20 movies like The Boy Who Could Fly, ordered by similarity : Shazam!(2019), Okko's Inn(2018), The Blue Bird(1940), Weird Science(1985), Monsters, Inc.(2001), The Secret World of Arrietty(2010), Edward Scissorhands(1990), Bao(2018), Stand by Me Doraemon(2014), Where the Wild Things Are(2009), Wildling(2018), The Changeover(2017) ...
6.6/10
Fantasy
USA
1986
108 Minutes
Lucy Deakins Jay Underwood Bonnie Bedelia Fred Savage Colleen Dewhurst Fred Gwynne Louise Fletcher Jason Priestley
teen girl teen boy brother uncle social worker mother heartwarming family home neighborhood school backyard suburbia autism obsession friendship rescue alcoholism flying growing up transformation
An autistic boy who dreams of flying touches everyone he meets, including a new family who has moved in after their father dies.
7.0/10
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.
7.0/10
Anime, Fantasy
Japan
2018
120 Minutes
orphan grandmother friend classmate ghost spirit playful cheery cheeky amusing emotional inn school classroom japan village kitchen ghosts business family
After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko starts living in the countryside with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn. While she prepares to be the next owner of the inn, Okko can somehow see friendly ghosts.
6.4/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Shirley Temple Spring Byington Nigel Bruce Gale Sondergaard Eddie Collins Edwin Maxwell Thurston Hall Sterling Holloway Claire DuBrey Dorothy Dearing
daughter mother fairy brother lumberjack creative emotional heartwarming moving positive uplifting forest home past future war growing up fairies journey adventure
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of Happiness.
6.6/10
Comedy, Fantasy
USA
1985
94 Minutes
Kelly LeBrock Anthony Michael Hall Ilan Mitchell-Smith Bill Paxton Suzanne Snyder Judie Aronson Robert Downey Jr. Robert Rusler Barbara Lang
nerd best friend dream girl older brother teen girl bully madcap endearing hilarious tender chicago suburb mall party family home high school adolescence science gone awry sexual fantasy self-esteem
Two high school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, but she turns their lives upside down.
8.1/10
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2001
92 Minutes
monster young girl friend worker amusing hilarious heartwarming factory bedroom city friendship redemption conspiracy kidnapping competition prejudice quest transformation rescue love
In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, 2 monsters realize things may not be what they think.
Anime, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
2010
95 Minutes
borrower girl human boy aunt family member heartwarming spectacular touching suburb family home japan tiny people cohabitation domestic life unlikely friendship secret world discovery pursuit escape
A secret friendship blossoms between a human boy and a tiny girl who lives with her family beneath the floorboards of his home.
7.9/10
Romance, Drama, Comedy, Other, Fantasy
USA
1990
105 Minutes
Johnny Depp Winona Ryder Dianne Wiest Anthony Michael Hall Alan Arkin Kathy Baker Robert Oliveri Conchata Ferrell Vincent Price
synthetic human scientist mother teen girl bully neighbor creative dreamy heartwarming suburbia castle unrequited love outsider's life deformity small-town life jealousy underdog rivalry love 1980s
An artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
2018
8 Minutes
mother woman lonely woman doll creative lighthearted amusing hilarious charming heartwarming toronto canada family home family relationships mother/child relationship education childcare adventure discovery
A woman who is suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings springs to life.
7.4/10
Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Japan|USA
2014
95 Minutes
Ryûichi Yagi
friend cat teamwork boy girl robot playful lighthearted outlandish hilarious metro city school living space bedroom fantasy world big city friendship relationships epic journey overcoming fears
What will happen to Nobita's life after Doraemon leaves?
6.7/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Germany|USA|Australia
2009
101 Minutes
creature boy single mother sister boyfriend incredible offbeat heartwarming boat fantasy world family home imagination coming of age running away leadership family growing up escape adventure 2000s
Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.
5.5/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
USA
2018
93 Minutes
Liv Tyler Brad Dourif Bel Powley James LeGros Mike Faist Collin-Kelly Sordelet Troy Ruptash Arlo Mertz Aviva Winick
teen girl father fictitious character monster sheriff son bleak brooding dark disturbing eerie somber tense rural community woods school attic cave forest captivity
A blossoming teenager uncovers the dark secret behind her traumatic childhood.
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
2017
95 Minutes
Timothy Spall Stuart Mckenzie Melanie Lynskey Lucy Lawless Erana James Nicholas Galitzine Kate Harcourt Benji Purchase Ella Edward Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie Claire Van Beek
evil spirit single mother younger brother teen girl loner grandmother thrilling frightening inspiring disturbing new zealand suburb secret hideout railyard coming-of-age overcoming fears growth good vs. evil special power fear
A teen in Christchurch, New Zealand, battles an ancient spirit who slowly drains the life out of her 4-year-old brother.
6.9/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Canada
1988
105 Minutes
Lucas Evans Anthony Rogers Jill Stanley Andrew Whitehead Paul Popowich Han Yun Chen Yuan Tao Catherine Wright Cree Rubbo Rufus Wainwright Ron Lea
boy sister friend traveler amusing engaging canada household australia china stamps friendship coming of age traveling brother/sister relationship adventure quest growing up 1980s
When the joker Tommy Tricker plays some practical jokes on some of his friends, his best friend Ralph, a stamp collector, discovers the secret of "stamp travel" to make him travel around ... See full summary »
7.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
7.9/10
Fantasy, Comedy
UK|USA
1985
142 Minutes
Jonathan Pryce Robert De Niro Katherine Helmond Ian Holm Bob Hoskins Michael Palin Ian Richardson Peter Vaughan Kim Greist Jim Broadbent
bureaucrat terrorist mother activist friend creative disturbing offbeat apartment office family home subconscious mind corruption politics terrorism mother/son relationship daunting task pursuit quest underdog
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
7.3/10
Romance, Fantasy
USA|Canada|Mexico
2017
123 Minutes
Sally Hawkins Michael Shannon Richard Jenkins Octavia Spencer Michael Stuhlbarg Doug Jones David Hewlett Nick Searcy Stewart Arnott Nigel Bennett Lauren Lee Smith
mute person creature marine biologist friend cleaning lady government agent moving dreamy emotional endearing heartwarming creative baltimore laboratory apartment bonding friendship creatures muteness rule breaking
At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
7.1/10
Anime, Adventure, Fantasy
China
2016
105 Minutes
Chun Zhang
young girl young boy dolphin fish friend rat charming engaging striking heartwarming touching incredible fantasy world magical world kindness courage souls friendship animation adventure
A 16-year-old girl travels to the human world in the form of a dolphin and forms a connection with a human boy.
7.0/10
Anime, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2018
98 Minutes
sister young boy brother mother father charming tense playful amusing emotional endearing japan house hospital train station family sibling rivalry future babies love
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.
7.3/10
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1942
70 Minutes
child mother father friend girlfriend hunter emotional heartwarming powerful forest wild animals death family love man vs. nature growing up sacrifice 20th century
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
5.6/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation
UK|Canada|USA|Cayman Islands
2017
81 Minutes
teen girl gnome amusing charming confident creative inspiring playful positive spirited uplifting home garden high school home life high school mystery adventure discovery growing up
When Chloe discovers that her new home's garden gnomes are not what they seem, she must decide between the pursuit of a desired high school life and taking up the fight against the Troggs.
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