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10 Best Movies Like Kon-Tiki

If you loved Kon-Tiki, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki

2012★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kon-Tiki for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The true story about legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his epic crossing of the Pacific on a balsa wood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove it was possible for South Americans ...

#2
Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

Happy People: A Year in the Taiga

2010★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kon-Tiki for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In the center of the story is the life of the indigenous people of the village Bakhtia at the river Yenisei in the Siberian Taiga. The camera follows the protagonists in the villag...

#3
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

1972★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kon-Tiki for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners....

#4
The Ra Expeditions

The Ra Expeditions

1972★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kon-Tiki for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Ra [also known as The Ra Expeditions] is a 1972 documentary film directed by Lennart Ehrenborg and Thor Heyerdahl about the expeditions organised by Thor Heyerdahl in 1969 and 1970...

#5
Hi-Fi Delirium

Hi-Fi Delirium

2003★ 8.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kon-Tiki for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This film takes the audience on a journey into the wondrous world of audiophilia. We get acquainted with a group of hardcore sound junkies and follow them in their individual quest...

#6
Sideways

Sideways

2004★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Kon-Tiki for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from w...