Movies Like Brain Box
If you liked Brain Box (2006), a movie directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka, 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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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
★ 6.7/10Wimpy Greg Heffley, now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the Cheese Touch. However, Greg's older brother, Rodrick, is itching to cut him down to size. He…
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Blank Check (1994)
★ 6/10Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal…
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Herself (2020)
★ 6.7/10Struggling to provide her daughters with a safe, happy home, Sandra decides to build one - from scratch. Using all her ingenuity to make her ambitious dream a reality, Sandra draws together a community to lend a…
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Undercurrent (1946)
★ 5.9/10After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael…
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Coming 2 America (2021)
★ 6.3/10Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son…
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The Million Pound Note (1954)
★ 7/10An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he…
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Brotherly Love (2015)
★ 7/10West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own issues with ambition.
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A Simple Plan (1998)
★ 7.2/10Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small…
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Secondhand Lions (2003)
★ 7.2/10The comedic adventures of an introverted boy left on the doorstep of a pair of reluctant, eccentric great-uncles, whose exotic remembrances stir the boy's spirit and re-ignite the men's lives.
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The Brothers Bloom (2009)
★ 6.6/10The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress the time…
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Deadfall (2012)
★ 6/10A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.
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Pups Alone (2021)
★ 5.8/10After receiving an exciting new job opportunity at a cutting edge Pet Invention company, Robert, his teenage daughter Jenna and their trusty and special border collie Charlie make the move to the new neighborhood…
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Housesitter (1992)
★ 6.2/10Con artist Gwen moves into Newton's empty home without his knowledge and begins setting up house, posing as his new wife.
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Are We Done Yet? (2007)
★ 5.8/10Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.
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Criminal Activities (2015)
★ 5.9/10Four young men make a risky investment together that gets them into trouble with the mob.
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Two for the Money (2005)
★ 6.1/10A former college athlete joins forces with a sports consultant to handicap football games for high-rolling gamblers.
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
★ 6.8/10Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old…
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The Art of the Steal (2013)
★ 6.2/10Crunch Calhoun, a third-rate motorcycle daredevil and part-time art thief, teams up with his snaky brother to steal one of the most valuable books in the world. But it's not just about the book for Crunch — he's keen…
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How to Make a Killing (2026)
★ 6.9/10Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.