6 Best Jungle and Safari Adventure Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 19, 2026

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Dense jungles and untamed wilderness have always been fertile ground for cinematic adventure, danger, and self-discovery. In The African Queen (1951): A rough riverboat captain and a prim missionary undertake a dangerous journey down an African river. Another standout is Romancing the Stone (1984): A romance novelist teams up with a rugged adventurer to find her kidnapped sister in the Colombian jungle.

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The Lost City of Z (2016)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A British explorer becomes obsessed with finding a legendary ancient civilization deep in the Amazon.

Directed by James Gray · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling

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Jumanji (1995)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 56% Metacritic 41

A magical board game unleashes jungle chaos into the real world after being reopened decades later.

Directed by Joe Johnston · 1h 44m · Rated PG

4 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Emerald Forest (1985)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An engineer searches the Amazon rainforest for his son, kidnapped years earlier by an indigenous tribe.

Directed by John Boorman · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel

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Romancing the Stone (1984)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A romance novelist teams up with a rugged adventurer to find her kidnapped sister in the Colombian jungle.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · 1h 46m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: BBC America · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The African Queen (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A rough riverboat captain and a prim missionary undertake a dangerous journey down an African river.

Directed by John Huston · 1h 45m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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King Solomon's Mines (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An adventurer guides a woman searching for her missing husband through dangerous, uncharted African territory.

Directed by Compton Bennett & Andrew Marton · 1h 43m

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.