20 movies like Back to the Future, ordered by similarity : The Confirmation(2016), Shazam!(2019), Back to the Future Part II(1989), Two by Two(2015), Papillon(2017), Guardians of the Galaxy(2014), Boundaries(2018), A Flying Jatt(2016), National Lampoon's Vacation(1983), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(2017), Flight of the Navigator(1986), The House With a Clock in Its Walls(2018) ...
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.
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.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer Djimon Hounsou Grace Fulton Ian Chen Jovan Armand Faithe Herman Cooper Andrews Marta Milans
teenager disabled boy bully foster mother superhero friend amusing emotional endearing uplifting hilarious cheeky philadelphia convenience store subway foster home school classroom superhuman abilities saving the world
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
USA
1989
107 Minutes
Michael J. Fox Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Thomas F. Wilson Harry Waters Jr. Charles Fleischer Joe Flaherty Flea Elisabeth Shue James Tolkan Jeffrey Weissman
inventor nemesis mother girlfriend son father frenetic hilarious thrilling hill valley alternate reality fate dystopia time travel friendship mystery quest 2010s
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
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.
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
2014
121 Minutes
Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Bautista Lee Pace Michael Rooker Karen Gillan Djimon Hounsou Benicio Del Toro John C. Reilly Glenn Close Laura Haddock
adventurer bounty hunter villain raccoon humanoid superhero brash cheeky confident space spaceship cabin forest waterfall prison chase truce team power misfits
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Christopher Plummer Lewis MacDougall Bobby Cannavale Kristen Schaal Peter Fonda Christopher Lloyd Dolly Wells Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Ryan Robbins BJ Harrison
single mother estranged father son drug dealer ex-husband grandson amusing emotional tense touching car texas california hotel mother/son relationship father/daughter relationship estrangement road trip ex-husbands drugs
Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot-dealing, carefree father Jack cross country after being kicked out of a nursing home.
Comedy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
India
2016
151 Minutes
Tiger Shroff Jaqueline Fernandes Nathan Jones Kay Kay Menon Mukesh Hariawala Amrita Singh Gaurav Pandey Shraddha Kapoor Amrita Puri
superhero villain businessman family father mother engaging gripping intense spirited factory lake town india saving the day rivalry wealth family pollution adventure
Jatt is a reluctant superhero who fights crime and protects people. He meets his match in the evil Raka, who he must vanquish to save the day.
Adventure, Comedy
USA
1983
98 Minutes
Chevy Chase Beverly D'Angelo Christie Brinkley Anthony Michael Hall Imogene Coca Randy Quaid Dana Barron John Candy Eddie Bracken Brian Doyle Murray Eugene Levy
father wife son daughter aunt beautiful woman hilarious madcap chicago car los angeles hotel amusement park grand canyon travel family road trip vacation quest adventure
The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
2017
135 Minutes
Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Bautista Michael Rooker Karen Gillan Sylvester Stallone Pom Klementieff Kurt Russell Elizabeth Debicki Tommy J. Flanagan Chris Sullivan
adventurer bounty hunter villain raccoon humanoid father brash cheeky confident thrilling offbeat hilarious space spaceship colony alien planet prison outer space team misfits
The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father the ambitious celestial being Ego.
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
USA|Canada|India
2018
105 Minutes
Jack Black Cate Blanchett Owen Vaccaro Kyle MacLachlan Renee Elise Goldsberry Colleen Camp Sunny Suljic Lorenza Izzo Braxton Bjerken Vanessa Anne Williams Ricky Lynn Muse
orphan uncle neighbor witch creature dead person playful incredible uneasy eerie cheeky winsome house haunted house small town secret passageway walking dead witchcraft creatures doomsday device
A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.
Drama
UK
2016
101 Minutes
Rafe Spall Emilia Fox Elaine Cassidy William Stagg Matthew Stagg Richard Cordery Susan Jameson Ross McCormack
father single father deceased mother son young boy brother moving emotional engaging endearing england life lessons mother's death mother/son relationship father/son relationship breast cancer disease death challenge love
A woman dying of incurable breast cancer creates a list of memories and lessons for the husband and sons she is about to leave behind.
Comedy, Drama
India
2016
102 Minutes
Adil Hussain Lalit Behl Geetanjali Kulkarni Palomi Ghosh Navnindra Behl Anil K. Rastogi
father son dying person emotional endearing sad india father/son relationship death journey discovery discovery adventure 21st century
Faced with his father's untimely and bizarre demand to go and die in the holy city of Varanasi and attain Salvation, a son is left with no choice but to embark on this journey.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2002
78 Minutes
Geena Davis Hugh Laurie Jonathan Lipnicki Anna Hoelck Ashley Hoelck Marc John Jefferies
mouse cat bird father mother son charming endearing engaging new york city rescue jealousy bravery friendship teamwork family adventure rise discovery rivalry
Stuart and Snowbell set out across town to rescue a friend.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy
West Germany
1985
95 Minutes
Joshua Morrell Eva Kryll Jan Zierold Tamy Shields Matthias Kraus
young boy bully best friend dead person puppet father engaging emotional thrilling suspenseful melodramatic shocking house school reviving the dead father/son relationship danger science fiction death of father love
Believing to be able to communicate with his deceased father, a young boy develops psychic powers where he uses them to try to stop supernatural forces threatening his family and friends, especially a possessed ventriloquist dummy.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
2013
92 Minutes
Haley Joel Osment Gillian Anderson Rufus Sewell Victor Garber Sarah Manninen Sherry Miller John Paul Ruttan Brandon Firla Kiara Glasco Susanna Fournier
scientist college student time traveler missing person father son emotional engaging gripping rousing somber princeton, n.j. university time portal city home lecture hall time travel relationships family
After a scientist disappears during a business trip, his son (Haley Joel Osment) and wife (Gillian Anderson) struggle to cope, then they make a bizarre discovery years later that may bring him home.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA
2018
118 Minutes
Paul Rudd Evangeline Lilly Michael Douglas Michael Peña Walton Goggins Bobby Cannavale Laurence Fishburne Michelle Pfeiffer Judy Greer Tip "T.I." Harris David Dastmalchian
superhero partner father doctor enemy amusing hilarious thrilling endearing cool confident atlanta laboratory apartment woods van super powers rivalry fighting fatherhood
As Scott Lang balances being both a superhero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past.
Fantasy
USA
1989
106 Minutes
Kevin Costner Amy Madigan James Earl Jones Gaby Hoffmann Ray Liotta Timothy Busfield Burt Lancaster Frank Whaley Dwier Brown
farmer baseball player author ghost wife shoeless joe jackson creative heartwarming touching incredible baseball field iowa farm cornfield small town boston father/son relationship magic family baseball
Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Supported by his wife, Ray begins the quest by turning his ordinary cornfield into a place where dreams can come true.