Movies Like The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

The Boy Who Could Fly is a 1986 drama, family, fantasy film from Nick Castle with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Jack of the Red Hearts and A Boy Called Po.

Drama Family Fantasy

Jack of the Red Hearts

2016

A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.

7.1

MagicScore

A Boy Called Po

2016

A recently widowed, now single father struggles to raise his sixth-grade son with autism. The pressure of his job and coping with the loss of his wife proves to push him nearly to the breaking point.

6.9

MagicScore

Miracle Run

2004

Corinne is a single mother of twin 5-year-old boys, Steven and Phillip, who are diagnosed with autism. Public school officials threaten to remove them from school due to their behavior, but through therapy, the boys are able to make major strides in their capabilities. A decade later, teens Steven and Phillip seek to prove they can handle high school while still struggling with their disorder.

7.6

MagicScore

I Used to Be Famous

2022

A former boy band star unexpectedly gets a second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.

7.0

MagicScore

The Story of Luke

2013

Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.

6.9

MagicScore

The Devils

2002

The story of the struggle of an autistic girl and her brother trying to survive without their parents.

6.2

MagicScore

The Speed Cubers

2020

This documentary captures the extraordinary twists and turns in the journeys of Rubik's Cube-solving champions Max Park and Feliks Zemdegs.

7.4

MagicScore

Broken Wings

2002

Daphne and her four children try to cope with the abrupt death of husband/father. As the family seems to fall apart, a sudden incident gives them a chance to heal their 'broken wings'.

6.9

MagicScore

The Dig

2021

As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future‎.

6.9

MagicScore

#10

Holiday Affair

1949

Just before Christmas, department store clerk Steve Mason meets big spending customer Connie Ennis, who's actually a comparison shopper sent by another store. Steve lets her go, which gets him fired. They spend the afternoon together, which doesn't sit well with Connie's steady suitor, Carl, when he finds out, but delights her young son Timmy, who quickly takes to Steve.

6.8

MagicScore

#11

K.O.

2025

A former fighter must find the missing son of an opponent he accidentally killed years ago, taking on a brutally violent crime gang in Marseille.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

2007

When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it.

5.7

MagicScore

#13

Calm with Horses

2020

In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.

6.2

MagicScore

#14

The Night Clerk

2020

Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

False Hopes

2020

Ace photographer Thomas McKenzie's been seeking the perfect girl his entire life - yet when two women simultaneously capture his interest, he learns he may not have been seeking the kind of love which truly makes us whole.

7.0

MagicScore

#16

My Mom's New Boyfriend

2008

After several years away, FBI agent Henry Durand returns to find his mother, Marty, a much different person: Having long mourned for Henry's father, she is now embracing single life. One day, while Marty, Henry and his new fiancée, Emily, are out for a walk, they meet Tommy, a mysterious stranger with whom Marty then becomes involved. However, through his FBI contacts, Henry learns that Tommy is suspected of being an art thief. As a young federal agent, Henry is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.

5.4

MagicScore

#17

How to Train Your Dragon

2010

As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father.

7.9

MagicScore

#18

Emergency Declaration

2022

While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. When a healthy passenger on the same flight suddenly dies a gruesome death of unknown cause, panic erupts both in-flight and on the ground. With steadily decreasing fuel and international refusals to offer aid, the captain and crew will be forced to take unprecedented emergency measures in an attempt to save the lives of their passengers.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

The Right Stuff

1983

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

Migration

2023

After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Boy Who Could Fly?

The top films similar to The Boy Who Could Fly by MovieMagicScore are Jack of the Red Hearts (7.1), A Boy Called Po (6.9), Miracle Run (7.6). Each shares drama/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Boy Who Could Fly worth watching?

The Boy Who Could Fly holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 140 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Boy Who Could Fly?

The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) is a drama, family, fantasy film directed by Nick Castle, starring Lucy Deakins, Jay Underwood, Fred Savage.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Boy Who Could Fly?

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

Keep exploring

Movies like Jack of the Red Hearts Movies like A Boy Called Po Movies like Miracle Run Movies like I Used to Be Famous Movies like The Story of Luke Movies like The Devils

About movies like The Boy Who Could Fly

This ranked list pairs The Boy Who Could Fly (1986), a drama and family and fantasy film from Nick Castle, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lucy Deakins 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.

← Back to The Boy Who Could Fly