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Movies that feel like Sky High (2005)

If you loved Sky High, the closest films we have are Trolls (2016), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019). All three share Sky High's epic and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Hulu and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

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.

🍅 74% Rotten Tomatoes6.3 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Mike Mitchellepicwittyplayfulwarmcozy
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If Sky High hit the spot, these will too

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Trolls
2016 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 76%6.4adventure · animation · comedy

Mike Mitchell directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Leans harder into animation than Sky High does

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends. Their mission is full of adventure and mishaps, as this mismatched duo try to tolerate each other long enough to get the job done.

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Stuart Little 2
2002 · dir. Rob Minkoff
🍅 82%5.5family · adventure · comedy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: friendship

Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles, on the east side of Manhattan's Central Park. More crazy mouse adventures are in store as Stuart, his human brother, George, and their mischievous cat, Snowbell, set out to rescue a friend.

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019 · dir. Mike Mitchell
🍅 84%6.5action · adventure · animation

Mike Mitchell working the same nerve twice

The difference: Missing the comfort of Sky High

It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · dir. Tim Hill
🍅 12%5comedy · family · adventure

Both land scale and wit at once

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.

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Where Am I Going?
2016 · dir. Gennaro Nunziante
🍅 60%6.7comedy · family · adventure

The same mix in both: play, then warmth

Checco is 39 and lived his entire life with his parents. He loves his job where he does nothing the whole day, until something happens that will change his behavior and his life forever...

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Jingle All the Way
1996 · dir. Brian Levant
🍅 20%5.8family · adventure · comedy

Adventure with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

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Casper
1995 · dir. Brad Silberling
🍅 59%6.2fantasy · comedy · family

Two things both keep coming back to: friends and superpowers

The difference: Not nearly as epic as Sky High

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow spirits, he brings along his teenage daughter, Kat. Casper quickly falls in love with Kat, but their budding relationship is complicated not only by his transparent state, but also by his troublemaking apparition uncles and their mischievous antics.

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A Minecraft Movie
2025 · dir. Jared Hess
5.6family · fantasy · comedy

Both are built on the same subject: friendship

The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2020s show

Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.

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Meet the Robinsons
2007 · dir. Stephen J. Anderson
🍅 68%6.8animation · comedy · family

Both lean on scale more than on comedy

Lewis, a brilliant young inventor, is keen on creating a time machine to find his mother, who abandoned him in an orphanage. Things take a turn when he meets Wilbur Robinson and his family.

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Help! I'm a Fish
2000 · dir. Michael Hegner
6adventure · animation · comedy

Family built on wit, twice over

Three children are accidentally transformed into fish after consuming a potion made by an eccentric scientist. The kids end up in the sea, with one problem: they must find and drink the antidote within 48 hours, or forever remain as fish.

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Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014 · dir. Rob Minkoff
🍅 81%6.7animation · science fiction · comedy

Playful adventure in both cases

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

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Paddington 2
2017 · dir. Paul King
🍅 99%7.8adventure · comedy · family

Warm comedy, and it commits to that

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

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