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10 Best Movies Like *batteries not included

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#1
MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

1994★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to *batteries not included for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Hunting artifacts attributed to Zenon (an ancient scientist from Atlantis), MacGyver and his old professor end up searching for the lost city....

#2
August

August

2008★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to *batteries not included for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks....

#3
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

1986★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to *batteries not included for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

This movie looks at the last years (not days, as implied in the title) of famous outlaws, Frank and Jesse James. The film opens in 1877 with the brothers trying to settle down afte...

#4
Flatland

Flatland

2007★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to *batteries not included for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in a world of only two dimensions inhabited by sentient geometric shapes, the story follows Arthur Square and his ever-curious granddaughter Hex. When a mysterious visitor arr...

#5
The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

The Castaways on Gilligan's Island

1979★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to *batteries not included for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In the second of three additional Gilligan's Island movies following the series, the gang finds a way of getting rescued from the "uncharted desert isle" for a second time through ...

#6
The Panama Papers

The Panama Papers

2018★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to *batteries not included for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story....