20 movies like Run Wild, Run Free, ordered by similarity : National Velvet(1944), Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story(2005), Thoroughbreds Don't Cry(1937), The Last Winter(1990), Little Sister(2015), A Majority of One(1961), Caterina Goes to Town(2003), My Friend Flicka(1943), Hard Goodbyes: My Father(2002), Fast Color(2018), Little Lord Fauntleroy(1921), A Day in the Death of Joe Egg(1972) ...
Drama
UK
1969
100 Minutes
John Mills Mark Lester Sylvia Syms Gordon Jackson Bernard Mills Fiona Fullerton
young boy father mother ex-soldier horse uplifting touching dreamy spirited devonshire, england family home moor psychosomatic illness horses unusual friendship mentorship loneliness accident rescue transformation
Philip Ransome, a northern English boy about ten-years-old, has been mute since age three and spends his days roaming the moors alone. His parents despair of a cure. One day, he sees a ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1944
125 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Elizabeth Taylor Donald Crisp Anne Revere Angela Lansbury Reginald Owen Norma Varden Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Terry Kilburn
equestrian jockey daughter father mother trainer inspiring heartwarming england countryside racetrack family home aspirations horse racing family friendship competition discovery growing up transformation
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
80 Minutes
Judy Garland Mickey Rooney Sophie Tucker C. Aubrey Smith Frankie Darro Henry Kolker Helen Troy Ronald Sinclair
jockey niece horse owner young boy uncle gambler charming melodramatic positive horse track boarding house house england office horse racing gambling betrayal friendship fixed game horses
A cocky young jockey who gets mixed up with some crooked gamblers befriends an English lad with a fast horse and the niece of a woman who runs a boarding house for jockeys.
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 »
Drama
2015
126 Minutes
Haruka Ayase Masami Nagasawa Kaho Suzu Hirose Kirin Kiki Shinobu Ohtake Ryô Kase Jun Fubuki
sister mother figure estranged father sibling half sister friend caregiver grandmother love interest romantic interest mother lighthearted emotional engaging endearing positive japan home family home family
After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1961
153 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Alec Guinness Ray Danton Madlyn Rhue Mae Questel
mother daughter son-in-law widower neighbor emotional melodramatic ship family home japan friendship marriage family mother/child relationship grief racism love transformation 1960s
A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness, and forgiveness.
Comedy, Drama
Italy
2003
106 Minutes
Alice Teghil Sergio Castellitto Margherita Buy Carolina Iaquaniello Federica Sbrenna Claudio Amendola Galatea Ranzi Flavio Bucci Antonio Carnevale Paola Tiziana Cruciani Silvio Vannucci
teacher father mother young girl friend government official engaging spirited witty touching small town rome high school shopping mall cemetery rally father/daughter relationship new school friendship politics
Caterina, forced to leave her small town at the age of thirteen, faces the complications of living in the big metropoly of Rome.
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 »
Drama
Greece|Germany
2002
113 Minutes
Yorgos Karayannis Stelios Mainas Ioanna Tsirigouli Hristos Bouyotas Despo Diamantidou
salesman young boy brother wife grandmother father touching dreamy profound athens, greece house fantasy world death father/son relationship car accident mourning imagination space exploration growing up love
In 1969 Athens, a 10 year old boy struggles to come to terms with the sudden death of his father.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
2018
100 Minutes
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Lorraine Toussaint Saniyya Sidney David Strathairn Christopher Denham Hannah Kauffmann Avery Akerson Levi Dylan Monique Straw Ramona King Richard L. Olsen
mother daughter grandmother cop sheriff scientist bleak brooding dreamy somber spirited desert cottage car small town family home on the run super powers apocalypse energy field
After years in hiding, a woman is forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered. Years after having abandoned her family, the only place she has left to hide is home.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1921
100 Minutes
Mary Pickford Jack Pickford Claude Gillingwater Colin Kenny Joseph J. Dowling James Marcus Kate Price Fred Malatesta Rose Dione Frances Marion Arthur Thalasso
earl lord widow grandfather young boy mother uplifting charming endearing heartwarming new york city england family home inheritance family bloodline friendship fortune hunters royalty new life adventure
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1972
107 Minutes
Alan Bates Janet Suzman Peter Bowles Sheila Gish Joan Hickson Elizabeth Robillard Murray Melvin Fanny Carby
mother father daughter friend bleak offbeat shocking family home england parenthood mother/daughter relationship cerebral palsy family transformation quest 1970s
A couple uses extremely black comedy to survive taking care of a daughter who is nearly completely brain dead. They take turns doing the daughter's voice and stare into the eyes of death ... See full summary »
Drama
1986
76 Minutes
Emma Coles Kris Bidenko Kris McQuade Stephen Leeder Debra May Peter Hehir Tony Barry Kerry Dwyer Arthur Faynes Kim Antonios Denise Roberts
teen girl friend mother boyfriend father sad profound sydney beach school house friendship mother/daughter relationship adolescence family coming of age divorce growing up transformation 1980s
Two Australian teenage girls (Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko) go from best friends to ex-friends in a year.
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.
Drama
USA
1942
134 Minutes
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Dame May Whitty Teresa Wright Reginald Owen Henry Travers Richard Ney Henry Wilcoxon
mother soldier father daughter architect emotional touching sad england household airplane family home bombing air raids class distinctions world war ii death rise transformation discovery
A British family struggles to survive the first months of World War II.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Other, Drama
Italy
2011
90 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Celia Imrie Mel Smith Joseph Phillips Jassa Ahluwalia Elijah Baker Janet Dibley Ellie Greenwood Angus Harrison
boy son mother brother teacher emotional heartwarming mushy tender uplifting england hospital school church street house mother/son relationship dreams angels christmas
The life of medieval author Christine de Pizan (Amanda Sandrelli).
Drama
UK
2016
101 Minutes
Rafe Spall Emilia Fox Elaine Cassidy William Stagg Matthew Stagg Richard Cordery Susan Jameson Ross McCormack
father single father deceased mother son young boy brother moving emotional engaging endearing england life lessons mother's death mother/son relationship father/son relationship breast cancer disease death challenge love
A woman dying of incurable breast cancer creates a list of memories and lessons for the husband and sons she is about to leave behind.
Comedy, Drama
France
1974
123 Minutes
Martin Loeb Ingrid Caven Jacqueline Dufranne Vincent Testanière Roger Rizzi Anne Stroka
boy mother mother's boyfriend grandmother friend girl endearing calm tender striking south of france paris apartment school bicycle shop coming of age adolescence desire loneliness family
A study of minor events in the adolescence of a boy growing up in small towns. Daniel lives with his grandmother and, after one year of high school, has to go to live with his mother in the... See full summary »
Drama
France|USA
1996
103 Minutes
Gena Rowlands Marisa Tomei Gérard Depardieu Jake Lloyd Moira Kelly David Thornton David Sherrill
widow elderly woman daughter neighbor single mother young boy tender melodramatic moving apartment family home family mother/daughter relationship mother/son relationship aging self-discovery transformation growing up sacrifice 1990s
After her abusive husband leaves, Monica asks her neighbor to look after her son while she's at work. Mildred's angry daughter's just moved out, so she's happy to have JJ.