Movies Like Brain 17

If you liked Brain 17 (1982), a family and science fiction movie directed by Minoru Yamada and Michael Part, 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
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.
2
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Cosmic Clash (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also action and family
Earth, a shiny jewel floating in the blackness of space... and for the robot known as Brainiac, the last piece to capture for his collection of planets. Not if the Justice League has anything to say about it!
3
Minutemen (2008)
★ 5.8/10Also family and tv movie
When three high-school friends invent a time-machine, they decide to use it to go back in time and prevent other youngsters from making humiliating mistakes.
4
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…
5
Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters - Predacons Rising (2013)
★ 8/10Also action and science fiction
Autobots, Decepticons, Predaking and Predacons form an unlikely alliance to battle a resurrected Unicron.
6
Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and family
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.
7
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999)
★ 6.1/10Also family and science fiction
Zenon Kar, a 13-year-old girl who lives on a space station in the year 2049, gets into some trouble and is banished to Earth. With help from some Earth friends she must find her way back.
8
Terminator Genisys (2015)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and action
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by…
9
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip (1999)
★ 7.5/10Also family and science fiction
After Dexter is confronted with robots who wish to "destroy the one who saved the future," he uses his time machine to see how he saved it. They declare that they are here to destroy the one who saved the future, and…
10
Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and family
Based on the original animated series Ben 10. Ben becomes targeted by an evil Mechamorph Warrior, named "Retaliator," who mistakenly blames Ben for something he did not do and attempts to destroy all aliens.
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Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and family
After 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…
12
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also action and science fiction
SG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, SG-1 travels to…
13
Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also action and tv movie
Ben and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.
14
Knight Rider (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and tv movie
When a group of ruthless mercenaries kill a reclusive scientist, his creation, a new model of artificially intelligent supercar, escapes to find his daughter and recruit a ex-soldier to thwart them. Pilot for the…
15
The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and action
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.
16
Legion of Super-Heroes (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action
Kara, devastated by the loss of Krypton, struggles to adjust to her new life on Earth. Her cousin, Superman, mentors her and suggests she leave their space-time to attend the Legion Academy in the 31st century, where…
17
Surrogates (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and action
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
18
Transformers One (2024)
★ 8/10Also science fiction and family
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.
19
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
★ 5.9/10Also action and science fiction
Luc Deveraux, the heroic former Universal Soldier, is about to be thrown into action once again. When SETH, the supercomputer-controlled ultra-warrior, decides to take revenge and destroy its creators, only Luc can…
20
How to Build a Better Boy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also family and science fiction
After inadvertently inputting the qualities of the ideal boyfriend into a high-tech government computer, two social outcasts named Mae and Gabby must contend with Albert, a cybernetic sweetheart with only one…