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Movies Like Have Rocket, Will Travel

If you liked Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959), a comedy and science fiction movie directed by David Lowell Rich, 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. 1Sleeper

    Sleeper (1973)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.

  2. 2Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

    Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fiction

    The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.

  3. 3The Man in the White Suit

    The Man in the White Suit (1951)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy and science fiction

    The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the…

  4. 4Robot & Frank

    Robot & Frank (2012)

    ★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and comedy

    Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. His grown children are concerned about their father’s well-being and…

  5. 5Titan A.E.

    Titan A.E. (2000)

    ★ 6.6/10Also science fiction

    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.

  6. 6Star Trek: Insurrection

    Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

    ★ 6.5/10Also science fiction

    When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as…

  7. 7LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2026)

    ★ 6.7/10Also science fiction

    The 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.

  8. 8A.R.C.H.I.E.

    A.R.C.H.I.E. (2016)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction and comedy

    A recently orphaned 15-year-old who has moved to a small town to live with her uncle befriends a robotic canine with super strength, x-ray vision and the ability to talk and the pair take on a military complex…

  9. 9Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

    Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction

    After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest…

  10. 10LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation

    LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and comedy

    Looking for a much-needed break, Finn arranges a surprise vacation for his friends Rey, Poe, Rose, Chewie, BB-8, R2-D2, and C-3PO, aboard the luxurious Halcyon. However, Finn's plan to have one last hurrah together…

  11. 11Planet 51

    Planet 51 (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fiction

    When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an…

  12. 12The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the…

  13. 13LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales

    LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales (2021)

    ★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and comedy

    Poe 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.

  14. 14Ron's Gone Wrong

    Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)

    ★ 7.8/10Also science fiction and comedy

    In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do.

  15. 15Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

    Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)

    ★ 7.2/10Also science fiction and comedy

    Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.

  16. 16Treasure Planet

    Treasure Planet (2002)

    ★ 7.6/10Also science fiction

    When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find…

  17. 17Regular Show: The Movie

    Regular Show: The Movie (2015)

    ★ 7.9/10Also comedy and science fiction

    After 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.

  18. 18Monkey Business

    Monkey Business (1952)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and science fiction

    Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When…

  19. 19Babylon 5: A Call to Arms

    Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999)

    ★ 6.9/10Also science fiction

    Allies of the Shadows seek revenge against humanity. This movie sets up the series, "Crusade," the sequel to "Babylon 5."

  20. 20Kermit's Swamp Years

    Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy

    At 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.

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