Movies Like The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
If you liked The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid (1979), a comedy and science fiction movie directed by Michele Lupo, 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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Why Did You Pick On Me? (1980)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and science fictionFollowing the events of The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid, Sheriff Hall and H-725 (using the official identity of Charlie Warren) still get no rest from the military - because the little alien has not yet grasped the…
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Men in Black 3 (2012)
★ 6.6/10Also action and comedyAgents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the…
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Real Men (1987)
★ 6/10Also comedy and science fictionA womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
★ 5.9/10Also action and science fictionSix incredible teens out-maneuver and defeat evil everywhere as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but this time the Power Rangers may have met their match when they face off with Ivan Ooze, the most sinister monster…
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Rim of the World (2019)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedyStranded at a summer camp when aliens attack the planet, four teens with nothing in common embark on a perilous mission to save the world.
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Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)
★ 7/10Also action and science fictionIt’s the dawn of a new age of heroes, and Metropolis has just met its first. But as Daily Planet intern Clark Kent – working alongside reporter Lois Lane – secretly wields his alien powers of flight, super-strength and…
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Men in Black (1997)
★ 7.2/10Also action and comedyAfter a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent K and new…
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Ben 10 vs. the Universe: The Movie (2020)
★ 7.4/10Also action and science fictionA blast from Ben's past returns to do double the damage on Team Tennyson and planet Earth itself, forcing Ben to go interstellar to save the day. Based on the 2016 reboot.
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Henry Danger: The Movie (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also action and comedyHenry Hart meets a superfan—eager to fight crime with Kid Danger—who comes into possession of a device that can open up alternate realities. Facing a wild ride, Henry will need his best friend Jasper and his new…
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I Am Number Four (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fictionA teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly…
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Green Lantern: Beware My Power (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and actionRecently discharged Marine sniper John Stewart is at a crossroads in his life, one which is only complicated by receiving an extraterrestrial ring which grants him the powers of the Green Lantern of Earth…
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Secret Headquarters (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also action and comedyWhile hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and…
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Regular Show: The Movie (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and science fictionAfter a high school lab experiment goes horribly wrong, Mordecai and Rigby must go back in time to battle an evil volleyball coach in order to save the universe — and their friendship.
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedyAdventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
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Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also action and science fictionIn the year 2044 AD, the human race has amped-up its space exploration and reached out to the stars through the miracle of ROBOTECHNOLOGY, but not without bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself. Heroes will…
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Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fictionBen and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.
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Galaxy Quest (1999)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and science fictionFor four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space... until their…
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*batteries not included (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and science fictionIn a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge…
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and actionIn the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an…
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Flash Gordon (1980)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and actionA football player and his mates travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.