Movies Like Wonder Boy!

If you liked Wonder Boy! (2022), a drama and family movie directed by Timothy Young, 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
The Darkest Minds (2018)
★ 7/10Also drama
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the…
2
Special (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
3
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also family
Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Harley Quinn, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy and Katana band together to navigate the twists and turns of high school in DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year.
4
Night of the Twisters (1996)
★ 6.3/10Also drama
A teenager boy bonds with his stepfather while battling a series of killer twisters.
5
Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also family
The Invincible Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk must join forces to save the Earth from its greatest threat yet! When two Hydra scientists try to supercharge a Stark Arc Reactor with Hulk's Gamma Energy, they unleash a…
6
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also family
Ironheart, AKA Riri Williams, is having difficulty adjusting to college life as the youngest student there when the college's engineering lab is demolished by an alien and her best friend is kidnapped. Inspired by Iron…
7
The Good Doctor (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also drama
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…
8
The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026)
★ 8.3/10Also drama
As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.
9
The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1990)
★ 5.8/10Also drama
In his final attempt to free himself from the curse of the Hulk, Dr. David Banner becomes involved in a dangerous international espionage mission that may finally lead to a cure. As forces close in and the stakes rise…
10
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
★ 7.3/10Also family and drama
Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…
11
A Monster Calls (2016)
★ 7.3/10Also family
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
12
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
★ 7.4/10Also family
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to…
13
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also family
After tragedy strikes, an unlikely young hero takes her rightful place among the Power Rangers to face off against the team's oldest archnemesis.
14
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also family
Gotham City is under siege by a series of bizarre crimes and only the world's greatest detective, Batman, can unravel the mystery! The trail leads to none other than the Penguin and his Animilitia, an animal-inspired…
15
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also family
The children of the Avengers hone their powers and go head to head with the very enemy responsible for their parents' demise.
16
Clash of the Thundermans (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also 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…
17
Upside-Down Magic (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also family
Nory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory’s unconventional powers land her in a class for those with wonky, or “upside-down,” magic. Undaunted, Nory sets out to prove that…
18
Princess (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also family
A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
19
Skater Girl (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and family
Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
20
We Can Be Heroes (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also family
When alien invaders capture Earth's superheroes, their kids must learn to work together to save their parents - and the planet.