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10 Best Movies Like My Backyard Was A Mountain

If you loved My Backyard Was A Mountain, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Backyard Was A Mountain for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devot...

#2
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Backyard Was A Mountain 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...

#3
Sky High

Sky High

2020★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Backyard Was A Mountain for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A commentary on Spanish society dressed as a thriller about the misadventures of a gang of young petty criminals after the real estate crash....

#4
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Backyard Was A Mountain 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...

#5
Lend a Paw

Lend a Paw

1941★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Backyard Was A Mountain for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jealous over Mickey's attention to a kitten, Pluto's devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well. The angel-self wins,...

#6
Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby

1961★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to My Backyard Was A Mountain 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...

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