20 movies like Storm Boy, ordered by similarity : The Confirmation(2016), Red Dog: True Blue(2016), Having You(2013), The Yearling(1946), Chilly Christmas(2012), My Friend Flicka(1943), After the Storm(2016), Bambi II(2006), Soul Boy(2010), Those Calloways(1964), Lassie Come Home(1943), Staying Together(1989) ...
Kids & Family, Drama
Australia
1976
88 Minutes
young boy father aborigine pelican ranger teacher fascinating heartwarming powerful emotional australia river delta family home beach town coast father/son relationship animals cross-cultural relations life lessons
Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.
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
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
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Kids & Family, Drama
1946
128 Minutes
Gregory Peck Jane Wyman Claude Jarman Jr. Chill Wills Margaret Wycherly Henry Travers Jeff York Forrest Tucker June Lockhart
son father mother fawn emotional endearing sad florida farm household family friendship childhood grief animals growing up love discovery 1870s
A pet deer changes a boy (Claude Jarman Jr.) and his parents (Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman), pioneering farmers in Florida after the Civil War.
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.
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
Japan
2016
117 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe Yôko Maki Kirin Kiki Taiyô Yoshizawa
private detective family estranged father son mother mourner brooding charming emotional inspiring moving rousing japan town detective agency home family relationships second chance determination
After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.
Animation, Kids & Family, Drama
2006
72 Minutes
father son fawn animal winsome tender uplifting playful lighthearted charming forest father/son relationship childhood friendship adventure discovery growing up unknown era
After the death of his mother, a fawn (Alexander Gould) develops a deeper bond with his noble father (Patrick Stewart).
Kids & Family, Drama
Kenya|Germany
2010
60 Minutes
Samson Odhiambo Leila Dayan Opou Krysteen Savane
teen boy father witch girlfriend friend creative wild emotional heartwarming nairobi, kenya slum street shack witchcraft redemption gambling magic father/son relationship young love quest
A Kenyan boy goes on a strange journey to return his father's soul.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1964
131 Minutes
Brian Keith Vera Miles Brandon de Wilde Walter Brennan Ed Wynn Linda Evans Philip Abbott John Larkin Parley Baer Frank de Kova Roy Roberts
father mother son salesman hunter storekeeper inspiring heartwarming vermont wilderness lake aspirations animal rights family deception hunting bullying quest underdog sacrifice
Story of Cam Calloway and his family, who live in a densely wooded area in New England. Cam dreams of building a sanctuary for the geese that fly over the area each year, and he tries ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1943
88 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Donald Crisp Dame May Whitty Edmund Gwenn Nigel Bruce Elsa Lanchester Elizabeth Taylor Ben Webster J. Pat O'Malley Alan Napier Arthur Shields
lassie young boy mother father duke grandchild heartwarming family home yorkshire scotland countryside estate dogs family class distinctions journey escape quest 1940s
After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie (Pal) escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
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.
Drama
1970
90 Minutes
Melvyn Douglas Gene Hackman Dorothy Stickney Estelle Parsons Elizabeth Hubbard Lovelady Powell Daniel Keyes Conrad Bain Jon Richards James Karen
father son mother fiancée sister college professor moving tender emotional bleak touching brooding new york city parents' house diner hospital father/son relationship independence family grief
A middle-aged New York professor (Gene Hackman) loses his mother (Dorothy Stickney) and reaches out to his bitter father (Melvyn Douglas).
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1950
85 Minutes
Clifton Webb Myrna Loy Jeanne Crain Betty Lynn Edgar Buchanan Barbara Bates Mildred Natwick Sara Allgood Anthony Sydes Roddy McCaskill Norman Ollestad
father mother daughter son doctor heartwarming lighthearted rhode island new jersey household family parenthood siblings marriage daunting task efficiency love growing up 1940s
"Cheaper By the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama, Music
USA
2018
110 Minutes
J. Michael Finley Madeline Carroll Dennis Quaid Trace Adkins Cloris Leachman Jason Burkey Mark Furze Randy McDowell Cole Marcus Alexander Dominguez Brody Rose
musician father son band member teacher friend incredible inspiring heartwarming emotional creative tense texas stage recording studio house auditorium coming of age family father/son relationship
The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1996
109 Minutes
Thora Birch Vincent Kartheiser Dirk Benedict Charlton Heston Gordon Tootoosis Duncan Fraser Ben Cardinal Ryan Kent
daughter son father friend pilot poacher inspiring suspenseful emotional heartwarming alaska wilderness airplane beach mountain boat father/child relationship siblings journey plane crash
While searching for their missing father in the mountains of Alaska, two siblings come across a baby polar bear on the run from a pair of poachers.
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.
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.
Drama
Japan
2013
120 Minutes
Machiko Ono Yôko Maki Masaharu Fukuyama Lily Franky Kirin Kiki Jun Fubuki Jun Kunimura Shôgen Hwang
father son biological father mother emotional gripping incredible powerful rousing tender japan home hospital outdoors small town city switched identities birth family relationships
Ryota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.