Movies Like Unknown World

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

Alien from L.A.

1988·1h 27m·★ 3.4·Albert Pyun

Themes: subterranean world, scientific expeditionTMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012·2h 49m·★ 7.8·Peter Jackson

Themes: underground lake, tunnel

A Trip to the Moon

1902·15m·★ 8.1·Georges Méliès

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Science Fiction

Back to the Future Part II

1989·1h 48m·★ 7.8·Robert Zemeckis

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Time Trap

2018·1h 27m·★ 6.2·Mark Dennis

TMDB recommendsScience Fiction & Adventure

One Million B.C.

1940·1h 20m·★ 5.7·Hal Roach

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Dersu Uzala

1975·2h 21m·★ 8.2·Akira Kurosawa

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004·1h 59m·★ 7.2·Wes Anderson

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El Topo

1970·2h 5m·★ 7.2·Alejandro Jodorowsky

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Creature from the Black Lagoon

1954·1h 19m·★ 6.9·Jack Arnold

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The 13th Warrior

1999·1h 43m·★ 6.6·John McTiernan

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Fantastic Voyage

1966·1h 41m·★ 6.8·Richard Fleischer

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Adventure

Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

1995·1h 34m·★ 6.1·Kevin James Dobson

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Mimic

1997·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Guillermo del Toro

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Daylight

1996·1h 55m·★ 6.0·Rob Cohen

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Battle for Terra

2007·1h 25m·★ 6.5·Aristomenis Tsirbas

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The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

1988·1h 32m·★ 6.6·Vincent Ward

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

2012·1h 34m·★ 5.7·Brad Peyton

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

2008·1h 33m·★ 5.8·Eric Brevig

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The Descent: Part 2

2009·1h 34m·★ 5.7·Jon Harris

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