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Movies Like The Cowboy and the Ballerina

If you liked The Cowboy and the Ballerina (1984), a drama and family movie directed by Jerry Jameson, 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. 1The Outsider

    The Outsider (2002)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    Montana sheep farmer Rebecca Yoder offers sanctuary to an on-the-lam outlaw, Johnny Gault, who is suffering from a gunshot wound. Yoder is a recent widow, and her decision to help the outsider doesn't sit well with her…

  2. 2Crossfire Trail

    Crossfire Trail (2001)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and western

    Rafe Covington is as good as his word, and he's determined to keep his promise to a dying man that he'll look after the man's widow and Wyoming ranch. But the widow doubts the integrity of drifter Covington. And an…

  3. 3Borrowed Hearts

    Borrowed Hearts (1997)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.

  4. 4Let It Snow

    Let It Snow (2013)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and romance

    A resort executive is sent to a newly purchased lodge in Maine with instructions to turn it in to an ultra-modern resort, and finds a charming, successful lodge loaded with holiday spirit. Will she stick with her…

  5. 5Home by Spring

    Home by Spring (2018)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and romance

    When an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can’t refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she left behind, she pulls off the…

  6. 6Love Finds You in Valentine

    Love Finds You in Valentine (2016)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and tv movie

    Kennedy Blaine, a Californian girl, inherits a ranch in the small town of Valentine in Nebraska. Before she sells the property, she decides to spend the summer in her house and learn more about her family.

  7. 7The 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.

  8. 88 Seconds

    8 Seconds (1994)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and romance

    This film chronicles the life of Lane Frost, 1987 PRCA Bull Riding World Champion, his marriage and his friendships with Tuff Hedeman (three-time World Champion) and Cody Lambert.

  9. 9The Hunchback

    The Hunchback (1997)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama and romance

    Based on Victor Hugo's famed novel, the story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame, and his unrequited love for the gypsy girl, Esmeralda.

  10. 10A Christmas Kiss

    A Christmas Kiss (2011)

    ★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and romance

    Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious…

  11. 11Last Chance for Christmas

    Last Chance for Christmas (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also family and tv movie

    When Prancer injures his hoof Santa’s stable hand, John, must find a fill in to ensure Christmas deliveries go off without a hitch. His mission gets complicated when he discovers that Frankie, the perfect substitute…

  12. 12Home for Christmas Day

    Home for Christmas Day (2017)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance and drama

    Jane is a single mother dead set on protecting her teenage daughter Betsy from the harsh realities of life. When Betsy falls in love with an enlisted man, Jane tries her best to steer Betsy away from heartache. Little…

  13. 13Nora Roberts' Montana Sky

    Nora Roberts' Montana Sky (2007)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and romance

    The wealthy stock dealer bequeaths his Montana farm to the three daughters provided they would live there together at least for a year.

  14. 14Love's Enduring Promise

    Love's Enduring Promise (2004)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and romance

    In the 1800s frontier, Missie Davis is a bright and beautiful schoolteacher whose love for the prairie is matched only by her passion for books. When Missie encounters Grant, a handsome New England railroad executive…

  15. 15Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

    Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)

    ★ 7.4/10Also family and tv movie

    Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new…

  16. 16Ray Donovan: The Movie

    Ray Donovan: The Movie (2022)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and tv movie

    A showdown decades in the making brings the Donovan family legacy full circle. As the events that made Ray who he is today finally come to light, the Donovans find themselves drawn back to Boston to face the past. Each…

  17. 17The Magic of Ordinary Days

    The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and romance

    Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

  18. 18Disappearing Acts

    Disappearing Acts (2000)

    ★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and romance

    A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.

  19. 19Angels 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.

  20. 20The 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…

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