
Movies that feel likeThe Goonies (1985)
If you loved The Goonies, the closest films we have are Monica and Friends: Bonds (2019), The Muppet Movie (1979) and Labyrinth (1986). All three share The Goonies' epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Stuart Little 2 (2002).
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If The Goonies hit the spot, these will too

A tight-knit group of friends bands together on a rescue adventure
The difference: A Brazilian animated rescue quest, lower stakes than saving a home

A ragtag crew's cross-country adventure runs on pure good-natured heart
The difference: Puppets on a road trip to Hollywood, no kids or buried treasure

A kid ventures through a booby-trapped world to save someone they love
The difference: A goblin-king fantasy maze, dreamier than the Goonies' real-world stakes

Same scrappy trap-laying kid takes on crooks in a bigger playground
The difference: A single-kid sequel romp, no ensemble or buried pirate gold

Epic where it counts, witty underneath
The difference: Trades the wistfulness of The Goonies for an angle of its own

Warmth and nostalgia anchor a story that's really about growing up
The difference: A family-and-dog memoir, no adventure or kids-only quest

Playful and warm in the same breath
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

A frantic quest against the clock carries the same goofy holiday energy
The difference: An adult's mall-chase farce, no kids or treasure-hunting stakes

Same director sends someone back into a swashbuckling pirate fantasy
The difference: A grown Peter Pan's Neverland return, not neighborhood kids on a quest

Cozy adventure in both cases
The difference: 20 years apart, and the 2000s show

Epic comedy, and it commits to that

Family built on wistfulness, twice over
The difference: Leans harder into drama than The Goonies does
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