Movies Like Dakota's Summer
If you liked Dakota's Summer (2014), a family movie directed by Timothy Armstrong, 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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Cowgirls n' Angels (2012)
★ 6/10Also familyA group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
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Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also familyWhen the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real fire from his fire irons. The mystery only deepens when it’s…
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Flicka 2 (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also familyCarrie is a big-city teenager whose life is turned upside down when she moves to a horse ranch in Wyoming to live with her father. But everything changes when Carrie meets Flicka, a wild, jet-black mustang who's just…
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Barnyard (2006)
★ 6/10Also familyOtis is a mischievous, carefree Holstein cow who lives on a farm where, unbeknownst to humans, the animals are anthropomorphic. He prefers having fun with his best friends: Pip the mouse, Freddy the ferret, Peck the…
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Flicka (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also familyKaty 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 Cowboy Up! (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also familyThis time, the rivals team up to help a cowgirl and her brother save their homestead from a greedy land-grabber, and they’re going to need some help! Jerry’s three precocious nephews are all ready for action, and Tom…
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Home on the Range (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also familyWhen a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are…
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also familyA 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.
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Black Beauty (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also familyThe 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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Old Yeller (1957)
★ 6.9/10Also familyYoung 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…
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Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale (2013)
★ 7/10Also familyBarbie, and her sisters set off to the Alps for a riding tournament at their Aunt's Academy, but when Skipper finds out the Academy is due to be sold they set out to win. Barbie is distracted by the myth of an ancient…
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The Last Song (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also familyA drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
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The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also familyMax the terrier must cope with some major life changes when his owner gets married and has a baby. When the family takes a trip to the countryside, nervous Max has numerous run-ins with canine-intolerant cows, hostile…
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Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also familyA fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.
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Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
★ 7/10Also familyWhen Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun…
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Spirit Untamed (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also familyLucky Prescott's life is changed forever when she moves from her home in the city to a small frontier town and befriends a wild mustang named Spirit.
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Adventures of Dally and Spanky (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also familyA girl inherits a miniature horse that develops an unlikely friendship with her half-sister's Jack Russell Terrier, who takes to riding on the horse's back.
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My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also familyEquestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it.
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The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also familyWhitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse…
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also familyA brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.