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Movies Like The Ballad of Lucy Whipple

If you liked The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (2001), a drama and family movie directed by Jeremy Kagan, 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. 1True Grit

    True Grit (1969)

    ★ 7.3/10Also western and drama

    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…

  2. 2The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild (1972)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama and family

    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…

  3. 3The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    ★ 8/10Also drama and western

    Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.

  4. 4Angels in the Snow

    Angels in the Snow (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and family

    The affluent, yet troubled Montgomery family hits the road for a special Christmas in the mountains.

  5. 5The Spoilers

    The Spoilers (1942)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and western

    When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.

  6. 6Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

    Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier (1955)

    ★ 6.4/10Also family and western

    Legends (and myths) from the life of famed American frontiersman Davy Crockett are depicted in this feature film edited from television episodes. Crockett and his friend George Russel fight in the Creek Indian War…

  7. 7The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

    The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Jack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken to the Yukon where he is mistreated until a prospector discovers him and relates to his situation. Although the…

  8. 8Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

    Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family and western

    A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When…

  9. 9True Grit

    True Grit (2010)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama and western

    Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with 'true grit'—Reuben J. 'Rooster' Cogburn.

  10. 10The Quick and the Dead

    The Quick and the Dead (1987)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and western

    In 1876 Wyoming, the gun is the only law. And for Duncan and Suzanna McKaskel, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman Con Vallian is the only hope.

  11. 11Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain

    Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama and family

    Two teen girls, one from the city, one from the country, try to find the hidden gold of Bear Mountain learning about friendship, loyalty and courage on the way.

  12. 12The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows (1983)

    ★ 7/10Also family and tv movie

    One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank, on a caravan expedition with Toad…

  13. 13Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and family

    Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces…

  14. 14Pale Rider

    Pale Rider (1985)

    ★ 7.2/10Also western and drama

    A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.

  15. 15Deadwood: The Movie

    Deadwood: The Movie (2019)

    ★ 6.7/10Also western and drama

    Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable…

  16. 16White Fang

    White Fang (1991)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and family

    Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

  17. 17Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family and drama

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…

  18. 18The Assault

    The Assault (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also mystery and drama

    After a cheerleader is sexually assaulted by the high school football team, she must overcome her shame and use the evidence gathered from the subsequent social media firestorm to piece together the night that she…

  19. 19Horse Sense

    Horse Sense (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and family

    After treating his rancher cousin shoddily in L.A. Michael Woods is sentenced by his parents to spending a month on the ranch with his cousin and aunt.

  20. 20Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

    Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)

    ★ 6.3/10Also family and western

    Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in a boat race to New Orleans. Later, Davy and Georgie, allied with Fink, battle a group of river pirates trying to pass…

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