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1. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Family
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Director: Eric Brevig | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Aníta Briem, Seth Meyers
Votes: 131,781 | Gross: $101.70M
2. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
PG | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 112,099 | Gross: $103.86M
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Approved | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker
Votes: 19,560 | Gross: $10.00M
4. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
G | 127 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas, Peter Lorre
Votes: 37,158 | Gross: $28.20M
5. Mysterious Island (1961)
Not Rated | 101 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers, a Confederate and a civilian escape the stockade using a hot-air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.
Director: Cy Endfield | Stars: Michael Craig, Joan Greenwood, Michael Callan, Gary Merrill
Votes: 8,539
6. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet
Votes: 55,754
7. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Crenna, Ben Cross, Julie Cox, Paul Gross
Votes: 1,042
8. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–2003)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teen acrobat of mysterious origins and a young inventor find themselves entangled in a sinister plot that involves the fate of the world.
Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Nathan Parsons, James Arnold Taylor, Guy Roberts
Votes: 2,044
9. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)
Passed | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A French professor and his daughter accompany Captain Nemo on an adventure aboard a submarine.
Director: Stuart Paton | Stars: Allen Holubar, Dan Hanlon, Edna Pendleton, Curtis Benton
Votes: 1,987 | Gross: $8.00M
10. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997)
TV-PG | 158 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
In 1886, a French marine biologist aboard an American warship is scouring the Atlantic Ocean in search of a sea monster that routinely attacks and sinks passing ships.
Stars: Michael Caine, Patrick Dempsey, Mia Sara, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Votes: 1,679
11. Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In 1862, the British commission inventor Fergusson to claim uncharted land in West Africa for Britain by flying his giant hot air balloon there.
Director: Irwin Allen | Stars: Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Cedric Hardwicke
Votes: 1,393
12. Around the World with Willy Fog (1983)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A furry version of Jules Verne's classic adventure story of a British gentleman's challenge to circumnavigate the world in 80 days.
Stars: Tom Wyner, Gregory Snegoff, Ken'ichi Ogata, Banjô Ginga
Votes: 3,508
13. The Return of Captain Nemo (1978 TV Movie)
102 min | Sci-Fi
After a century of being in suspended animation, the mysterious submarine commander is revived in modern times for new adventures.
Directors: Alex March, Paul Stader | Stars: José Ferrer, Burgess Meredith, Mel Ferrer, Horst Buchholz
Votes: 444
14. The Mysterious Island (1929)
Passed | 95 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
On a volcanic island near the kingdom of Hetvia rules Count Dakkar, a benevolent leader and scientist who has eliminated class distinction among the island's inhabitants. Dakkar, his ... See full summary »
Directors: Lucien Hubbard, Benjamin Christensen, Maurice Tourneur | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Jacqueline Gadsdon, Lloyd Hughes, Montagu Love
Votes: 848 | Gross: $0.06M
15. An Impossible Voyage (1904)
Not Rated | 24 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany, Jehanne d'Alcy, May de Lavergne
Votes: 3,998
16. À la conquête du pôle (1912)
Not Rated | 33 min | Short, Adventure, Horror
Aboard the futuristic flying machine of his own invention, Professor Mabouloff and his team of intercultural explorers set off on yet another impossible expedition to North Pole's vast landscapes. What wonders await the bold adventurers?
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany
Votes: 1,198
17. A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1977 TV Movie)
60 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A scrap of paper found in an ancient book allows Professor Lidenbrock to prove his theory that life exists deep in the interior of the earth.
Director: Richard Slapczynski | Stars: Ron Haddrick, Alistair Duncan, Bevan Wilson, Lynette Curran
Votes: 115
18. Michel Strogoff (1936)
100 min | Adventure
The Czar charges a man to deliver a message to the Grand Duke behind enemy lines.On his way he encounters a number of adventures.
Directors: Jacques de Baroncelli, Richard Eichberg | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Colette Darfeuil, Armand Bernard, Charles Vanel
Votes: 29
19. The Czar's Courier (1936)
Drama
Nazi adaptation of Verne's Michel Strogoff: a Czarist courier has to get across the Siberia frontier, threatened by Tartar invaders and a treacherous Russian helping them.Strogoff encounters several colorful characters along the way.
Director: Richard Eichberg | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Lucie Höflich, Maria Andergast, Alexander Golling
Votes: 44
20. Mysterious Planet (1982)
71 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A spaceship crash-lands on a planet, and the crew is astonished to find that it holds a beautiful woman who can heal the sick and injured and a race of super-intelligent beings.
Director: Brett Piper | Stars: Paula Taupier, Boydd Piper, Michael Quigley, Bruce E. Nadeau Jr.
Votes: 223
21. Patapata hikousen no bouken (2002)
26 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The plot is about a young girl who is looking for her older brother. The girl goes on an adventure in a world verry diffrent from our own. The series is inspired by some of Jules Verne's books.
Votes: 93
22. The Carpathian Castle (1981)
88 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
In late 19th century, a Transylvanian revolutionary fleeing the Imperial authorities goes to Italy where he meets a beautiful soprano who later disappears under mysterious circumstances.
Director: Stere Gulea | Stars: Maria Banica, Avram Besoiu, Ion Caramitru, Cornel Ciupercescu
Votes: 105
23. Off on a Comet (TV Movie)
50 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A Russian Count and a French Captain and his Corporal survey the Algerian coast. Suddenly they are swept up in a mysterious storm. Afterward their world is unfamiliar but they find a science professor who leads them into a new adventure.
Director: Richard Slapczynski | Stars: Phillip Hinton, Ron Haddrick, Barbara Frawley, Bevan Wilson
24. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1907)
10 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
Undersea adventures in a submarine by a dreaming fisherman who encounters mystical underwater creatures at odds with him. A parody on Jules Verne's novel.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Manuel, Georges Méliès
Votes: 557
25. Around the World in 80 Days (1919)
121 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In order to win a bet, British gentleman Phileas Fogg attempts to circle the globe in eighty days, along with his French servant, Passepartout. Fogg is wrongly suspected of having robbed the Bank of England and faces the risk of arrest.
Director: Richard Oswald | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Anita Berber, Reinhold Schünzel, Eugen Rex
Votes: 17
26. The Story of Fifteen Boys (1987)
85 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Cast ashore on a desert island after a fierce ocean storm, fifteen school boys find their lives changed forever. Who cut the lines that sent their ship to sea with no captain or crew ? Why ... See full summary »
Directors: Yoshio Kuroda, Tom Wyner | Stars: Shinobu Adachi, Runa Akiyama, Kazuyo Aoki, Frank Catalano
Votes: 36
27. Fifteen Boys Adrift (1982)
85 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A troop of children from eight to thirteen, abandoned on an island, struggling for life in the midst of passion fueled by the differences of nationalities. A story in the style of Robinson Crusoe revisited by Jules Verne.
Director: Masayuki Akehi
Votes: 41
28. Inside the Earth (1910)
9 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
A couple of Englishmen reach the middle of the earth accompanied by their guides. Here they find huge caverns covered with stalactites with gigantic mushrooms springing up spontaneously. ... See full summary »
Director: Segundo de Chomón
Votes: 13
29. Michel Strogoff (1926)
168 min | Adventure
In 1860s Russia, a young officer is sent on a mission to save his country from invaders.
Director: Viktor Tourjansky | Stars: Ivan Mozzhukhin, Nathalie Kovanko, Acho Chakatouny, Jeanne Brindeau
Votes: 132
30. From the Earth to the Moon (1979 TV Movie)
46 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Shortly after the American Civil War has ended, Victor Barbicane--a driven businessman and inventor--comes up with a new source of energy he calls Power X. His plan is to use Power X in ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Slapczynski | Stars: Alistair Duncan, Ron Haddrick, Phillip Hinton, Shane Porteous
Votes: 20
31. 5 Weeks in a Balloon (1977 TV Movie)
60 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An elderly English doctor and his 14-year old American nephew go on a perilous journey to Africa in an hot air balloon with an African guide, to retrieve a precious diamond from the top of a volcanic rock, as a gift for Queen Victoria.
Stars: Booker Bradshaw, Cathleen Cordell, Johnny Haymer, Loren Lester
Votes: 21
32. Michael Strogoff (1914)
Drama
The Russian Czar sends his trusted confidant, Michael Strogoff, to warn his brother the Grand Duke of a Tartar rebellion that will be led by Feofar Khan and Ivan Ogareff. Calling himself ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd B. Carleton | Stars: Jacob P. Adler, Daniel Makarenko, Eleanor Barry, Betty Brice
Votes: 44
33. Der Meister der Welt (1927)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Gennaro Righelli | Stars: Fred Solm, Xenia Desni, Olga Tschechowa, Paul Graetz
34. 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea (1905)
18 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Lost film that is considered the first adaption of Jules Verne's 1869 novel by pioneer cinematographer Wallace McCutcheon Sr. - the actual existence of this film is highly debated as there is no proof that it was ever made.
Director: Wallace McCutcheon
Votes: 13
35. Master of the World (1976 TV Movie)
60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Director: Leif Gram | Stars: John Ewart, Tim Elliott, Matthew O'Sullivan, Ron Haddrick
Votes: 19
36. In Search of the Castaways (1914)
55 min | Adventure, Drama
As Lord Glenarvan and his wife, Lady Helena, are cruising in their yacht, "Duncan," off the coast of their native land, Scotland, the crew harpoons an immense whale which discloses when it ... See full summary »
Directors: Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset, Henry Roussel, Joseph Faivre | Stars: Josette Andriot, Denise Maural, Michel Gilbert, Pierre Delmonde
Votes: 33
37. Mathias Sandorf (1921)
110 min | Adventure
Sarcany, an adventurer, finds a tried carrier pigeon, gets possession of a code message and joining hands with an unscrupulous banker, Torenthal, secures a position as secretary with ... See full summary »
Director: Henri Fescourt | Stars: Romuald Joubé, Yvette Andréyor, Jean Toulout, Paul Vermoyal
Votes: 18
39. Michael Strogoff (1908)
Short, Drama
The dancing and merry making during a fête that is transpiring in the Czar's palace in St. Petershurg is interrupted by General Kissoff and attendant, bearing important dispatches, which ... See full summary »
40. Le château des Carpathes (1976 TV Movie)
120 min | Mystery
In 1898, strange things happen in a castle not far from Werst, a small village in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. Normally it is twenty years since the lord of the place, baron ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Christophe Averty | Stars: Benoît Allemane, Yves Arcanel, Bernard Cara, Jean-Roger Caussimon
42. Michael Strogoff (1910)
Short, Drama
At a diplomatic function given at the Czar's palace in Moscow about 1S70 word is received by the Chief of the Secret Police that all telegraphic communication between the town of Tomsk and ... See full summary »
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Charles Ogle, Mary Fuller, Marc McDermott, Harold M. Shaw
43. Drama in the Air (1904)
2 min | Short
"A Drama in the Air" revolves the adventure of two aviation pioneer and their voyage inside a balloon. They keep looking through the scenery from the distance, it's all good and fun until ... See full summary »
Director: Gaston Velle
Votes: 62
44.
The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972–1974)
Episode:
The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island
(1972)
60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Brady kids enter a balloon race but end up accidentally landing on a mysterious island. They meet some strange people there along with a magical mynah bird named Marlon and twin pandas ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb
Votes: 27
45.
Josie and the Pussycats (1970–1972)
Episode:
The Nemo's a No No Affair
(1970)
TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
On their way to Pago Pago for a musical stint, Josie and her companions find themselves in troubled waters when the ship on which they are sailing is torpedoed by Captain Nemo, a swarthy ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sherry Alberoni, Jerry Dexter, Cathy Douglas, Patrice Holloway
Votes: 61
46.
Peter Pan and the Pirates (1990–1991)
Episode:
Jules Verne Night
(1991)
TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Family
After Wendy reads Peter and the rest of the gang some Jules Verne stories, they decide to build a submarine to attack the Jolly Roger. Meanwhile, Hook (also inspired by Jules Verne) hatches a plan to invade the Moon.
Stars: Michael Bacall, Debi Derryberry, Christina Lange, Jason Marsden
47.
Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
Episode:
Dark Waters
(2016)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Emma tries to convince Aladdin to work with Jasmine to help Agrabah, while Regina teams up with Mary Margaret and David to free Archie from Zelena. The Evil Queen sows suspicion between ... See full summary »
Director: Rob Duncan | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas
Votes: 980
48.
Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
Episode:
Page 23
(2017)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
The Evil Queen uses Robin as bait in order to trap Regina into battle; Hook goes to Captain Nemo for advice so he can make things work with Emma; Enchanted Forest flashbacks include the ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Woods | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas
Votes: 899
49.
Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
Episode:
A Wondrous Place
(2017)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Hook finds himself trapped in another realm and races to get back to Emma; Regina and Snow try to take Emma's mind off from Hook's disappearance; Jasmine befriends Ariel.
Director: Steve Pearlman | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas
Votes: 826