Family movies about mad scientists

List of the best films of the family about mad scientists according to the audience: Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, Christmas with You, The Quest for Tom Sawyer's Gold , The Other End of the Line, Cars on the Road, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Dog Gone, Nimona, Something from Tiffany's, Sinbad the Sailor.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, South Korea, China, Taiwan
Duration01:18

Perry's worst fear comes true when Phineas and Ferb finds out that he is in fact Secret Agent P, but that soon pales in comparison during a trip to the 2nd dimension where Perry finds out that Dr. Doofenshmirtz is truly evil and successful.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
CountryUSA

Follows a pop star who’s got a career burnout and escapes to a small town where she finds not only inspiration but a shot of love.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genreadventure, family
CountryUSA

A risk-averse English teacher is forced to face her greatest fears when several of her students venture alone into the southern wilderness in search of Tom Sawyer's long lost gold.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, India
Duration01:46

An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon, sport
CountryUSA

Lightning McQueen and Mater go on a cross-country road trip to see Mater’s sister.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

Follows a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse, as they create an unexpected friendship and travel together in the boy’s search for home.

Markimdb: 6
Genredrama, family, biography
CountryUSA

Based on the true story of a father and son who repair their fractured relationship during a forced hike of the Appalachian trail to find their beloved lost dog.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, United Kingdom

When a knight in a futuristic medieval world is framed for a crime he didn't commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona -- a mischievous teen who happens to be a shapeshifting creature he's sworn to destroy.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
CountryUSA

Follows a woman as her life gets upended when an engagement ring that was for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

Daredevil sailor Sinbad embarks on a voyage across the Seven Seas to find the lost riches of Alexander the Great. His first stop is the port of Basra, where his ship is seized and scheduled for auction. In his attempt to win it back, he befriends beautiful concubine Shireen. But when her master, the nefarious Emir, calls her back to duty, Sinbad must interrupt his adventure to save the "Jewel of Persia."

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA, Hungary

Reboot of "The Munsters," that followed a family of monsters who moves from Transylvania to an American suburb.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, Australia

An orphaned boy is told by a fortune teller that an elephant will help him find his lost sister.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, family
CountryUSA

When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and great music-living in the attic of his new home.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon
CountrySpain, USA

It follows three mummies as they end up in present-day London and embark on a journey in search of an old ring belonging to the Royal Family, stolen by the ambitious archaeologist Lord Carnaby.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Students from Zombietown are transferred to a high school in a suburban town preoccupied with uniformity, traditions and pep rallies.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrefantasy, adventure, family
CountryUSA

Follow the adventures of Peter Pan, a boy who does not want to grow up, and how he recruits three siblings in London, and together they embark on a magical adventure on the enchanted island of Neverland.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genrecomedy, drama, family, cartoon
CountryCanada, USA

Greg Heffley is an ambitious kid with an active imagination and big plans to be rich and famous. The problem is that he has to survive middle school first.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrecomedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA

A teenage coding genius has just 30 days to create the world's greatest video game or his family loses everything. No pressure.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA

Finding a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home turns Kevin’s family into overnight social media sensations. But when Kevin and Ernest investigate the mystery of Ernest’s past, they become a target of the CIA.

On the eve of Y2K, orphaned 12-year-old Beverly discovers a broken mixtape crafted by her teen parents. Raised by her grandmother - who struggles talking about her late daughter - Beverly sees the mixtape as a chance to finally learn more about her parents.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family, cartoon
CountryUSA

Feature adaptation of the animated short film interviewing a mollusk named Marcel.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA

Four mutant turtle brothers go on adventures where they end up tapping into mystic ninja powers.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrehorror, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short, crime, detective
CountryUSA, Uruguay

When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryItaly

A teenage son of two fathers makes a documentary about his parents but is surprised when a real-life plot twist occurs in his family.

A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey the snail and the whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. The snail is delighted by the wonderful world around her, until she realises how small it makes her feel.

Markimdb: 3
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:50

The popular Bratz dolls come to life in their first live-action feature film. Finding themselves being pulled further and further apart, the fashionable four band together to fight peer pressure, learn what it means to stand up for your friends, be true to oneself and live out your dreams.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrefantasy, adventure, family
CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain
Duration01:35

Seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets and a long-lost artefact that grants limitless wealth—but also devastating supernatural power. With the fate of his world, and his family at stake, Mariah will risk everything to unravel the Curse of the Midas Box.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genreaction, drama, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

A washed-up trainer takes a self-destructive young boxer under his wing.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrecomedy, adventure, family
CountryFrance

The only daughter of the Chinese emperor Han Xuandi, escapes from a strict prince and seeks help from the Gauls and the two brave warriors Asterix and Obelix.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:08

A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding.

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Genrecomedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryRussia

A mysterious anomaly occurs off the coast of Cuba — a huge water tornado draws in water, draining the ocean. Belka and Strelka are sent by the Soviet rules to the island of fraternal peoples with an intelligence mission. The old friends will see beauties of Cuban nature and the azure expanse to the ocean, and the underwater world shrouded in secrets. They have to go through a series of dangerous adventures that will not only lead them to unravel the Cuban anomaly, but also test their friendship.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, family, cartoon
CountryFrance, Belgium, Australia, Republic of Ireland
Duration01:31

Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of the planet, there is a little boy who is a perfect match, but his lack of self-confidence and fear of heights make him a poor contestant. Will Santa agree to step down, and help his apprentice take his place?

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, crime
CountryUSA, France
Duration02:39

Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

After the events of Justice League: War, Ocean Master and Black Manta have declared a war against the surface in retaliation of the aftermath of Apokoliptian-tyrant Darkseid's planetary invasion. Queen Atlanna seeks out her other son, Ocean Master’s half-brother Arthur Curry, a half-human with aquatic powers with no knowledge of his Atlantean heritage, to restore balance. Living with powers he doesn’t understand and seeing the danger around him, Curry takes steps to embrace his destiny, joining the Justice League, and with his new teammates he battles to save Earth from total destruction.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Republic of Ireland, France, Canada
Duration01:37

Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one – Arthur. Arthur Claus is Santa’s misfit son who executes an unauthorized rookie mission to get the last present half way around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

Markimdb: 4.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration01:20

Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them - because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together. So Papi, Chloe and the puppies embark on a heroic adventure, proving once again that big heroes come in small packages.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA
Duration00:16

For their first day on the job as the new protectors of Metro City, Megamind and Minion are selling off the gadgets from their evil lair. But when one seemingly harmless "button" unleashes the gigantic robot MEGA-MEGAmind, the duo will have to resort to their old tricks to restore order.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA

As a last wish, a recently hospitalized grandmother, Evie, tasks her daughter and granddaughter, Sara, with a list of festive accomplishments to do together before Christmas, hoping that the adventure of the experience will repair their relationship. Along the way, Sara discovers an unlisted Christmas adventure of her own.

Markimdb: 7.9
Genredrama, family
CountryUSA

"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" is based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing. This once-in-a-lifetime movie special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat that helped make Parton who she is today. The film is set in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains in 1955. It is neither a biopic nor a musical about Dolly's whole life and performing career, but rather a family-oriented faith-based story about the incidents in her and her family's life around the time she was nine years old.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrefantasy, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:14

Join Barbie and her sisters Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea as their holiday vacation plans turn into a most unexpected adventure and heartwarming lesson. After a snowstorm diverts their plane, the girls find themselves far from their New York destination and their holiday dreams. Now stranded at a remote inn in the tiny town of Tannenbaum, the sisters are welcomed by new friends and magical experiences. In appreciation for the wonderful hospitality they receive, they use their musical talents to put on a performance for the whole town. Barbie and her sisters realize the joy of being together is what really makes A Perfect Christmas!

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