15 Movies Like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Loved 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

Dracula
#1

Dracula

In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
#2

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Captain Jack Sparrow’s got a blood debt to pay: he owes his soul to the legendary Davy Jones, ghastly Ruler of the Ocean Depths. To escape eternal servitude aboard the Flying Dutchman, ever-crafty Jack must track down the still-beating heart of Jones. But he won’t do it alone: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann are drawn back into another one of his perilous quests—assuming they can evade execution for aiding a pirate.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Brotherhood of the Wolf
#3

Brotherhood of the Wolf

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

The Fifth Element
#4

The Fifth Element

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Marsupilami
#5

Marsupilami

David is tasked to deliver a mysterious package from South America, only to find out he is carrying a baby Marsupilami!

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
#6

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Luca
#7

Luca

Luca and his best friend Alberto experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

The Meg
#8

The Meg

A deep sea submersible pilot revisits his past fears in the Mariana Trench, and accidentally unleashes the seventy foot ancestor of the Great White Shark believed to be extinct.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Aquaman
#9

Aquaman

Half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry is taken on the journey of his lifetime to discover if he is worth of being a king.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

The Shrinking Man
#10

The Shrinking Man

Paul, is an ordinary man who divides his life between his shipbuilding company, his wife Elise and their daughter Mia. During a sea trip, Paul finds himself confronted with a strange, unexplained meteorological phenomenon. From then on, Paul shrinks inexorably, without science being able to explain why or be of any help to him. When, by accident, he finds himself a prisoner in his own cellar, and while he is only a few centimeters tall, he will have to fight to survive in this banal environment that has become perilous. During this experience, Paul will find himself confronted with himself, with his humanity, and will try to answer the great questions of existence.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

1001 Nights
#11

1001 Nights

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Finding Dory
#12

Finding Dory

Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force
#13

Miraculous World: Tokyo, Stellar Force

Kagami drags Marinette to Tokyo to help the Stellars defeat a new supervillain, but Marinette soon realizes her friend has another, untold reason for this trip to Japan.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Underwater
#14

Underwater

After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

The Count of Monte Cristo
#15

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.