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15 Movies Like The Golden Child

Loved The Golden Child? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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Critters

1986

Critters shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Adventure, Comedy, Action genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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65%

Crocodile Dundee II

1988

Crocodile Dundee II shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Action, Adventure genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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62%

Swamp Thing

1982

Swamp Thing shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Adventure, Action genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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60%

Explorers

1985

Explorers shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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60%

King Solomon's Mines

1985

King Solomon's Mines shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Fantasy, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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60%

Red Sonja

1985

Red Sonja shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Adventure, Action genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Very similar runtime

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58%

Beverly Hills Cop II

1987

Beverly Hills Cop II shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Golden Child, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Eddie Murphy

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58%

Big Trouble in Little China

1986

Big Trouble in Little China shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Golden Child, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Action, Fantasy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares cast including James Hong and Victor Wong✓ Both have a comic tone

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56%

Fletch Lives

1989

Fletch Lives shares important genre DNA with The Golden Child and comes from the same director, making it a particularly strong follow-up.

✓ Directed by Michael Ritchie✓ Both are Comedy movies✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ They share themes of family, identity

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56%

Ghostbusters

1984

Ghostbusters shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Action, Adventure genres✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Similar movie-night length

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55%

Maximum Overdrive

1986

Maximum Overdrive shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Cat's Eye

1985

Cat's Eye shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Adventure, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

The Protector

1985

The Protector shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Action, Comedy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Both have a comic tone

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54%

Raising Arizona

1987

Raising Arizona shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Golden Child, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Comedy, Action genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Also stars Randall Cobb

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54%

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

1983

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi shares key genre characteristics with The Golden Child and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Adventure, Fantasy, Action genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1980s✓ Shares several story and description signals

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54%

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