15 Movies Like The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

Loved The Fabulous World of Jules Verne? 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.

The Meg
#1

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 The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Life of Pi
#2

Life of Pi

The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

War of the Worlds
#3

War of the Worlds

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.

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John Carter
#4

John Carter

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Treasure Planet
#5

Treasure Planet

When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Mortal Engines
#6

Mortal Engines

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Waterworld
#7

Waterworld

In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Underwater
#8

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 The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

The Spy Who Loved Me
#9

The Spy Who Loved Me

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

The Darkest Minds
#10

The Darkest Minds

After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Peter Pan
#11

Peter Pan

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Atlantis: The Lost Empire
#12

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
#13

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Pan
#14

Pan

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.

Treasure Island
#15

Treasure Island

Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked The Fabulous World of Jules Verne.