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10 Best Movies Like 500 Days in the Wild

If you loved 500 Days in the Wild, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Boo Brothers

1987โ€ขโ˜… 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Days in the Wild for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After the death of Shaggy's Uncle Beaureguard, he, Scooby and Scrappy arrive at the late uncle's Southern plantation to collect the inheritance. But as soon as they arrive, they fi...

#2
Return of the Living Dead Part II

Return of the Living Dead Part II

1988โ€ขโ˜… 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Days in the Wild for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A group of kids discover one of the drums containing a rotting corpse and release the 2-4-5 Trioxin gas into the air, causing the dead to once again rise from the grave and seek ou...

#3
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return

1999โ€ขโ˜… 4.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Days in the Wild for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A girl called Hannah goes back to her hometown (Gatlin) to find her mother but on the way she picks up a strange man who fore-shadows her life with a passage from the bible. When s...

#4
Shrek 2

Shrek 2

2004โ€ขโ˜… 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Days in the Wild for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after, as Shrek and the King find it diffi...

#5
The Return

The Return

2017โ€ขโ˜… 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Days in the Wild for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The Return is a 2016 documentary directed by Emmy Award winning director Erich Joiner chronicling Ford GT's return to 24 Hours of Le Mans after their 1966 1-2-3 victory....

#6
Red

Red

2021โ€ขโ˜… 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 500 Days in the Wild for fans of Crime. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When civil engineer Siddharth is arrested for a murder on the basis of a pictorial evidence, cops discover his lookalike Aditya and realize they have only 48 hours to solve the cas...