Movies Like Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker

If you liked Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker (1966), a action and adventure movie directed by Desmond Saunders, 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.

1
Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and tv movie
Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.
2
Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also action and family
Ben, Gwen, and Max must stop an extraterrestrial who plans to open a gateway that leads to an alien invasion.
3
Adventures in Babysitting (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also family and adventure
Two teen rival babysitters, Jenny and Lola, team up to hunt down one of their kids who accidentally ran away into the big city without any supervision.
4
Two by Two: Overboard! (2020)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and family
Two misfit castaways struggle to reunite an unorthodox family, out-run a volcano, and negotiate a peace deal on a creaking Ark.
5
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also family and tv movie
When a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along…
6
The Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also family and adventure
Rich 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…
7
To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
★ 6.5/10Also family and adventure
When precocious twins Sarah and Julie feel like Mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to their grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.
8
The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also family and tv movie
While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…
9
The Last Mimzy (2007)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and adventure
Two 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…
10
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also family and tv movie
Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new…
11
Cloud 9 (2014)
★ 6.9/10Also family and tv movie
Set high atop snow-capped mountains in the adrenaline-fueled world of competitive snowboarding, the Disney Channel Original Movie “Cloud 9″ tells the inspiring story of two snowboarders who must overcome self-doubt to…
12
Alley Cats Strike (2000)
★ 6/10Also family and tv movie
A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.
13
Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and adventure
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
14
Clash of the Thundermans (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie and family
When Chloe develops a destructive new superpower, the Hero League orders her to an elite boarding school for superheroes to learn control of her abilities. Faced with the prospect of sending Chloe away for years, the…
15
Pets United (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also family and adventure
When Roger (a Robin Hood-esque, stray dog) and Belle (an elegant yet spoilt pet cat) are thrown together amidst the chaos of a robot take-over of their home city, they must push all their preconceptions aside in order…
16
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also action and adventure
An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search…
17
The Suite Life Movie (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and science fiction
Cody and Zack are approached to join the Gemini Project, a high-tech research center studying the dynamics between twins. Shockingly, they find themselves interconnected in a whole new way! When one twin experiences…
18
PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and family
When their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay. The meteor's golden energy grants the PAW Patrol superpowers. The heroic Mighty Pups are on…
19
Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also family and tv movie
In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a…
20
Zog (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventure
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to…