Movies Like The Adventures of the Electronic

If you liked The Adventures of the Electronic (1980), a family and science fiction movie directed by Konstantin Bromberg, 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
F.R.E.D.I. (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and family
An intelligent, lovable robot known as "F.R.E.D.I." is stolen from a secret research facility by the project's lead scientist. The robot is found by a 15 year old teenager, James. Soon the two begin to communicate and…
2
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also family and science fiction
Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a…
3
A-X-L (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and adventure
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
4
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…
5
Short Circuit (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and family
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does…
6
The Electric State (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and science fiction
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
7
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and adventure
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this…
8
Spymate (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and family
Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.
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Black Lightning (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and adventure
A Moscow University student discovers that his otherwise unremarkable car can fly. After his father is attacked, he decides to use the car to fight crime and becomes the city's defender against an evil millionaire.
10
Bumblebee (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and science fiction
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and…
11
Star Kid (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and family
Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when the meteor falls into local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit - the wise and strong robot from another galaxy. Spencer puts Cybersuit on and becomes a different…
12
A.R.C.H.I.E. (2016)
★ 6/10Also family and science fiction
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…
13
The Adventures of Buratino (1976)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventure
A wooden boy Buratino tries to find his place in life. He befriends toys from a toy theater owned by evil Karabas-Barabas, gets tricked by Alice the Fox and Basilio the Cat and finally discovers the mystery of a golden…
14
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and adventure
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists…
15
The Creator (2023)
★ 7/10Also science fiction and adventure
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive…
16
Robots (2005)
★ 6.5/10Also family and science fiction
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of…
17
Transformers (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and science fiction
Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power…
18
Time Toys (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also family and science fiction
A group of middle school kids stumble upon a chest full of incredible toys from the future. The discovery takes them on an adventure using their newfound toys to save their neighborhood and ultimately the world from a…
19
Tomorrowland (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and family
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic…
20
Guest from the Future (1984)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and family
6-grader Kolya Gerasimov discovers a time machine in a basement of an old house in Moscow and gets transferred into the 21st century. There he is allowed to look around. Accidentally, Kolya witnesses two space pirates…