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10 Best Movies Like The Ghost and the Darkness

If you loved The Ghost and the Darkness, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Naked Prey

The Naked Prey

1965★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost and the Darkness for fans of Adventure & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A group of men are on safari. One of the party refuses to give a gift to a tribe they encounter. The tribe is offended, seizes the party, and one-by-one, kills all but one of the s...

#2
Shout at the Devil

Shout at the Devil

1976★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost and the Darkness for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

During World War One an English adventurer, an American elephant poacher and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battle-cruiser which is awaiting re...

#3
Prey

Prey

2007★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost and the Darkness for fans of Adventure & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

An American family on holiday in Africa becomes lost in a game reserve and stalked by vicious killer lions....

#4
The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z

2017★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost and the Darkness for fans of Adventure & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A true-life drama in the 1920s, centering on British explorer Col. Percy Fawcett, who discovered evidence of a previously unknown, advanced civilization in the Amazon and disappear...

#5
Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

1990★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost and the Darkness for fans of Adventure & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire....

#6
10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place

1971★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ghost and the Darkness for fans of Thriller & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans....

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