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Movies that feel likeSpirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.

If you loved Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, the closest films we have are The Journey of Natty Gann (1985), Dinosaur (2000) and Old Yeller (1957). All three share Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron's epic and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Cat Returns (2002).

🍅 69% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.2 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Kelly Asburyepicwarmcozycontemplativegritty
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The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 · dir. Jeremy Kagan
🍅 91%★ 7adventure · family · dramaDisney+

Epic where it counts, warm underneath

America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.

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Dinosaur
2000 · dir. Eric Leighton
🍅 65%★ 6.4adventure · animation · dramaDisney+

The same preoccupation in both: villain

The difference: Goes its own way on the grit

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.

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Old Yeller
1957 · dir. Robert Stevenson
🍅 100%★ 7.2adventure · drama · familyDisney+

Common ground: pets

The difference: Reviewed even better

Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.

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Bridge to Terabithia
2007 · dir. Gábor Csupó
🍅 85%★ 7.2adventure · drama · familyDisney+

The same mix in both: comfort, then stillness

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.

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The Call of the Wild
2020 · dir. Chris Sanders
🍅 62%★ 6.7adventure · family · dramaDisney+

One thread runs through both: pets

Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

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Cars 3
2017 · dir. Brian Fee
🍅 70%★ 6.7animation · drama · familyDisney+

Both are built on the same subject: villain

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed to the brink—and suddenly, the champion who once ruled the track is fighting just to stay in the race. With his career hanging in the balance, McQueen must turn to an ambitious young race technician with a plan of her own, draw strength from the legacy of the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and risk everything on one last shot at glory.

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Dances with Wolves
1990 · dir. Kevin Costner
🍅 87%★ 8adventure · drama · westernPrime Video

Both keep coming back to the same thing: freedom

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unlikely friends with the local Sioux tribe.

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Hugo
2011 · dir. Martin Scorsese
🍅 93%★ 7.5adventure · drama · family

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.

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The Cat Returns
2002 · dir. Hiroyuki Morita
🍅 88%★ 7.1adventure · fantasy · animationMax

Animation with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

The difference: Played as fantasy first

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

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A Dog's Purpose
2017 · dir. Lasse Hallström
🍅 35%★ 7.3adventure · fantasy · family

Both lean on comfort more than on family

A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

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The Iron Giant
1999 · dir. Brad Bird
🍅 96%★ 8.1animation · drama · family

Contemplative drama in both cases

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.

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Thelma & Louise
1991 · dir. Ridley Scott
🍅 87%★ 7.6drama · crime · adventurePrime VideoHulu

Western built on grit, twice over

Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.

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