Movies Like Flight of the Navigator
If you liked Flight of the Navigator (1986), a family and science fiction movie directed by Randal Kleiser, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and science fictionAn alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie…
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and adventureWhen an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
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Extinct (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also family and adventureOp and Ed, two adorable donut-shaped animals - flummels - accidentally time-travel from 1835 to modern-day Shanghai. There they discover traffic, trans fats, and worst of all, that flummels are now extinct. It's up to…
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Earth to Echo (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventureAfter a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going…
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Planet 51 (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and science fictionWhen Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an…
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Crater (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and adventureAfter the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a legendary crater, along with his four best friends, prior to being permanently relocated to another planet.
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Explorers (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and adventureMiddle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about…
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Interstellar (2014)
★ 8.5/10Also adventure and science fictionThe adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and adventureDavid, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this…
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The Creator (2023)
★ 7/10Also science fiction and adventureAmid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive…
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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
★ 7/10Also adventure and familyBefore the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets -- Chance, an adventurous American bulldog; Shadow, a wise golden retriever; and Sassy, a cautious cat -- at a friend's ranch…
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A-X-L (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and adventureThe life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
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The Adam Project (2022)
★ 7/10Also adventure and science fictionAfter accidentally crash-landing in 2022, time-traveling fighter pilot Adam Reed teams up with his 12-year-old self on a mission to save the future.
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The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
★ 6/10Also family and science fictionA UFO is stranded on earth and impounded by the US government. Its pilot, a cat with a collar that gives it special powers, including the ability to communicate with humans, has eluded the authorities and seeks the…
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D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also family and science fictionDaryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a…
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WALL·E (2008)
★ 8.1/10Also family and science fictionAfter hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has…
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Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also adventure and familyThe Scooby gang visits a culinary resort run by Fred's uncle, Bobby Flay. While enjoying the sights, a ghost attacks the guests and destroys the resort, leaving the gang to put a stop to its threat.
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Trouble (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and familyA pampered dog named Trouble must learn to live in the real world while trying to escape from his former owner's greedy children and must learn how to survive on the big-city streets.
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The Electric State (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and science fictionAn orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
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Lilo & Stitch (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also family and science fictionThe wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.