# The best Jules Verne film adaptations

From Méliès's A Trip to the Moon to Disney's Nautilus, by way of Michael Strogoff and Up to His Ears: the Jules Verne adaptations at the top on AlloCiné and SensCritique.

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- Oct 28, 2023 · celine_episode
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## Top 10

1. **Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Henry Levin: James Mason leads the expedition beneath Iceland.
2. **Michael Strogoff (1956)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Carmine Gallone: Curd Jürgens as the tsar's courier across Siberia.
3. **20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Richard Fleischer for Disney: James Mason as Captain Nemo, Kirk Douglas aboard the Nautilus.
4. **A Trip to the Moon (1902)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Georges Méliès: the shell in the Moon's eye, after From the Earth to the Moon.
5. **Around the World in 80 Days (1956)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Michael Anderson: Phileas Fogg and Passepartout; Oscar for best picture.
6. **Mysterious Island (1961)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Cy Endfield: castaways and Ray Harryhausen's giant creatures.
7. **Up to His Ears (1965)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Philippe de Broca: Jean-Paul Belmondo as a millionaire who wants to die.
8. **Michel Strogoff (1936)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Jacques de Baroncelli and Richard Eichberg: the 1930s French version.
9. **Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Dwayne Johnson on Verne's island.
10. **Around the World in 80 Days (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Frank Coraci: Jackie Chan as Passepartout.
11. **Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Eric Brevig: Brendan Fraser in a 3D version.

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