20 movies like Son of Flubber, ordered by similarity : Rise and Shine(1941), The Monkey's Uncle(1965), The Misadventures of Merlin Jones(1964), The Absent Minded Professor(1961), Flubber(1997), College Coach(1933), The Shaggy Dog(2006), High Time(1960), Sandwich(2006), Little Secrets(2001), The Peanuts Movie(2015), Sydney White(2007) ...
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1963
100 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Elliott Reid Joanna Moore Leon Ames Ed Wynn Charles Ruggles Paul Lynde
professor scientist wife student loan shark government official amusing lighthearted outlandish emotional college classroom house laboratory football field inventions weird science government secrets marriage debt
When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Jack Oakie George Murphy Linda Darnell Walter Brennan Milton Berle Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek Ruth Donnelly
gangster professor college president college student football player daughter amusing lighthearted tender college household football field classroom kidnapping final exams student-teacher relationship college athletics football sports betting rise
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Leon Ames Frank Faylen Arthur O'Connell Leon Tyler Norman Grabowski Alan Hewitt Connie Gilchrist Cheryl Miller Gage Clarke
inventor girlfriend jock college student teacher chimpanzee madcap lighthearted positive library classroom courtroom party dorm hijinks college inventions competition exam college athletics
Midvale College is in fear of losing its college football team. The players have grades lower than the norm. Judge Holmesby, the team's biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. Enter ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1964
93 Minutes
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Leon Ames Stuart Erwin Alan Hewitt Connie Gilchrist Dal McKennon Norman Grabowski Kelly Thordsen Michael Fox Burt Mustin
judge scientist hypnotist girl student monkey quirky amusing college courtroom laboratory massachusetts house inventions hypnosis kidnapping crime extrasensory perception writing discovery
Merlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and creates a mind-reading machine. However, his experiments land him in deep trouble with the law.
Comedy, Kids & Family
1961
97 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Ed Wynn Leon Ames Elliott Reid Edward Andrews
professor girlfriend basketball player criminal amusing lighthearted laboratory family home inventions crime love discovery transformation 1960s
The professor's (Fred MacMurray) latest lab explosion creates "flubber," glop that makes things bounce sky-high.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1997
93 Minutes
Robin Williams Marcia Gay Harden Christopher McDonald Raymond J. Barry Clancy Brown Ted Levine Wil Wheaton Edie McClurg Scott Martin Gershin
inventor girlfriend college president college professor businessman student amusing madcap positive playful laboratory college lecture hall wedding basketball court inventions uncontrollable experiment mishaps breakup redemption
An absent-minded professor discovers "flubber," a rubber-like super-bouncy substance.
Comedy
USA
1933
75 Minutes
football player college student football coach wife college president husband rousing inspiring emotional university football field household classroom restaurant ethics college athletics college life marital problems infidelity football
Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2006
99 Minutes
Tim Allen Robert Downey Jr. Danny Glover Kristin Davis Craig Kilborn Spencer Breslin Zena Grey Jane Curtin Shawn Pyfrom Jeanette Brox
district attorney scientist dog wife daughter son lighthearted amusing tender courtroom laboratory house city hawaii football field genetic experiments mistaken identity dogs work-life balance family
A man tries to live a normal life despite the fact that he sometimes turns into a sheepdog.
Comedy
USA
1960
102 Minutes
Bing Crosby Fabian Tuesday Weld Nicole Maurey Richard Beymer Yvonne Craig Patrick Adiarte Jimmy Boyd Kenneth MacKenna Gavin MacLeod Nina Shipman
millionaire teacher frat boy college student child professor hilarious campy emotional fraternity house dormitory office classroom education ageism fatherhood college life student-teacher relationship friendship underdog
Widower and hamburger restaurateur Harvey Howard decides to go to college at 51 years of age. Resisting the easy path, he insists on not receiving preferential treatment, and lives in a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
India
2006
180 Minutes
Govinda Raveena Tandon Mahima Chaudhry Mohnish Bahl Shammi Kapoor Mushtaq Khan Kiran Kumar Reema Lagoo Ananth Narayan Mahadevan Shweta Menon Satish Shah
screenwriter wealthy woman wife son father sister amusing cool hilarious lighthearted madcap outlandish house bungalow school coffee shop restaurant street love triangle arranged marriage
Sher Singh lives with his mother and handicapped sister in Punjab but moves to Mumbai, changes his name to Shekhar, meets Nisha and falls in love. When his mother asks him to return, he ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2001
94 Minutes
Evan Rachel Wood Michael Angarano David Gallagher Vivica A. Fox Jan Broberg Rick Macy Paul Kiernan Tayva Patch Landon Kunzelman
violinist girl neighbor best friend love interest mother lighthearted endearing hilarious household salt lake city backyard school suburbia utah friendship therapy fitting in secrets young love
A fourteen-year-old aspiring violinist finds herself under an increasing amount of pressure to keep secrets for herself, her family and her newfound best friend.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2015
89 Minutes
charlie brown snoopy girl lucy van pelt linus van pelt peppermint patty heartwarming charming amusing lighthearted suburb house school bus street baseball field growing up self-confidence school imagination
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
Comedy
USA
2007
108 Minutes
Amanda Bynes Sara Paxton Matt Long Jack T. Carpenter Jeremy Howard John Schneider Crystal Hunt Adam Hendershott Danny Strong Samm Levine Libby Mintz
college student sorority sister frat boy friend college professor geek lighthearted amusing heartwarming southern atlantic university sorority fraternity house lake football field library tradition friendship social standing student government college life
A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1974
88 Minutes
Helen Hayes Ken Berry Stefanie Powers John McIntire Keenan Wynn Huntz Hall Ivor Barry Dan Tobin Vito Scotti Raymond Bailey Liam Dunn
elderly woman niece real estate developer lawyer herbie love interest charming lighthearted playful san francisco house hotel office real estate supernatural car deception romance greed underdog discovery
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1972
88 Minutes
Kurt Russell Cesar Romero Joe Flynn Jim Backus William Windom Michael McGreevey Richard Bakalyan Alan Hewitt Kelly Thordsen Bing Russell George O'Hanlon
college student criminal crime boss classmate friend businessman madcap lighthearted hilarious college golf course laboratory invisibility experiments bank heist chase science gone awry discovery rivalry 1970s
A chemistry student invents a spray that makes its wearer invisible. A crook finds out about it, and plans to steal it for himself.
Comedy, Action
USA
2014
112 Minutes
Jonah Hill Channing Tatum Peter Stormare Wyatt Russell Amber Stevens Jillian Bell Ice Cube Keith Lucas Kenny Lucas Nick Offerman
undercover cop college student football player art student amusing charming confident college campus police station college dining room classroom dorm maturing undercover operations college friendship pursuit transformation discovery 2010s
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1992
89 Minutes
Rick Moranis Marcia Strassman Robert Oliveri Daniel Shalikar Lloyd Bridges John Shea Keri Russell Ron Canada Amy O'Neil Kenneth Tobey Joshua Shalikar
scientist wife baby doctor babysitter madcap campy las vegas house laboratory street car weird science experiments growth shrinking baby-sitting marriage metamorphosis love
The Szalinski family is back, this time hilarious disaster strikes when an experiment causes their new toddler son to grow many stories tall.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
India
2009
89 Minutes
Bob Peterson
elderly person child explorer dog bird charming emotional thrilling household south america wilderness airplane love death aging expedition friendship adventure love quest
A smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him and a police officer is caught in the middle.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1961
79 Minutes
dog husband wife cruella de vil henchman police officer amusing endearing lighthearted family home london castle park animal cruelty family kidnapping dogs rescue pursuit 1960s
When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Comedy, Kids & Family
1959
104 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Jean Hagen Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Tim Considine Kevin Corcoran Cecil Kellaway Alexander Scourby Roberta Shore James Westerfield Jacques Aubuchon
son father brother mother dog foreign exchange student amusing lighthearted united states household curse childhood dogs espionage magic unlikely hero metamorphosis adventure discovery 1950s
An old ring turns a couple's (Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen) son (Tommy Kirk) into a sheep dog; he must perform an act of heroism to turn back.