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Movies that feel likeJourney to the Center of the Earth (2008)

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.

If you loved Journey to the Center of the Earth, the closest films we have are Spy Kids (2001), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) and Koi... Mil Gaya (2003). All three share Journey to the Center of the Earth's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989).

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

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Spy Kids
2001 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 92%β˜… 5.7family Β· action Β· comedy

The same mix in both: momentum, then ideas

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Carmen and Juni think their parents are boring. Little do they know that in their day, Gregorio and Ingrid Cortez were the top secret agents from their respective countries. They gave up that life to raise their children. Now, the disappearances of several of their old colleagues forces the Cortez' return from retirement. What they didn't count on was Carmen and Juni joining the "family business."

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
2024 Β· dir. Jeff Fowler
πŸ… 86%β˜… 6.9action Β· science fiction Β· comedyPrime VideoParamount+

Both land wit and play at once

The difference: Goes its own way on the scale

Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.

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Koi... Mil Gaya
2003 Β· dir. Rakesh Roshan
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.2science fiction Β· action Β· adventure

Epic where it counts, warm underneath

The difference: Lighter on wit

A developmentally disabled boy's life changes after he encounters an extraterrestrial being.

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Hot Tub Time Machine
2010 Β· dir. Steve Pink
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.4science fiction Β· comedy Β· adventure

Science fiction built on ideas, twice over

Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989 Β· dir. Joe Johnston
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.5adventure Β· comedy Β· familyDisney+

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.

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Superman Returns
2006 Β· dir. Bryan Singer
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.1science fiction Β· action Β· adventureMax

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

Superman returns to discover his 5-year absence has allowed Lex Luthor to walk free, and that those he was closest to felt abandoned and have moved on. Luthor plots his ultimate revenge that could see millions killed and change the face of the planet forever, as well as ridding himself of the Man of Steel.

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πŸ… 38%β˜… 5.9action Β· adventure Β· comedyParamount+

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.

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The Watch
2012 Β· dir. Akiva Schaffer
πŸ… 16%β˜… 5.7comedy Β· action Β· science fictionHulu

Playful family in both cases

Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
2009 Β· dir. Steve Carr
πŸ… 34%β˜… 5.3action Β· adventure Β· comedyStarz

Both lean on warmth more than on action

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

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Men in Black: International
2019 Β· dir. F. Gary Gray
πŸ… 23%β˜… 5.6comedy Β· science fiction Β· actionParamount+Starz

Kinetic science fiction, and it commits to that

The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization.

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The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018 Β· dir. Susanna Fogel
πŸ… 49%β˜… 6.1comedy Β· action Β· adventureRent or buy

Different title, same corner of the shelf

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

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65
2023 Β· dir. Scott Beck
πŸ… 35%β˜… 5.4action Β· adventure Β· science fictionHulu

Both are working the same pair: prehistory, dinosaur

65 million years ago, the only 2 survivors of a spaceship from Somaris that crash-landed on Earth, must fend off dinosaurs to reach the escape vessel in time before an imminent asteroid strike threatens to destroy the planet.

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