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Movies Like Sleeping Bear

If you liked Sleeping Bear (1994), a family and drama movie directed by Richard Brauer and Dave Murphy, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Bigfoot Family

    Bigfoot Family (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also family

    Bigfoot, Adam's father, wants to use his fame for a good cause. Protecting a large wildlife reserve in Alaska sounds like the perfect opportunity! When Bigfoot mysteriously disappears without a trace, Adam and his…

  2. 2Brother Bear

    Brother Bear (2003)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family

    When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to…

  3. 3Flicka

    Flicka (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also family and drama

    Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets…

  4. 4The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

    ★ 8.2/10Also family and drama

    The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

  5. 5Brother Bear 2

    Brother Bear 2 (2006)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family

    Kenai finds his childhood human friend Nita and the two embark on a journey to burn the amulet he gave to her before he was a bear, much to Koda's dismay.

  6. 6The Wolf and the Lion

    The Wolf and the Lion (2021)

    ★ 7.5/10Also family and drama

    After her grandfather's death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home - a little island in the heart of the majestic Canadian forest. Whilst there, she rescues two helpless cubs: a wolf and a lion…

  7. 7PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue

    PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also family

    A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.

  8. 8The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10Also family and drama

    Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with…

  9. 9The Jungle Book 2

    The Jungle Book 2 (2003)

    ★ 5.9/10Also family

    Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart, and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When…

  10. 10Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

    Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)

    ★ 6.5/10Also family

    When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to…

  11. 11Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

    Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)

    ★ 6.3/10Also family

    True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse touch down on Earth to boost the spirits of some unhappy kids at summer camp. But the evil Dark Heart has other plans, and convinces one of the campers to help him capture the Care…

  12. 12Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

  13. 13Stick Man

    Stick Man (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also family

    Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?

  14. 14Light of the World

    Light of the World (2025)

    ★ 8.9/10Also drama and family

    It's 30 AD and everyone is expectantly awaiting the coming Messiah. While Jesus isn't exactly what they imagined, there is something special about this man. Soon, John, James, Andrew, Peter, and others begin to follow…

  15. 15The Pagemaster

    The Pagemaster (1994)

    ★ 6.4/10Also family

    Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the…

  16. 16The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

    The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family

    Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Owl, Rabbit, Tigger and Christopher Robin as they…

  17. 17Dog Gone

    Dog Gone (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family and drama

    When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.

  18. 18The Incredible Journey

    The Incredible Journey (1963)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family

    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?

  19. 19Peter Rabbit

    Peter Rabbit (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family

    Peter Rabbit's feud with Mr. McGregor escalates to greater heights than ever before as they rival for the affections of the warm-hearted animal lover who lives next door.

  20. 20Black Beauty

    Black Beauty (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family and drama

    The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

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