Movies Like The Wooden Dog
If you liked The Wooden Dog, a movie directed by Octavio Maya Rocha, 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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Arthur the King (2024)
★ 7.5/10Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of…
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Megan Leavey (2017)
★ 7.3/10The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED…
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Waiting for Anya (2020)
★ 6.3/10During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the help of the widow Horcada, helps to smuggle Jewish children across the border from southern France into Spain.
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We Bought a Zoo (2011)
★ 6.8/10Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin…
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Dog Days (2018)
★ 6.6/10Elizabeth, a charming morning show news anchor, seeks advice from her dog's therapist after a breakup. Tara, a spunky barista, dreams of a life beyond the coffee shop. Awkward Garrett pines for Tara while trying to…
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All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
★ 6.8/10When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven. Wanting to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing so damns him to…
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Once Upon a Forest (1993)
★ 6.5/10A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
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Max (2015)
★ 7.2/10A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
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Racing Stripes (2005)
★ 6/10Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the…
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Lassie (2005)
★ 6.4/10A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
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Saving Flora (2019)
★ 7/10Flora 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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A Dog's Way Home (2019)
★ 7.4/10The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
★ 8/10Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful…
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The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
★ 8.1/10A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
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A Dog's Purpose (2017)
★ 7.6/10A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
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Doctor Dolittle (1967)
★ 6.2/10A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.
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Magical Girl (2014)
★ 7.3/10The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's…
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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)
★ 7/10Fresh off ripping space-time a new one at the end of "Bender's Big Score," the Planet Express crew is back to mend the tear in reality, or (hopefully) at least not make it worse. Beyond the tear, though, lurks a being…
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Eight Below (2006)
★ 7/10In 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…
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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
★ 7.2/10Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic…