Flight of the Navigator.

Name: Flight of the Navigator
Genre: Family, Adventure, Science Fiction
Released: 1986-07-30
Duration: 89 min
Cast: Joey Cramer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Howard Hesseman, Cliff DeYoung

Eight missing years. One extraordinary ship.

David disappears for what feels like a moment and returns eight years later without having aged. His unexplained knowledge connects him to a visiting spacecraft and a very talkative computer.

85%Tomatometer33 critics · Rotten Tomatoes

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Why it’s a little special

A sleek spaceship and an increasingly silly robot balance a child's unsettling experience of finding the world changed.

BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY

Know the story.
Know your little people.

Parental guidance suggested

US film rating

Separation from family, frightening medical examinations, confinement, mild language and peril during flight.

Our notes are a starting point, not an age recommendation. G and PG films can still include intense moments. You know your family best.

BEHIND THE SCENES

The little details.

Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Joey Cramer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Howard Hesseman, Cliff DeYoung, Veronica Cartwright, Matt Adler, Jonathan Sanger, Richard Liberty, Raymond Forchion, Paul Reubens
Written by: Michael Burton, Matt McManus
Produced by: Robert Wald, Mark Damon, John W. Hyde, Jonathan Sanger
Release date: July 30, 1986
Runtime: 89 minutes
Genre: Family, Adventure, Science Fiction
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Language: English