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10 Best Movies Like Joshua's World

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

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#1
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joshua's World 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...

#2
Skater Girl

Skater Girl

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joshua's World 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...

#3
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joshua's World 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...

#4
Moondance Alexander

Moondance Alexander

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joshua's World 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...

#5
The Color of Friendship

The Color of Friendship

2000★ 6.7

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

Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is ...

#6
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Joshua's World for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody....

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