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Movies Like The Man Who Went to Heaven

If you liked The Man Who Went to Heaven (2021), a drama and family movie directed by Jason Campbell, 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. 1I Believe

    I Believe (2019)

    ★ 7.8/10Also family and drama

    A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.

  2. 2Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and family

    Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces…

  3. 3Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy…

  4. 4Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

  5. 5The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  6. 6Flicka

    Flicka (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also family and drama

    Katy 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…

  7. 7Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also family

    Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…

  8. 8Greyfriars Bobby

    Greyfriars Bobby (1961)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    In Scotland 1865, An old shepherd and his little Skye terrier go to Edinburgh. But when the shepherd dies of pneumonia, the dog remains faithful to his master, refuses to be adopted by anyone, and takes to sleeping on…

  9. 9Heidi

    Heidi (2005)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and family

    Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying…

  10. 10The Deep End of the Ocean

    The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.

  11. 11Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family and drama

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…

  12. 12Each Dawn I Die

    Each Dawn I Die (1939)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

  13. 13Brand Upon the Brain!

    Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

  14. 14Benji

    Benji (2018)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    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.

  15. 15American Underdog

    American Underdog (2021)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama and family

    The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.

  16. 16The Perfect Game

    The Perfect Game (2009)

    ★ 7.4/10Also drama and family

    Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

  17. 17Flicka: Country Pride

    Flicka: Country Pride (2012)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and family

    Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter.

  18. 18A Second Chance

    A Second Chance (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and family

    A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad.

  19. 19Anne of Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Anne 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…

  20. 20The Red House

    The Red House (1947)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.

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