Best movies like Adeline
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Plot Summary:
When a mysterious doctor arrives in a small Midwestern town, her therapy horse, Adeline, quickly gains a reputation for ‘healing’ those with special needs. Not used to this alternative form of healing, some begin to question the authenticity of Adeline’s methods and tensions arise. But one day during an equine therapy session, a destructive tornado descends upon the barn. Adeline leaps into action and corrals her students, pushing them against the founding wall of the stable. Although Adeline saves the lives of 12 people, she takes the brunt of the storm’s destructive force and suffers a shattered leg. With the town’s people now convinced of Adeline’s amazing spirit, they band together to raise the funds necessary to fix her leg and save her life. Based on an inspirational true story, Adeline teaches all those she encounters the same powerful lesson: miracles happen when you let go of the reins.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, spiritual
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A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
Plot Summary:
The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 318
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, realistic, disturbing, sad
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Trust Fund (2016)
Plot Summary:
Reese Donahue leads a seemingly ideal life, with a bright future ahead of her. But when she discovers the truth, that her mother left enough money for her to choose her own path, she's faced with a dilemma.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 274
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing, romantic, romantic comedy
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Safe Harbor (2009)
Plot Summary:
Doug and Robbie are about to set sail on a long trip when they unexpectedly find themselves foster parenting a group of troubled teenage boys. The experience changes their lives for the better, and they decide to stay in town and run the foster home for boys permanently.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Down with the King (2021)
Plot Summary:
Sent to the Berkshires to focus on his next album, disillusioned rap star Money Merc abruptly announces his retirement on Twitter. After Merc's announcement, his manager rushes to the countryside to lure him back into the music industry.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 449
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Druid Peak (2014)
Plot Summary:
A troubled teen is sent to live with his estranged father, a park ranger. During his time there, he develops an unusual affinity with and passion for the wolves in a local pack.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, sad
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Life Inside Out (2013)
Plot Summary:
When a mother returns to her musical roots, she rediscovers the passion of her youth, and finds a way to connect with her troubled youngest son.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 281
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, independent film
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Rock My Heart (2017)
Plot Summary:
17-year-old Jana has a congenital heart defect. To defy fate, Jana seeks every challenge, plunges into every wild and dangerous adventure. Her parents does not like that and are even more in constant fear of their daughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, captivating, disturbing
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Kissing Candice (2017)
Plot Summary:
Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in real life, she becomes involved with a dangerous local gang.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, disturbing, bleak
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A Gift Horse (2015)
Plot Summary:
Torn apart by the loss of her mother, young Amanda spends time at a ranch owned by a business tycoon. When his spoiled daughter rejects their new horse, Amanda proves that Misty is a true champion and restores her happiness in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Seven Days of Himawari and Her Puppies (2012)
Plot Summary:
Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to desperately save her baby dogs.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 144
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, captivating, suspense
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Mr. Pig (2016)
Plot Summary:
On a mission to sell his last remaining prize hog and reunite with old friends, an aging farmer abandons his foreclosed farm and journeys to Mexico. After smuggling in the hog, his estranged daughter shows up, forcing them to face their past and embark on an adventurous road trip together.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: road movie, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, independent film
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Sea Change (2017)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl makes a startling discovery about her connection to the Seawalkers, legendary beings who are half-human, half-sea creature.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 643
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Orphan Horse (2018)
Plot Summary:
A retired horse trainer finds a young runaway girl in his barn. Skeptic at first, he let's her stay and a friendship develops while he discovers her heart and talent for horses.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 602
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, touching
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Nanayo (2008)
Plot Summary:
A young woman leaves her job and lover in Japan to start a new life in Thailand.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan, Thailand
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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The Illiterate (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ximena is illiterate; Jacqueline reads to her. Everything except a letter hidden under a wooden Buddha that Ximena won’t let her read. To know what it says, Ximena must learn to read. As Ximena learns, their relationship, thorny at first, becomes ever more trusting. What they will learn is more than either of them could have imagined. Fueled by brilliant writing and luminous acting - Paulina Garcia (Gloria - Best Actress, Berlinale 2013) should be declared a national treasure - this richly metaphorical and emotionally subtle miracle from Chile, the new heart of South American cinema, is exactly the kind of film Cinequest was created to discover - a film that will touch you deeply, a film you will not want to forget.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 172
Genere: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, minimal cast
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A Country Called Home (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ellie is a 27-year old whose life is far from where she imagined it to be. Filled with annoying friends, a self-involved boyfriend, and a career that she can’t bring herself to pursue, Ellie feels detached from her life. When she learns that her estranged alcoholic father has died, her world is disrupted and she begins a journey that takes her to a small town in Texas. While dealing with the logistical arrangements of her father’s death Ellie has to confront what happens when the structures and safety nets we build for ourselves come undone.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Change in the Air (2018)
Plot Summary:
A peaceful community is forever changed when a mysterious young woman moves in. As the quirky locals embrace her, their lives soon improve. But, they can't help notice that their strange new neighbor has a secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 727
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, surprise ending
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Tyson's Run (2022)
Plot Summary:
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father's approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 770
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Right Mom (2021)
Plot Summary:
While writing an article about an abused boy, a woman fights for protect him after she uncovers shocking details.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Fatal Beauty (2019)
Plot Summary:
Trevor and Michelle live an average life in the suburbs. When new neighbors move in, however, they find their world turned upside down, and their neighborhood into a place of chaos and shame.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 95
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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With the Wind (2018)
Plot Summary:
An isolated farm in a remote part of the Jura region: this is where Pauline and Alex are living in complete self-sufficient harmony with nature. Their life project is sealed by their love, their ideals and their work. The couple is now ready to take the step towards total independence, and start producing their own electricity. The arrival of Samuel, who comes to install a wind turbine, deeply troubles Pauline, upsetting their relationship and their values.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 496
Genere: Drama
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
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Believe (2016)
Plot Summary:
A small-town business owner tries to save the local Christmas pageant against all odds.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 466
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: christian film, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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My Lovely Angel (2021)
Plot Summary:
A life-changing story of a man who has lived as a loner his entire life. Jae Shik begins to live together with a child with a hearing-visual disability, as they change each other's lives and try to find a way to communicate.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 628
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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The Mystery of Her (2022)
Plot Summary:
After a near fatal car accident, a popular high school student loses her memory and gets a second chance at a more meaningful life.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing
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A Father's Choice (2000)
Plot Summary:
The fast-paced city life of two sisters is turned upside down when they are sent to live in the country with their father after their mother is killed.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, captivating, sincere, entertaining
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Apple of My Eye (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young girl struggles after a traumatic horse riding accident causes her to lose her eyesight. CHARLES, the head trainer of Southeastern Guide Dogs, trains Apple, a miniature horse, to be her companion and surrogate eyes.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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Breaking Free (1995)
Plot Summary:
When troubled, cynical teen Rick chooses service at a camp for the blind over serving time at a correctional facility, he thinks he's found the easy way out. Instead, it's the way to a new life. Friendship. Step by step, as Rick helps a blinded Gymnast rediscover the joys of competition through equestrian show jumping, they begin to take control of the most important journey of all... a journey called life.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 346
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: independent film, realistic, semi serious
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Child of the Steppe (2016)
Plot Summary:
As the unforgiving forces of nature take their toll on humans and animals, the unexpected return of snow devastates the nomad family’s livestock. 11-year old Sukbhat is forced to leave his childhood behind. Now the hopes of the family rely on the young boy who should tame and race the wild horse. An intense relation between father, son and their wild horse shows how nature overwhelms and influences human beings. Nobody remains unscathed after being confronted with the powers of the steppe.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Drama
Country: Germany, Poland
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, realistic
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The Long Shot (2004)
Plot Summary:
Annie Garret is a young woman who moves with her irresponsible husband Ross and their seven-year-old daughter Taylor from Colorado to a ranch in northern California where Ross abandons them after he fails to land a job. With no money and no friends, and Taylor and Annie's prized racehorse, Tolo, to look after, Annie lands a job at a ranch hand and stable person at a stud farm owned by the stern Mary Lou O'Brien who is hiding some person demons of her own. Despite Annie's own setbacks in life, she decides to find an outing by entering her horse in a high-stakes riding competition. But when her horse goes blind from a race illness, Annie must struggle with her hardships to put the impossible to the test.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 634
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: uplifting, serious, realistic, sincere
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Rodeo Girl (2016)
Plot Summary:
Shipped off to her American dad's ranch for the summer, a teen and her horse Lucky Lad compete for a spot at the National Youth Rodeo.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing