs co-exist. Athletic cavewomen and hairy men wander around, grunting, sweating and occasionally sacrificing evil blonde babes to ...
Style:
suspenseful, semi serious, exciting, tense, natural horror ...
Plot:
cave woman, survival, prehistoric man, stop motion, skinny dipping, male male relationship, danger, chaos, heroes, rivalry, love affair, kaiju ...
Time:
prehistoric times, stone age, ancient times, prehistory
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
When a comet passes the Earth very closely, it pulls a small part of North Africa, and a small swathe of humanity, along with it.
Style:
cult classic, psychotronic, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
kaiju, dinosaur, giant monster, giant creature, sea monster, sea creature, prehistoric creature, prehistoric animal, reptiles, thunderstorm, sea, ship ...
Time:
20th century, prehistory, 70s
Place:
north africa
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Remake of the 1959 film Anak ng Bulkan.
Style:
emotional, period piece, independent film
Plot:
dinosaur, kaiju, friendship, coming of age, giant creature, pterodactyl, wilderness, volcanic eruption, trauma, jungle, children, hopes ...
Place:
the philippines
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In this direct-to-video remake, when an accident leaves a group of researchers trapped beneath the earth's crust, it's up to a drill team, led by Joseph Harnet (Greg Evigan), to rescue them. But once underground, the team discovers a ...
Style:
serious, mockbuster, prehistoric, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
adventurer, dinosaur, volcano, tyrannosaurus rex, heroic mission, escapades, daring rescue, deadly creature, chases and races, imaginary, creature, giant spider ...
Time:
prehistoric times, year 2008
Similarity:
63%
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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:
62%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take ...
Style:
psychotronic, classic horror, independent film, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
space and aliens, ancient civilization, alien, alien invasion, gladiator, nobleman, skinny dipping, pyramid, ancient world, mythology, exodus, ancient ...
Time:
year 1961
Place:
ancient greece, rome italy, greece
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The 8th Godzilla film is aimed at an even younger audience than its predecessors. In the South Seas, scientists conducting weather experiments encounter gigantic mantises and a giant spider that are attacking Godzilla's offspring.
Style:
scary, suspense, natural horror, daikaiju, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
kaiju, giant monster, monster, island, godzilla, weather manipulation, giant spider, disaster, weather, danger, heroes, killer animal ...
Time:
year 1967, jurassic, 60s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
61%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Earth is headed for disaster and when an archeological research team visits Infant Island to find out why, they discover two tiny women who reveal that the Earth is fighting back for all the harm humans have done here and sends out the evil ...
Style:
daikaiju, natural horror, serious, suspenseful, biting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
godzilla, kaiju, giant monster, mothra, archaeologist, reptiles, giant animal, dinosaur, mutant, creature, monster terrorizes city, phenomenon ...
Time:
jurassic, 90s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A groups of astronauts crash-land on Venus and find themselves on the wrong side of a group of Venusian women when they kill a monster that is worshipped by them.
Style:
psychedelic, independent film, exciting, serious, psychotronic
Plot:
space opera, dinosaur, matriarchy, kaiju, spacesuit, venus the planet, lava, sword and sorcery, sorcery, occult, monster, exploitation ...
Time:
stone age, future, 1930s
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The 4th film in the Godzilla franchise restores the serious tone of the original Godzilla film. A greedy developer has placed huge machines to suck dry a part of the ocean near Tokyo so he can build luxury condos. After a storm, a giant egg washes ...
Style:
suspense, grindhouse, natural horror, daikaiju, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
kaiju, godzilla, giant monster, monster, mothra, dinosaur, monster versus monster, giant animal, greed, island, creature feature, crossover ...
Time:
jurassic, 60s, 80s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a ...
Style:
daikaiju, classic horror, natural horror, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
kaiju, giant octopus, giant monster, monster, godzilla, space probe, space monster, alien invasion, ufo, dinosaur, alien, octopus ...
Time:
70s
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
59%
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