Movies Like Shining Boy & Little Randy
If you liked Shining Boy & Little Randy (2005), a romance and family movie directed by Shunsaku Kawake, 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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Water for Elephants (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and romanceIn this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married…
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The Jungle Book (1994)
★ 6/10Also family and dramaRaised by wild animals since childhood, Mowgli is drawn away from the jungle by the beautiful Kitty. But Mowgli must eventually face corrupt Capt. Boone, who wants both Kitty's hand and the treasures of Monkey City – a…
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also family and dramaA dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
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Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (1987)
★ 7.9/10Also family and dramaAnne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and finds herself at Kingsport Ladies'…
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Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and familyLonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a…
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Stardust (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also romance and familyIn a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest…
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Black Beauty (1994)
★ 6.7/10Also family and dramaThe 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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Saving Flora (2019)
★ 7/10Also drama and familyFlora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to be euthanized, the circus owner's 14-year old daughter, Dawn, sneaks Flora from the circus. All that stands between…
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Flicka (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also family and dramaKaty 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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Stormy Night (2005)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and romanceAfter hiding together in an abandoned barn one stormy night, wolf Gabu and goat Mei pledge to be secret friends, despite being natural enemies. They must overcome hardship and persecution in hopes of finding another…
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The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and 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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Maria's Lovers (1984)
★ 6/10Also drama and romanceA World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
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Pride (2004)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and familyThe story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river.
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Peter Ibbetson (1935)
★ 7/10Also drama and romanceWhen his mother dies, young Peter Ibbetson leaves Paris and his best friend, Mary, behind to live with a severe uncle in England. Years later, Peter is an architect with little time for women, until he begins a project…
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Mansfield Park (1999)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and dramaFanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford.
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Elephant Walk (1954)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and dramaColonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, weds lovely English rose Ruth and takes her home to Elephant Walk, Ceylon, where the local elephants have a grudge against the plantation…
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FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and familyIn 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
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Christmas Cottage (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and romanceInspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in…
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Tuck Everlasting (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and familyTeenager Winnie Foster is growing up in a small rural town in 1914 with her loving but overprotective parents, but Winnie longs for a life of greater freedom and adventure.
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Anne of Green Gables (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and familyAnne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and…