Movies Like The Case of the Cosmic Comic
If you liked The Case of the Cosmic Comic (1976), a family movie directed by Gary Templeton, 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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Sky High (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also familySet in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
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Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also familyIronheart, 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…
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Clash of the Thundermans (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also familyWhen 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…
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also familyGreg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons…
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Dennis the Menace (1993)
★ 5.9/10Also familyMr. Wilson's ever-present annoyance comes in the form of one mischievous kid named Dennis. But he'll need Dennis's tricks to uncover a collection of gold coins that go missing when a shady drifter named Switchblade Sam…
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also familyThe Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant…
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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakout (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also familyThe caped crusader reluctantly agrees to let Batgirl and Nightwing take him on a long overdue vacation from crime-fighting, while Superman and the Justice League watch over Gotham City.
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
★ 6.5/10Also familyAs seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their…
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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled! (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also familyThe Avengers are forced to “party” with Ultron when he seeks to disassemble the team by taking control of Iron Man’s armor and enact a nefarious scheme to take over the world.
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Cadet Kelly (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also familyHyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.
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DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also familyWonder 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.
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The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also familyA cooler-than-ever Batman must face the usual villains as the Joker plots a takeover of Gotham City. But when Bruce Wayne accidentally adopts a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick, he’s forced to give up…
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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also familySuperman’s clone, Bizarro, has become an embarrassing problem. Chaos and destruction follow Bizarro everywhere as he always hears the opposite of what is said, says the opposite of what he means and does the opposite…
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Rookie of the Year (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also familyWhen the cast comes off his once broken arm, a 12-year-old boy can throw a 100-mile-an-hour fastball, and the Chicago Cubs want him as their new pitcher.
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also familyBased on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s an enthusiastic, yet dimwitted…
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Descendants 3 (2019)
★ 7.7/10Also familyThe teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.
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The Incredibles (2004)
★ 7.7/10Also familyBob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get…
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Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also familyThe Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works…
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Tom & Jerry (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also familyTom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York hotel, where a scrappy employee named Kayla will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry before a high-class wedding at the…
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The Healer (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also familyThe film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.