Movies Like Unknown Island

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

Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954·1h 19m·★ 6.9·Jack Arnold

Themes: expedition, boatFans also likedAdventure & Horror & Science Fiction

Journey to the Center of the Earth

1959·2h 12m·★ 7.0·Henry Levin

Themes: lost world, expedition, prehistoric creatureFans also liked

Ice Age

2002·1h 21m·★ 7.5·Chris Wedge

Themes: sloth, prehistoric creatureTMDB recommends

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018·2h 9m·★ 6.1·J. A. Bayona

Themes: tyrannosaurus rex, prehistoric creatureFans also likedAdventure & Science Fiction

Jurassic Park

1993·2h 7m·★ 8.2·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Horror

The City of Lost Children

1995·1h 52m·★ 7.4·Jean-Pierre Jeunet

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997·2h 9m·★ 6.6·Steven Spielberg

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

Jurassic Park III

2001·1h 32m·★ 6.0·Joe Johnston

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

Target Earth

1954·1h 15m·★ 5.5·Sherman A. Rose

Both star Richard Denning & Virginia GreyScience Fiction & Horror

Swamp Fire

1946·1h 9m·★ 5.4·William H. Pine

DP: Fred Jackman Jr.Starring Virginia Grey

The Wages of Fear

1953·2h 33m·★ 8.1·Henri-Georges Clouzot

TMDB recommends

Kung Fury

2015·32m·★ 7.9·David Sandberg

TMDB recommends

The African Queen

1952·1h 45m·★ 7.7·John Huston

TMDB recommends

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986·1h 58m·★ 7.3·Leonard Nimoy

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Madagascar

2005·1h 26m·★ 6.9·Eric Darnell

TMDB recommends

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006·1h 31m·★ 6.8·Carlos Saldanha

TMDB recommends

Jurassic World

2015·2h 4m·★ 6.9·Colin Trevorrow

Fans also likedAdventure & Science Fiction

Timescape

1992·1h 39m·★ 6.4·David Twohy

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Shrek the Third

2007·1h 33m·★ 6.1·Chris Miller

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How Good Is Unknown Island?

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