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10 Best Movies Like Run Wild, Run Free

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

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#1
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

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

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. ...

#2
The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound

1981★ 7.1

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

When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures ...

#3
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Run Wild, Run Free for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence ...

#4
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Run Wild, Run Free 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...

#5
Moondance Alexander

Moondance Alexander

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Run Wild, Run Free 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...

#6
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Run Wild, Run Free 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...

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