Movies Like Flight of the Navigator (1986)

Flight of the Navigator is a 1986 adventure, family, science fiction film from Randal Kleiser with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and This Island Earth.

Adventure Family Science Fiction

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

7.5

MagicScore

This Island Earth

1955

Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.

6.0

MagicScore

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

7.3

MagicScore

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.

7.0

MagicScore

Interstellar

2014

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

8.5

MagicScore

Click

2006

A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty, a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results.

6.3

MagicScore

Sphere

1998

A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.

6.1

MagicScore

Lilo & Stitch

2002

As Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment from a faraway planet, wreaks havoc on the Hawaiian Islands, he becomes the mischievous adopted alien "puppy" of an independent little girl named Lilo and learns about loyalty, friendship, and ʻohana, the Hawaiian tradition of family.

7.6

MagicScore

Ben 10: Ben 10,010

2021

In a future where an adult Gwen Tennyson is president and the world is being taken over by the alien horde known as the Xerge, a disillusioned Ben 10,000 is called out of retirement to recruit his 10-year-old version from the past. Based on the 2016 reboot.

6.3

MagicScore

#10

The Day the Earth Stood Still

1951

An alien and a robot land on Earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction.

7.5

MagicScore

#11

Predator: Killer of Killers

2025

While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.

7.9

MagicScore

#12

Contact

1997

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

7.4

MagicScore

#13

My Science Project

1985

His high school teacher issues an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So Mike Harlan scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable gizmo. He finds one... and unwittingly unleashes the awesome power and energy of the unknown. Twisted dimensions. Time warps. A fantastic realm where the past, present, and future collide in a whirling vortex of startling adventure and superlative special effects.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

Captain Marvel

2019

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

13 Going on 30

2004

After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. Thanks to some magic wishing dust, Jenna's prayer has been answered. With a knockout body, a fabulous wardrobe, an athlete boyfriend, a dream job, and superstar friends, this can't be a better life. But soon Jenna realizes that adult life isn’t as easy as she hoped for.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

District 9

2009

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

Alien: Covenant

2017

The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

Planet 51

2009

When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!

2015

The sharks take bite out of the East Coast when the sharknado hits Washington, D.C. and Orlando, Florida.

4.6

MagicScore

#20

Magellan

2017

After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.

5.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Flight of the Navigator?

The top films similar to Flight of the Navigator by MovieMagicScore are E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (7.5), This Island Earth (6.0), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (7.3). Each shares adventure/family/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Flight of the Navigator worth watching?

Flight of the Navigator holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 895 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Flight of the Navigator?

Flight of the Navigator (1986) is a adventure, family, science fiction film directed by Randal Kleiser, starring Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Veronica Cartwright.

Where can I find more recommendations like Flight of the Navigator?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more adventure recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Flight of the Navigator

This ranked list pairs Flight of the Navigator (1986), a adventure and family and science fiction film from Randal Kleiser, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Joey Cramer take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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