Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Secretariat

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

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#1
Ride Like a Girl

Ride Like a Girl

2019★ 7.2

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

The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup....

#2
Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit

2003★ 7.1

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

True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation....

#3
Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

1975★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Secretariat for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race : 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a...

#4
A Sunday Horse

A Sunday Horse

2016★ 6.3

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

After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of wi...

#5
We Are Marshall

We Are Marshall

2006★ 6.9

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

When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the footbal...

#6
The Derby Stallion

The Derby Stallion

2005★ 6.0

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

An alcoholic former horse-trainer perceives in a fifteen-year-old boy a unique gift of horsemanship and makes it possible for the boy to conceive his dream and pursue it....

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