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10 Best Movies Like Thicker Than Water

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

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#1
Skater Girl

Skater Girl

2021★ 7.2

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

Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and comp...

#2
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thicker Than Water 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...

#3
Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby

1961★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thicker Than Water 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...

#4
I Believe

I Believe

2019★ 7.7

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

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

#5
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Thicker Than Water 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. ...

#6
The Stray

The Stray

2017★ 6.1

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

A young father takes his nine year old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightnin...

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