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Movies that feel likeThe Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

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.

If you loved The Journey of Natty Gann, the closest films we have are Old Yeller (1957), The Black Stallion (1979) and Storm Boy (1977). All three share The Journey of Natty Gann'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).

πŸ… 91% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Jeremy Kaganepicwarmcozycontemplativegritty
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Old Yeller
1957 Β· dir. Robert Stevenson
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· drama Β· familyDisney+

The same mix in both: scale, then warmth

The difference: Leans further into western

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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The Black Stallion
1979 Β· dir. Carroll Ballard
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.4family Β· adventure

Both lean on comfort more than on adventure

The difference: Lighter on stillness

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.

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Storm Boy
1977 Β· dir. Henri Safran
β˜… 6.9drama Β· family

Contemplative family, and it commits to that

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.

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

Drama with a pulse of scale, in both cases

The difference: Made in the 1960s, in a different era of the craft

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 White Balloon
1995 Β· dir. Jafar Panahi
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.6drama Β· family

Warm family in both cases

Several people try to take advantage of a little girl's innocence to hustle money her mom gave to her to buy a goldfish with.

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

Adventure built on comfort, twice over

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

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

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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Children of Heaven
1997 Β· dir. Majid Majidi
πŸ… 83%β˜… 8.2drama Β· family

Family built on warmth, twice over

Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes. School awaits.

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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990 Β· dir. George T. Miller
πŸ… 14%β˜… 5.1family Β· fantasy Β· adventure

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being destroyed by an evil sorceress, Xayide, so he must join up with Atreyu and face the Emptiness once more.

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

Drama built on comfort, twice over

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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Return to Oz
1985 Β· dir. Walter Murch
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.7adventure Β· family Β· fantasyDisney+

Cut from the same adventure cloth

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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Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 Β· dir. John Hough
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· fantasy Β· science fictionDisney+

Family in the same key

Tia and Tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. Lucas Deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of Deranian's megalomaniacal boss, evil millionaire Aristotle Bolt, who wants to exploit them. Jason, a cynical widower, helps Tia and Tony escape to witch mountain, while at the same time Tia and Tony help Jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife.

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