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1. Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Stars: Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan
Votes: 142,534
2. Ender's Game (2013)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, an insectoid alien race who had previously tried to invade Earth and had inflicted heavy losses on humankind.
Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 254,027 | Gross: $61.74M
3. Matilda (1996)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.
Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 174,542 | Gross: $33.08M
4. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
PG-13 | 161 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
Director: Ryan Coogler | Stars: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke
Votes: 305,439 | Gross: $453.72M
5. Iron Man Three (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
Votes: 899,068 | Gross: $409.01M
6. Tomorrowland (2015)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy
Votes: 191,374 | Gross: $93.44M
7. Fantastic Four (2015)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Director: Josh Trank | Stars: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell
Votes: 176,572 | Gross: $56.12M
8. Little Giants (1994)
PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Misfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.
Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill, Shawna Waldron, Devon Sawa
Votes: 30,839 | Gross: $19.29M
9. Lost in Space (1998)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Robinson family was going into space to fight for a chance for humanity. Now they are fighting to live long enough to find a way home.
Director: Stephen Hopkins | Stars: Gary Oldman, William Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers
Votes: 74,858 | Gross: $69.12M
10. August Rush (2007)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Music
A musically gifted orphan, Evan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater.
Director: Kirsten Sheridan | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard
Votes: 111,099 | Gross: $31.66M
11. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A prepubescent chess prodigy is encouraged to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Ben Kingsley, Max Pomeranc, Joan Allen
Votes: 42,405 | Gross: $7.27M
12. Hotel for Dogs (2009)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family
Two kids secretly take in stray dogs at a vacant hotel.
Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Don Cheadle
Votes: 25,038 | Gross: $73.03M
13. The Manhattan Project (1986)
PG-13 | 117 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A high school prodigy builds an atomic bomb with stolen plutonium to win the 45th National Science Fair and expose a nuclear weapons lab posing as a nuclear medical research facility in Ithaca, NY.
Director: Marshall Brickman | Stars: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet, Richard Council, Robert Schenkkan
Votes: 6,864 | Gross: $3.90M
14. The Addams Family 2 (2021)
PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Addams get tangled up in more wacky adventures and find themselves involved in hilarious run-ins with all sorts of unsuspecting characters. Sequel to the 2019 animated film, 'The Addams Family'.
Directors: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan, Laura Brousseau, Kevin Pavlovic | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Javon 'Wanna' Walton
Votes: 15,577 | Gross: $56.49M
15. Mazes and Monsters (1982 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his three college classmates decide to move the board game into the local legendary cavern.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Tom Hanks, Wendy Crewson, David Wysocki, Chris Makepeace
Votes: 4,299
16. The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller
A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students who she believes is a child prodigy.
Director: Sara Colangelo | Stars: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Ato Blankson-Wood, Libya Pugh
Votes: 17,798
17. Little Man Tate (1991)
PG | 99 min | Drama
A single mother raises a child prodigy on her own, struggling to give him every opportunity he needs to express his gift.
Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Alex Lee
Votes: 16,028 | Gross: $25.01M
18. A Fish Tale (2000)
G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Three children accidentally get turned into fish after drinking a potion made by an eccentric scientist. When the kids end up in the sea, they must find the antidote within 48 hours or remain as fish forever.
Directors: Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring, Michael Donovan, Michael Hegner | Stars: Nis Bank-Mikkelsen, Søren Sætter-Lassen, Morten Kerrn Nielsen, Sebastian Jessen
Votes: 7,329
19. Nichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy
Follow the adventures of three ordinary girls as they learn their most important lessons the hard way. Meanwhile, a pocket-sized professor makes life difficult for a robot who just wants to be normal.
Stars: Shizuka Furuya, Hiromi Konno, Mariko Honda, Minoru Shiraishi
Votes: 3,510
20. Chobits (2002–2003)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Hideki finds the discarded and malfunctioning Persocom Chi, a personal computer that looks like a girl. While trying to fix and care for Chi, Hideki discovers that she might be a Chobits, a robot of urban legend that has free will.
Stars: Sarah Hauser, Rie Tanaka, Crispin Freeman, Tomokazu Sugita
Votes: 4,708
21. Azumanga Daioh: The Animation (2002)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A humorous and highly unpredictable animated series following a group of high school girls and their teachers.
Stars: Tomoko Kaneda, Yuki Matsuoka, Chieko Higuchi, Rie Tanaka
Votes: 3,468
22. The Pretender 2001 (2001 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Jarod reunites with two old friends and unleashes some powerful Centre revelations. Also Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts.
Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries
Votes: 2,782
23. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009 Video)
PG-13 | 67 min | Animation, Action, Drama
When Lex Luthor gets elected US President, he uses the threat of an oncoming kryptonite meteor striking Earth as a rationale to frame Superman.
Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Xander Berkeley
Votes: 25,487
24. Like Sunday, Like Rain (2014)
R | 104 min | Drama, Music
Living with abundant resources, 12-year-old cello prodigy Reggie lives a solitary life in Manhattan; estranged from family, jobless, and having boyfriend problems, sometime-musician 23-year-old Eleanor needs a new job and residence.
Director: Frank Whaley | Stars: Julian Shatkin, Olga Merediz, Debra Messing, Wayne Pretlow
Votes: 5,060 | Gross: $0.03M
25. Mr. Young (2011–2013)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Adam Young is not your ordinary teenager. A whiz kid-turned-teen genius and university grad, he's headed back to high school as science teacher Mr. Young.
Stars: Brendan Meyer, Matreya Fedor, Gig Morton, Emily Tennant
Votes: 1,402
26. Blackjack (1998 TV Movie)
R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dolph Lundgren plays Jack Devlin, a U.S Marshal who protects high-profile clients when it comes to a matter of security.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Kate Vernon, Phillip MacKenzie, Kam Heskin
Votes: 4,518
27. Think Big (1989)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy
Two truckers hired to transport toxic waste across the country get caught up with a teen genius who stows away on their truck.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Peter Paul, David Paul, Martin Mull, Ari Meyers
Votes: 780
28. The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 91 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Through a series of bizarre circumstances, Jarod and Miss Parker find themselves trapped together on a strange island in a life and death situation, out of which come some of the most important revelations about their pasts.
Director: Frederick King Keller | Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries
Votes: 1,972
29. Totally Awesome (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A spoof of 1980s teen movies.
Director: Neal Brennan | Stars: Mikey Day, Dominique Swain, Chris Kattan, Trevor Heins
Votes: 1,761
30. Abot-kamay na pangarap (2022– )
TV-PG | Action, Comedy, Drama
The life story of an illiterate mother named Lyneth and her intelligent daughter Analyn, the youngest neurosurgeon in the Philippines.
Stars: Carmina Villaroel, Richard Yap, Jillian Ward, Dominic Ochoa
Votes: 143
31. Let's Be Evil (2016)
Not Rated | 82 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A vision of augmented reality.
Director: Martin Owen | Stars: Sophie Willis, Jules Brown, Elizabeth Morris, Chase Bowman
Votes: 5,583
32. Wunderkinder (2011)
100 min | Drama, Music, War
Three musically talented children look to the future, but their hopes crumble when Germany and Russia enter into war.
Director: Marcus O. Rosenmüller | Stars: Gedeon Burkhard, Gudrun Landgrebe, Catherine Flemming, Natalia Avelon
Votes: 854
33. I ragazzi di via Panisperna (1988)
180 min | Biography, Drama
The lives of a group of highly-gifted young physicists known as the Via Panisperna Boys, led by Enrico Fermi. One of them, Ettore Majorana, mysteriously disappeared in 1938.
Director: Gianni Amelio | Stars: Andrea Prodan, Ennio Fantastichini, Michele Melega, Alberto Gimignani
Votes: 169
34. Modiga mindre män (1965)
85 min | Family
Various adventures in a fantasy world for boys.
Director: Leif Krantz | Stars: Roland Grönros, Gunnar Ahlström, Ulla Melin, Ulla Carle
Votes: 27
35. Kabhi Paas Kabhi Fail (1999)
95 min | Comedy, Family
Robin, a mathematician genius is exploited by his uncle to make money.
Director: Virendra Saini | Stars: Sajeel Parakh, Saurabh Shukla, Sona, Naseeruddin Shah
Votes: 25
37. Blue Reflection (2017 Video Game)
T | Animation, Action, Adventure
A clear summer sky spreads over the Hoshinomiya Girls' High School. This story begins with the belated start of school life for Hinako Shirai, who has just recovered from a leg injury due ... See full summary »
Director: Azusa Takahashi | Stars: Yumiri Hanamori, Sawako Hata, Haruka Itô, Ai Kakuma
Votes: 31
38.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
(1996)
TV-PG | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.
Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon | Stars: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 1,456
39.
Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)
Episode:
Chamber Music
(1988)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
While walking in the world Above, Vincent recognizes Rolly,a teenage musical prodigy and ex-tunnel dweller who is now a junkie.
Director: Victor Lobl | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone
Votes: 81
40.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Full Circle: Part One
(1980)
TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After receiving a summons from the Time Lords, the Doctor and Romana set course for Gallifrey, however the pair instead land on Alzarius where they cross paths with a rebellious but mathematically gifted boy named Adric.
Director: Peter Grimwade | Stars: Tom Baker, Lalla Ward, George Baker, Leonard Maguire
Votes: 486
41.
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Episode:
Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 1
(1980)
49 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After years of searching for Earth, the Galactica finds Earth. Adama would like to land but a child prodigy named Dr. Zee advises Adama against it because he believes that if they do that ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Kent McCord, Barry Van Dyke, Robyn Douglass, Lorne Greene
Votes: 228
42.
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Episode:
Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 2
(1980)
49 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
The thrilling adventures of "BATTLESTAR GALACTICA" continue in Part Two of "Galactica Discovers Earth, " when Commander Adama (Lorne Greene) dispatches two young pilots, Capt. Troy (Kent ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Hayers | Stars: Kent McCord, Barry Van Dyke, Robyn Douglass, Lorne Greene
Votes: 203
43.
The Incredible Hulk (1978–1982)
Episode:
Brain Child
(1979)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
David 'Barnes' meets Joleen, a 16 year old genius who has escaped from an institute where she was being tested to find her mother.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Bill Bixby, Jack Colvin, Lou Ferrigno, Lynn Carlin
Votes: 175
44.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Examination Day/A Message from Charity
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Puritan Charity Payne in the year 1700 and modern teenager Peter Wood, residents of the same Massachusetts town, are psychically connected due to delirium induced by a bacterial infection, and can see the world through each other's eyes.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Christopher Allport, David Mendenhall, Elizabeth Norment, Jeffrey Alan Chandler
Votes: 577
45.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode:
Village of the Giants
(1994)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In Village of the Giants (1965), a child genius creates a growth formula that ends up in the hands of some incredibly annoying teenagers. Meanwhile, Dr. Forrester shakes things up in Deep ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Murphy | Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Michael J. Nelson, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy
Votes: 516
46.
Centurions (1986)
Episode:
Let the Games Begin
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family
Youngster Randy Chang defeats the Centurions in a hologram simulation. Doc Terror captures the boy and suits him up in a cyborg "cage" to do his bidding. Thinking in the beginning it's just a game, Randy does much damage.
Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg
Votes: 15
47.
The Tick (1994–1997)
Episode:
The Tick vs. Brainchild
(1994)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Brainchild (aka Charles) wants to use his mega-multi-devastator cannon to make his mark on the earth, with the moon.
Director: Art Vitello | Stars: Townsend Coleman, Micky Dolenz, Jess Harnell, Kay Lenz
Votes: 84
48.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
The Sontaran Stratagem
(2008)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
UNIT's newest recruit Martha Jones enlists The Doctor's help to investigate kid genius Luke Rattigan and his ATMOS system that is used in every car on Earth.
Director: Douglas Mackinnon | Stars: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Freema Agyeman, Bernard Cribbins
Votes: 6,814
49.
The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles (2021)
Episode:
UK
(2021)
47 min | Documentary
Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace and Mark Labbett set out to uncover the surprising cognitive abilities of children. Travelling across the UK, the trio take on child geniuses before delving deeper into IQ, emotional intelligence and creativity.
Directors: Katherine Airy, Ryan Daly | Stars: Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Mark Labbett, Rob Brydon
50.
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (2010–2013)
Episode:
The Song of Mystery
(2010)
TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A hideous creature named QUE HORRIFICO is turning the children of Crystal Cove in to monsters. The adults in the town are in shock, reacting in the only way they know how... By abandoning their children and running away like cowards.
Directors: Curt Geda, Victor Cook | Stars: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard
Votes: 531