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Big Hero 6(2014)

PG
| 1h 42min | Adventure, Kids & Family, Animation, Action, Comedy
3.9/5 (with 7,213 votes)

A special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.

Directed by Chris Williams, Don Hall
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Knight and Day(2010)

PG-13
| 1h 49min | Action, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 2,086 votes)

A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

Directed by James Mangold - With Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaardd, Paul Dano, Jordi Mollà, Maggie Grace, ...
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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius(2001)

G
| 1h 23min | Kids & Family, Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
3.0/5 (with 384 votes)

Jimmy Neutron is a boy genius and way ahead of his friends, but when it comes to being cool, he's a little behind. All until one day when his parents, and parents all over Earth are kidnapped by aliens, it's up to him to lead all the children of the world to rescue their parents.

Directed by John A. Davis
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Real Genius(1985)

PG
| 1h 46min | Comedy, Romance / Love, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 181 votes)

Chris is the top brain who just wants to party, Mitch is the 15-year-old college wiz kid. Supposedly hard at work on a lab project with a mysterious deadline, they still find time to use their genius to discover new ways to have fun.

Directed by Martha Coolidge - With Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Jon Gries, Ed Lauter, ...
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The Book of Henry(2017)

PG-13
| 1h 45min | Drama, Crime, Thriller
3.8/5 (with 595 votes)

Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. Her son, Henry, is an 11-year-old genius who not only manages the family finances but acts as emotional support for his mother and younger brother. When Henry discovers that the girl next door has a terrible secret, he implores Susan to take matters into her own hands.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow - With Naomi Watts, Jaeden Martell, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler, ...
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D.A.R.Y.L.(1985)

PG
| 1h 40min | Kids & Family, Science Fiction, Action
3.2/5 (with 126 votes)

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.

Directed by Simon Wincer - With Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Danny Corkill, Colleen Camp, Josef Sommer, ...
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Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip(1999)

50min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 39 votes)

After Dexter is confronted with robots who wish to "destroy the one who saved the future," he uses his time machine to see how he saved it. They declare that they are here to destroy the one who saved the future, and make ready to attack Dexter. Dexter easily destroys them with the use of various tools and gadgets from his lab. However, news that he is "The One Who Saved the Future" intrigues him, and he decides to travel through time to discover how cool he is. In the first time period he visits, Dexter finds a tall, skinny, weak version of himself working in office-designing cubicles, with Mandark as his rich, successful boss. The child Dexter unwittingly reveals the existence of blueprints regarding the "Neurotomic Protocore", and Mandark steals it after the two Dexters move forward in time.

Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky

The Misadventures of Merlin Jones(1964)

1h 31min | Science Fiction, Kids & Family, Comedy
3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

Merlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and creates a mind-reading machine. However, his experiments land him in deep trouble with the law.

Directed by Robert Stevenson - With Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames, Alan Hewitt, Connie Gilchrist, Dallas McKennon, ...
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child(2010)

1h 28min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 17 votes)

A thoughtful portrait of a renowned artist, this documentary shines the spotlight on New York City painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. Featuring extensive interviews conducted by Basquiat's friend, filmmaker Tamra Davis, the production reveals how he dealt with being a black artist in a predominantly white field. The film also explores Basquiat's rise in the art world, which led to a close relationship with Andy Warhol, and looks at how the young painter coped with acclaim, scrutiny and fame.

Directed by Tamra Davis - With Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Fab Five Freddy
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Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius(2001)

2h 8min | Drama, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 2 votes)

A young, good-hearted doctor Kenichi suffers from a rare syndrome whereby his feelings cannot be hidden. Such people are known as "satorare" and their well-being come under special government protection.

Directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro

The Gifted One(1989)

1h 36min | Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie
3.7/5 (with 3 votes)

A young boy can transfer his body energy into ESP and heal sick people. While the subject of scientists' studies, he runs away to try to find out about his past and why he is the way he is.

Directed by Stephen Herek