Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "boy-genius"

51. The Gifted One (1989 TV Movie)

96 min | Fantasy

A young boy can transfer his body energy into ESP and heal sick people. While the subject of scientists' studies, he runs away to try to find out about his past and why he is the way he is.

Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Peter Kowanko, John Rhys-Davies, G.W. Bailey, Gregg Henry

Votes: 218

52. Les Tuche 2: The American Dream (2016)

94 min | Comedy

The Tuches' youngest son, Donald, goes to the United States to study. The rest of the family decides to pay him a surprise visit for his birthday but things do not go the way they planned...

Director: Olivier Baroux | Stars: Jean-Paul Rouve, Isabelle Nanty, Claire Nadeau, Sarah Stern

Votes: 1,897

53. Jimmy Neutron: Runaway Rocketboy! (1998)

TV-Y7 | 14 min | Animation, Short

Jimmy decides to run away from home because he doesn't see eye to eye with his parents, but he soon runs into trouble with aliens.

Director: John A. Davis | Stars: Debi Derryberry, Mark DeCarlo, S. Scott Bullock, Paul Greenberg

Votes: 80

54. Dexter's Laboratory: Changes (1995)

TV-Y7 | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Dexter and Dee Dee wreck havok using Dexter's latest invention: a hand-held device that turns people into various animals.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Christine Cavanaugh, Allison Moore, Kath Soucie

Votes: 1,519

55. Mason (1977 TV Movie)

30 min | Comedy

A boy genius constantly befuddles his parents and sister.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Barry Nelson, Barbara Stuart, Mason Reese, Lee Lawson

Votes: 19

56. Scared Stiff (1945)

Approved | 65 min | Mystery, Comedy

The jumpy chess editor at a newspaper accidentally gets involved in some murders at a sleazy tavern run by a pair of bizarre brothers.

Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Jack Haley, Ann Savage, Barton MacLane, Veda Ann Borg

Votes: 231

57. The Brain Man (2013)

123 min | Crime, Mystery

A not-too-bright cop searches for a serial bomber.

Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Shôta Sometani, Yôsuke Eguchi, Renji Ishibashi

Votes: 1,128

58. Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003 Video)

5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Follow Jimmy Neutron and Carl Wheezer as they find out how to stop King Goobot and his schemes in the world of Nicktoons.

Director: Mario Kamberg | Stars: Debi Derryberry, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Paul Greenberg

Votes: 178

59. Finding Mother (2017)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A precocious orphan from Central Asia comes to America to find his long lost mother. Along the way he befriends a down on his luck small time hustler, and together they set in motion a ... See full summary »

Director: Ruslan Akun | Stars: Azamat Ulanov, Taukel Musilim, Michael Maponga, Edgar Pevsner

Votes: 69

60. Little Boy Boo (1954)

Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short

Foghorn Leghorn is cold as winter approaches and decides to court Miss Prissy so he can live in her in warm house. She agrees as long as Foggy will be a good father to her kid Junior, who outsmarts the rooster in every game they play.

Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Elvia Allman, Gladys Holland

Votes: 467

61. The Loss of Nameless Things (2004)

R | 103 min | Documentary

In 1978 Oakley Hall lll was a promising playwright on the verge of national recognition when a mysterious fall from a bridge took his artistic life away. He suffered horrific head injuries,... See full summary »

Director: Bill Rose | Stars: Bruce Bouchard, Patricia Charbonneau, Bob Currier, Sofia Landon Geier

Votes: 98

62. Missing Link (1999)

Not Rated | 88 min | Family, Comedy

• (Dutch with English subtitles) FAMILY (2000) A young boy develops a passion for archeology and tries to unravel the truth about his ancestry.

Director: Ger Poppelaars | Stars: Nick van Buiten, Tamar van den Dop, Johan Leysen, Thomas Acda

Votes: 223

63. Carl Laemmle (2019)

91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.

Director: James L. Freedman | Stars: Antonia Carlotta, Ahilan Arulanantham, Bob Balaban, Peter Bogdanovich

Votes: 233

64. Tantei gakuen Q (2006 TV Movie)

Adventure, Family

Tantei Gakuen Q revolves around a team of genius students studying in a detective academy run by a famous detective, Morihiko Dan.

Director: Satoru Nakajima | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mirai Shida, Ryôsuke Yamada, Naruki Matsukawa

Votes: 62

65. Pé Na Porta (2007– )

20 min | Comedy

Three teenage brothers are left alone at home after their parents made an unexpected trip. They decide to invite some friends for a party. Things go crazy when more guests show up than they've expected.

Stars: Rafael Cardoso, Fernanda Petit, Eduardo Sandagorda, Marcos Verza

66. Jenius (2015– )

20 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Even gods and devils go to school.

Stars: Siyu Chen, Rayna Wang, Ketong Lin, Xi Xiao

Votes: 7

67. Ihmemies (1979)

103 min | Comedy

Olli Ruusunen is the data-expert that proposes the serious measures that will save the company from an economic collapse. His drastic savings programs forces the board to resign. Olli must go underground.

Director: Antti Peippo | Stars: Antti Litja, Martti Pennanen, Saara Pakkasvirta, Tarja-Tuulikki Tarsala

Votes: 46

68. The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2002–2006)
Episode: Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom (2004)

TV-Y7 | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Space rocks with markings are landing on planets throughout the galaxy. Jimmy convinces Carl, Sheen, Libby and Cindy to break into an Army base and decipher the rock.

Director: Mike Gasaway | Stars: Tim Allen, Alyssa Milano, Debi Derryberry, Mark DeCarlo

Votes: 547

69. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode: Dalek (2005)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

The TARDIS is drawn to an alien museum deep below the Utah desert, where a ruthless billionaire keeps prisoner the last of the Doctor's most fearsome enemies.

Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper, Steven Beckingham, Corey Johnson

Votes: 9,290

70. Dragnet 1967 (1967–1970)
Episode: Burglary Auto: Juvenile Genius (1969)

TV-14 | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

There have been a number of business burglaries the latest of which is a chemical supply firm. If properly combined, chemicals that were taken can be made into explosives such as TNT and ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Bert Holland, Don Ross

Votes: 118

71. It Takes a Thief (1968–1970)
Episode: A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 1 (1969)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Dodie Dubois is a terrible actress with a reclusive rich elderly boyfriend financing her movie career. He is also developing missile technology with countries hostile to the US. Al poses as a distribution agent to find and stop Wolfgang.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Robert Wagner, Malachi Throne, Joey Heatherton, Paul Lukas

Votes: 30

72. It Takes a Thief (1968–1970)
Episode: A Matter of Grey Matter: Part 2 (1969)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Dodie's genius little brother Herbie is pressured by Wolfgang to produce from memory a math formula for new rocket fuel. Will Al find Herbie and Wolfgang in time ?

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Robert Wagner, Malachi Throne, Joey Heatherton, Paul Lukas

Votes: 32

73. Land of the Giants (1968–1970)
Episode: Genius at Work (1969)

TV-G | 50 min | Sci-Fi

Barry and Fitzhugh befriend a 12-year old scientific genius named Jodar (Jody) who has invented a substance which causes growth. While talking to the boy, Barry's dog Chipper eats some of ... See full summary »

Director: Sobey Martin | Stars: Gary Conway, Don Matheson, Stefan Arngrim, Don Marshall

Votes: 63

74. VR.5 (1995–1997)
Episode: Dr. Strangechild (1995)

Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

On her first VR assignment for the Committee, Sydney must find an unhappy and spiteful teenage genius - who after making a momentous discovery has run away from the top secret weapons ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Katleman | Stars: Lori Singer, Michael Easton, Will Patton, David McCallum

Votes: 31

75. Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003)
Episode: Babe Sitter/Mountain Mandark/2Geniuses 2Gether 4Ever (2003)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

"Babe Sitter" (7 minutes) Mandark thinks he's going to have a nice romantic evening with his lady love when Dee Dee shows up to babysit him. "Mountain Mandark" (7 minutes) Getting in touch ... See full summary »

Directors: Chris Savino, Robert Alvarez, Don Judge, Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Candi Milo, Eddie Deezen, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie

Votes: 114

76. What a Cartoon! (1995–2002)
Episode: Dexter's Laboratory (1995)

TV-Y | Animation, Short, Action

Dexter and Dee Dee test his latest invention: a device that turns people into animals, which yields crazy results.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Christine Cavanaugh, Allison Moore, Kath Soucie

Votes: 46

77. What a Cartoon! (1995–2002)
Episode: The Big Sister (1996)

TV-Y | Animation, Short, Action

When boy genius, Dexter makes experimental cookies, his sister, Dee Dee eats one and turns into a giant.

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky | Stars: Christine Cavanaugh, Allison Moore, Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 22

78. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode: Mystery of a Thousand Moons (2009)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The fatal Blue Shadow Virus is released, infecting Ahsoka, Padmé and many clone troopers. Anakin and Obi-Wan must find the antidote on a mysterious planet from which no visitor has ever returned.

Director: Jesse Yeh | Stars: Matt Lanter, Catherine Taber, Ashley Eckstein, James Arnold Taylor

Votes: 3,779

79. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000)
Episode: Nekketsu Senshi! Buildmaster (2000)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Build Team, a squad of rookie construction-worker Autobots, get their first mission - stop the Predacons at Antarctica. This job becomes more difficult than it sounds.

Director: Tony Oliver | Stars: Neil Kaplan, Daniel Riordan, Jason Spisak, Peter Spellos

Votes: 9

80. The Mike Wallace Interview (1957–1960)
Episode: Episode #1.35 (1957)

Talk-Show

Mike interviews 12-year old Leonard Ross, who won huge money prizes on TV game shows, including The Big surprise, which Wallace had been host of. Leonard discusses his field of expertise, ... See full summary »

Stars: Leonard Ross, Mike Wallace