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10 Best Movies Like The Boy Who Disappeared

If you loved The Boy Who Disappeared, 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

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy Who Disappeared 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...

#2
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy Who Disappeared for fans of Family & Drama. 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
I Believe

I Believe

2019★ 7.7

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

A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way....

#4
Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia

2007★ 7.3

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

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differen...

#5
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy Who Disappeared 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. ...

#6
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

2009★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Boy Who Disappeared for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally put...

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