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The Greatest Kids Sci-Fi Movies
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Vote up the best science fiction movies that were made for young children.
Science fiction is a movie genre that has been embraced by young fans for decades. The best scifi movies for children can feature intergalactic adventures, or more earthbound stories that teach valuable life lessons. This is a list of the great childrens science fiction movies including everything from The Iron Giant to Flight of the Navigator to Treasure Planet. This list even has some of the best sci-fi Disney movies like Wall-E and Big Hero 6.
What films will you find on this list of the best kids sci fi movies? ? Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace delighted kids with thrilling action and memorable characters - though many adult fans were annoyed by new character Jar Jar Binks. WALL-E is another great kids movie set in space, and it tells a timeless tale of environmentalism and community responsibility. Other good sci fi children's films featured on this list include Spy Kids, Flubber, and Mars Needs Moms. Some of these films even made the best alien movies for kids list.
Which children's science fiction film deserves the top spot on this list? That's up to you to decide. Give your favorites a thumbs up and please add any good movies that are missing.
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- 1Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill
- Released: 1977 - Present
- Directed by: George Lucas, JJ Abrams, Rian Johnson, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
This films franchise is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas. The film series, consisting of two trilogies, has spawned an extensive media ...more - 2Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
- Released: 1985 - 1990
- Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
The Back to the Future franchise is an American science fictioncomedy film series written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Bob Gale and Neil Canton for Steven Spielberg's Amblin ...more - 3Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, T.J. Miller
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Don Hall, Chris Williams
Robotics prodigy Hiro (Ryan Potter) lives in the city of San Fransokyo. Next to his older brother, Tadashi, Hiro's closest companion is Baymax (Scott Adsit), a robot whose sole purpose is to take ...more - 4Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Andrew Stanton
WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has ...more - 5Jennifer Aniston, Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Brad Bird
In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes' Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, ...more - 6John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Rich Moore
Arcade-game character Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) is tired of always being the "bad guy" and losing to his "good guy" opponent, Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer). Finally, after decades of seeing all ...more - 7Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote
- Released: 1982
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott (Henry Thomas). Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, ...more - 8Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he ...more - 9Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman
- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Joe Johnston
When kids sneak into inventor Wayne Szalinski's (Rick Moranis) upstairs lab to retrieve an errant baseball, his experimental shrink ray miniaturizes them. When Szalinski returns home, he destroys the ...more - 10Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper
- Released: 2014 - Present
- Directed by: James Gunn
Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the tenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by ...more - 11Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: John Musker, Ron Clements
The legendary "loot of a thousand worlds" inspires an intergalactic treasure hunt when 15-year-old Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a map to the greatest pirate trove in the universe in Walt Disney ...more - 12Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
- Released: 1984 - Present
- Directed by: Ivan Reitman, Paul Feig
Ghostbusters is a supernatural comedy franchise created in 1984. Its first installment was the film Ghostbusters, released on June 8, 1984, by Columbia Pictures. It centers on a group of eccentric ...more - 13John Baddeley, Stephen Garlick, David Buck
- Released: 1982
- Directed by: Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Jen (Stephen Garlick), raised by the noble race called the Mystics, has been told that he is the last survivor of his own race, the Gelflings. He sets out to try to find a shard of the dark crystal, ...more - 14Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Cree Summer
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
An inexperienced young adventurer becomes the key to unraveling an ancient mystery when he joins up with a group of daredevil explorers to find the legendary lost empire of Atlantis. A ...more - 15Angela Bassett, Daniel Hansen, Tom Selleck
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Stephen J. Anderson
Boy genius Lewis gives up hope of retrieving his latest invention, which was stolen by Bowler Hat Guy, then a young time-traveler named Wilbur Robinson arrives on the scene to whisk Lewis away in his ...more - 16Daveigh Chase, Christopher Sanders, Tia Carrere
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Dean DeBlois, Christopher Sanders
A tale of a young girl's close encounter with the galaxy's most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly "dog," whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the ...more - 17Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: John Badham
After a lightning bolt gives it human emotions and intelligence, a military robot escapes and finds refuge at the home of an animal-loving pacifist (Ally Sheedy). - 18Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa PenaVega
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Two young kids become spies in attempt to save their parents, who are ex-spies, from an evil mastermind. Armed with a bag of high tech gadgets and out-of-this world transportation, Carmen (Alexa ...more - 19John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Phil Johnston, Rich Moore
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, "Sugar Rush." In ...more - 20Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner
- Released: 1982
- Directed by: Steven Lisberger
When talented computer engineer Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) finds out that Ed Dillinger (David Warner), an executive at his company, has been stealing his work, he tries to hack into the system. ...more - 21Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi, Dom DeLuise
- Released: 1982
- Directed by: Don Bluth
Mrs. Brisby (Elizabeth Hartman), a widowed mouse, must move her children out of their home in a field before the local farmer starts plowing. Unable to leave because her son is ill, Mrs. Brisby seeks ...more - 22Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem
- Released: 2008
- Directed by: Eric Brevig
During an expedition to Iceland, professor Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), get trapped in a cavern. As they follow their ...more - 23Peter Cullen, Michael Bell, Corey Burton
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Nelson Shin
Ultra Magnus and the Transformers fight planet Unicron and the Decepticons in 2005. - 24Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman
- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
A science-fiction film that combines traditional animation with computer generated images, "Titan A.E." takes place in the distant future, after Earth has been obliterated by a mysterious alien race ...more - 25Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff DeYoung
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Randal Kleiser
This 1978 Disney adventure tells the story of 12-year-old David (Joey Cramer) who lives with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. When he awakens from being accidentally knocked out in the forest near ...more
