Movies Like The Rocket Boy

If you liked The Rocket Boy (1989), a science fiction and comedy movie directed by John Blanchard, 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
Real Men (1987)
★ 6/10Also comedy and science fiction
A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.
2
Code 8 Part II (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and crime
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
3
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
★ 7/10Also comedy and science fiction
What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of…
4
Relax, I'm from the Future (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and science fiction
Casper is a time traveller who arrives in the 2020s in an attempt to prevent a major future catastrophe. He meets Holly, a queer black woman he befriends and draws into his plan by giving her his knowledge of the…
5
Afterburn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and comedy
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of…
6
Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and science fiction
Ben and a mysterious girl from his past must prevent an alien threat from destroying the world.
7
Ben 10: Race Against Time (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movie
Ben, Gwen, and Max must stop an extraterrestrial who plans to open a gateway that leads to an alien invasion.
8
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and science fiction
With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".
9
Dr. Strange (1978)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and science fiction
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
10
Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and crime
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…
11
Leroy & Stitch (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and comedy
Lilo, Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley have finally caught all of Jumba's genetic experiments and found the one true place where each of them belongs. Stitch, Jumba and Pleakley are offered positions in the Galactic…
12
Girl vs. Monster (2012)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and tv movie
Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom…
13
Henry Danger: The Movie (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and science fiction
Henry 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…
14
Code 8 (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and crime
In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves…
15
Our Man Flint (1966)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and science fiction
When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.
16
Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy and tv movie
When thrill-seeker Cricket tricks his family into taking a "road trip" in space, chaos in the cosmos quickly ensues. Despite growing frustrations between Cricket and his dad, Bill, the two must learn to appreciate each…
17
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and science fiction
Phineas and Ferb become the galaxy's unlikeliest last hope when they must return the Death Star plans to the Rebel Alliance.
18
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and tv movie
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…
19
Into Pitch Black (2000)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and crime
After the events of Pitch Black, a contractor is hired to locate Riddick, dead or alive. He reviews available information on him and the events of Pitch Black. Terrified, he hires a female cyberpunk merc to do the job…
20
Breathless (2012)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and crime
Lorna is a strong-willed Texas woman who’s had enough of her untrustworthy husband Dale’s criminal acts and lack of husbandry. Fed up, she enlists the help of her old friend, Tiny, to help her figure out what to do…