Movies Like Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
If you liked Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City (2025), a science fiction and fantasy movie directed by David Lane and David Elliott, 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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LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2026)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and adventureThe Mandalorian and Grogu join their misfit allies for an epic party, celebrating their heroism. As friends regale the crowd with tales of their adventures, a pirate threat looms.
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Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and familyA young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
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Henry Danger: The Movie (2025)
★ 7.6/10Also action and familyHenry 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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Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and familySet on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the…
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Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventureA rebellious teenage princess discovers she has superhuman abilities and joins a secret society of extraordinary second-born royals tasked with protecting the world.
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Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and fantasyWhen Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
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Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and fantasyTony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr…
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The Last Mimzy (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and adventureTwo siblings begin to develop special talents after they find a mysterious box of toys, and soon their parents and even their teacher are drawn into a strange new world – and find a task ahead of them that is far more…
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Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventureAdam West and Burt Ward return to their iconic roles of Batman and Robin. The film sees the superheroes going up against classic villains like The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin and Catwoman, both in Gotham City… and…
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LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also family and science fictionPoe Dameron and BB-8 must face the greedy crime boss Graballa the Hutt, who has purchased Darth Vader’s castle and is renovating it into the galaxy’s first all-inclusive Sith-inspired luxury hotel.
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The Monkey King (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and adventureA stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also family and fantasyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
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Spy Kids (2001)
★ 5.8/10Also family and actionCarmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their…
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Bookworm (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and familyEleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes…
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Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and familyThe Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…
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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyA young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
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Two by Two: Overboard! (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and familyTwo misfit castaways struggle to reunite an unorthodox family, out-run a volcano, and negotiate a peace deal on a creaking Ark.
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The Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also family and fantasyRich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the…
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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
★ 6.6/10Also action and adventureCrime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureAfter supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles…