20 movies like Spirit Riders, ordered by similarity : Running Wild(2017), Thunderhead: Son of Flicka(1945), Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken(1991), Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story(2005), Moondance Alexander(2007), Seabiscuit(2003), The Red Stallion(1947), Young Black Stallion(2003), Apple of My Eye(2017), Thoroughbreds Don't Cry(1937), The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007), Sporting Blood(1931) ...
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
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Sharon Stone Tommy J. Flanagan Jason Lewis Dorian Brown Tom Williamson Christina Moore Jessica Uberuaga John Ducey
rancher ranch owner horse breeder creditor horse sheriff gripping passionate melodramatic ranch california courtroom horse ranching horse breaking debt animal rights discovery fall love rise
Stella Davis, a widow who saves her ranch by working with convicts to rehabilitate a herd of wild horses that wandered on to her property, must fight prejudice.
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.
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.
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.
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 »
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.
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, 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.
Drama
USA
2017
80 Minutes
Avery Arendes Amy Smart Liam McIntyre Burt Reynolds AJ Michalka Jack Griffo Nick Bateman Lindsay Lamb Castille Landon Maddi Jane
horse blind girl parent dog trainer touching engaging emotional farm united states horse riding horse training blindness accident rise growing up transformation 21st century
A young girl struggles after a traumatic horse riding accident causes her to lose her eyesight. Charles, the head trainer of Southeastern Guide Dogs, trains Apple, a miniature horse, to be her companion and surrogate eyes.
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.
Other, Drama
UK
2007
90 Minutes
Tom Berenger Joely Richardson Luke Ward-Wilkinson Lia Williams Jenny O'Hara Ronald Pickup Elliot Cowan Derek Riddell
woodworker mother son young boy dead person friend engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming charming creative family home friendship relationships christmas emotion art adventure discovery
When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1931
83 Minutes
Clark Gable Ernest Torrence Madge Evans Lew Cody Marie Prevost J. Farrell MacDonald
ranch hand horse owner wife gambler card dealer girlfriend engaging amusing moving horse track ranch gambling house countryside horse racing racketeering sabotage reunion murder wager quest
The saga of thoroughbred Tommy Boy, born in a rain puddle, and his various owners as he evolves into a a champion stakes horse.
Drama
UK
2017
122 Minutes
Charlie Plummer Chloë Sevigny Steve Zahn Justin Rain Lewis Pullman Bob Olin Teyah Hartley Kurt Conroyd Alison Elliott Rachael Perrell Fosket Jason Rouse
teen boy horse emotional heartwarming rousing uplifting american midwest oregon small town stable human-animal friendship teenage rebellion adventure discovery growing up underdog rescue 21st century
A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete.
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.
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
UK
2012
91 Minutes
Lenora Crichlow Lily James Noel Clarke Rupert Graves Bradley James Philip Davis Lorraine Burroughs Lashana Lynch Dominique Tipper
girl runner team member coach father physical therapist confident dreamy emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring london united kingdom racetrack locker room council estate family home sports team
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Adventure, Kids & Family, Drama
USA|UK
2006
95 Minutes
Alison Lohman Tim McGraw Maria Bello Ryan Kwanten Dallas Roberts Nick Searcy Danny Pino Kaylee DeFer Jeffrey Nordling Dey Young John O'Brien
teen girl father horse charming endearing engaging wyoming racetrack animals horse racing father/daughter relationship dangerous job reunion rescue quest 2000s
Young Katy claims a wild horse as her own -- an effort to prove to her father that she is capable of taking over the family horse ranch one day.
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 »
Kids & Family, Biography, Drama
USA|UK
2004
106 Minutes
Johnny Depp Kate Winslet Julie Christie Radha Mitchell Dustin Hoffman Kelly Macdonald Ian Hart Paul Whitehouse Freddie Highmore Joe Prospero Nick Roud
author mother son wife arthur conan doyle orphan charming emotional endearing london theater england friendship childhood parenthood grief marriage discovery transformation growing up
The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
Drama, Romance
Switzerland|Germany
2015
90 Minutes
Jenny Schily Lars Eidinger Urs Jucker Victoria Schulz
teen girl pregnant teen teenage mother mother lover father amusing engaging emotional moving melodramatic uplifting family home coming of age challenge family relationships sexual awakening adventure discovery
When her mother decides to stop administering medication to her mentally challenged daughter, 18-year-old Dora awakes, as if from a deep sleep. Dora discovers her body, her sensuality and finally, sex, too.