Movies like The Rocketeer
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The Rocketeer (1991)
65K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Straight from the pages of a pulp comic from a past era, the Rocketeer recreates 1930s Hollywood, complete with gangsters, Nazi spies, and the growth of the Age of Aviation. Young pilot Cliff Secord stumbles on a top secret rocket-pack and with the help of his mechanic/mentor, Peevy, he attempts to save his girl and stop the Nazis as The Rocketeer.
Style:
dieselpunk, exciting, entertaining, light, romantic, melancholic, intense, semi serious, fairy tale, epic ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, family outing
Plot:
superhero, treasure hunt, good versus evil, aviation, comic book, biplane, betrayal, adaptation, steampunk, world war two, villain, gangster, profanity, heroes, airplane, 007, unlikely friendships, spy, chase, interwar period, dinosaur, alien, distopia, women, avenger ...
Time:
1930s, future, year 1991, 90s, 20th century, year 1938, 80s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Most similar movies to The Rocketeer
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, entertaining, exciting and cult classic films with plots about heroes, escapades, superhero, danger, villain, good versus evil and mentor mostly in Action, Adventure and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Rocketeer: The Shadow (1994), The Phantom (1996), Jumper (2008), Iron Man (2008), The Avengers (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's ...
Style:
entertaining, visually stunning, suspenseful, dieselpunk, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, good versus evil, superhero, immortality, monk, undercover, radio, alter ego, secret identity, dark hero, transformation, mind control ...
Time:
1930s, year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, asia, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, tibet
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Style:
light, humorous, exciting, entertaining, saga ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, comic book, alter ego, masked man, good versus evil, escapades, villain, heroes, island, silver, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1938, year 1939
Place:
fictional island, new york, usa, new york state, southeast asia ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Predominantly set during World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, ...
Style:
heroic, exciting, saga, psychotronic, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, boys' night, chick flick, teens ...
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, heroism, mad scientist, heroes, heroic mission, soldier, courage, world war two, super soldier, danger, nazi ...
Time:
year 2011, future, 20th century, year 1942, 2010s ...
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, new jersey, london ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link ...
Style:
futuristic, dieselpunk, surprise ending, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
steampunk, robot, heroic mission, airplane, mad scientist, alternate reality, zeppelin, transformation, danger, alternate history, aviation, daredevil ...
Time:
1930s, year 1939, future, year 2004, 2000s ...
Place:
new york, himalaya, nepal, manhattan new york city, new york state ...
Similarity:
100%
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336K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a ...
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, teen, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
teleportation, chase, youth, super powers, supernatural ability, good versus evil, presumed dead, young heroes, supernatural, adolescence, danger, world spanning ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, future, 21st century
Place:
egypt, himalaya, michigan, manhattan new york city, italy ...
Similarity:
100%
1.2M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
Style:
exciting, witty, saga, clever, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, manly, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, technology, prodigy, weapon system, billionaire, tony stark character, self sacrifice, inventor, flying, terrorism, treason ...
Time:
year 2008, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
afghanistan, usa, america, iraq, los angeles ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While on a dangerous mission to recover the historic Judas Chalice, Flynn is saved by Simone. But when double-crossed by a respected professor and ambushed by a ruthless gang, Flynn realizes Simone's secret, his true mission and a shocking ...
Style:
exciting, psychotronic, entertaining, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
vampire, treasure hunt, dracula, supernatural, adventure hero, adventurer, fountain of youth, treasure hunter, rivalry, heroes, escapades, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, future
Place:
usa, new orleans, russia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the world with his weather control machine. Steed investigates the beautiful Doctor Mrs. Emma ...
Style:
stylized, funny, suspense, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
spy, female assassin, good versus evil, spy spoof, villain, superhero, hitman, weather manipulation, 007, terrorism, mad scientist, undercover ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Place:
england, europe, london, big ben london
Similarity:
100%
Movie in collections
307K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the ...
Style:
entertaining, stylized, suspenseful, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, alien, super powers, alien invasion, superpower, fantasy world, good versus evil, transformation, humanoid, alien planet, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 1993, year 1991, 90s ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Shy seventh-grader Spencer Griffith's life changes when the meteor falls into local junkyard and he finds a Cybersuit - the wise and strong robot from another galaxy. Spencer puts Cybersuit on and becomes a different kind of guy
Style:
entertaining, humorous, cult classic, semi serious, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
androids and robots, space and aliens, superhero, robot, brutality, fantasy world, alien, escapades, good versus evil, youth, revenge, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
future, 80s
Similarity:
100%
74K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes ...
Style:
gothic, suspense, exciting, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
revenge, vigilante, vengeance, disfigurement, scientist, disfigured face, gangster, superhero, comic book, violent, back from the dead, lawyer ...
Time:
90s, future, 80s, year 1989, year 1990
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the ...
Style:
exciting, light, entertaining, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
alien, alien contact, space opera, space battle, teenager, battles, outer space, computer game, space and aliens, heroic mission, destiny, good versus evil ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 90s, future
Place:
california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Germany, USA, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The Fantastic Four return to the big screen as a new and all powerful enemy threatens the Earth. The seemingly unstoppable 'Silver Surfer', but all is not what it seems and there are old and new enemies that pose a greater threat than the ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, action packed, saga, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhuman powers, superhero, heroic mission, save the world, transformation, superheroine, heroes, vigilante, wedding, apocalypse, humanity in peril, supernatural ability ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
usa, shanghai, greenland, los angeles, london ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does ...
Style:
futuristic, action adventure, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, female protagonist, cyborgs, distopia, post apocalypse, female warrior, tough girl, adaptation, martial arts, woman fights a man, bounty hunter, danger ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2019, 2010s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Style:
exciting, teen, breathtaking, rom com, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family friendly, family outing
Plot:
dinosaur, fantasy world, lost world, adventurer, twists and turns, mysterious place, underground, expedition, cave, imaginary, obsessive quest, danger ...
Time:
year 2008, prehistoric times, prehistory, 19th century, 2000s ...
Place:
iceland, italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, War
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Unassuming catering salesmen Jim Ferguson falls through a time hole to 1917 where he saves the life of dashing Royal Flying Corps pilot James "Biggles" Bigglesworth after his photo recon mission is shot down. Before he can work out what ...
Style:
dieselpunk, cult classic, semi serious, humorous, fast ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
time travel, world war one, steampunk, great war, military officer, aerial combat, superhero, fish out of water, danger, heroes, rescue, twin brother ...
Time:
80s, year 1917, 1910s
Place:
new york, usa, london, tower bridge london, belgium
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor ...
Style:
exciting, epic, entertaining, fairy tale, visually appealing ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
sword fight, time travel, escapades, betrayal, medieval, fall in love, heir, danger, brother vs brother, princess, swords and armor, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2010, 50s, 2010s
Place:
persia, asia, middle east, egypt
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Western
Country: USA, Mexico, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans ...
Style:
period piece, romantic, exciting, sexy, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, adult
Plot:
zorro, revenge, superhero, swashbuckler, lone hero, love and romance, sword fight, heroic mission, secret identity, vigilante, one against many, vengeance ...
Time:
19th century, middle ages, victorian era, ancient times, 1800s ...
Place:
california, mexico, los angeles, usa, egypt ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The Turtles and the Shredder battle once again, this time for the last cannister of the ooze that created the Turtles, which Shredder wants to create an army of new mutants.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, semi serious, light, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
martial arts, superhero, ninja, ninja turtle, vigilante, anthropomorphic animal, comic book, mentor, talking animal, good versus evil, fight, antidote ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
34%
24K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Jack Shepard is an out-of-shape auto shop owner, far removed from the man who once protected the world's freedom. Reluctantly called back into action by the government, Jack is tasked with turning a ragtag group of kids with special powers into ...
Style:
humorous, teen, entertaining, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
superhero, teenage superhero, invisible man, high school, female hero, superhero team, fight scenes, good versus evil, comic book, friendship, space travel, alien encounter ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a laboratory, where Brenda, a leading robotics surgeon, replaces his damaged limbs with state-of-the-art ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, feel good, detective, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
good versus evil, rescue, robot, superhuman powers, escapades, police detective, fighting crime, imaginary, master villain, goofy hero, secret identity, danger ...
Time:
90s, year 1999
Place:
pittsburgh
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Fantastic Four is an unreleased low-budget feature film completed in 1994. Created to secure copyright to the property, the producers never intended it for release although the director, actors, and other participants were not informed of this ...
Style:
saga, cult classic, psychotronic, independent film, fast ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, comic book, flying, experiment gone awry, blind girl, multiverse, villain, pyrokinesis, superheroine, mutation, transformation, good versus evil ...
Time:
future, 90s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
34%
100K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set 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.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, teen, exciting, light ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
high school, superhero, friendship, supernatural ability, young heroes, superhuman powers, heroes, coming of age, best friends in love, good versus evil, teenage life, super powers ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, perverse, humorous, action adventure ...
Audience:
kids, teens, manly, family friendly, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, artifact, treasure, indiana jones, tombs and skeletons, crocodile, good versus evil, treasure map, food ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1984, year 1935
Place:
india, china, shanghai, asia
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
The legendary Power Rangers must stop the evil space pirate Divatox from releasing the powerful Maligore from his volcanic imprisonment on the island of Muranthias, where only the kindly wizard Lerigot has the key to release him. The hope of victory ...
Style:
super sentai, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, fast ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
power rangers, superhero, monster, giant monster, good versus evil, villain, save the world, heroes, rescue, superhero team, alien encounter, heroic mission ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her ...
Style:
spoof, humorous, cult classic, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
espionage, spy, car chase, cold war, comic book, chase, superhero, villain, cartoonist, spying, american football, mission ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
former yugoslavia, los angeles, russia, switzerland, italy ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
Style:
entertaining, sexy, epic, visually stunning, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
superhero, time travel, mutant, heroes, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, avenger, changing the past or future, team, good versus evil, teamwork, mind control ...
Time:
year 2014, future, near future, year 1973, 20th century ...
Place:
usa, paris france, china, new york, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly ...
Style:
exciting, teen, suspenseful, touching, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
superpower, supernatural, alien, youth, supernatural romance, supernatural ability, good versus evil, young heroes, friendship, teenage love, high school, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
ohio, pittsburgh, usa, florida, africa
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Australia, New Zealand
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Power up with six incredible teens who out-maneuver and defeat evil everywhere as the Mighty Morphin Power Ranger, But this time the Power Rangers may have met their match, when they face off with the most sinister monster the galaxy has ever seen.
Style:
futuristic, stylized, cult classic, absurd, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
power rangers, female warrior, childhood, ninja, martial arts, good versus evil, kaiju, vengeance, violence, zombie, villain, teamwork ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995, prehistory, prehistoric times
Similarity:
33%
206K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Style:
exciting, epic, sexy, saga, tense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, family outing
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, time travel, megalomaniac, double life, space and aliens, father son relationship, cheerleader, save the world, heroes, alien, planet ...
Time:
year 1978, year 1948, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place:
new york, kansas, california, san francisco, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
33%
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