Movies Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Abyss

1989·2h 20m·★ 7.5·James Cameron

6 shared themes: diving suit, scuba, scuba diving...TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001·1h 35m·★ 6.9·Gary Trousdale

4 shared themes: atlantis, underwater, submarine...Fans also likedAdventure & Science Fiction

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Stephen Norrington

Themes: captain nemo, submarine, steampunkFans also likedFantasy & Science Fiction

Atlantis: Milo's Return

2003·1h 20m·★ 5.0·Victor Cook

Themes: atlantis, submarine, steampunkFans also likedFantasy & Science Fiction

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1997·1h 35m·★ 5.1·Michael Anderson

Themes: captain nemo, submarineTMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

Underwater

2020·1h 35m·★ 5.9·William Eubank

Themes: deep sea, underwaterFans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Aquaman

2018·2h 23m·★ 6.8·James Wan

Themes: atlantis, underwaterFans also likedAdventure & Fantasy

The Sea Beast

2022·1h 55m·★ 7.0·Chris Williams

Themes: awestruck, shipFans also likedAdventure & Fantasy

The Navigator

1924·1h 5m·★ 7.5·Buster Keaton

Themes: diving suit, submarineFans also liked

Meg 2: The Trench

2023·1h 56m·★ 5.0·Ben Wheatley

Themes: deep sea, underwaterFans also liked

The Meg

2018·1h 53m·★ 5.7·Jon Turteltaub

Themes: deep sea, underwaterFans also liked

The Poseidon Adventure

1972·1h 57m·★ 7.1·Ronald Neame

Themes: dramatic, ocean, ship

Lord Jim

1965·2h 34m·★ 6.7·Richard Brooks

TMDB recommendsBoth star James Mason & Paul Lukas

Thunderball

1965·2h 10m·★ 6.9·Terence Young

Themes: scuba, scuba diving

Flow

2024·1h 25m·★ 7.8·Gints Zilbalodis

Themes: complicated, oceanAdventure & Fantasy

How to Train Your Dragon

2010·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Chris Sanders

Themes: awestruck, shipFantasy & Adventure

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

2025·2h 50m·★ 7.1·Christopher McQuarrie

Themes: diving, submarine

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

2004·1h 27m·★ 7.2·Stephen Hillenburg

Themes: ocean, underwaterAdventure & Fantasy

The Impossible Voyage

1904·20m·★ 7.4·Georges Méliès

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy & Science Fiction

The Lost World

1960·1h 37m·★ 5.5·Irwin Allen

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy & Science Fiction

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