Movies Like Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
If you liked Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (1957), a movie directed by Ralph Nelson, 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.
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Racing Stripes (2005)
★ 6/10Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the…
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Secretariat (2010)
★ 7.4/10Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien…
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Black Beauty (2020)
★ 8/10Born free in the American West, Black Beauty is a horse rounded up and brought to Birtwick Stables, where she meets spirited teenager Jo Green. The two forge a bond that carries Beauty through the different chapters…
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The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
★ 6.4/10The unruly schoolgirls of St Trinian's are more interested in men and mischief than homework and hockey. But greater trouble than ever beckons when the arrival at the school of Princess Fatima of Makyad coincides with…
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Ride Like a Girl (2019)
★ 7.3/10The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.
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White Men Can't Jump (1992)
★ 6.7/10Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.
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My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)
★ 6.4/10The first day of Spring is on its way and the Little Ponies are preparing for it with a big festival. But all the fun may come to an end if the witch Hydia has her way! Can the Ponies defeat Hydia and her evil…
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Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)
★ 7.1/10Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
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The Black Stallion (1979)
★ 7.1/10While 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…
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Seabiscuit (2003)
★ 7.1/10True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
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We Are Marshall (2006)
★ 6.9/10When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
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A Sunday Horse (2016)
★ 6.3/10After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.
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Major League (1989)
★ 6.9/10When Rachel Phelps inherits the Cleveland Indians from her deceased husband, she's determined to move the team to a warmer climate—but only a losing season will make that possible, which should be easy given the…
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Flicka (2006)
★ 6.9/10Katy 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…
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Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
★ 7.1/10After being evicted from their old house by Tom's owner for causing major damage, cat and mouse Tom and Jerry enter a race entitled the "Fabulous Super Race" to win a mansion.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
★ 8.1/10A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
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Flicka: Country Pride (2012)
★ 6.7/10Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter.
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Three O'Clock High (1987)
★ 6.8/10Nerdy high schooler Jerry Mitchell is assigned to write an article for the school paper about the infamous new delinquent transfer student, Buddy Revell. When Jerry accidentally invades Buddy's personal space and…
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National Velvet (1945)
★ 7.2/10Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed…
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Coming 2 America (2021)
★ 6.3/10Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son…