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10 Best Movies Like Happy Sailing

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

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#1
Skater Girl

Skater Girl

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Sailing for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and comp...

#2
Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby

1961★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Sailing for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopte...

#3
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Sailing for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a...

#4
Child's Play

Child's Play

1972★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Sailing for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil a...

#5
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Sailing for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming c...

#6
Moondance Alexander

Moondance Alexander

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Happy Sailing for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Curiously named teen Moondance Alexander lives with her eccentric mother, and is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers. Although...

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