20 movies like Thunderhead: Son of Flicka, ordered by similarity : Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story(2005), Flicka(2006), The Red Stallion(1947), Young Black Stallion(2003), Running Wild(2017), The Last Winter(1990), My Friend Flicka(1943), Spirit Riders(2015), The Lion King(2019), The First Auto(1927), Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken(1991), The Story of Seabiscuit(1949) ...
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1945
78 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Preston Foster Rita Johnson James Bell Diana Hale Carleton Young Ralph Sanford Robert Filmer Alan Bridge
horse teenager father horse trainer daughter charming melodramatic moving ranch wyoming wilderness horse breaking horsemanship horse racing coming of age father/son relationship sacrifice discovery 1940s
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Kurt Russell Dakota Fanning Kris Kristofferson Elisabeth Shue David Morse Freddy Rodriguez Luis Guzman Oded Fehr Ken Howard Rosemary Garris Rhoda Griffis
father daughter horse horse trainer horse owner grandfather endearing heartwarming winsome farm kentucky racetrack stable horse racing father/daughter relationship love animals family family business love
Cale Crane catalyzes the rescue and rehabilitation of Sonador, a race horse with a broken leg.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Drama
USA|UK
2006
95 Minutes
Alison Lohman Tim McGraw Maria Bello Ryan Kwanten Dallas Roberts Nick Searcy Danny Pino Kaylee DeFer Jeffrey Nordling Dey Young John O'Brien
teen girl father horse charming endearing engaging wyoming racetrack animals horse racing father/daughter relationship dangerous job reunion rescue quest 2000s
Young Katy claims a wild horse as her own -- an effort to prove to her father that she is capable of taking over the family horse ranch one day.
Adventure
USA
1947
81 Minutes
Ted Donaldson Jane Darwell Robert Paige Noreen Nash Ray Collins Guy Kibbee Willie Best Robert Bice Pierre Watkin Bill Cartledge
grandmother grandson horse ranch hand horse owner horse trainer emotional uplifting tender winsome horse auction horse track ranch stable family home debt horse racing training financial troubles family
A mare dies while foaling the Red Stallion. He is reared by a boy and is entered in a big race - something like the Kentucky Derby.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
2003
45 Minutes
Richard Romanus Biana Tamimi Patrick Elyas GĂ©rard Rudolf Ali Al Ameri Andries Rossouw Emma Deetlefs Silke Bezuidenhout Bill Lawrence Stephen Gladstone Elbrus Outavae
young girl horse arab grandfather racer poor person engaging gripping heartwarming inspiring powerful spectacular desert arabia home horse track horse racing legend aspirations unlikely friendship
A 10-year-old (Biana Tamimi) prepares to race an Arabian horse after it comes to her aid in the African desert.
Drama
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Sharon Stone Tommy J. Flanagan Jason Lewis Dorian Brown Tom Williamson Christina Moore Jessica Uberuaga John Ducey
rancher ranch owner horse breeder creditor horse sheriff gripping passionate melodramatic ranch california courtroom horse ranching horse breaking debt animal rights discovery fall love rise
Stella Davis, a widow who saves her ranch by working with convicts to rehabilitate a herd of wild horses that wandered on to her property, must fight prejudice.
Kids & Family, Drama
Canada
1990
103 Minutes
Gerard Parkes Joshua Murray David Ferry Wanda Cannon Nathaniel Moreau Katharine Isabelle Marsha Moreau
boy cousin grandfather horse mother father moving touching heartwarming manitoba, canada farm imagination rural life moving coming of age family childhood adventure transformation sacrifice
Tells the story of a young man's struggle to keep his world from changing. Placed in the rural setting of the mid 1950s, it revolves around William Jamison and his colorful old Grampa Jack.... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1943
89 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Preston Foster Rita Johnson James Bell Jeff Corey Diana Hale Arthur Loft Jimmy Aubrey
boy father mother horse emotional touching farm barn school wyoming education responsibility family father/son relationship underdog growing up metamorphosis 1940s
Ken McLaughlin struggles to please his family in any way. He comes back from boarding school boasting poor grades and facing going through the fifth grade again, much to his fathers dismay.... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2015
92 Minutes
C. Thomas Howell Lance Henriksen Alexandria Deberry Carol Hickey Quinn Leifur Jordan LeuVoy Olivia Osteen Vernon Reeves Kim Jackson Wheeler
dead person rebel teen girl horse horse breeder horse owner engaging emotional melodramatic moving ranch camp survivor's guilt death of brother discovery growing up transformation 21st century
When a rebellious teen is arrested and sentenced to an equine therapy camp, she forms a connection with a spirited thoroughbred that she helps train with the guidance of the ranch's no-nonsense owner.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK|South Africa
2019
118 Minutes
lion cub lion father son friend uncle charming sad amusing incredible tense cheeky africa plains rock formation jungle wilderness loss of innocence death of father friendship
After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.
Drama
USA
1927
75 Minutes
Barney Oldfield Patsy Ruth Miller Russell Simpson Charles Emmett Mack
father son horse driver mayor amusing melodramatic detroit small town racetrack cars horses father/son relationship racing sabotage transformation adventure 1900s
Hank owns horses, stables horses and races horses. He favorite horse always wins and he is prosperous and will known. His son (Bob), however dreams only of the future of the horseless ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1991
88 Minutes
Gabrielle Anwar Michael Schoeffling Cliff Robertson Dylan Kussman Kathleen York Frank Renzulli Nancy Moore Atchison Lisa Norman
teen girl horse horse trainer orphan aunt boyfriend emotional endearing inspiring incredible fair atlantic city, n.j. stable swimming pool cemetery paddock horsemanship performance stunts coming of age
Thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives.
Drama
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Shirley Temple Barry Fitzgerald Lon McCallister Rosemary DeCamp Donald MacBride Pierre Watkin William Forrest Sugarfoot Anderson Bill Cartledge Gertrude Astor Creighton Hale
horse young girl horse trainer jockey uncle love interest uplifting charming heartwarming inspiring kentucky horse track horse racing love romantic dilemma grief family rise to stardom rise quest
Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
1994
85 Minutes
Sean Bean David Thewlis Jim Carter Peter Davison Alun Armstrong John McEnery Eleanor Bron Peter Cook Andrew Knott
horse farmer horse trainer boy cab driver heartwarming emotional farm london animal cruelty animal rights animal's perspective love adventure victorian era
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
Documentary
2011
88 Minutes
Buck Brannaman Gary Myers Bibb Frazier Betty Staley Gwynn Turnbull Weaver Shayne Jackson
cowboy horse horse trainer father brother endearing inspiring passionate touching montana california wyoming farm rural community ranch child abuse horse training animal husbandry human-animal friendship rodeo
Promoting praise and cooperation rather than fear and punishment, Buck Brannaman becomes one of the most well-respected horse trainers in the industry.
Kids & Family, Adventure
Australia|USA
1976
99 Minutes
Michael Craig Eva Griffith Robert Bettles John Meillon Graham Rouse Alfred Bell John Meillon Jr. Roy Haddrick
disabled person poor boy rancher father lawyer pony moving emotional profound country fair ranch house office class conflict horses polio discovery rightful ownership childhood growing up
Scott, a poor farm boy, is given a wild pony from a wealthy ranch owner's herd to ride to and from school. Scott and his pony soon become an inseparable team, until one day the pony ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure, Other
USA
2012
84 Minutes
Tom Arnold C. Thomas Howell Brooke Langton Karan Brar Andy Pandini Jonathan Kowalsky Casey Graf Bryson Sams Cassidy Mack
dog animal boy dog owner father son best friend puppy single father police detective amusing hilarious lighthearted playful positive uplifting united states beach house home
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theatre in America, and manager, Cecil Kaufman's planned to show 4 movies; films so rare, they've never been exhibited publicly on American soil, until tonight.
Western
USA
1946
87 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Anne Baxter Bruce Cabot Esther Dale Burl Ives Roy Roberts J. Farrell MacDonald
cowboy rancher horse brother heartwarming charming ranch cattle rustling horse breaking theft dark secrets horses pursuit rescue 1940s
Drama about the strong bond between a cowpoke and a wild bronco set during the 1940s.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2005
101 Minutes
Bruce Greenwood Hayden Panettiere M. Emmet Walsh Wendie Malick Caspar Poyck Gary Bullock
horse trainer daughter zebra goat dog father amusing playful madcap kentucky farm horse track stable horse racing human-animal friendship father/daughter relationship pets death ambition underdog
An abandoned zebra grows up believing he is a racehorse, and, with the help of his barnyard friends and a teenage girl, sets out to achieve his dream of racing with thoroughbreds.
Western
USA
1948
70 Minutes
Roy Rogers Jane Frazee Andy Devine George Lloyd Wade Crosby Michael Chapin House Peters Jr. Steve Clark Joseph Garro Bob Nolan Sons of the Pioneers
roy rogers disabled person teenager stepfather kidnapper horse rousing positive ranch california stable family home movie set horse thieves kidnapping father/son relationship disability celebrities helping others mystery
Rancher Roy and his boys track down a gang who have stolen Trigger and are holding him for ransom.
Drama
USA
1931
86 Minutes
Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper Irene Rich Roscoe Ates Edward Brophy Hale Hamilton Jesse Scott Marcia Mae Jones
boxer son mother stepfather horse emotional heartwarming moving melodramatic mexico boxing ring tijuana father/son relationship boxing redemption alcoholism separation mother/son relationship love fall
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.