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10 Best Movies Like Fern, the Red Deer

If you loved Fern, the Red Deer, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park

Chestnut: Hero of Central Park

2004★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fern, the Red Deer for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ray and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs....

#2
The Yearling

The Yearling

1946★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fern, the Red Deer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?...

#3
Bambi II

Bambi II

2006★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fern, the Red Deer for fans of Animation. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud pa...

#4
Stuart Little

Stuart Little

1999★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fern, the Red Deer for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the Littles adopt Stuart, the mouse, George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, and the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic. Stuart resolves to face these...

#5
Wolfwalkers

Wolfwalkers

2020★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fern, the Red Deer for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last...

#6
Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

1987★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Fern, the Red Deer for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a...

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