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1. The Goonies (1985)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A group of young misfits called The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on an adventure to find a legendary pirate's long-lost treasure.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman
Votes: 299,568 | Gross: $61.50M
2. Spymate (2003)
PG | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Funny spy chimp teams with spy friend's smart daughter to stop the bad guy from using a superweapon.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Jay Brazeau, Richard Kind, Kathryn Kirkpatrick
Votes: 1,425
3. And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (1991)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two inventor brothers create a working robot that is also inhabited by the spirit of their dead father.
Director: Tony Cookson | Stars: Joshua John Miller, Edan Gross, Marcia Strassman, John Quade
Votes: 697 | Gross: $0.40M
4. Legacy from the Future - Fantastic Adventures of Family Mézga (1970–1973)
Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The Mézga family going a funny adventure around the world without money and ability to speaking other languages. They looking for an old friend who will pay everything.
Stars: Endre Harkányi, Ilona Györi, Attila Némethy, Margit Földessy
Votes: 1,685
5. The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (1974 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama, Family
A boy inventor, his sister and his buddy catch a crooked city treasurer and his cronies with science.
Director: Tom Leetch | Stars: Eric Shea, Clay O'Brien, Kim Richards, Edward Andrews
Votes: 78
6. Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt (2016)
106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Robbi and Tobbi are friends--unusual friends, because Robbi is a little robot. For their adventure travel they construct a perfect vehicle for air, water, and earth: the Fliewatüüt.
Director: Wolfgang Groos | Stars: Arsseni Bultmann, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley, Friedrich Mücke
Votes: 248
7. The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (1976 TV Movie)
120 min | Family, Mystery
Daffy Fernald loses her brother's toy rocket when it flies into a storm drain. She knows Alvin will be upset if he finds out, so she climbs into the dark tunnel to search for it. She spots ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Leetch | Stars: Eric Shea, Clay O'Brien, Kim Richards, Richard Bakalyan
Votes: 69
8. Fiddlesticks (2014)
82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The children of Bollersville run away from kindergarten to free their grandparents from the old folks home.
Director: Veit Helmer | Stars: Vera Kluth, Renée Dumont, Nora Börner, Fritzi Haberlandt
Votes: 144
9. Páni Edisoni (1987)
72 min | Family
Jakub is technically gifted, but those around him do not have much understanding for his inventions. That makes it hard for him, until he meets the leader of a computer club who has taken an interest in what Jakub can really do.
Director: Vít Olmer | Stars: Jitka Molavcová, Lenka Voldrichová, Lubos Divis, Anna Ferencová
Votes: 35
10.
Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
Episode:
Hush
(1988)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
On a seemingly "ordinary night", a teenage babysitter, and a young boy, are terrorized by the boy's latest invention, that's gone awry: a "noise eater", which -- in reality -- sucks the life out of its victims!
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Nile Lanning, Eric Jason, Bonnie Gallup, Paul Sparer
Votes: 245