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10 Best Movies Like Where the Red Fern Grows

If you loved Where the Red Fern Grows, 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

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Red Fern Grows for fans of Drama & Family. 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...

#2
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Red Fern Grows 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. ...

#3
Greyfriars Bobby

Greyfriars Bobby

1961★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Red Fern Grows 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
Skater Girl

Skater Girl

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Red Fern Grows 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...

#5
Flicka: Country Pride

Flicka: Country Pride

2012★ 6.6

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

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

#6
I Believe

I Believe

2019★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Where the Red Fern Grows 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....

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