Movies Like Thunderbirds: Ricochet
If you liked Thunderbirds: Ricochet (1966), a action and adventure movie directed by Brian Burgess, 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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Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also action and adventureAn 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…
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Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and actionIt is a dark time. The Jedi are no more, and the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron fist -- bringing tyranny to the Outer Rim world of Lothal. Their ominous presence is a cloud over the planet, squashing any hope of…
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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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A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and science fictionMeg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any…
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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and tv movieWhen disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?
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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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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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Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and adventureA 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.
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Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also science fiction and familyAfter a battle with Dr. Animo in a power plant, Ben notices something strange is happening with the Omnitrix but doesn't tell anyone. Tetrax arrives and tells them the Omnitrix is broadcasting a self-destruct signal…
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Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
★ 5.8/10Also action and adventureAt the New York State University, one of Peter Parker's tutors has accidentally given three students all the materials they need to create an atomic bomb. While Peter Parker tries to find out what's happened, the…
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The Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also family and adventureRich 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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Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventureThe Invincible Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk must join forces to save the Earth from its greatest threat yet! When two Hydra scientists try to supercharge a Stark Arc Reactor with Hulk's Gamma Energy, they unleash a…
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Zog (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventureZog 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…
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Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019)
★ 8.4/10Also action and adventureGenndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival.
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Battle for Terra (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventureA peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.
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Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also action and familyBen, Gwen, and Max must stop an extraterrestrial who plans to open a gateway that leads to an alien invasion.
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
★ 6/10Also family and tv movieCan twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…
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Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and familyWhen 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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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
★ 7.3/10Also family and dramaYoung Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…
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Seeds of Yesterday (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and dramaThe Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.