If you have finished watching the film Spy Kids (2001) and are looking for other movies like it, here is a list of options to consider.
The Wild Robot
SimilarA.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Akira (1988), Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), Back to the Future (1985),
Back to the Future Part II (1989) Back to the Future Part III (1990) Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), Charlotte's Web (2006), Contact (1997),
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) I Robot (2004), It's a Wonderful Life (1946),
Mary Poppins (1964) Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Men in Black II (2002), Metropolis (1927), Night at the Museum (2006), PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023), Planet of the Apes (1968), Ronia the Robber's Daughter (1984), Short Circuit 2 (1988), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), The Cabbage Soup (1981), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The Karate Kid (1984), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Treasure Planet (2002), WALL·E (2008),
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) Watch afterAvatar (2009), Interstellar (2014), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), WALL·E (2008),
StarringDee Bradley Baker, Pedro Pascal,
A word of warning: this is a slightly different kind of review. I took my son, a massive fan of The Wild Robot book series, to see an advance screening of the film with me. So, there will be a paragraph with his reaction to include a 10-year-old kid’s perspective on this family feature. The rating and rest of the text are mine, though. Sorry, you have to deal with my usual nonsense to get the real opinion that matters.
Sometime in the future, a robot awakens on a beach. “She’s” surrounded by broken crates and other debris makes it clear that this was not an intended destination. Programmed to be of service, she attempts to get any of the island’s denizens, all animals, to give her a task. Even after an intense software update gives her the ability to understand and speak the language of the animals, none of them will give her something to do.
Soon, though, an accident provides the task. After falling down a hill, thanks to the animals’ cruelty, the robot crushes all but one goose egg in a nest. Unaware of what the eggs are or the process of imprinting, she unintentionally is in the right place, at the right time, to become the newly hatched gosling’s defacto mother. Now she has a task, one that she has no programming for and only the vaguest idea of what to do. Like all new moms. Or parents, for that matter. Continue Reading →
Heart of Stone
SimilarAkira (1988), Aliens (1986), Armageddon (1998), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Code of Silence (1985), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Dr. No (1962), Enemy of the State (1998), Face/Off (1997),
From Russia with Love (1963) Goldfinger (1964), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008),
Live and Let Die (1973) Men in Black II (2002), Miami Vice (2006), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), North by Northwest (1959), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Stormbreaker (2006), Superman (1978), Terminator Salvation (2009), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), The Eiger Sanction (1975), The Glimmer Man (1996), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Matrix (1999), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), The Saint (1997), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), The Terminator (1984),
Watch afterBarbie (2023) Elemental (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Meg 2: The Trench (2023),
Oppenheimer (2023) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), The Flash (2023),
In the 2023 sea of action movies, setting yourself apart from others becomes increasingly hard. John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part 1, Extraction 2, and more have sparked an action cinema revival. It’s a rebirth that I am incredibly grateful for, certainly. Continue Reading →
Heartbeeps
SimilarShort Circuit 2 (1988), WALL·E (2008),
NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner started as an undrafted, unwanted quarterback bagging groceries and wound up leading The Greatest Show on Turf with the St. Louis Rams. It’s a true story so improbable that it shouldn’t be believable as a movie. But, now that it’s a real movie in the form of American Underdog, a faith-based biopic, it does seem unbelievable. That’s not because of the inspirational tale; it’s because it’s such a mediocre sports film. Continue Reading →