Movies like The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity (2009)
The best movies like The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity (2009) are Motherly (2022), Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) and Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020). If The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity hooked you, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBack to the Future Part II (1989)7.8/10 from 14,512 votes
- NewestGoodbye June (2025)Released 2025
Motherly (2022)
Kate and her daughter Beth live alone in an isolated farmhouse in the woods, but when Kate slowly begins to suspect that something sinister is happening, her motherly instincts are put to the test.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMichael Jackson's This Is It (2009)
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisChadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020)
A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Dive (2023)
Two sisters go diving at a beautiful, remote location. One of the sisters is struck by a rock, leaving her trapped 28 meters below. With dangerously low levels of oxygen and cold temperatures, it is up to her sister to fight for her life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas Made to Order (2018)
When architect and Christmas amateur Steven finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he recruits holiday coordinator Gretchen to bring holiday joy to his home. Gretchen’s expert Christmas spirit brings Steven’s family together, but neither expected it to bring them closer to each other. After a great opportunity presents itself to Gretchen, she and Steven must decide what’s really important in life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTime Bandits (1981)
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRollerball (1975)
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLooking for Richard (1996)
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNational Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Clark Griswold is on a quest to take his family to the Walley World theme park for a vacation, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBurn Your Maps (2016)
A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIris (2014)
IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris’ dotage, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRollercoaster (1977)
A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. After staging a similar incident in Pittsburgh, he sends a tape to a meeting of major amusement park executives in Chicago, demanding $1 million to make him stop.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rink (1916)
After amusements working in a restaurant, a waiter uses his lunch break to go roller skating.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Timeless Christmas (2020)
Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner, a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoodbye June (2025)
Four siblings' lives change drastically when their ailing mother takes a turn for the worse over the holiday season.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack to the Future Part II (1989)
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTo Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
When precocious twins Sarah and Julie feel like Mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to their grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTurkey Drop (2019)
Lucy Jacobs, a freshman university student, returns home to her small town for Thanksgiving break and suspects she's about to get turkey dropped— aka dumped by her high school sweetheart. To avoid a Turkey Day travesty, Lucy gets out of her comfort zone, proving she's not the same play-it-safe girl she once was.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMagic Stocking (2015)
A young widow finds a tattered old Christmas stocking at a Holiday craft sale, but is skeptical of its magic when it seems to create small trinkets on its own.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAvatar: Creating the World of Pandora (2010)
The Making-of James Cameron's Avatar. It shows interesting parts of the work on the set.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPronto, Falei (2022)
Renato is a shy and insecure young man, who expresses what he truly thinks only through emails. He writes to his co-workers, girlfriend, parents… he doesn't hide anything, says everything he thinks. Absolutely everything! And when it's time to send… he doesn't. Goes to the drafts folder. One day, with no explanation, all of his drafts are sent, and suddenly he has to face the dire consequences of being who he really is.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEvent Horizon (1997)
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOn Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
With the help of Marc-Ange Draco, head of the Unione Corse crime syndicate, and Draco's troubled daughter Tracy, James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Stravro Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss Alps, where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMeet Joe Black (1998)
Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStar Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisZorba the Greek (1964)
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Player (1992)
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity?
The closest matches to The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity are Motherly (2022), Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) and Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity?
Start with Motherly (2022), the closest match to The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity?
Back to the Future Part II (1989), rated 7.8/10 by 14,512 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity?
Goodbye June (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity?
Yes: Motherly (2022), Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) and Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King (2020).
How are movies similar to The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Science of Disney Imagineering: Gravity, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.