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Movies that feel like Storm Boy (1977)
Mike is a lonely Australian boy living in a coastal wilderness with his reclusive father. In search of friendship he encounters an Aboriginal native loner and the two form a bond in the care of orphaned pelicans.
If you loved Storm Boy, the closest films we have are The White Balloon (1995), The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972) and Children of Heaven (1997). All three share Storm Boy's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Incredible Journey (1963).
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If Storm Boy hit the spot, these will too
Both land stillness and warmth at once
Family built on comfort, twice over
Trades the stillness of Storm Boy for an angle of its own
Family with a pulse of warmth, in both cases
Easier on the stillness than Storm Boy
Both lean on comfort more than on drama
Leans harder into adventure than Storm Boy does
Warm family in both cases
Cozy drama, and it commits to that
Both sit in the same contemplative register
Cut from the same drama cloth
Both working the same family territory
Drama of the same temperament
The same family instincts
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The best-reviewed films that share Storm Boy’s defining feeling.
