Movies Like The Tender Warrior

If you liked The Tender Warrior (1971), a adventure movie directed by Stewart Raffill, 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
The Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the…
2
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure
A boy and his dog, White Fang, must try to save the noble Haida tribe from evil white men in turn-of-the-century Alaska.
3
Once Upon a Forest (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
4
PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure
When their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay. The meteor's golden energy grants the PAW Patrol superpowers. The heroic Mighty Pups are on…
5
The 355 (2022)
★ 6/10Also adventure
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
6
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret…
7
Lassie (1994)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the…
8
The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a…
9
Love and Monsters (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure
Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite…
10
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure
A 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.
11
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
12
The Rundown (2003)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, his father sends in Beck, who becomes Travis's rival for the affections of Mariana, a mysterious Brazilian woman…
13
The Jungle Book (1994)
★ 6/10Also adventure
Raised 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…
14
Moon the Panda (2025)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure
Due to his poor academic performance, twelve-year-old Tian is sent to live with his grandmother in the remote mountains of Sichuan. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, he finds himself immersed in nature and…
15
Bookworm (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure
Eleven-year-old Mildred’s life is turned upside down when her mother lands in hospital and estranged, American magician father, Strawn Wise, comes to look after her. Hoping to entertain the bookish tween, Strawn takes…
16
Abigail (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure
A young girl Abigail lives in a city whose borders were closed many years ago because of an epidemic of a mysterious disease. Abby's father was one of the sick - and he was taken when she was six years old. Going…
17
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure
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…
18
Slumberland (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.
19
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also adventure
A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.
20
My Penguin Friend (2024)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure
A lost penguin rescued from an oil spill transforms the life of a heartbroken fisherman. They become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them.