20 movies like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, ordered by similarity : The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1939), The Adventures of Huck Finn(1993), Hannibal Brooks(1969), Changeland(2019), Red Dog: True Blue(2016), Conversations With My Gardener(2007), My Art(2016), Then Came You(2018), Billy Liar(1963), Amistad(1997), The Confirmation(2016), Summer Night(2019) ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
107 Minutes
Tony Randall Eddie Hodges Archie Moore Patty McCormack Neville Brand Mickey Shaughnessy Josephine Hutchinson
huckleberry finn slave runaway alcoholic con artist charming playful st. petersburg, miss. raft mississippi river friendship running away slavery rafting growing up adventure escape 1840s
Mark Twain's 1851 story about two runaway friends, a fostered white boy and an escaped black slave, who sailed on a raft down the Mississippi River in search of freedom and adventure.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
88 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Walter Connolly William Frawley Rex Ingram Lynne Carver Jo Ann Sayers Minor Watson Elisabeth Risdon Victor Kilian Clara Blandick
huckleberry finn runaway slave alcoholic friend con artist playful spirited mississippi river the south st. petersburg, miss. friendship running away rafting slavery adolescence growing up adventure escape 1840s
To avoid his abusive father, a rambunctious boy rafts the Mississippi River with a slave, encountering many wild characters.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia
1993
108 Minutes
Elijah Wood Courtney B. Vance Robbie Coltrane Jason Robards Ron Perlman Dana Ivey Anne Heche James Gammon Paxton Whitehead Tom Aldredge Curtis Armstrong
boy slave father con artist young girl partner engaging suspenseful emotional st. petersburg, miss. mississippi river woods jail raft slavery father/son relationship on the run kidnapping huckleberry finn race relations
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Comedy, War, Drama
UK|USA
1969
101 Minutes
Oliver Reed Michael J. Pollard Karin Baal Wolfgang Preiss Helmut Lohner Peter Carsten
prisoner of war soldier englishman elephant escaped convict zookeeper charming cheeky confident endearing fascinating incredible prison camp private zoo alps munich mountain war zone world war ii prison break
A prisoner of war working at a zoo gets the chance to escape from the Germans, so he does and he takes with him the elephant that he's been caring for. Together they head for the Swiss border and freedom.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
Minutes
Seth Green Breckin Meyer Brenda Song Clare Grant Macaulay Culkin Rose Williams Kedar Williams-Stirling Randy Orton
man troublemaker friend adventurer traveler engaging hilarious amusing charming lighthearted heartwarming thailand friendship trouble traveling new life comedy adventure discovery escape
While visiting Thailand, two estranged friends realize there's no rule book for finding purpose and meaning in life.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2016
88 Minutes
Jason Isaacs Thomas Cocquerel Levi Miller Bryan Brown Hanna Mangan Lawrence John Jarratt Justine Clarke Steve Le Marquand
father son brother dog pet pet owner animal endearing emotional heartwarming playful positive australia pet care human connection human-animal friendship family childhood trials life
An iconic Australian story of family, friendship and adventure, between a young boy and a scrappy one-of-a-kind dog that would grow up to become an Australian legend.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy, Drama
2016
86 Minutes
Parker Posey Lena Dunham John Rothman Joshua Safdie Robert Clohessy Barbara Sukowa Al Thompson Grace Dunham Laurie Simmons Benjamin Eakeley Garland Hunter
artist friend dog man amusing charming emotional endearing cheeky creative new york city gallery office garden restaurant artistic struggle creative process creative block friendship small town
Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Asa Butterfield Maisie Williams Nina Dobrev Tyler Hoechlin Peyton List Ken Jeong David Koechner Tituss Burgess Sonya Walger Ann Osmond Colin Moss
hypochondriac terminally ill person friend family amusing charming cheeky creative emotional fiery hilarious inspiring playful quirky sad spirited wild united states terminal illness hypochondria
A hypochondriac working as an airport baggage handler is forced to confront his fears when a British teenager with a terminal illness enlists him to help her carry out her eccentric bucket list.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1963
98 Minutes
Tom Courtenay Julie Christie Wilfred Pickles Mona Washbourne Ethel Griffies Finlay Currie
clerk friend hero waitress police officer quirky england cemetery restaurant playground jail imagination escape friendship wedding aspirations singing adventure escape discovery
A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.
Drama, History
USA
1997
152 Minutes
Morgan Freeman Anthony Hopkins Matthew McConaughey Nigel Hawthorne Djimon Hounsou David Paymer Pete Postlethwaite Stellan Skarsgård Anna Paquin Tomas Milian Austin Pendleton
judge john quincy adams slave lawyer queen politician gripping profound suspenseful courtroom ship spain connecticut washington, d.c. slavery slave trade mutiny court decision freedom political debate
In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2019
98 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Ian Nelson Analeigh Tipton Callan McAuliffe Ella Hunt Bill Milner Hayden Szeto Lana Condor Victoria Justice
best friend band member friend love interest girlfriend cheeky amusing emotional charming stage bar woods house apartment growing up friendship romance broken heart love triangle love
A coming-of-age story about the complexities of young romantic relationships.
Musical
USA
1974
118 Minutes
Jeff East Paul Winfield Harvey Korman David Wayne Arthur O'Connell Gary Merrill
young boy slave father preacher runaway teacher amusing madcap heartwarming family home raft mississippi river island riverboat missouri running away friendship race relations huckleberry finn father/son relationship
In the 1840s Missouri, young boy Huckleberry Finn, wanting to escape his drunkard violent father, joins black runaway slave Jim on a quest for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft.
Comedy, Action, Drama
Hungary
2016
105 Minutes
Szabolcs Thuróczy Zoltán Fenyvesi Mónika Balsai Ádám Fekete Lídia Danis
teenager disabled person hitman friend young man gripping bleak brooding hungary growing up crime violence disability friendship unlikely allies growing up adventure discovery 2010s
Two disabled teenagers looking for a reason to live, team up with a wheelchair hitman.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
78 Minutes
Mia Rose Frampton Stony Blyden Beau Brooks Lauren Giraldo Pej Vahdat Beth Lacke Juliette Angelo Kate Rachesky
cancer patient survivor boyfriend friend family member amusing endearing moving touching charming high school cafeteria hospital doctor's office gym classroom survival new life second chance friendship
When 18 year old Hope Gracin suddenly finds herself in remission from end-stage cancer, she must learn to live without an expiration date.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Anime, Drama
Japan
2006
98 Minutes
teenager classmate friend teacher time traveler inspiring creative playful charming positive japan school street time portal time travel destiny fantasy animation adventure discovery
A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2013
134 Minutes
Chiwetel Ejiofor Michael Fassbender Benedict Cumberbatch Paul Dano Garret Dillahunt Paul Giamatti Scoot McNairy Lupita Nyong'o Adepero Oduye Sarah Paulson Brad Pitt
slave slave trader abolitionist master african-american love interest dark powerful gripping touching gritty new york state american south plantation hideout secret hideout slave market slavery abolitionism underground railroad
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Comedy, Adventure
France
2015
104 Minutes
Ange Dargent Théophile Baquet Diane Besnier Audrey Tautou Vincent Lamoureux Agathe Peigney Douglas Brosset Charles Raymond Ferdinand Roux-Balme Marc Delarue
teen boy teenager artist mother love interest friend amusing playful charming cheeky lighthearted emotional france lake vacation home coming-of-age relationships first love mother/son relationship escape
Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.
Comedy, Drama
2016
93 Minutes
Tristan Göbel Anand Batbileg Alexander Scheer Friederike Kempter Nicole Mercedes Müller Xenia Assenza Udo Samel Uwe Bohm
teen boy teenager bully friend immigrant grandfather charming emotional heartwarming lighthearted engaging hilarious germany berlin car romania coming of age friendship relationships happiness
Fourteen-year-old Maik, an outsider at school, is facing a long and boring summer. When his classmate Tschick turns up with a stolen car, Maik decides to accompany him on a trip to Wallachia.