20 movies like The Red Pony, ordered by similarity : Duma(2005), Snowmen(2010), The Red Stallion(1947), Ride a Wild Pony(1976), Shazam!(2019), Mirai(2018), Walking Out(2017), The Lion King(2019), A Dog's Journey(2019), Timber the Treasure Dog(2016), Mary Poppins Returns(2018), The Croods(2013) ...
Adventure
USA
1949
89 Minutes
Myrna Loy Robert Mitchum Peter Miles Louis Calhern Shepperd Strudwick Margaret Hamilton Patty King Jackie Jackson Beau Bridges Nino Tempo Tommy Sheridan
young boy father mother ranch hand grandfather friend heartwarming emotional salinas valley ranch household school family responsibility loss coming of age horses illness growing up discovery
A ranch boy is gifted with a colt, grows to love him but the colt escapes, with tragic results.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2005
100 Minutes
Alexander Michaletos Eamonn Walker Campbell Scott Hope Davis Mary Makhatho Nthabiseng Kenoshi Jennifer Steyn Nicky Rebello Garth Renecle
boy mother father cheetah aunt heartwarming inspiring kenya ranch family animals friendship pets coming of age growing up discovery 2000s
An orphaned cheetah becomes the best friend and pet of a young boy living in South Africa.
Adventure
USA
2010
86 Minutes
Bobby Coleman Josh Flitter Ray Liotta Christopher Lloyd Bobb'e J. Thompson Christian Martyn Doug E. Doug Beverley Mitchell
teen boy teen girl friend father mother heartwarming fascinating positive uplifting inspiring small town school house hospital friendship teamwork family growing up adventure discovery
This is a humorous and heartfelt coming-of-age story about three unlikely heroes and the winter that changed their lives forever. After a surprising discovery in the snow catapults three ... See full summary »
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
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 »
Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
USA|Canada
2019
132 Minutes
Zachary Levi Mark Strong Asher Angel Jack Dylan Grazer Djimon Hounsou Grace Fulton Ian Chen Jovan Armand Faithe Herman Cooper Andrews Marta Milans
teenager disabled boy bully foster mother superhero friend amusing emotional endearing uplifting hilarious cheeky philadelphia convenience store subway foster home school classroom superhuman abilities saving the world
A newly fostered young boy in search of his mother instead finds unexpected super powers and soon gains a powerful enemy.
Anime, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2018
98 Minutes
sister young boy brother mother father charming tense playful amusing emotional endearing japan house hospital train station family sibling rivalry future babies love
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.
Adventure, Drama
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Matt Bomer Andrew J. Smith Josh Wiggins Bill Pullman Alex Neustaedter Lily Gladstone Ken White
father son grandfather bear brutal eerie gripping inspiring tense united states montana house woods mountain survival father/son relationship growing up journey adventure discovery
An urban teenager journeys to Montana to hunt big game with his estranged father. Father and son struggle to connect, until a brutal encounter in the heart of the wilderness changes everything.
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.
Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
China|India|Hong Kong|USA
2019
108 Minutes
Kathryn Prescott Betty Gilpin Dennis Quaid Marg Helgenberger Abby Ryder Fortson Henry Lau Ian Chen Conrad Coates Jake Manley Daniela Barbosa Kevin Claydon
dog pet owner family member young girl grandfather grandmother endearing emotional touching heartwarming moving charming farm michigan house stable park bedroom dog pets
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2016
83 Minutes
Wilford Brimley J.D. Hoppe Averie South Jessica Morris Casey Fitzgerald Rib Hillis Erica Ibsen
boy family best friend dog villain grandfather lighthearted playful positive endearing touching heartwarming ranch united states america small town park human-animal friendship treasure family in peril
A boy rises to the occasion with his best friend (a lovable talking dog) to save his home and family.
Musical, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2018
130 Minutes
Emily Blunt Lin-Manuel Miranda Ben Whishaw Emily Mortimer Pixie Davies Nathanael Saleh Joel Dawson Colin Firth Meryl Streep Julie Walters Dick Van Dyke
bank teller father child nanny sister playful heartwarming spectacular emotional cheeky cheery england house bedroom living room family relationships loss magic adventure
A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2013
91 Minutes
Kirk De Micco
family teen girl teen boy father mother sloth charming cheery creative engaging heartwarming positive cave forest beach natural disasters overprotective parent survival family family relationships
After their cave is destroyed, a caveman family must trek through an unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
Adventure, Drama
2015
111 Minutes
Josh Wiggins Lauren Graham Thomas Haden Church Robbie Amell Luke Kleintank Joseph Julian Soria Dejon LaQuake Miles Mussenden
marine dog brother friend mother father brooding emotional fascinating afghanistan house park parade street festival death friendship growing up teen angst dog rescue
The family of a fallen Marine adopts his traumatized service dog, giving both the four-legged veteran and a troubled teen (Josh Wiggins) the chance to heal.
Anime, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2018
98 Minutes
sister young boy brother mother father charming tense playful amusing emotional endearing japan house hospital train station family sibling rivalry future babies love
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.
Adventure
Australia|USA
1980
102 Minutes
William Holden Rick Schroder Jack Thompson Olivia Hamnett Alwyn Kurts Redmond Phillips Willie Fennell Ray Barnett Pat Evison Jane Harders
dying person boy father mother father figure emotional moving australia wilderness outback isolation survival death nature friendship terminal illness quest discovery 1980s
Diagnosed with a terminal form of cancer, Patrick Foley has returned to his native Australia to die in the peace and quiet of the wilderness. His simple plan is complicated, however, when he meets a young boy who has just lost his parents.
Adventure, Drama
UK
1937
80 Minutes
Robert Flaherty Sabu Walter Hudd Allan Jeayes W.E. Holloway Bruce Gordon D.J. Williams
young boy father elephant english gentleman driver trainer heartwarming suspenseful uplifting india village jungle road coming of age grief human-animal friendship colonialism search orphans growing up
This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling's "Toomai, of the Elephants", in which a small native lad claims he knows the congregating place of the elephant hordes.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Adventure
USA
1937
117 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Freddie Bartholomew Lionel Barrymore Melvyn Douglas Charley Grapewin Mickey Rooney John Carradine Oscar O'Shea Jack LaRue Walter Kingsford Sam McDaniel
young boy father fisherman captain friend sailor heartwarming uplifting ship boarding school gloucester, mass. ocean liner troubled youth accident sailors father/son relationship growing up transformation 1890s
A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship gets picked up by a fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1945
67 Minutes
Ted Donaldson Margaret Lindsay Conrad Nagel Gloria Holden Robert Williams Addison Richards
father stepmother little boy dog veteran neighbor charming lighthearted endearing small town creek farm family home coming of age loneliness human-animal friendship relationships family nazism love
Fearing that his recently-acquired step-mother, Ann Dennis, is competing with him for his father's affections, and saddened by the death of his dog, young Danny Mitchell, in the first film ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure
Canada|USA
1963
80 Minutes
Emile Genest John Drainie Tommy Tweed Sandra Scott Syme Jago Marion Finlayson Ronald Cohoon Robert Christie Beth Lockerbie Jan Rubes Irena Mayeska
dog cat friend mother father bear heartwarming thrilling amusing canada house woods river field animals friendship travel pets daunting task courage
The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?