20 movies like The Invisible Boy, ordered by similarity : Explorers(1985), Robots(2005), Super 8(2011), Astro Boy(2009), Race to Space(2001), The Lion King(2019), Big Hero 6(2014), Flight of the Navigator(1986), Firehouse Dog(2007), A Wrinkle in Time(2018), Zathura(2005), Two by Two(2015) ...
5.3/10
Kids & Family, Sci-Fi
USA
1957
85 Minutes
Richard Eyer Philip Abbott Diane Brewster Harold J. Stone Robert H. Harris Dennis McCarthy Alexander Lockwood John O'Malley
boy father scientist robot computer suspenseful fascinating endearing laboratory house science gone awry world domination technology experiments father/son relationship friendship discovery quest growing up 1950s
A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.
6.6/10
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1985
104 Minutes
Ethan Hawke River Phoenix Jason Presson Amanda Peterson Dick Miller Robert Picardo Dana Ivey Meshach Taylor James Cromwell Mary Kay Place
boy friend alien father bully amusing endearing california household spacecraft outer space inventions space travel childhood friendship aliens culture clash adventure discovery quest
A boy obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
6.3/10
Sci-Fi, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2005
90 Minutes
robot inventor father businessman villain friend lighthearted cheery family home office hideout robots father/son relationship business resistance adventure quest rescue future
In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.
7.0/10
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2011
112 Minutes
Kyle Chandler Elle Fanning Joel Courtney Gabriel Basso Ron Eldard Noah Emmerich Riley Griffiths Ryan Lee Zach Mills AJ Michalka Glynn Turman
teen boy teen girl friend father deputy military officer thrilling emotional endearing suspenseful gripping heartwarming ohio train tracks lair small town household military base train crash filmmaking
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
6.3/10
Sci-Fi, Animation, Kids & Family, Action
Hong Kong|USA
2009
94 Minutes
astro boy scientist tomboy son president friend lighthearted hilarious charming metro city government offices laboratory junkyard good versus evil robotics humanity relationships super powers saving the day quest
When an android replica of a boy is rejected by his aggrieved creator, he goes off to find his own identity in an adventure that would make him the greatest hero of his time.
5.5/10
Drama
Germany|USA
2001
104 Minutes
James Woods Annabeth Gish Alex D. Linz William Devane William Atherton Mark Moses Wesley Mann Patrick Richwood T.J. Beacom Craig Borden Barry Corbin
scientist colleague father son chimpanzee nasa director spirited suspenseful tender heartwarming town florida household laboratory office airplane father/son relationship scientific experiments space race mourning
In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.
6.9/10
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK|South Africa
2019
118 Minutes
lion cub lion father son friend uncle charming sad amusing incredible tense cheeky africa plains rock formation jungle wilderness loss of innocence death of father friendship
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
7.8/10
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Action
USA|Japan
2014
102 Minutes
Chris Williams
prodigy brother robot friend villain mother amusing charming cheeky city apartment street laboratory bridge battlefield robots friendship protection danger saving the day
A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
6.9/10
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1986
89 Minutes
Joey Cramer Veronica Cartwright Cliff De Young Sarah Jessica Parker Matt Adler Howard Hesseman Paul Reubens Robert Small Albie Whitaker Jonathan Sanger Iris Acker
boy father mother scientist brother spaceship emotional campy florida fort lauderdale, fla. nasa facility abduction family father/son relationship aliens nasa cover-up adventure escape 1980s
In 1978, a boy travels 8 years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.
5.5/10
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA|Canada
2007
111 Minutes
Josh Hutcherson Bruce Greenwood Dash Mihok Steven Culp Bill Nunn Bree Turner Scotch Ellis Loring Mayte Garcia Teddy Sears Shane Daly Hannah Lochner
dog handler firefighter son father dog catcher positive heartwarming thrilling firehouse building street house hollywood, calif. airplane show business father/son relationship firefighting human-animal friendship responsibility
Rexxx, Hollywood's top canine star, gets lost and is adopted into a shabby firehouse. He teams up with a young kid to get the station back on its feet.
4.2/10
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2018
109 Minutes
Storm Reid Oprah Winfrey Reese Witherspoon Mindy Kaling Gugu Mbatha-Raw Michael Peña Zach Galifianakis Chris Pine Levi Miller Deric McCabe Andre Holland
young girl brother father classmate traveler thrilling incredible dreamy house alien planet space space travel science friendship family reunification adventure discovery pursuit quest 2010s
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
6.2/10
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2005
101 Minutes
Josh Hutcherson Jonah Bobo Dax Shepard Kristen Stewart Tim Robbins Derek Mears Douglas Tait
brother boy father astronaut robot sister lighthearted quirky rousing outer space house space travel board game siblings aliens fantasy world adventure discovery 2000s
Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
2015
87 Minutes
Sean McCormack
animal friend adventurer mother father child amusing cheeky endearing heartwarming lighthearted playful sea ship unknown territory flooding noah's arc adventure discovery friendship
Finny, a Nestrian, and his new friend Leah have to band together to survive the elements and predators after they fall off Noah's Ark.
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.
Kids & Family, Drama
1946
128 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Claude Jarman Jr. Chill Wills Margaret Wycherly Henry Travers Jeff York Forrest Tucker June Lockhart
son father mother fawn emotional endearing sad florida farm household family friendship childhood grief animals growing up love discovery 1870s
A pet deer changes a boy (Claude Jarman Jr.) and his parents (Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman), pioneering farmers in Florida after the Civil War.
7.2/10
Sci-Fi, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2002
95 Minutes
teen boy sidekick robot captain pirate cook suspenseful lighthearted amusing outer space ship woods space station inn treasure hunting space travel explosion unlikely allies adventure discovery
A Disney animated version of "Treasure Island". The only difference is that this movie is set in outer space with alien worlds and other galactic wonders.
8.5/10
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1985
116 Minutes
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Crispin Glover Lea Thompson Wendie Jo Sperber Marc McClure Claudia Wells Thomas F. Wilson James Tolkan Casey Siemaszko Billy Zane
son mother father scientist teenager bully endearing engaging incredible california small town hill valley time travel daunting task romance weird science experiments family history adventure discovery
Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
7.1/10
Horror, Sci-Fi
USA
1958
94 Minutes
Al Hedison Patricia Owens Vincent Price Herbert Marshall Kathleen Freeman Betty Lou Gerson Charles Herbert Eugene Borden Torben Meyer Harry Carter Charles Tannen
scientist wife brother son mutant inspector dark shocking canada laboratory household factory teleportation experiments family death housefly quest metamorphosis sacrifice
A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.
7.8/10
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1982
115 Minutes
Henry Thomas Dee Wallace Peter Coyote Drew Barrymore C. Thomas Howell Robert MacNaughton K.C. Martel Sean Frye
alien young boy sister brother mother emotional endearing moving california suburbia family home friendship aliens growing up adventure discovery rescue 1980s
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world.
5.7/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Other
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Tom Arnold C. Thomas Howell Brooke Langton Karan Brar Andy Pandini Jonathan Kowalsky Casey Graf Bryson Sams Cassidy Mack
dog animal boy dog owner father son best friend puppy single father police detective amusing hilarious lighthearted playful positive uplifting united states beach house home
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.
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