Best movies like Monster Trucks
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Plot Summary:
Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp, a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, tense, psychotronic, romantic, scenic, teen, suspense, not serious
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Flying Monkeys (2013)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl thinks that the monkey she owns is her innocent pet, but it turns out to be something much more dangerous, an evil shapeshifter capable of unthinkable acts no loyal pet would ever be able to perform.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 777
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, tense, humorous, mockbuster, psychotronic
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Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015)
Plot Summary:
A giant alligator goes head to head with a giant Anaconda. The town sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, natural horror, psychotronic, absurd, mockbuster, horror comedy, fast, weird
Similar in 79%
A-X-L (2018)
Plot Summary:
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, sincere, teen, mystic, anamorphic, disgusting, bad ending, psychotronic
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Clockstoppers (2002)
Plot Summary:
Until now, Zak Gibbs' greatest challenge has been to find a way to buy a car. But when he discovers an odd wristwatch amidst his father's various inventions and slips it on -- something very strange happens. The world around him seems to come to a stop, everything and everybody frozen in time. Zak quickly learns how to manipulate the device and he and his quick-witted and beautiful new friend, Francesca, start to have some real fun.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, exciting, captivating, tense, teen, fast
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Level Up (2011)
Plot Summary:
Four very different high school teenagers battle trolls, ghouls and a dark leader of them named Maldark in a video game that goes haywire and releases the battle into the real world (IMDb.com).
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 822
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, tense, witty, semi serious
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Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Plot Summary:
As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla named Joe -- who, due to a genetic anomaly, is 15 feet tall. When Gregg O'Hara arrives from California and sees the animal, he convinces Jill that Joe would be safest at his wildlife refuge. But Strasser follows them to the U.S., intent on capturing Joe for himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, tense, serious, touching, heartbreaking, funny, sad, cult classic, feel good
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Girl Vs. Monster (2012)
Plot Summary:
Skylar finds out that her parents are monster hunters after she accidentally releases some monsters from a secret containment chamber; so she and her techno friends must recapture all the monsters and also save her mom and dad from these monsters who are out for revenge.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, psychotronic, parody, scenic, teen, spooky, spoof
Similar in 81%
Sand Sharks (2012)
Plot Summary:
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the beach, it appears that our large fishy friends have found a way to chomp on you when you're chilling out on the sand too!.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: scary, semi serious, suspense, tense, natural horror, exciting, captivating, psychotronic, retro, mockbuster
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Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)
Plot Summary:
With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, humorous, spy comedy, captivating, spoof, parody, not serious, fast, buddy comedy
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Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Plot Summary:
Exploring the further adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, who have now joined the family spy business as Level 2 OSS agents. Their new mission is to save the world from a mad scientist living on a volcanic island populated by an imaginative menagerie of creatures. On this bizarre island, none of the Cortez's gadgets work and they must rely on their wits--and each other--to survive and save the day.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, surreal, futuristic, exciting, semi serious, spy comedy, colorful, sweet, suspense
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Plot Summary:
Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: humorous, exciting, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious, stylized, spy comedy, action adventure, spoof, cult classic
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Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
Plot Summary:
The movie features Satoshi and his two friends Iris and Dent, as they help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem as his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious, captivating
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Monster Island (2019)
Plot Summary:
Gigantic monsters threaten to destroy everything in their path as mankind remains defenseless.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 742
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, tense, suspense, suspenseful, exciting, disaster movie
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Plot Summary:
Several years after the demise of Jurassic World, a volcanic eruption threatens the remaining dinosaurs on the island of Isla Nublar. Claire Dearing, the former park manager and founder of the Dinosaur Protection Group, recruits Owen Grady to help prevent the extinction of the dinosaurs once again.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 337000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: exciting, surprise ending, suspense, psychotronic, scary, tense, serious, entertaining, futuristic, suspenseful
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Max Steel (2016)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of teenager Max McGrath and alien companion Steel, who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, intense, romantic, scenic, teen, independent film, buddy comedy, suspense, surprise ending
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Open Season (2006)
Plot Summary:
Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, 3d animation, stylized, buddy comedy, fairy tale, atmospheric, uplifting, cult classic
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Luca (2021)
Plot Summary:
In a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera, two young boys experience an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 185000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: captivating, funny, entertaining, 3d animation, sexy, sad, anime, cute, light, psychotronic
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Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Plot Summary:
Sonic and the gang must team up to fight Dr. Eggman.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 155000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: exciting, funny, light, feel good, captivating, fairy tale, anime, visual, cult classic, surprise ending
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Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Plot Summary:
Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 540000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: entertaining, psychotronic, saga, action adventure, funny, atmospheric, epic, slasher, metafiction, fantasy adventure
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Underdog (2007)
Plot Summary:
A lab accident gives a hound named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: light, entertaining, feel good, not serious, humorous, exciting, fast, fairy tale, parody, funny
Similar in 87%
Spy Kids (2001)
Plot Summary:
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.".
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, teen, action adventure, colorful, spy comedy, light, funny, feel good, ironic
Similar in 76%
Sky High (2005)
Plot Summary:
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, entertaining, exciting, teen, light, humorous, not serious, stylized, funny, cult classic
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Plot Summary:
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 704000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, funny, suspense, humorous, witty, saga, psychotronic, epic, action adventure
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Bumblebee (2018)
Plot Summary:
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 184000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: China, USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, suspense, futuristic, psychotronic, action adventure, inspirational, saga, anime, mystic
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Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: exciting, breathtaking, teen, psychotronic, atmospheric, feel good, ironic, mockbuster, cult classic, action adventure
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Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Plot Summary:
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 339000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, suspense, scenic, intense, suspenseful, harsh, cult classic, anamorphic, psychotronic
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Plot Summary:
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 198000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, entertaining, humorous, semi serious, teen, fairy tale, psychotronic, mystical, mystic
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Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Plot Summary:
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, semi serious, epic, captivating, futuristic, mystical, funny, atmospheric, mysterious
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Rampage (2018)
Plot Summary:
Primatologist Davis Okoye shares an unshakable bond with George, the extraordinarily intelligent, silverback gorilla who has been in his care since birth. But a rogue genetic experiment gone awry mutates this gentle ape into a raging creature of enormous size. To make matters worse, it’s soon discovered there are other similarly altered animals. As these newly created alpha predators tear across North America, destroying everything in their path, Okoye teams with a discredited genetic engineer to secure an antidote, fighting his way through an ever-changing battlefield, not only to halt a global catastrophe but to save the fearsome creature that was once his friend.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 181000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, captivating, touching, action adventure, funny, mystic, anamorphic, perverse, cult classic
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Back to the Future (1985)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 13000000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: feel good, exciting, light, funny, cult classic, teen, futuristic, spectacular, not serious, fast paced