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Movies Like In the Land of Light Feet

If you liked In the Land of Light Feet (1982), a adventure and drama movie directed by Marcela Fernández Violante, 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. 1I Am David

    I Am David (2003)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventure

    A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a…

  2. 2Black Gold

    Black Gold (2011)

    ★ 6.5/10Also adventure and drama

    On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay…

  3. 3River Wild

    River Wild (2023)

    ★ 6.4/10Also mystery and adventure

    Follows a pair of siblings who love but distrust each other as they embark on a white-water rafting trip with a small group. One of their friends from childhood turns out to be more dangerous than he appears.

  4. 4End of Sentence

    End of Sentence (2019)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and adventure

    Newly widowed Frank Fogle embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean, recently released from prison, agrees to join only when his father promises that they’ll never see…

  5. 5The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and mystery

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim…

  6. 6Remember

    Remember (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and mystery

    With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

  7. 7Triage

    Triage (2009)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and mystery

    The wife of a photojournalist sets out to discover why he came home from a recent assignment without his colleague.

  8. 8Donovan's Echo

    Donovan's Echo (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also mystery and drama

    A series of uncanny déjà vu events force a man to re-examine his tragic past, memory, instinct, and future.

  9. 9House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra

    House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra (2013)

    ★ 7.6/10Also drama and mystery

    The students of Anubis House are on the eve of their graduation when they encounter a new group of underclassmen and a mysterious stone that leads them on a quest to save the world from evil.

  10. 10Cave Rescue

    Cave Rescue (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also adventure and drama

    When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time…

  11. 11Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

    Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)

    ★ 6.2/10Also adventure and drama

    Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize…

  12. 12Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

    Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and adventure

    After freeing a young Bedouin girl from her unjust imprisonment in Jerusalem, an Australian adventuress, together with her devoted police detective friend, begins to unravel a decade-old mystery concerning priceless…

  13. 13Limbo

    Limbo (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also adventure and drama

    Traumatized by a fishing boat accident many years before, Joe Gastineau has given up his hopes for a life beyond the odd jobs he takes to support himself. That quickly changes when nomadic club singer Donna de Angelo…

  14. 14The Warrior

    The Warrior (2001)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure and drama

    In feudal India, a warrior who renounces his role as the longtime enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.

  15. 15True Grit

    True Grit (1969)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and adventure

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…

  16. 16The Secret Life of Bees

    The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

    ★ 7.5/10Also adventure 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…

  17. 17The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild (1972)

    ★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama

    John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure out how to travel the deadly 600 miles…

  18. 18The Hunter

    The Hunter (2011)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and adventure

    Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.

  19. 19Jacob

    Jacob (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10Also adventure and drama

    Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.

  20. 20Benji

    Benji (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and adventure

    Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.

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