Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

  • 78% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 69% of users liked it
    (57,473 ratings)

The year is 1978: 12-year-old David Freeman (Joey Cramer), playing in the woods near his home, is knocked unconscious. He awakens and heads home, only to find strangers living there. He also finds that the year is 1986, and that he's been officially missing for eight years. NASA officials determine… More

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PG, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By
Randal Kleiser
Genres
Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jul 30, 1986 Wide
On DVD
Jun 1, 2004

Critic Reviews

  • Sarah Wenk, Common Sense Media

    An exciting time travel adventure.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    Innocuously entertaining...

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Weirdly entertaining kiddie space adventure.

  • Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

    Pee-wee Herman voices the main robot. If that ain't enough said, you're hopeless.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Phil H


    Always loved this Disney flick, great effects and adventurous plot that is kinda 'Back to the Future' mixed with 'Explorers' purely for kids with an extraterrestrial twist. The effects were fantastic for the time and it was the first film to use environment… More

  • Dean M


    This lively alien-fantasy-action film is exciting without relying on agression. The extra-terrestrial creatures are bad Muppet imitations, although that alien with a cold is a gem. As a NASA intern, Sarah Jessica Parker looks the same as she does now.

  • AJ V


    Another movie I saw as a kid, this sci-fi adventure is pretty cool, but very much for kids. I don't think I'd like it as much today.

  • Michael E


    a fantastic film from the minds of disney and had a gripping story that sucked me in in the first 20 minutes

  • Tim S


    To me, this is Disney's best live action film back when it was a big deal for Disney to do live action movies. A childhood favorite of mine. :D

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