Movies like The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) — a comedy, family and drama film directed by Robert Butler — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like computer, college and quiz. 6 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Thunderstruck 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Family
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
As Bright Fields preps for its Mistletoe Ball, a broken ornament leads Zoe to a family secret, while Gaby finds herself at the mercy of new boss Mia.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Short Circuit 1986★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Family
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roll Bounce 2005★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chang Can Dunk 2023★ 6.7
Shares: Family, Comedy, Drama
Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress his crush, Kristy, but to gain the respect of his high school peers too. But before he can rise up and truly throw one down, he'll have to reexamine everything he knows about himself, his friendships and his family.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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A.R.C.H.I.E. 2016★ 6.0
Shares: Family, Comedy
A recently orphaned 15-year-old who has moved to a small town to live with her uncle befriends a robotic canine with super strength, x-ray vision and the ability to talk and the pair take on a military complex, bullies, kidnappers, romance and the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Genius 1999★ 6.4
Shares: Family, Comedy
Charlie Boyle finds that even his high IQ can't solve all of his problems when he takes on a double life in order to make friends his own age.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wicked Little Letters 2024★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When the denizens of Littlehampton – including conservative Edith – begin receiving letters full of hilarious profanities, rowdy Irish migrant Rose is charged with the crime. Suspecting something amiss, the town's women band together to investigate.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sketch 2025★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Family
When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to unleash.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Luck of the Irish 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Comedy
A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Simon Birch 1998★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Tom & Jerry 2021★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Family
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York hotel, where a scrappy employee named Kayla will lose her job if she can’t evict Jerry before a high-class wedding at the hotel. Her solution? Hiring Tom to get rid of the pesky mouse.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Little Big League 1994★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Family
When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in an organization that struggles to take orders from a 12-year-old.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Leo 2023★ 7.3
Shares: Comedy, Family
Jaded 74-year-old reptile Leo has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher.
Stream in India on Netflix
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No Deposit, No Return 1976★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Family
Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of the plan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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An Extremely Goofy Movie 2000★ 6.5
Shares: Family, Comedy
It's all extreme sports and a life of freedom as Max sets off for college -- but Goofy misses Max so much he loses his job and goes to finish college alongside Max and his friends. But as Goofy tries to get closer to Max, both must go to the extreme to learn how to live their own lives together.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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The Loud House Movie 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Family, Comedy
The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Woody Woodpecker 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Family
Woody Woodpecker enters a turf war with a big city lawyer wanting to tear down his home in an effort to build a house to flip.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Family
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way over their heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the internet — the netizens — to help navigate their way, including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head algorithm and the heart and soul of trend-making site BuzzzTube.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now