20 movies like Mysterious Island, ordered by similarity : The Fabulous World of Jules Verne(1958), Papillon(2017), Beyond Skyline(2017), The Quatermass Xperiment(1955), Godzilla(1954), Jurassic Park III(2001), Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018), Against All Flags(1952), Escape From the Planet of the Apes(1971), Kong: Skull Island(2017), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), The Maze Runner(2014) ...
Sci-Fi
UK
1961
101 Minutes
Michael Craig Joan Greenwood Herbert Lom Michael Callan Gary Merrill Beth Rogan Percy Herbert Dan Jackson Nigel Green
prisoner of war pirate scientist campy spectacular prison camp island pirate ship laboratory escape experiments monsters fantasy world escape adventure 1860s
During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers and two Confederates escape the stockade using a hot air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.
Sci-Fi
1958
83 Minutes
Louis Tock Ernest Navara Milo Holl
scientist assistant pirate captive amusing campy creative outlandish island volcano balloon submarine pirate ship science pirates kidnapping self-sacrifice world domination inventions escape
Pirates kidnap a bomb inventor (Ernest Navara) and his helper (Louis Tock) in a story with puppets and animation.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA|Canada|Indonesia|UK|China|Singapore
2017
106 Minutes
Frank Grillo Bojana Novakovic Jonny Weston Callan Mulvey Antonio Fargas Jacob Vargas Iko Uwais Yayan Ruhian
detective prisoner son alien thrilling suspenseful airy gory prison alien planet spaceship street kidnapping alien attack danger father/son relationship adventure rise fall rescue
A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship.
Sci-Fi
UK|Japan
1955
78 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Jack Warner Margia Dean Richard Wordsworth David King-Wood Thora Hird Gordon Jackson Harold Lang Lionel Jeffries Maurice Kaufman Frank Phillips
astronaut mutant monster construction worker scientist shocking thrilling gory raw suspenseful brooding space center space shuttle space laboratory space exploration crash mutation monsters alien life-forms
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
Sci-Fi
1954
98 Minutes
Takashi Shimura Momoko Kochi Akira Takarada Akihiko Hirata Sachio Sakai Fuyuki Murakami Ren Yamamoto
godzilla japanese man japanese woman japanese soldier child scientist brooding emotional intense ocean japan tokyo laboratory street car atomic bomb monsters destruction survival danger
A fire-breathing behemoth terrorizes Japan after an atomic bomb awakens it from its centuries-old sleep.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2001
91 Minutes
Sam Neill William H. Macy Tea Leoni Alessandro Nivola Trevor Morgan Michael Jeter John Diehl Bruce A. Young Laura Dern Taylor Nichols Mark Harelik
father scientist mercenary guide son dinosaur suspenseful frenetic intense thrilling engaging island jungle aviary compound airplane wilderness dinosaurs animal attack plane crash
A decidedly odd couple with ulterior motives convince Dr. Grant to go to Isla Sorna for a holiday, but their unexpected landing startles the island's new inhabitants.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
142 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Thomas Brodie-Sangster Kaya Scodelario Giancarlo Esposito Rosa Salazar Aidan Gillen Walton Goggins Ki Hong Lee Barry Pepper Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson
friend leader officer monster young man young woman brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful bleak field desert city maze camp train escape survival
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
Adventure
USA
1952
83 Minutes
Errol Flynn Maureen O'Hara Anthony Quinn Mildred Natwick Alice Kelley Robert Warwick Harry Cording John Alderson Phil Tully Lester Matthews Tudor Owen
lieutenant sailor pirate princess chaperone cheeky confident gutsy lighthearted witty pirate ship ship beach pirates captivity rescue escape adventure escape growing up
Brian Hawke of the Royal Navy versus the pirates of Madagascar.
Sci-Fi
USA
1971
98 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter Bradford Dillman Natalie Trundy Eric Braeden William Windom Sal Mineo Albert Salmi Jason Evers John Randolph Harry Lauter
apes scientist astronaut dark suspenseful los angeles prison ship animal cruelty scientific experiments husband/wife relationship murder pregnancy escape 1970s
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society, but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|China
2017
118 Minutes
Tom Hiddleston Samuel L. Jackson Brie Larson John C. Reilly John Goodman Corey Hawkins John Ortiz Jing Tian Toby Kebbell Jason Mitchell Shea Whigham
king kong scientist soldier adventurer islander brutal gripping incredible thrilling ocean skull island jungle village monsters lost tribe war adventure discovery mystery pursuit
After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA|UK
2014
113 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Kaya Scodelario Aml Ameen Thomas Brodie-Sangster Ki Hong Lee Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson Blake Cooper Dexter Darden Jacob Latimore Chris Sheffield
teenager teen girl friend leader officer monster brooding dark intense island elevator maze camp water tower forest amnesia survival bonding unusual ability puzzle
Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.
Sci-Fi
USA
1929
95 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Jacqueline Gadsdon Lloyd Hughes Montagu Love Harry Gribbon Snitz Edwards Gibson Gowland Dolores Brinkman Pauline Starke Karl Dane
count scientist daughter engineer baron campy spectacular under the sea island submarine laboratory class conflict oceanic exploration monsters submarine adventure rivalry 1850s
On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK
1978
96 Minutes
Doug McClure Peter Gilmore Shane Rimmer Lea Brodie Michael Gothard Hal Galili John Ratzenberger Derry Power Donald Bisset Ashley Knight Robert Brown
son alien slave monster archaeologist gripping incredible melodramatic thrilling atlantis under the sea bermuda triangle ship aliens world domination telekinesis adventure discovery escape pursuit
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA
1994
118 Minutes
Ray Liotta Lance Henriksen Stuart Wilson Kevin Dillon Ian McNeice Jack Shepherd Michael Lerner Ernie Hudson
ex-marine warden thrilling suspenseful island prison escape prison violence underdog discovery 21st century
A soldier convicted for murdering his commanding officer is dumped and left to die on a prison island inhabited by two camps of convicts.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Australia|UK|Canada
2017
123 Minutes
Johnny Depp Espen Sandberg Geoffrey Rush Javier Bardem Brenton Thwaites Kaya Scodelario Orlando Bloom Kevin R. McNally Golshifteh Farahani Stephen Graham Keira Knightley
pirate ghost soldier civilian prisoner charming quirky intense pirate ship island prison house cave beach pirates ghosts vengeance danger survival power
Captain Jack Sparrow is pursued by old rival Captain Salazar and a crew of deadly ghosts who have escaped from the Devil's Triangle. They're determined to kill every pirate at sea...notably Jack.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
128 Minutes
Chris Pratt Bryce Dallas Howard Jeff Goldblum Ted Levine James Cromwell Toby Jones BD Wong Rafe Spall Daniella Pineda Geraldine Chaplin Justice Smith
scientist dinosaur politician businesswoman geneticist animal trainer intense brooding fascinating incredible suspenseful thrilling abandoned amusement park island disaster area forest coast volcano dinosaurs extinction
When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Claire mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Japan|China|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Kyle Chandler Vera Farmiga Millie Bobby Brown Ken Watanabe Zhang Ziyi Bradley Whitford Sally Hawkins Charles Dance Thomas Middleditch Aisha Hinds O'Shea Jackson Jr.
monster godzilla girl scientist soldier thrilling uneasy suspenseful bleak tense washington, d.c. laboratory ocean building creatures monsters battle humanity extinction adventure
The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.
Adventure
UK
1965
103 Minutes
Anthony Quinn James Coburn Lila Kedrova Dennis Price Gert Froebe Nigel Davenport Kenneth J. Warren Isabel Dean Ben Carruthers Brian Phelan
father mother buccaneer pirate child thrilling suspenseful ship island jamaica pirate ship family going home abduction raids seafaring pirates adventure escape rescue
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.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Greece
2016
111 Minutes
Michael Shannon Joel Edgerton Kirsten Dunst Jaeden Martell Adam Driver Sam Shepard Bill Camp Scott Haze Sean Bridgers Dana Gourrier Paul Sparks
father son cult member young boy army officer tense thrilling on the run road army base family home car government building united states escape cult father/son relationship special power government secrets running away
A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.