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10 Best Movies Like Smitty

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

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#1
Rescued by Ruby

Rescued by Ruby

2022★ 7.5

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

Chasing his dream to join an elite K-9 unit, a state trooper partners with a fellow underdog: clever but naughty shelter pup Ruby. Based on a true story....

#2
Flicka: Country Pride

Flicka: Country Pride

2012★ 6.6

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

Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter....

#3
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

2009★ 6.7

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

A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class....

#4
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smitty for fans of Family & Drama. 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. ...

#5
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Smitty for fans of Family & Drama. 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
The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game

2009★ 7.1

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

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series....

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