If you loved Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, try The Rocketeer

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Rocketeer has roughly 3.2× fewer votes than Honey, I Shrunk the Kids — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Joe Johnston, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Adventure / Family / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Rocketeer is

Los Angeles, 1938, a biplane soaring overhead. A stunt pilot discovers a jetpack, villains close in, dogfights erupt over the city. Johnston grounds his pulp hero in nostalgic flair.

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