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Movies Like The Secret of Lost River

If you liked The Secret of Lost River (1915), a drama movie directed by Jay Hunt, 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. 1Anuja

    Anuja (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    When a brilliant nine-year-old working in a sweatshop gets a chance to attend school, she must make a difficult choice for her and her sister's future.

  2. 2The 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.

  3. 3A Corner in Wheat

    A Corner in Wheat (1909)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences…

  4. 4Flicka

    Flicka (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also 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…

  5. 5Eleanor the Great

    Eleanor the Great (2025)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.

  6. 6Fast Girls

    Fast Girls (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

  7. 7Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity (1957)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a…

  8. 8Won't Back Down

    Won't Back Down (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for…

  9. 9Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    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…

  10. 10Canvas

    Canvas (2020)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    After a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to create again.

  11. 11Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    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…

  12. 12The Christmas Shoes

    The Christmas Shoes (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second…

  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. 14The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area…

  15. 15Battleground

    Battleground (1949)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their…

  16. 16The Reckless Moment

    The Reckless Moment (1949)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

  17. 17Hungry Hearts

    Hungry Hearts (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

  18. 18Sound of Christmas

    Sound of Christmas (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Lizzie is a young piano teacher working at a music school while trying to save enough money for a Steinway piano. The school is gearing up for their major Christmas fundraiser and she has committed much of her time to…

  19. 19Heidi

    Heidi (2005)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    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…

  20. 20True Grit

    True Grit (1969)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of…

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