Movies Like Son of Flubber (1963)

Son of Flubber is a 1963 comedy, family, science fiction film from Robert Stevenson with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Absent-Minded Professor and Flubber.

Comedy Family Science Fiction

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.

6.5

MagicScore

Flubber

1997

Professor Phillip Brainard, an absent minded professor, works with his assistant Weebo, trying to create a substance that's a new source of energy and that will save Medfield College where his sweetheart Sara is the president. He has missed his wedding twice, and on the afternoon of his third wedding, Professor Brainard creates flubber, which allows objects to fly through the air.

5.7

MagicScore

Back to the Future Part II

1989

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.

7.8

MagicScore

Back to the Future

1985

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

8.3

MagicScore

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

6.8

MagicScore

Robby and Toby's Fantastic Voyager

2016

One day, robot Robby enters into a life of the most creative little boy, Toby. Robby had been separated from his robot parents when his spaceship crashed. Toby decides to offer his help and the two of them become friends.

4.4

MagicScore

Fantomas Unleashed

1965

In the second episode of the trilogy Fantômas kidnaps distinguished scientist professor Marchand with the aim to develop a super weapon that will enable him to menace the world. Fantômas is also planning to abduct a second scientist, professor Lefebvre.

6.7

MagicScore

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.

7.7

MagicScore

Back to the Future Part III

1990

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen.

7.5

MagicScore

#10

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

2013

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

6.5

MagicScore

#11

Air Bud: Golden Receiver

1998

Josh and Buddy move from basketball to football in this first of several sequels to the original Air Bud.

5.1

MagicScore

#12

Something in the Dirt

2022

When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their LA apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives.

5.8

MagicScore

#13

Boyhood Daze

1957

Ralph gets sent to his room for breaking a window. There, he passes the time in Walter Mitty-type fashion, daydreaming that he's a parent-saving jungle explorer, an alien-fighting jet ace and a convict.

5.8

MagicScore

#14

Tinker'

2018

A hermit farmer discovers his late father's secret journal containing plans to a magnetic powered machine that could change the world, while unexpectedly becoming custodian of his gifted 6 year old nephew, after his mom's untimely death.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

Window Cleaners

1940

Donald is washing windows on a high-rise; Pluto is his assistant, hauling the rope for the platform and refilling buckets but mostly sleeping. And when things are finally going well, Donald makes the mistake of tormenting a bee.

6.3

MagicScore

#16

Sting

2024

After raising an unnervingly talented spider in secret, 12-year-old Charlotte must face the truth about her pet and fight for her family's survival.

6.2

MagicScore

#17

The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones

1987

Elroy Jetson invents a time machine that takes him back to prehistoric times, where he meets the Flintstone family.

6.7

MagicScore

#18

Jetsons: The Movie

1990

George Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

Le Guignolo

1980

After the failure of his recent criminal exploits, international con artist Alexandre Dupré sets off for Venice to try to dupe some Japanese business men into buying a fake copy of a stolen Caneletto. On the aeroplane, a stranger asks him to look after his briefcase until after they have landed. Alexandre agrees, but the stranger is shot dead soon after and Alexandre himself becomes the target of enemy agents who are keen to recover the briefcase...

6.1

MagicScore

#20

Meet the Robinsons

2007

Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.

6.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Son of Flubber?

The top films similar to Son of Flubber by MovieMagicScore are The Absent-Minded Professor (6.5), Flubber (5.7), Back to the Future Part II (7.8). Each shares comedy/family/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Son of Flubber worth watching?

Son of Flubber holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 65 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Son of Flubber?

Son of Flubber (1963) is a comedy, family, science fiction film directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn.

Where can I find more recommendations like Son of Flubber?

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

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About movies like Son of Flubber

This ranked list pairs Son of Flubber (1963), a comedy and family and science fiction film from Robert Stevenson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Fred MacMurray 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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