Movies and TV shows like Maya 1967
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Maya (1967)
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Maya is an hour-long U.S. adventure television series that aired on NBC, Saturdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from September 16, 1967 until February 10, 1968. The series is a follow-up to the 1966 film of the same name. Set in the Indian jungle, the series centered around an American boy searching for his missing father, a big game hunter.
Style:
emotional, feel good, period piece, intercultural, suspenseful, wild
Plot:
missing person, elephant, orphan, friendship, quest, wildlife, teen superhero, journey, coming of age, escape, road trip, family drama, buddy, exotic locale, survival, search and rescue, deportation, jungle, tiger, teenager, reincarnation, runaway, search for father, missing father, young ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
india
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, suspenseful, entertaining and emotional films and TV series with plots about friendship, coming of age, survival, wildlife, danger, teamwork and jungle mostly in Adventure, Family and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Maya: The Great Elephant Escape (1995), My Lucky Elephant (2013), Remi, Nobody's Boy (2016), Les Galapiats: The Collection (1970), 3 Caminos (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
456
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An American boy runs away in the Indian jungle after a fight with his father.
Plot:
jungle, jungle adventure, bare chested male, bare butt, elephant, tiger, runaway, big game hunter, male bonding, father son relationship, train, boy ...
Time:
year 1966
Place:
india
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two young boys help an elephant escape from an African animal orphanage when he is bought by a wealthy American. The trio dodge poachers, the police and lions on a journey they'll never forget.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, emotional, suspenseful
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
elephant, animal rescue, wildlife, escape, nature, rescue mission, wilderness, children, friendship, teamwork, conservation, coming of age ...
Time:
90s
Place:
kenya, africa
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In a far away land of jungles and wild animals, there lived a little orphan boy who was all alone in the world. But he knew that no matter how hard life can be, it's always better if you can share it with a friend. This is the story of how he ...
Style:
uplifting, cute, colorful, sentimental, emotional ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
elephant, orphan, friendship, heartwarming, wildlife, bonding, life lesson, surrogate family, coming of age, jungle, magic realism, resilience ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 10 min.
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Story:
Remi (played by Julian Ras) is a foundling, but apart from that he's just a normal boy, who lives an ordinary life together with Betty Barbarin, the mother who found him. Untill his eleventh birthday, when a big truck stops at their door and ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, poignant, emotional, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
orphan, friendship, coming of age, abandonment, journey, lifestyle, search for mother, child, teenage protagonist, adventurer, adolescence, teenage life ...
Similarity:
63%
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 240 min.
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Les Galapiats is a French-Belgian-Swiss-Canadian television series, composed of eight episodes lasting 26 minutes each, directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit broadcast in 1970 on the second channel of the ORTF and December 1969 in the RTB, Belgium.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, atmospheric, detective, intercultural ...
Plot:
teenager, treasure hunt, exploration, danger, macabre, investigation, summer camp, courage, coming of age, teamwork, friendship, castle ...
Time:
70s
Place:
belgium
Similarity:
63%
507
Genre: Adventure
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 49 min.
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Story:
2000, 2006 and 2021. Three trips, three stages of five lives. Jana, Luca, Roberto, Yoon Soo and Raquel are in their mid-20s / early 30s on their first two "Caminos", and past 40 on their third. So much will happen until then: Jana's ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, sincere, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, forgiveness, coming of age, road trip, personal growth, friends, life philosophy, couple relations, male female relationship, group of friends, relationships ...
Place:
spain, europe, italy, germany, mexico ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min.
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Story:
If Iskender, a 12-year-old archer with extraordinary abilities, does not return from 2020 to the time he lived, the course of history will change.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, semi serious, teen, suspense ...
Plot:
time paradox, travel, archery, time travel, time warp, adventurer, changing the past or future, time loop, time jump, back in time, time traveler, coming of age ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Eight celebrities couples venture on the perilous mud roads along deep chasms and ravines, extreme mountain passes and terrifying jungle routes in The Most Dangerous Roads.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, non fiction, tension, suspense
Plot:
road trip, survival, celebrity, wildlife, survivalist, adventurer, nature, danger, risk, teamwork, competition, adrenaline ...
Place:
netherlands
Similarity:
41%
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Genre: Adventure
Country: India
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Four strangers from different age groups connect at a Royal Enfield motorcycle meet and start a journey together, making discoveries about life, people and love.
Style:
captivating, inspirational, emotional, uplifting, realistic
Plot:
dream, road trip, self discovery, bike, life, lifestyle, biker, companionship, friendship, personal growth, empathy, life lesson ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
An escaped prisoner flees to the South American jungle, where he must survive not only wild animals and disease but also a ferocious Indian tribe.
Style:
intense, tense, suspenseful, retro, atmospheric ...
Plot:
jungle, survival, escaped prisoner, native tribe, danger, man versus nature, escape, threat, isolation, pursuit, disease, violence ...
Place:
south america
Similarity:
38%
102
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
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2030 CE is a Canadian children's TV series that aired for two seasons on YTV in 2002. It aired in the U.S. on HBO. The series was created by Angela Bruce, Dennis Foon and Yan Moore. A third season had been planned, but was cancelled after ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, suspenseful, tense, dark ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
teamwork, teenager, rapid aging, vaccine, fate of humanity, save the world, save the day, teenage life, saving a life, thirty something, dystopia, friendship ...
Time:
near future, future
Place:
winnipeg
Similarity:
37%
228
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya. George Adamson and Diana Muldaur live with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they protect the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.
Style:
emotional, educational, uplifting, period piece, tense ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
lion, jungle, wildlife, environmentalism, animal rescue, biopic, poaching, marriage, companionship, safari, family drama, heartwarming ...
Place:
africa, kenya, south africa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Adventure
Country: France, West Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
A young English navy lieutenant sets out to prove the quickest way to reach India from London is by way of the Mediterranean and Suez rather than the long sea route around Africa and the Cape of Good Hope, which takes six months. Together with his ...
Style:
period drama
Plot:
adventurer, travel, sea voyage, journey, exploration, mediterranean, rivalry, friendship, innovation, expedition, determination, competition ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1820s
Place:
india, bombay india, london, saudi arabia, egypt
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
In this activity based children's nature show, naturalist Peter Schriemer goes in search of amazing critters in different habitats across America.
Style:
educational, informative, uplifting, non fiction
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
nature, wildlife, exploration, creature, safari, insect, quest, bug, backyard
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Japan
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Story:
In the medieval land of Driland, hunters explore ruins in search of treasures. Princess Mikoto dreams of one day becoming a hunter despite of her royal responsibility of one day assuming the throne of the country of Elua. Following the words of ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, heroic, lighthearted ...
Plot:
magic, journey, treasure hunt, exploration, quest, adventurer, fight, wizards and magicians, adventure hero, magical, magical power, ruins ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
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This refresh of the breakthrough series is hosted by Ludacris and custom-created for a new generation. Filled with new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos from today’s cultural zeitgeist, contestants will ...
Style:
disgusting, psychological, emotional, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
fear, worry, scared, rivalry, escapades, contests and competitions, emotional breakdown, contest, ordinary people, ambitious, prize, victory ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
jungle, coming of age, river, jungle adventure, feral child, priest, youth, murder of mother, child protagonist, loss of mother, revenge, escape ...
Time:
80s
Place:
south america, brazil, latin america
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Thailand
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Reports of a sighting of an extraordinary elephant lead the members of the Asian Elephant Conservation group aided by foreign researchers on a dangerous journey deep in the jungle. It takes them on a dangerous route used for smuggling amphetamine. ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, atmospheric
Plot:
jungle, elephant, drug smuggling, survival, wildlife, conservation, isolation, exploration, survival horror, spider, nature, cocaine ...
Place:
thailand
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
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Motion features host Greg Aiello as he explores a variety of outdoor activities. From the Channel Islands in California to Bryce Canyon National Park, Maui, and Big Sur, Aiello takes a Nature-lovers perspective on exploration. Often times filmed ...
Style:
contemplative, light, entertaining, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
hiking, nature, travel, camping, photography, mountain biking, travel and leisure, adventure hero, national park, travelogue, traveler, wildlife ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
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Story:
Josh Gates sets off on a quest to find the Yeti, a legendary man-ape living in the high altitude of the Himalayas.
Style:
captivating, enigmatic, entertaining, intense, suspense
Plot:
yeti, mountain, cryptozoology, exploration, expedition, scientific research, research, knowledge, scientific discovery, puzzle, escapades, explorer ...
Place:
himalaya
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Nine challengers are abandoned at a remote tropical island, with no maps or tools, miles away from civilization. In teams of three, they must swim to different ecosystems on the same island – sun-scorched beach, twisted mangrove swamp and dense ...
Style:
tropical, entertaining, suspenseful, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
stranded, island, teamwork, wilderness, remote island, struggle for survival, adventure hero, stranded on an island, jungle adventure, pacific island, jungle, competition ...
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Adventure
Country: Australia
Duration: 80 min.
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Escape of the Artful Dodger was an Australian children’s television series first screened on the Nine Network in 2001.
Escape of the Artful Dodger is the story of Jack Dawkins, who was introduced in the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, period drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
charles dickens, thief, escape, problem, intrigue, sea voyage, teamwork, frame up, friendship, rescue, heroism, redemption ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
australia, sydney australia, london
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
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Story:
A mysterious hacker has been messing with Chad Wild Clay, Vy Qwaint and other YouTubers. He or she has been hacking their YouTube videos, playing challenges against them, sending them on adventures to abandoned places, and taking their car. They ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, suspenseful, entertaining, captivating
Plot:
hacker, friends, friendship, save the day, friend, escapades, group of friends, teamwork, fighting the system, adventure hero
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
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Story:
Charles and Lizzie Peterson have found the perfect way to foster their love of dogs — literally. The siblings take on the tough but rewarding task of fostering puppies and finding their forever homes. With every new pup, a new adventure begins.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, funny, light, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
puppy, pets, dog, childhood, pet dog, human animal relationship, animal, adventure hero, children, animal human communication, adoption, responsibility ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional ...
Style:
period piece, educational, action adventure, suspense, informative ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
jungle, veterinarian, animal rescue, father daughter relationship, family values, man versus nature, ape, monkey, jungle adventure, explorer, lost world, wild animal ...
Place:
east africa, africa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Based on the novel Winterkill, by William Judson, Cold River is the story of an Adirondack guide who takes his young daughter and step-son on a long camping trip in the fall of 1932. When winter strikes unexpectedly early (a natural phenomenon known ...
Style:
tense, heartfelt, period piece, melancholic, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
survival, wilderness, isolation, treasure hunt, man versus nature, family drama, father daughter relationship, camping trip, coming of age, resilience, endurance, nature ...
Time:
1930s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
There's a new baby T. Rex in town – and his name is Junior! When Junior escapes into our world from the Land of the Dinosaurs, teenager Wendy and her friend, Curtis, must return him safely before anyone finds him.
Style:
captivating, exciting, funny, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
dinosaur, teenager, children, teenage protagonist, teen superhero, adventure hero, adolescent boy, boy girl friendship, adolescent girl, boy, teenage girl, rescue mission ...
Similarity:
33%
723
Genre: Adventure
Country: Germany, Canada
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Amazon was a syndicated television show created by Peter Benchley. It was developed by Canadian production companies Alliance Atlantis Communications & WIC Entertainment and German company Beta Film GmbH. The 22 episodes of the series were in ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious, rough
Plot:
jungle, amazon tribe, air disaster, tribe, forces of nature, superstition, rescue, escapades, down on your luck, danger, dangerous animal, survivor ...
Time:
90s
Place:
brazil, latin america
Similarity:
32%
206
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
Ripcord is an American syndicated television series that ran for 76 episodes from 1961 to 1963 about the exploits of a skydiving operation by the same name.
Style:
heroic, suspenseful, crime drama, tense, lighthearted
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
skydiving, parachuting, pilot, teamwork, bravery, camaraderie, youth, aviation, small business, airplane, criminal, airline ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Hidden deep in the wilderness of Alaska is the toughest town in America: McCarthy. Only 42 residents brave the extreme conditions. They are mavericks, trailblazers, risk takers and rabble rousers, all trying to escape their past by surviving at the ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, suspense, realistic, non fiction
Plot:
wilderness, survival, survivalist, wildlife, lifestyle, ordinary people, traditional versus modern, isolation, city, risk, nature, life ...
Place:
alaska
Similarity:
32%
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