
Movies that feel like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
If you loved Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, the closest films we have are Meet the Robinsons (2007), The Rocketeer (1991) and Jingle All the Way (1996). All three share Honey, I Shrunk the Kids' epic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Criterion Channel and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.
If Honey, I Shrunk the Kids hit the spot, these will too

The same mix in both: scale, then wit
The difference: Sits closer to animation than Honey, I Shrunk the Kids does

Joe Johnston directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Not nearly as witty as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Playful where it counts, warm underneath
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Both are built on the same subject: parents and children
The difference: None of the ideas Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is built on

Cozy and cerebral in the same breath

Both keep coming back to the same thing: parents and children

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

Witty comedy in both cases

Family built on warmth, twice over

Playful science fiction, and it commits to that
The difference: 27 years apart, and the 2010s show

Adventure with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

Epic comedy, and it commits to that
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