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Movies that feel like The Black Stallion (1979)

If you loved The Black Stallion, the closest films we have are Swiss Family Robinson (1960), The Incredible Journey (1963) and The NeverEnding Story (1984). All three share The Black Stallion's warm and cozy feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Disney Plus, fuboTV and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is sailing on. When it tragically sinks both he and the horse survive only to be stranded on a deserted island. He befriends it, so when finally rescued both return to his home where they soon meet Henry Dailey, a once successful trainer. Together they begin training the horse to race against the fastest ones in the world.

πŸ… 90% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Carroll Ballardwarmcozyepic

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If The Black Stallion hit the spot, these will too

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Swiss Family Robinson
1960 Β· dir. Ken Annakin
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· family

Both keep circling back to shipwreck

After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.

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The Incredible Journey
1963 Β· dir. Fletcher Markle
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7adventure Β· family

Warm where it counts, cozy underneath

The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?

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The NeverEnding Story
1984 Β· dir. Wolfgang Petersen
πŸ… 84%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· fantasy Β· family

The same preoccupation in both: horse

The difference: Plays it as fantasy more than The Black Stallion does

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

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Robin Hood
1973 Β· dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
πŸ… 56%β˜… 7.5animation Β· family Β· adventure

Family built on scale, twice over

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.

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The Dark Crystal
1982 Β· dir. Jim Henson
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7.1adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Warm adventure in both cases

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

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The Journey of Natty Gann
1985 Β· dir. Jeremy Kagan
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7adventure Β· family Β· drama

Family with a pulse of comfort, in both cases

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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Return to Oz
1985 Β· dir. Walter Murch
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.8adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.

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Flight of the Navigator
1986 Β· dir. Randal Kleiser
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.9family Β· science fiction Β· adventure

Both trade on warmth more than on being family

12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

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Mulan
1998 Β· dir. Tony Bancroft
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.7animation Β· family Β· adventure

Training is the engine of both

When Imperial China calls one man from every family to defend the empire from invading Huns, a young woman disguises herself as a soldier to take her ailing father’s place. Facing ruthless invaders, brutal training, and the risk of execution if discovered, she must decide who she truly isβ€” and what she’s willing to fight for.

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Fly Away Home
1996 Β· dir. Carroll Ballard
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.9adventure Β· drama Β· family

Carroll Ballard working the same nerve twice

Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an eccentric inventor whom she barely knows. Amy is miserable in her new life... until she discovers a nest of goose eggs that were abandoned when a local forest was torn down. The eggs hatch and Amy becomes "Mama Goose". When winter comes, Amy and her dad must find a way to lead the birds South.

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Jason and the Argonauts
1963 Β· dir. Don Chaffey
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· family Β· fantasy

Adventure built on comfort, twice over

Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to his home land of Thessaly after a long voyage to claim his rightful throne. He learns, however, that he must first find the magical Golden Fleece. To do so, he must embark on an epic quest fraught with fantastic monsters and terrible perils.

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Tarzan
1999 Β· dir. Chris Buck
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.3animation Β· family Β· adventure

Both sit in the same epic register

The difference: A 1990s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...

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