Movies Like Shinjuku Boy Detectives
If you liked Shinjuku Boy Detectives (1998), a science fiction and mystery movie directed by Masafumi Fuchii, 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
Frequencies (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and mysteryThe story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.
- 2
Max Winslow and The House of Secrets (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family and science fictionFive teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by entrepreneur and scientist Atticus Virtue. To win the teens must face-off against a super computer named HAVEN who controls the mansion.
- 3
Time Toys (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also family and science fictionA 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…
- 4
A.R.C.H.I.E. (2016)
★ 6/10Also family and science fictionA 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…
- 5
F.R.E.D.I. (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and familyAn 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…
- 6
Short Circuit (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and familyAfter 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…
- 7
A-X-L (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and familyThe life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
- 8
Secret Headquarters (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and familyWhile hanging out after school, Charlie and his friends discover the headquarters of the world’s most powerful superhero hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and…
- 9
Cosmos (2019)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and mysteryThree astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth is even more incredible than any of them could have imagined.
- 10
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and familyAfter tragedy strikes, an unlikely young hero takes her rightful place among the Power Rangers to face off against the team's oldest archnemesis.
- 11
Henry Danger: The Movie (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also family and science fictionHenry Hart meets a superfan—eager to fight crime with Kid Danger—who comes into possession of a device that can open up alternate realities. Facing a wild ride, Henry will need his best friend Jasper and his new…
- 12
Earth to Echo (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also family and science fictionAfter a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going…
- 13
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and mysteryIn 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of…
- 14
Tomorrowland (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also family and mysteryBound 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…
- 15
Snow Queen (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also family and science fictionSince a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A…
- 16
Wifelike (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and mysteryA grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the…
- 17
Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and mystery"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve…
- 18
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also family and mysteryNancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…
- 19
Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and familyA 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.
- 20
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and science fictionSummoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.