Movies like The Shooting Star (1992)
The best movies like The Shooting Star (1992) are Prisoners of the Sun (1992), Tintin and the Picaros (1992) and Land of Black Gold (1992). If The Shooting Star hooked you with its animation and action, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedTrollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)7.5/10 from 379 votes
- NewestMinions & More Volume 1 (2022)Released 2022
- In FrenchPrisoners of the Sun (1992)Also in French
Prisoners of the Sun (1992)
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Peru in search of an abducted friend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTintin and the Picaros (1992)
Tintin falls into a dangerous trap after his friends are falsely arrested in a troubled South American country where a revolution is about to explode.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLand of Black Gold (1992)
When cars start to explode, which can lead to a serious oil crisis, Tintin and his friends travel to the Middle East to get to the bottom of the problem.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Seven Crystal Balls (1992)
Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisExplorers on the Moon (1992)
Tintin and his friends travel to the Moon aboard the Syldavian nuclear powered rocket.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKing Ottokar's Sceptre (1992)
An absent-minded sigillographer gets Tintin involved in a dangerous political intrigue in the Balkan nation of Syldavia.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlight 714 (1992)
Tintin and his friends get involved in an unexpected and weird adventure when they meet Laszlo Carreidas, an eccentric millionaire.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Secret of the Unicorn (1991)
Tintin buys an old model ship at a flea market as a gift for Captain Haddock, who tells him about the exploits of a famous ancestor related to it. Then, Tintin learns that it is not an ordinary model ship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Castafiore Emerald (1992)
The opera diva Bianca Castafiore spends a few days with Tintin and his friends at Marlinspike Hall, where a mysterious theft is perpetrated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTrollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
The Guardians of Arcadia reunite to battle the nefarious Arcane Order, who've reawakened the primordial Titans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJack Hunter and the Star of Heaven (2009)
Jack Hunter pursues his arch nemesis Littman across ancient Europe, intent on thwarting his attempt to salvage a deadly artefact.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisZog (2018)
Zog is a keen young dragon who wants to learn to fly, roar, and breathe fire, so he studies at the Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is prone to accidents and he has to be helped by a kind young girl who patches up his bumps and bruises.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)
When their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay. The meteor's golden energy grants the PAW Patrol superpowers. The heroic Mighty Pups are on a roll to super-save the day.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisArctic Dogs (2019)
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisAstro Kid (2019)
Terra Willy: Unexplored Planet — Upon the destruction of their ship, Willy is separated from his parents. He lands on a wild and unexplored planet and with the help of Buck, a survival robot, he will have to hold until the arrival of a rescue mission.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMeltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to earth. It is deflected but so close that it shift our course closer to the sun, causing rapid extreme heating, hopefully only mid-term. Nathan warns his sister, TV journalist Carly, and she her lover, police detective Tom. He brings his unruly daughter Kim, her ex-con lover C.J. and her mother, nurse Bonnie, when Nathan offers a flight to a friend's Arctic weather station. Tom takes charge of a dangerous trip to the airport, as everywhere on earth things catch fire and people fight for water, transport and sheer looting.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMinions & More Volume 1 (2022)
This collection of 10 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Puppy (2013); Minion Scouts (2019); Training Wheels (2013); The Secret Life of Kyle (2017); Santa's Little Helpers (2019). From the "Grinch" franchise: The Dog Days of Winter (2019). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Norman Television (2016); Weenie (2016). From the "Sing" franchise: Love at First Sight (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Forces of Nature (2012).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Pagemaster (1994)
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui (2004)
In the time before time, six unlikely Matoran find themselves transformed into mighty Toa. The new Toa Metru must prove themselves as true heroes, find the missing Toa Lhikan, and uncover a plot that threatens the heart of Metru Nui.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisLEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman - Rage of Atlantis (2018)
Aquaman must battle foes in the air, on land and in the depths of the Seven Seas, along with some help from The Justice League, to save the day.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Calculus Affair (1991)
Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion. Glass things break without any apparent reason. The Professor, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of the Professor's work and send their agents to investigate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDestination Moon (1992)
Tintin and his friends go to Syldavia and join a secret space program.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Red Sea Sharks (1992)
Tintin and his friends travel to Khemed, a Middle East nation, to help its ruler, Emir Mohammed ben Kalish Ezab, who gets into trouble when Bab El Ehr, an arms smuggler and terrorist, rises and takes over.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTintin in Tibet (1992)
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Tibet in search of an old friend who has disappeared after a plane crash.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive secret. As Tintin is drawn into a centuries-old mystery, Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine suspects him of stealing a priceless treasure. Tintin and Snowy, with the help of salty, cantankerous Captain Haddock and bumbling detectives, Thompson and Thomson, travel half the world, one step ahead of their enemies, as Tintin endeavors to find the Unicorn, a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Crab with the Golden Claws (1947)
Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
The Calculus Affair (1964)
Strange things are happening in the evening at the mansion: glass things break without any apparent reason. Professor Calculus, somewhat apathetic to the whole series of events, leaves the following day to attend a conference on nuclear physics in Geneva. Foreign powers get wind of his work and send their agents to investigate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Tintin and the Temple of the Sun (1969)
When seven archaeologists find an ancient Inca temple, they become victims of an ancient curse. Back in Europe, one by one they fall into a deep sleep and only once a day, all at the same time, they wake up for a few minutes and experience hallucinations where the sinister living mummy of Rascar Capac appears.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTintin and the Lake of Sharks (1972)
Tintin and Captain Haddock are sent to guard Professor Calculus, who has invented a machine that can duplicate anything, and is staying in a village near the border of Syldavia and Borduria. However, an infamous and ruthless international criminal tries to lure Calculus and Tintin away by kidnapping two children, who live nearby, in order to get his clutches on the machine.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTintin and the Blue Oranges (1964)
Professor Calculus's friend develops a blue-skinned orange that can grow on any kind of land and survive harsh weather (in the manner of Lue Gim Gong) and therefore solve world hunger. The Professor and his friends, however, run afoul of gangsters who also covet the fruit. The adventure takes them from their home in Marlinspike Hall (Moulinsart), a fictional mansion that is presumably in Belgium, to Spain, where Calculus and another scientist are kidnapped.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Shooting Star?
The closest matches to The Shooting Star are Prisoners of the Sun (1992), Tintin and the Picaros (1992) and Land of Black Gold (1992). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Shooting Star?
Start with Prisoners of the Sun (1992), the closest match to The Shooting Star.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Shooting Star?
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021), rated 7.5/10 by 379 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Shooting Star?
Minions & More Volume 1 (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there French movies like The Shooting Star?
Yes: Prisoners of the Sun (1992), Tintin and the Picaros (1992) and Land of Black Gold (1992).
How are movies similar to The Shooting Star chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Shooting Star, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.