20 movies like Desert Sands, ordered by similarity : Prince Valiant(1954), The Red Turtle(2016), The Sheltering Sky(1990), The Black Pirate(1926), Conan the Barbarian(1982), Angelique(2013), Jack the Giant Killer(2013), Troy(2004), Maleficent(2014), The Son of the Sheik(1926), Stardust(2007), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil(2019) ...
Adventure
USA
1955
87 Minutes
Ralph Meeker Marla English J. Carrol Naish John Smith Ron Randell John Carradine Keith Larsen Otto Waldis
sheik legionnaire commanding officer princess enemy passionate melodramatic intense morocco outpost desert vengeance battle cross-cultural romance military engagement treason revenge temptation forbidden love 1950s
The French Foreign Legion battles rebellious Arabs in North Africa.
Adventure
USA
1954
100 Minutes
James Mason Robert Wagner Janet Leigh Sterling Hayden Debra Paget Victor McLaglen Donald Crisp Brian Aherne
prince king arthur knight viking princess villain spirited campy melodramatic camelot castle battlefield secret plans royalty sword battles training romance chivalry quest love
A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.
Animation, Adventure
France|Belgium|Japan|USA
2016
80 Minutes
castaway man turtle woman lover son charming creative emotional melodramatic fascinating heartwarming island shipwreck ship beach cave love relationships island life
A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a red turtle, which changes his life.
Romance, Adventure, Drama
UK|Italy
1990
137 Minutes
John Malkovich Debra Winger Campbell Scott Jill Bennett Timothy Spall Eric Vu-An
couple woman man artist friend adventurer engaging emotional charming melodramatic desert sahara sahara desert relationships romance attraction danger happiness lovers love
An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.
Adventure
USA
1926
85 Minutes
Douglas Fairbanks Billie Dove Anders Randolf Donald Crisp Tempe Pigott Sam De Grasse Charles Stevens Charles Belcher Fred Becker John Wallace E.J. Ratcliffe
nobleman princess pirate father airy engaging gripping spirited thrilling ocean pirate ship island pirates revenge romance shipwreck adventure rivalry revenge love
Seeking revenge, an athletic young man joins the pirate band responsible for his father's death.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Mexico|Spain
1982
129 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger James Earl Jones Sandahl Bergman Gerry Lopez Mako Ben Davidson Sven-Ole Thorsen Max von Sydow Valerie Quennessen Cassandra Gaviola William Smith
warrior archer sorcerer king princess necromancer thrilling melodramatic campy europe north africa temple survival violence cult battle family honor revenge pursuit love
A young boy, Conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, Thulsa Doom. When he grows up he becomes a fearless, invincible fighter. Set free, he plots revenge against Thulsa Doom.
Adventure, Romance
France|Belgium|Czech Republic|Austria
2013
113 Minutes
Nora Arnezeder Gérard Lanvin Tomer Sisley David Kross Simon Abkarian Matthieu Boujenah Miguel Herz-Kestranek Julian Weigend Mathieu Kassovitz John Dobrynine
young woman husband lover enemy true love count melodramatic heartwarming engaging charming moving passionate france castle arranged marriage passion attraction palace intrigue danger love
In France, prior to Louis XIV ascending the throne, a young baroness is forced to marry against her will and is caught up in a web of treachery and murder, threatening her and her husband, whom she has come to love deeply.
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
USA
2013
90 Minutes
Ben Cross Jane March Julian Boote Jon Campling Robert F. Boyle Dylan Jones Jamie Atkins Vicki Glover Tanya Winsor Harry Dyer Steve McTigue
princess man hero giant soldier uncle monk love interest romantic interest enemy family tense suspenseful gripping engaging mythical land rescue escape fighting love
A giant beanstalk brings Jack to a land in the clouds filled with snarling, evil beasts. When the creatures make their way to the ground, Jack must figure out how to get back down before they destroy earth and everyone in it.
Drama, History, War, Action, Adventure
USA|Malta|UK
2004
162 Minutes
Brad Pitt Eric Bana Orlando Bloom Diane Kruger Brian Cox Sean Bean Brendan Gleeson Saffron Burrows Peter O'Toole Julie Christie Rose Byrne
warrior king prince helen of troy spectacular passionate ancient greece battlefield boat temple war adultery heroism battle forbidden love revenge rivalry ancient times
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2014
98 Minutes
Angelina Jolie Elle Fanning Sharlto Copley Lesley Manville Imelda Staunton Juno Temple Sam Riley Brenton Thwaites Kenneth Cranham Sarah Flind Hannah New
young woman warrior king daughter raven prince emotional intense thrilling dark fantasy world kingdom battlefield moor enchanted forest cottage good versus evil curse betrayal battle
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
Adventure
USA
1926
72 Minutes
Rudolph Valentino Vilma Banky Agnes Ayres George Fawcett Montagu Love Karl Dane Bull Montana
sheik son mother dancing girl father moor melodramatic desert city compound north africa family home hideout deception betrayal kidnapping love triangle class conflict forbidden love adventure
The son of the sheik and a dancing girl fall in love, but when he is made to believe she has betrayed him he seeks revenge.
Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
2007
128 Minutes
Claire Danes Charlie Cox Robert De Niro Michelle Pfeiffer Sienna Miller Jason Flemyng Rupert Everett Ricky Gervais Peter O'Toole Henry Cavill Jake Curran
man young woman witch pirate mother fairy airy dreamy emotional melodramatic england village fantasy rescue magic witchcraft occult romance adventure love
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.
Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK|Canada
2019
118 Minutes
Angelina Jolie Elle Fanning Harris Dickinson Michelle Pfeiffer Sam Riley Chiwetel Ejiofor Ed Skrein Robert Lindsay David Gyasi Jenn Murray Juno Temple
sorceress princess prince mother-in-law queen warrior emotional intense fantasy world kingdom castle battlefield wedding evil plot genocide war adventure sacrifice transformation revenge
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies and dark new forces at play.
Adventure
Italy|France|USA
1955
114 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Silvana Mangano Anthony Quinn Sylvie Rossana Podestà Jacques Dumesnil Daniel Ivernel Evi Maltagliati
odysseus greek god magician cyclops mystic inspiring brooding intense melodramatic patriotic passionate greece sea greek mythology secret identity returning home competition mythology adventure love
A movie adaptation of Homer's second epic, that talks about Ulysses' efforts to return to his home after the end of ten years of war.
Adventure
USA
1952
122 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Dewey Martin Elizabeth Threatt Arthur Hunnicutt Buddy Baer Steven Geray Hank Worden Jim Davis Henri Letondal Robert Hunter Booth Colman
trader indian friend man cowboy princess spectacular brutal thrilling gutsy inspiring powerful the west missouri indian territory wilderness jail river survival journey
The success of the journey focuses on keeping the Indian girl alive as well as themselves to complete trade with the Blackfeet.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy
USA
1987
98 Minutes
Cary Elwes Robin Wright Mandy Patinkin Chris Sarandon Christopher Guest Wallace Shawn Fred Savage Peter Falk Peter Cook Carol Kane Billy Crystal
beautiful woman prince princess pirate magician dreamy quirky witty forest castle marriage deception love torture evil redemption revenge rivalry rise unknown era
While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
Adventure
UK|Italy
1950
92 Minutes
count empress princess countess general brooding engaging emotional passionate sultry italy royalty historical figures romance italy rivalry forbidden love love pursuit quest
Count Orlof, one of Catherine of Russia's many overnight favourites, travels to Venice on her behalf to abduct Elizabeth Tarakanova who has been laying claim to the throne from the Crimea. ... See full summary »
Adventure, History, Drama, Action
USA
2016
125 Minutes
Jack Huston Toby Kebbell Morgan Freeman Rodrigo Santoro Nazanin Boniadi Ayelet Zurer Sofia Black-D'Elia Moises Arias Pilou Asbæk Marwan Kenzari
prince adoptive brother roman soldier wife mentor slave brash brooding intense thrilling powerful ancient rome ship villa racetrack battlefield slave market false accusations slavery racing
Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
Sports & Fitness, Adventure, Action
China|Hong Kong|USA
2018
116 Minutes
Chao Deng Li Sun Ryan Zheng Qianyuan Wang Wang Jingchun Jun Hu Xiaotong Guan Lei Wu
general enemy wife warrior gripping intense powerful china battlefield kingdom power battle victory redemption struggle discovery quest rise rivalry 1st century
Life and intrigue in an ancient Chinese court.
Adventure
USA
1953
102 Minutes
Robert Wagner Terry Moore Gilbert Roland J. Carrol Naish Richard Boone Angela Clarke Peter Graves Jay Novello Jacques Aubuchon Gloria Gordon Harry Carey Jr.
scuba diver business owner father daughter son fisherman spectacular melodramatic dreamy boat gulf of mexico florida star-crossed lovers fishing passion parental pressure family feud sabotage rivalry forbidden love
Fierce competition among sponge fishermen forces a Greek-American family to fish in the dangerous 12-mile reef area off the western coast of Florida.
Adventure, Drama
Italy|Spain|West Germany|Monaco
1959
105 Minutes
Steve Reeves Christine Kaufmann Barbara Carroll Fernando Rey Ángel Aranda Anne-Marie Baumann Mimmo Palmara Guillermo Marín
roman roman catholic murderer gang member love interest young woman intense melodramatic engaging thrilling suspenseful emotional italy pompeii, italy volcano tragedy relationships religious differences religious beliefs volcano
A demobilized centurion returns home to Pompeii to find his father murdered by a gang of black-hooded Christian robbers that terrorizes the city and he decides to investigate the matter while the nearby volcano threatens to erupt.