Movies Like The Adventure of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend
If you liked The Adventure of A.R.I.: My Robot Friend (2022), a family and science fiction movie directed by Stephen Shimek, 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.
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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.
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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.
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The Electric State (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionAn orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
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A Witches' Ball (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also family and science fictionEvery year the Witching World gathers to celebrate the newly inducted witches into their world. Beatrix (12) is eager to become part of this world, but when her pending magical status is jeopardized she needs the help…
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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…
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Zoe (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionTwo colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
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Chaos Walking (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionTwo unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
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The Creator (2023)
★ 7/10Also science fictionAmid 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…
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionAfter a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
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Spymate (2006)
★ 6.2/10Also familyAmelia, 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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Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also science fictionYears after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.
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Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
★ 6/10Also science fictionAs humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With…
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Real Men (1987)
★ 6/10Also science fictionA 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.
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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…
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Terminator Genisys (2015)
★ 6/10Also science fictionThe 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…
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Transformers (2007)
★ 6.9/10Also science fictionYoung 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…
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also science fictionLight years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
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Cosmos (2019)
★ 6/10Also science fictionThree 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.
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Surrogates (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also science fictionSet 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.
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My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also familyA hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.