Movies Like The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog

If you liked The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog (1980), a adventure and action movie directed by Peter Carter, 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
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also action and adventure
Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become stranded when turbulent waters capsize…
2
Cave Rescue (2019)
★ 6/10Also adventure and drama
When a youth football team of 12 boys, aged 11-16, and their 25-year-old coach is trapped deep inside a cave in Northern Thailand, thousands of volunteers and soldiers from around the world unite in a race against time…
3
Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also action and drama
Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to…
4
The Call of the Wild (1972)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and drama
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…
5
PAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and action
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…
6
Dog Gone (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also adventure and drama
When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.
7
A Dog's Way Home (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and adventure
The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
8
Eight Below (2006)
★ 7/10Also adventure and drama
In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren, the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be…
9
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama
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…
10
Snow Queen (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and tv movie
Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A…
11
Balto (1995)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and drama
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.
12
Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and action
Jack Hunter pursues his arch nemesis Littman across ancient Europe, intent on thwarting his attempt to salvage a deadly artefact.
13
Max (2015)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
14
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also adventure and drama
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
15
White Fang (1991)
★ 6.7/10Also action and adventure
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.
16
Benji (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and adventure
Two school kids strike up a friendship with an orphaned puppy named Benji. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue.
17
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday (1994)
★ 6/10Also action and adventure
A close friend of MacGyver is murdered. In searching for a reason for this assassination MacGyver discovers a secret nuclear weapons plant right in the center of Britain.
18
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also action and adventure
An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search…
19
Titan A.E. (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and action
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
20
Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventure
At the New York State University, one of Peter Parker's tutors has accidentally given three students all the materials they need to create an atomic bomb. While Peter Parker tries to find out what's happened, the…