Best movies like Our Wild Hearts
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Plot Summary:
A wealthy teenage girl from Malibu falls in love with a beautiful wild mustang, adventure, and the father she has never known in the wild Sierra Nevada Mountains.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Centurion: The Dancing Stallion (2023)
Plot Summary:
Ellissia adopts a white stallion to train in the art of Mexican horse dancing. As she starts teaching the handsome but previously abused Centurion, Ellissia falls critically ill, which keeps her from competing in a celebrated equestrian event. Under the watchful eyes of her father, new ranch hand Danny steps in as trainer, hoping to win the competition — and, perhaps, Ellissia's heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 97
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Wind Dancer (1993)
Plot Summary:
When a young girl is injured by a riding accident, she overcomes her injury with the help of her family and her beloved horse.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 237
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Double Dad (2021)
Plot Summary:
While her mom is away, a teen sneaks out of the hippie commune where she lives and embarks on a life-changing adventure to discover who her father is.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining
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Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing (2019)
Plot Summary:
It’ll take a miracle to save the Killian family’s ranch… but miracles come in all shapes and sizes. Just as a greedy developer plans to take over their ranch, tween girl Sydney Killian and a neighbor boy find a mysterious pony with an injured wing. As they secretly heal the creature, they find the pony’s magical powers could change their fortunes forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
Similar in 79%
Dakota's Summer (2014)
Plot Summary:
Cowgirls 'n Angels Dakota's Summer tells the story of Dakota Rose, a cowgirl and competitive trick rider who finds out at the age of seventeen that she was adopted. She secretly sets out to discover the truth about her adoption and meet her birth parents while visiting her grandfather, rodeo legend Austin Rose. At Austin's ranch on break from the Sweethearts of the Rodeo trick riding team, Dakota discovers that family is not defined by blood, but rather personal commitment and by the love they share. Finally at peace, Dakota trains with Austin in order to prepare to rejoin the Sweethearts for their final competition against the talented Lone Star trick riding team and become the champion trick rider she was destined to be.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, light, humorous, captivating
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Race To Win (2016)
Plot Summary:
After losing her father, a young women must find the strength to face her fears and compete in the race of her life or her family will lose everything.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 359
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, thrilling
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The Horse Dancer (2017)
Plot Summary:
When one of America's most promising young gymnasts, Samantha Wick, is cut from the Olympic team, she decides to follow her dreams of horseback riding by joining a girls horse camp. With financial troubles threatening to shut the camp down, Samantha uses her gymnastic prowess to start a horse-dancing team to raise money and save the camp!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Harley's Hill (2011)
Plot Summary:
Harley, a runaway thoroughbred, is found by a rancher and his daughter. Unable to find the owner, they nurture him back to health, and the girl includes Harley as her partner in her horse club competitions.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 103
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, light, feel good
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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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Lightning, the White Stallion (1986)
Plot Summary:
When a stolen white stallion escapes his captors, young Stephanie Ward gives him a new home and a new name: Lightning. As she grooms the horse for show-jumping competition, the pair forms an unbreakable bond. But when Stephanie finds herself in need of an expensive operation, and Lightning's original owner tracks him down, Stephanie sets all her hopes on first prize at the Nationals - and on the horse who's become her best friend!.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: independent film
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A Champion Heart (2018)
Plot Summary:
A troubled girl finds faith, hope, and healing through a relationship with a wounded horse.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 445
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, entertaining, christian film
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Run, Appaloosa, Run (1966)
Plot Summary:
In the Nez Perce nation, usually girls may not ride in a certain dangerous "suicide" cross-country and downhill horse race, but trick rider Mary and her exceptional horse Holly Smoke get the chief's permission to do so.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags:
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Black Beauty (2015)
Plot Summary:
A modern retelling of Anna Sewell’s classic novel, Black Beauty explores the heartfelt story of 15 year-old Audry who makes the discovery of a lifetime whilst volunteering at a city animal shelter. Rescued from an abusive owner and recovering from a traumatic past, Black Beauty possesses a most unique quality of character, endearing itself to Audry and her Grandpa who adopt the horse in order to give it a second chance and perhaps even help revitalize their own family situation. Aided by dedicated trainer James and tested by the many challenges of equine life, Black Beauty has his work cut out for him as he embarks on a remarkable journey of discovery and friendship.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating
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A Horse Tale (2015)
Plot Summary:
Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 309
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Feliz NaviDAD (2020)
Plot Summary:
David Morales, an Arizona high school principal and single dad, has lost the holiday spirit after also losing his wife a few years ago during the Christmas season. Now, David will do anything to avoid Christmas so he moonlights as a delivery driver during the holidays. But this year David’s 14-year-old daughter, Noel, and his live-in sister, Marissa, are determined to bring the yuletide spirit back to the family and, with a little luck, also help David find love again via online dating. So when Sophie, a witty musician and customer on David’s delivery route, swipes right on him, something magical happens between them.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 784
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Storm Rider (2013)
Plot Summary:
Spoiled 18-yr-old Dani Fielding's world is turned upside down when her father gets arrested for securities fraud, and she has to leave her upscale life in the city to stay with her gruff Uncle Sam out in the country. As Dani and her uncle struggle to bond, she's given an orphaned horse to foster and train. Dani pours her affection into this young horse, calling her Stormy and giving her all the attention she's missing from her unsettled life. Dani soon realizes that truly caring about others is the answer to most of life's biggest problems. And when her uncle and friends need her the most, Dani and Stormy work together to save the day and learn the true meaning of the word, family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, light, thought provoking, captivating, feel good, semi serious
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Flicka 2 (2010)
Plot Summary:
Carrie is a big-city teenager whose life is turned upside down when she moves to a horse ranch in Wyoming to live with her father. But everything changes when Carrie meets Flicka, a wild, jet-black mustang who's just as free-spirited and strong-willed as Carrie. The two form a special bond and Carrie opens her heart to her father and a handsome, local boy, but when a jealous rival puts Flicka's life in jeopardy, Carrie must do whatever it takes to save her best friend.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good, semi serious, independent film
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Destined to Ride (2018)
Plot Summary:
Lily's life is turned upside down when she is forced to leave her friends to spend the summer on a remote ranch with her nature-loving aunt. She is surprised to meet an unlikely group of friends and Pistachio, the horse she has an unbreakable bond with. When her aunt is threatened by unfriendly neighbors, Lily knows it is up to her to save the ranch.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 293
Genere: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, 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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A Cowgirl's Story (2017)
Plot Summary:
Dusty Rhodes is new at Jefferson High, and she sticks out like a... well, a cowgirl. Dusty is a real cowgirl from Texas. Her parents are in the U.S. Army: her mother a helicopter pilot and her father a Special Forces Army Ranger. At first, Dusty is an outcast, but eventually she makes friends with a group that includes Savanah, a girl whose father was killed while fighting in Iraq three years earlier. Even though Savanah is kind of Goth and Dusty is all cowgirl they have a special connection and they bond. Dusty gets the school to agree to an Equestrian Drill Team and she enlists her new city slicker friends to join the team. As Dusty and the team practice, Dusty deals with the fears that come with her mother fighting in Afghanistan.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 680
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating
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Cowgirls 'n Angels (2012)
Plot Summary:
A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, serious, realistic
Similar in 76%
Emma's Chance (2016)
Plot Summary:
While fulfilling her community service hours at a horse rescue ranch, Emma forms an unlikely bond with an abused show horse who won't let anyone ride him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: touching, sincere, sentimental, sweet, realistic
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Midnight Stallion (2013)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen year old Megan Shephard and her parents will do anything to save their struggling farm. When they discover a wild stallion in a nearby forest they begin to wonder if this could be the answer to their prayers.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 433
Genere: Action, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, light, sincere, sentimental, uplifting, serious, realistic
Similar in 82%
Dark Horse (1992)
Plot Summary:
14 year old Allison has to go to a horse farm. With all the horses and the help of the owner Susan Hadley she finds new sense in her life.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, serious, realistic
Similar in 87%
Sylvester (1985)
Plot Summary:
Charlie is a 16-year-old orphan struggling to raise her two younger brothers when she endeavors to train a wild horse she names Sylvester and turn him into an Olympic jumping champion.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 491
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, uplifting, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Immenhof - The Adventure of a Summer (2019)
Plot Summary:
After the death of their father three sisters, sixteen year old Lou, Charly who is in her early twenties and Emmie who is a mere child, have to try and run the family's horse farm between them. They have to overcome all manner of adversity in order to keep their beloved farm.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 245
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, disturbing
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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
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Dad for Rent (2014)
Plot Summary:
A unemployed father, due to his laziness, is supported by his wife. Their daughter decides to put their lazy dad up for rent on a secondhand site.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Moondance Alexander (2007)
Plot Summary:
The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers who has jumped out of his paddock. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential. Moondance manages to talk Dante into training her and Checkers for the Bow Valley Classic and despite the criticism of her peers; discovers that perseverance, loyalty and individuality can land you in the winner's circle.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, serious, realistic, sincere
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Black Beauty (1971)
Plot Summary:
Anna Sewell's classic 1877 novel beautifully comes to life in this family drama set in England. Told from the point of view of Black Beauty himself, the story sheds light on the details surrounding the colt's birth and his perception of humans (he has various owners throughout his life). While some owners are compassionate -- none more than Joe Evans (Mark Lester), the boy who first owns the colt.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Western
Country: UK, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: epic, sentimental, touching, feel good, semi serious, spaghetti western, light, inspirational, romantic, sexy