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10 Best Movies Like Whale Rider

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

#1
Lucky 7

Lucky 7

2003★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Whale Rider for fans of Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Instead of really living her life since losing her mother at age 7, Seattle lawyer Amy Myer sticks to a foolproof 'timeline' her mother drew as a guideline to help plot the course ...

#2
The Circle

The Circle

2014★ 6.5

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

A young teacher in Zurich in the 1950s falls in love with a transvestite star but is torn between his bourgeois existence and his commitment to homosexuality. He joins a gay organi...

#3
She Monkeys

She Monkeys

2011★ 4.9

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

When Emma meets Cassandra, they initiate a relationship filled with physical and psychological challenges. Emma does whatever it takes to master the rules of the game. Lines are cr...

#4
The Guardian of the Monarchs

The Guardian of the Monarchs

2024★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Whale Rider for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The forests of Michoacán are home to millions of monarch butterflies. Activist Homero Gómez was highly vocal about its preservation – and then he vanished....

#5
The World According to Sesame Street

The World According to Sesame Street

2006★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Whale Rider for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A documentary which examines the creation and co-production of the popular children's television program in three developing countries: Bangladesh, Kosovo and South Africa....

#6
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?

1999★ 6.6

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

Five years have passed and Jake has turned his back on his family. He's still up to his usual tricks in McClutchy's Bar, unaware, as he downs his latest opponent, that his eldest s...