20 movies like Whale Rider, ordered by similarity : Mia and the White Lion(2018), A Dog's Journey(2019), Old Yeller(1957), Moondance Alexander(2007), My Girl 2(1993), My Friend Flicka(1943), Aquamarine(2006), Charlotte's Web(2006), The Baby-Sitters Club(1995), Those Calloways(1964), Soul Boy(2010), Zozo(2005) ...
7.5/10
Kids & Family, Drama
New Zealand|Germany
2002
101 Minutes
Keisha Castle-Hughes Rawiri Paratene Vicky Haughton Cliff Curtis Grant Roa Mana Taumaunu Rachel House Taungaroa Emile Tammy Davis Mabel Wharekawa-Burt Rawinia Clarke
girl chief uncle grandmother grandfather touching inspiring passionate new zealand ocean beach tradition tribe myth coming of age feminism native people growing up quest underdog
A contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.
6.5/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
France|Germany|South Africa|Switzerland|Monaco|USA
2018
98 Minutes
Mélanie Laurent Daniah De Villiers Langley Kirkwood Ryan Mac Lennan Brandon Auret Lillian Dube Lionel Newton Tessa Jubber
girl lion lion tamer father mother inspiring passionate charming positive emotional tense south africa farm wilderness wildlife preserve plains human-animal friendship secret dangerous information journey
A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.
7.5/10
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, 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.
6.2/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2007
93 Minutes
Don Johnson Kay Panabaker Lori Loughlin Sasha Cohen James Best Whitney Sloan
teen girl mother horse owner classmate heartwarming engaging ranch stable school family home horsemanship dreams family overcoming the odds coming of age competition underdog discovery growing up 2000s
The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1993
99 Minutes
Anna Chlumsky Dan Aykroyd Jamie Lee Curtis Austin O'Brien Richard Masur Christine Ebersole John David Souther Angeline Ball Aubrey Morris Gerrit Graham Ben Stein
teen girl teen boy uncle deceased mother girlfriend daughter touching charming heartwarming los angeles family home search family bloodline truth teen romance coming of age the past discovery growing up love
Vada Sultenfuss must go to LA to stay with her Uncle Phil to do some research on her mother's life, but finds much more.
6.5/10
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 »
5.3/10
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2006
103 Minutes
Sara Paxton Joanna "JoJo" Levesque Emma Roberts Jake McDorman Arielle Kebbel Shaun Micallef Tammin Sursok Dichen Lachman Julia Blake Roy Billing Claudia Karvan
teen girl best friend mermaid mother lifeguard father charming heartwarming playful beach club friendship storm secret romance transformation love growing up 2000s
Two teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool.
6.3/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2006
98 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Kevin Anderson Gary Basaraba Beau Bridges Essie Davis Siobhan Fallon Hogan
young girl pig farmer spider uncle rat charming tender endearing emotional touching amusing farm amusement park barn farmhouse barnyard friendship meaning of life death
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
5.8/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1995
94 Minutes
Schuyler Fisk Bre Blair Rachael Leigh Cook Larisa Oleynik Tricia Joe Stacy Linn Ramsower Zelda Harris Christian Oliver Brooke Adams Bruce Davison Ellen Burstyn
teen girl man babysitter mother father neighbor mushy endearing uplifting emotional connecticut mansion carnival summer camp garden clubhouse small business childhood friends summer camp baby-sitting
Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.
6.7/10
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 »
6.7/10
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.
6.6/10
Drama
Sweden|Czech Republic|UK|Denmark|Netherlands
2005
102 Minutes
Imad Creidi Antoinette Turk Elias Gergi Carmen Lebbos Viktor Axelsson Charbel Iskandar Yasmine Awad
young boy grandfather grandmother young girl bully sibling endearing melodramatic touching beirut airport sweden school family home war emigration prejudice grief culture shock family
A Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden.
6.8/10
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.
6.8/10
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia|USA
1995
94 Minutes
James Cromwell Magda Szubanski Mary Acres David Webb Marshall Napier John Doyle Paul Goddard
farmer wife animal pig dog uplifting endearing inspiring positive farm countryside fair animals social change grief growing up transformation underdog 1990s
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
6.3/10
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 »
6.2/10
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand
1992
102 Minutes
Stephen Fulford Stephen Papps Paul Gittins Gabrielle Hammond David Taylor Alexandra Marshall
young boy mentally disabled person mother father sister bully emotional powerful moving new zealand family home beach church stadium garden coming of age imagination unlikely friendship prejudice dreams
Family drama set in New Zealand about Geoff Crome, a young boy (Fulford) who immerses himself in his own private fantasy world where he meets Firpo (Papps), a strange being who dreams of ... See full summary »
6.5/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Canada
1994
103 Minutes
Mick Lally Eileen Colgan John Lynch Jeni Courtney Richard Sheridan Cillian Byrne Pat Slowey Dave Duffy Declan Hannigan Fergal McElherron Frankie McCafferty
young girl grandfather grandmother young boy selkie pretty woman fascinating spirited ireland coast island missing persons family history sea legends supernatural seals metamorphosis quest discovery
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
5.3/10
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
84 Minutes
Tom Cavanagh Kimberly Williams-Paisley Luke Benward Hallie Kate Eisenberg Philip Bolden Adam Hicks Nick Krause Ryan Malgarini Austin Rogers James Rebhorn Ty Panitz
schoolboy schoolgirl bully nerd teacher winsome offbeat endearing school playground classroom neighborhood eating worms bet coming of age childhood growing up rivalry underdog 2000s
During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.
5.7/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1972
90 Minutes
Earl Holliman Johnny Whitaker George Spell Lew Ayres Godfrey Cambridge Pat Crowley Beah Richards Clifton James
dog trainer son best friend dog neighbor mother uplifting positive touching plantation veterinarian's office field friendship father/son relationship race dogs hunting competition underdog growing up
In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two Georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials.
6.3/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2005
105 Minutes
AnnaSophia Robb Jeff Daniels Cicely Tyson Eva Marie Saint Dave Matthews Courtney Jines Elle Fanning Nick Price Luke Benward Lara Grice Julia LaShae
young girl dog father townsperson librarian friend emotional mushy florida small town trailer park supermarket library store loneliness friendship father/daughter relationship abandonment adoption alcoholism
A mischievous dog befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends.
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