20 movies like Apocalypto, ordered by similarity : The Tiger: An Old Hunter's Tale(2015), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), 13 Assassins(2010), Predators(2010), Rescue Dawn(2006), The Philly Kid(2012), Alpha(2018), Papillon(2017), Noah(2014), The Return of Martin Guerre(1982), Scott of the Antarctic(1948), Atanarjuat the Fast Runner(2001) ...
Adventure, History, Drama, Action
USA|Mexico|UK
2006
137 Minutes
Rudy Youngblood Raoul Trujillo Dalia Hernandez Gerardo Taracena Jonathan Brewer Fernando Hernandez Rodolfo Palacios Morris Birdyellowhead Maria Isidra Hoil Antonio Monroi Carlos Emilio Baez
prisoner tribal leader wife child explorer hunter gritty suspenseful touching brutal central america waterfall village pyramid yucatan jungle violence rape prophecy torture
As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.
Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
South Korea
2015
139 Minutes
Min-sik Choi Man-sik Jeong Sang-ho Kim Eun-woo Lee Jung Suk Won Ren Ôsugi Hyun Seung-min Yoo-Bin Sung
hunter japanese man korean person tiger tense suspenseful sad moving shocking patriotic passionate korea hunting occupation challenge adventure resilience adventure escape pursuit
While the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experienced hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.
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.
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
Japan|UK
2010
126 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Takayuki Yamada Yusuke Iseya Goro Inagaki Mikijir? Hira Hiroki Matsukata Ikki Sawamura Arata Furuta Tsuyoshi Ihara Sosuke Takaoka Masachika Ichimura
samurai lord assassin warrior bodyguard government official brutal spectacular thrilling japan bordello village assassination violence abuse of power honor loyalty suicide mission pursuit wretched excess
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Adventure
USA
2010
107 Minutes
Adrien Brody Topher Grace Alice Braga Walton Goggins Oleg Taktarov Laurence Fishburne Danny Trejo Louis Ozawa Changchien Mahershala Ali
mercenary fighter hunter alien soldier murderer brutal intense gritty thrilling jungle outer space spaceship alien planet camp hunting aliens mutiny survival assassination
A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
War, Drama, History
USA|Luxembourg
2006
125 Minutes
Christian Bale Steve Zahn Jeremy Davies Galen Yuen Abhijati "Meuk" Jusakul Chaiyan "Lek" Chunsuttiwat Teerawat "Ka-Ge" Mulvilai Yuttana Muenwaja Kriangsak Ming-Olo Pat Healy Toby Huss
pilot prisoner survivor military officer prisoner of war thrilling gritty laos prison camp jungle escape bombing mental illness hope violence torture escape quest 1960s
A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Wes Chatham Devon Sawa Sarah Butler Neal McDonough Lucky Johnson Chris Browning Adam Mervis Bernard Hocke Ava Bogle Eric Scott Woods Michael Jai White
best friend young man robber police officer prisoner murderer bleak brutal disturbing engaging gripping suspenseful louisiana prison baton rouge, la. cage friendship relationships prison fighting
A former NCAA champion wrestler, paroled after ten years in prison, agrees to a series of cage fights to save a friend's life and is asked to do the impossible - lose.
Adventure, Drama
USA|Canada|China
2018
97 Minutes
Kodi Smit-McPhee Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson Marcin Kowalczyk Jens Hultén Natassia Malthe Spencer Bogaert Mercedes de la Zerda Leonor Varela
tribesman tribal leader wolf young man hunter saber-toothed cat bleak brutal intense inspiring plains cliff cave ocean survival migration hunting isolation family reunification fall
In the prehistoric past, a young man struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe during a buffalo hunt. He finds a similarly lost wolf companion and starts a friendship that would change humanity.
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.
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, History
USA
2014
137 Minutes
Russell Crowe Jennifer Connelly Emma Watson Anthony Hopkins Ray Winstone Logan Lerman Douglas Booth Leo McHugh Carroll Dakota Goyo
god wife son adopted daughter animal husband brutal chilling intense ark sea mount ararat turkey forest house apocalypse flooding god anger sin
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
Drama, History
France
1982
122 Minutes
Gérard Depardieu Nathalie Baye Roger Planchon André Chaumeau Maurice Barrier Stéphane Pean Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu Sylvie Meda
wife husband villager magistrate veteran impostor fascinating gripping emotional suspenseful france countryside village courtroom family home impersonation court battles husband/wife relationship con game war aftermath
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
Drama, History
UK
1948
110 Minutes
John Mills Derek Bond Harold Warrender James Robertson Justice Kenneth More Christopher Lee
explorer doctor wife sled dog crew member rival bleak brutal striking suspenseful inspiring south pole wilderness home tundra camp survival expedition exploration affliction
The story of British explorer Robert Falcon Scott's 1912 expedition and his quest to be the first to reach the South Pole.
Adventure, Drama
Canada
2001
168 Minutes
Natar Ungalaaq Sylvia Ivalu Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq Lucy Tulugarjuk Pakkak Innushuk Madeline Ivalu Paul Qulitalik Pauloosie Qulitalik Eugene Ipkarnak
brother wife tribal leader shaman gritty emotional canada arctic village love betrayal revenge marriage survival native people discovery rivalry sacrifice 2000s
The telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace.
Drama, Action, Adventure, History
USA|Australia|Spain
2015
116 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Benjamin Walker Cillian Murphy Brendan Gleeson Ben Whishaw Michelle Fairley Tom Holland Paul Anderson Frank Dillane Joseph Mawle Edward Ashley
captain crew member whale wife family member child bleak emotional intense tense powerful somber ship ocean raft cabin house bar whaling animal attack
A recounting of a New England whaling ship's sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
2018
141 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Claire Foy Jason Clarke Kyle Chandler Corey Stoll Patrick Fugit Christopher Abbott Ciarán Hinds Olivia Hamilton Pablo Schreiber Shea Whigham
neil armstrong astronaut wife son engineer test pilot thrilling intense confident inspiring moon florida space center space shuttle family home spaceship moon space exploration space travel life story
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|USA
2010
97 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Dominic West Olga Kurylenko JJ Feild Lee Ross David Morrissey Ulrich Thomsen Ryan Atkinson Paul Freeman Liam Cunningham Noel Clarke
roman survivor general leader governor british soldier fiery spirited suspenseful thrilling dark frightening scotland fort village forest army camp revenge roman empire war
A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.
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.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada|New Zealand
2017
142 Minutes
Andy Serkis Woody Harrelson Steve Zahn Karin Konoval Terry Notary Amiah Miller Judy Greer Max Lloyd-Jones Devyn Dalton Toby Kebbell Gabriel Chavarria
ape leader human colonel soldier family member brooding emotional intense forest city lair barracks battlefield bridge battle leadership anger danger survival
After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
1993
126 Minutes
Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum Richard Attenborough Bob Peck Martin Ferrero BD Wong Joseph Mazzello Ariana Richards Samuel L. Jackson Wayne Knight
paleontologist mathematician billionaire grandchild grandfather employee engaging thrilling frightening intense island theme park isla nublar jurassic park wilderness jungle dinosaurs survival scientific experiments man vs. nature
A pragmatic paleontologist visiting an almost complete theme park is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.
Drama, History
South Korea
2017
132 Minutes
Jeong-min Hwang So Ji-sub Song Joong Ki Lee Jung-hyun Su-an Kim Kyeong-ho Yoon Seung-hwan Shin Seong-il Park
korean person prisoner japanese soldier rebel leader officer bleak brutal disturbing frenetic frightful shocking island prison japan labor camp ship imprisonment uprising power
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1972
109 Minutes
Jon Voight Burt Reynolds Ned Beatty Ronny Cox Bill McKinney Herbert Coward James Dickey Ed Ramey Seamon Glass
salesman hillbilly best friend police officer madman city slicker creepy brutal dark disturbing tense frightening georgia river wilderness small town tent american south escape survival
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's dammed and turned into a lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a canoeing trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.