20 movies like Magic Journey to Africa, ordered by similarity : The Red Stallion(1947), Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken(1991), Seabiscuit(2003), Thoroughbreds Don't Cry(1937), The Great Dan Patch(1949), The Littlest Horse Thieves(1977), Mia and the White Lion(2018), Kirikou and the Men and Women(2012), Thunderhead: Son of Flicka(1945), The Adventures of Pepper & Paula(2015), Spirit Riders(2015), Phar Lap(1983) ...
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Spain
2010
90 Minutes
Eva Gerretsen Adria Collado Toby Harper Molly Malcolm Veronica Blume Leonor Watling John Whiteley Simon Brading Julius Cotter Raymond Mvula
young girl boy horse emotional africa foreign country journey magic curiosity transformation
A young girl named Jana takes a magical journey to Africa.
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, Drama
USA
1991
88 Minutes
Gabrielle Anwar Michael Schoeffling Cliff Robertson Dylan Kussman Kathleen York Frank Renzulli Nancy Moore Atchison Lisa Norman
teen girl horse horse trainer orphan aunt boyfriend emotional endearing inspiring incredible fair atlantic city, n.j. stable swimming pool cemetery paddock horsemanship performance stunts coming of age
Thrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives.
Drama
USA
2003
140 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Jeff Bridges Chris Cooper Elizabeth Banks Gary Stevens William H. Macy Kingston DuCoeur Eddie Jones Ed Lauter Michael O'Neill Michael Angarano
horse owner jockey horse horse trainer wife child uplifting engaging emotional inspiring california mexico racetrack great depression horse racing unlikely hero death of a child rise rivalry transformation
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
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.
Drama
USA
1949
94 Minutes
Dennis O'Keefe Gail Russell Ruth Warrick Charlotte Greenwood Henry Hull John Hoyt Arthur Hunnicutt Clarence Muse Harry Lauter
horse fiancée teacher horse trainer scientist wife rousing inspiring emotional indiana racetrack farm kentucky mansion farmhouse horse racing divorce fame marriage love
Story of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
1977
104 Minutes
Alastair Sim Peter Barkworth Maurice Colbourne Susan Tebbs Geraldine McEwan Joe Gladwin Andrew Harrison Benjie Bolgar Chloe Franks Prunella Scales Leslie Sands
young boy young girl mother father lord emotional engaging yorkshire, england mine stable horses horse thieves daunting task animal slaughter corporate greed rescue quest growing up 1900s
When the owner of a Yorkshire coal-mine decides to mechanize to increase profits, the mine's pit ponies are scheduled to be destroyed. So, three children plan to steal them to keep them ... See full summary »
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.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
France
2012
85 Minutes
boy sorcerer man woman grandfather old man amusing charming dreamy emotional lighthearted spirited africa village tree senegal hut desert fairy tales magic
Once again, Kirikou's noble Grandfather tell us more of his grandson's untold adventures.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1945
78 Minutes
Roddy McDowall Preston Foster Rita Johnson James Bell Diana Hale Carleton Young Ralph Sanford Robert Filmer Alan Bridge
horse teenager father horse trainer daughter charming melodramatic moving ranch wyoming wilderness horse breaking horsemanship horse racing coming of age father/son relationship sacrifice discovery 1940s
A young boy tries to train Thunderhead, a beautiful white colt and the son of his beloved Flicka, to be a champion race horse.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Kevin Nations Mindy Raymond Allie Deberry Holt Boggs Jon Michael Davis Donny Boaz Brant Bumpers Callie Haverda Larry Jack Dotson
gunslinger pet dog young woman cowboy airy amusing charming melodramatic united states ranch adventure human-animal friendship cowboys horse ranching horse riding adventure love pursuit 2010s
Based on the true life adventures of Pistol Packin Paula and her dog, Pepper.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2015
92 Minutes
C. Thomas Howell Lance Henriksen Alexandria Deberry Carol Hickey Quinn Leifur Jordan LeuVoy Olivia Osteen Vernon Reeves Kim Jackson Wheeler
dead person rebel teen girl horse horse breeder horse owner engaging emotional melodramatic moving ranch camp survivor's guilt death of brother discovery growing up transformation 21st century
When a rebellious teen is arrested and sentenced to an equine therapy camp, she forms a connection with a spirited thoroughbred that she helps train with the guidance of the ranch's no-nonsense owner.
Drama
Australia
1983
108 Minutes
Tom Burlinson Martin Vaughan Judy Morris Ron Leibman Celia De Burgh Richard Morgan Robert Grubb Gia Carides James Steele Vincent Ball Peter Whitford
stableman horse owner horse trainer wife jockey horse thrilling emotional spirited australia stable racetrack mexico house california horse racing animal rights competition gambling devotion
The true story of an Australian racehorse that became a champion, with the help of a local stableboy.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Animation, Musical
USA
2013
94 Minutes
Mathias Malzieu
singer lover magician charming emotional incredible spain scotland graveyard star-crossed lovers magic broken heart love growing up 1890s
FEATURING ZACH GALIFIANAKIS, SARAH SILVERMAN, PATTON OSWALT & MANY MORE! Cult-Comic Eddie Pepitone's life is on display in this unhinged portrait of creativity, enlightenment and rage.
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
97 Minutes
Jerry Mofokeng Nozipho Nkelemba Zenzo Ngqobe Lillian Dube Moshoeshoe Chabeli Lebohang Ntsane Jerry Phele
young man childhood friend schoolteacher estranged father orphan priest confident emotional engaging profound passionate south africa slum johannesburg, south africa village bus south africa discovery growing up memories
What if the most chilling novel of all time was actually based on account of a horrific experiment gone awry?
Musical, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1939
101 Minutes
Judy Garland Frank Morgan Ray Bolger Bert Lahr Jack Haley Billie Burke Margaret Hamilton Charley Grapewin Pat Walshe Clara Blandick
young girl witch dog lion wizard scarecrow creative touching emotional farm village emerald city kansas oz courage song and dance journey friendship magic discovery
Dorothy Gale is swept away from a farm in Kansas to a magical land of Oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the Wizard who can help her return home to Kansas and help her friends as well.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
2003
45 Minutes
Richard Romanus Biana Tamimi Patrick Elyas Gérard Rudolf Ali Al Ameri Andries Rossouw Emma Deetlefs Silke Bezuidenhout Bill Lawrence Stephen Gladstone Elbrus Outavae
young girl horse arab grandfather racer poor person engaging gripping heartwarming inspiring powerful spectacular desert arabia home horse track horse racing legend aspirations unlikely friendship
A 10-year-old (Biana Tamimi) prepares to race an Arabian horse after it comes to her aid in the African desert.
Anime, Adventure, Fantasy
China
2016
105 Minutes
Chun Zhang
young girl young boy dolphin fish friend rat charming engaging striking heartwarming touching incredible fantasy world magical world kindness courage souls friendship animation adventure
A 16-year-old girl travels to the human world in the form of a dolphin and forms a connection with a human boy.
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.
Drama
South Africa|Germany
2001
117 Minutes
Ian Roberts Kagiso Mtetwa Wilmien Rossouw Grethe Fox Dolly Rathebe Esmeralda Bihl Michele Burgers Danny Keogh Mary Twala Winston Ntshona
soldier street urchin missing person drug dealer father figure emotional engaging gritty cape town, south africa johannesburg, south africa south africa van relationships unusual friendship search journey family adventure discovery quest
South Africa, post-apartheid: WONDERBOY, a wiry 11-year-old, is trying to survive on the streets of crime-ridden Johannesburg. KOBUS, a former soldier of the apartheid army, can't forget ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1949
93 Minutes
Shirley Temple Barry Fitzgerald Lon McCallister Rosemary DeCamp Donald MacBride Pierre Watkin William Forrest Sugarfoot Anderson Bill Cartledge Gertrude Astor Creighton Hale
horse young girl horse trainer jockey uncle love interest uplifting charming heartwarming inspiring kentucky horse track horse racing love romantic dilemma grief family rise to stardom rise quest
Horse trainer Shawn O'Hara and his lovely niece, Margaret, come to America to escape the memory of an accident involving Margaret's brother, Danny. Working with thoroughbreds in Kentucky, ... See full summary »