Movies like Mutiny on the Bounty: 20 to watch next
If you loved Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) — a adventure, drama and history film directed by Lewis Milestone — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Mutiny on the Bounty most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like exotic island, mutiny and heart-throb. 2 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Mutiny on the Bounty 1935★ 7.4
Shares: Adventure, Drama, History
Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A High Wind in Jamaica 1965★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Drama
In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but their ship is taken over by pirates, who become fond of the kids.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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In the Heart of the Sea 2015★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Adventure, History
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
Stream in India on Netflix
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True Grit 1969★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Adventure
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dark of the Sun 1968★ 6.6
Shares: Adventure, Drama
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Vera Cruz 1954★ 6.7
Shares: Adventure, Drama
After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. The former soldier and gentleman Benjamin Trane meets the gunman and killer Joe Erin and his men, and together they are hired by the Emperor Maximillian and the Marquis Henri de Labordere to escort the Countess Marie Duvarre to the harbor of Vera Cruz.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lord of the Flies 1963★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Adventure
Following a plane crash a group of schoolboys find themselves on a deserted island. They appoint a leader and attempt to create an organized society for the sake of their survival. Democracy and order soon begin to crumble when a breakaway faction regresses to savagery with horrifying consequences.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bilal: A New Breed of Hero 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, History
A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anne of the Indies 1951★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Drama
After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French navy officer.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wake of the Red Witch 1948★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Drama, History
Captain Ralls fights Dutch shipping magnate Mayrant Sidneye for the woman he loves, Angelique Desaix, and for a fortune in gold aboard the Red Witch.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003★ 7.2
Shares: Adventure, Drama
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. 1951★ 7.0
Shares: Adventure, History
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Return to the Blue Lagoon 1991★ 6.2
Shares: Adventure, Drama
In this sequel to the 1980 classic, two children are stranded on a beautiful island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together and eventually become tanned teenagers in love.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Night to Remember 1958★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, History
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Drama
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Black Sea 2014★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Drama
A rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in the depths of the Black Sea. As greed and desperation take control on-board their claustrophobic vessel, the increasing uncertainty of the mission causes the men to turn on each other to fight for their own survival.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Drama
A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house. Soon after, a family of apes stumble across the house and in the ensuing panic, both parents are killed. A female ape takes the tiny boy as a replacement for her own dead infant, and raises him as her son. Twenty years later, Captain Phillippe D'Arnot discovers the man who thinks he is an ape. Evidence in the tree house leads him to believe that he is the direct descendant of the Earl of Greystoke, and thus takes it upon himself to return the man to civilization.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Against All Flags 1952★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Adventure
In the 18th century, the pirates of Madagascar, lords of the Republic of Libertatia and masters of the Indian Ocean, live in an impregnable natural fortress, killing, robbing and plundering with impunity, so the British Navy hatches a daring plan to destroy them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Count of Monte Cristo 2002★ 7.7
Shares: Adventure, Drama, History
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Queen of the Desert 2015★ 5.8
Shares: Drama, Adventure, History
A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. Her knowledge of the tribal leaders is used by the British to establish the Kingdoms of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads