Movies like Red Dog
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Red Dog (2011)
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based on the legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.
Style:
touching, sentimental, uplifting, realistic, serious, romantic, emotional, sad, dramatic, based on true events
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog, human animal relationship, pets, friends, obsessive quest, on the road, ambition, wilderness, animals, desert, multiple storylines, death, teenage girl, best friend, grief, working class, puppy love, mourning, australian outback, magic realism, mine, love, australian, escapades, animal life ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
australia
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Most similar movies to Red Dog
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, feel good, realistic and sentimental films with plots about animals, dog, pets, friends, friendship, family relations and animal life mostly in Drama, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like Red Dog: Tracks (2013), Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009), Big Miracle (2012), A Dog's Way Home (2019), Red Dog: True Blue (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking on a solo trip across the desert from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean.
Style:
uplifting, touching, scenic, atmospheric, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
desert, wilderness, travel, solitude, survival, human spirit, camel, beautiful scenery, obsessive quest, dog, photographer, aborigine ...
Time:
year 1977, 20th century, 70s, year 1973, year 1935 ...
Place:
australia, africa
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100%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Style:
touching, emotional, sad, sentimental, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
dog, friendship, animals, loyalty, human animal relationship, loss of friend, life & death, loneliness, pets, friends, death, owner dog relationship ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
japan, usa, rhode island
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is ...
Style:
realistic, serious, feel good, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
animals, animal rescue, rescue, journalism, media, ocean, whale, volunteer, environmentalism, ecology, snowstorm, idealism ...
Time:
20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place:
alaska, los angeles, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: China, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A Dog’s Way Home chronicles the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
Style:
sweet, sentimental, scenic, exciting, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, animals, puppy, pitbull, pets, pet dog, snow, best friends, lost dog, animal life, homelessness, veteran ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colorado, denver colorado, new mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Explores the early events leading up to Red Dog's discovery on the road to Dampier, and his ultimate rise from ordinary dog to Australian legend.
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog, lost dog, human animal relationship, animals, australian outback, best friend, child, youth, boy, australian, belt whipping, chore ...
Time:
year 1969
Place:
australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
This heart warming film is about a dog named Cooper who is the lone survivor of a terrible car accident. Jake, a family patriarch, loses his wife and children in the accident. Not being a dog person, Jake is angry and resentful toward the dog for ...
Style:
realistic, uplifting, touching, emotional, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
dog, pets, human spirit, starting over, friendship, hopes, redemption, mother daughter relationship, car accident, loss of wife, animals, bittersweet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?
Style:
touching, humorous, melancholic, road movie, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, teens, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
dog, disney, cat, animals, wilderness, friendship, beautiful scenery, pets, switching places, vengeance, secrets, island ...
Time:
60s
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of ...
Style:
feel good, touching, sweet, sentimental, sad ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
dog, coming of age, childhood, world war two, small town, animals, child's point of view, friendship, youth, children, baseball, lifestyle ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
mississippi, usa, oxford university, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A newly married couple who, in the process of starting a family, learn many of life's important lessons from their trouble-loving retriever, Marley. Packed with plenty of laughs to lighten the load, the film explores the highs and lows of ...
Style:
touching, sad, feel good, sentimental, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
dog, animals, friendship, pets, couple relations, love, family relations, life, couples, parenthood, marriage, children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
miami, ireland, usa, florida, pennsylvania
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The true story of the legendary German Shepherd who was found by American pilot Lee Duncun in France during World War I, and later became the most famous animal star in Hollywood history.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, captivating, touching, exciting
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, world war one, german shepherd, family relations, escapades, rising to stardom, animal life, daring rescue, save the day, battle zone, filmmaking, animals ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
france, usa, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, India
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Style:
touching, sad, sentimental, sweet, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, animals, talking animals, human animal relationship, reincarnation, life & death, happy ending, transformation, police dog, love, death, adaptation ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 90s, 60s, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Remake of the popular Disney classic, this time featuring some well known voices as two dogs and a cat trek across America encountering all sorts of adventures in the quest to be reunited with their owners.
Style:
touching, sweet, feel good, exciting, campy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
dog, cat, wilderness, talking animals, disney, pets, beautiful scenery, unlikely friendships, friendship, animals, childhood, fish out of water ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, nevada, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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 his master's grave in the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, anthology
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
dog, disney, animals, animal life, puppy love, youth, family relations, friends, dealing with death, pets, friendship, countryside ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century
Place:
scotland, edinburgh scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, India, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Bailey is living the good life on the farm of Ethan and Hannah. As Bailey’s soul prepares to leave this life for a new one, he promises Ethan to find CJ and protect her at any cost.
Style:
emotional, sweet, touching, sad, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
dog, human animal relationship, reincarnation, animal life, grownups, animals, grandfather granddaughter relationship, teenager, mother daughter relationship, pet dog, family relations, couples ...
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in Hachikō, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, Hachikō walk with him in the morning and greeted him at the end of each ...
Style:
touching, educational, serious, realistic, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
friends, friendship, dog, best friends, animals, bus, sadness, time travel, bittersweet, loyalty, dog actor, owner dog relationship ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ray and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
dog, youth, pets, human animal relationship, mischievous children, family life, disorder, reincarnation, parents and children, adoption, friends, family relations ...
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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 rescued after, but the mission is ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, breathtaking, inspirational, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
survival, dog, expedition, rescue, wilderness, dog sled, animals, snow, husky dog, disney, pets, winter ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
antarctica, british columbia, canada, new zealand, oregon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chasing his dream to join an elite K-9 unit, a state trooper partners with a fellow underdog: clever but naughty shelter pup Ruby. Based on a true story.
Style:
entertaining, sincere, captivating, feel good
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
animals, dog, state trooper, dog training, puppy, search and rescue, dream, owner dog relationship, police dog, police officer, human animal relationship, animal training ...
Place:
rhode island
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When single mom Megan Nolan moves to a new town, she feels guilty for uprooting her ten-year-old daughter Caitlin. Seeing that the little girl's only friend is a neighbor's dog, Megan decides to adopt a shelter pet for Caitlin. She ...
Style:
feel good, touching, light, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing
Plot:
dog, parents and children, fall in love, family relations, hopes, single parent, pets, friendship, couples, love, animals, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
Style:
feel good, touching, sincere, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cat, homeless, human animal relationship, street musician, pet cat, guitarist, addiction, friendship, singer, drug addict, moral transformation, pets ...
Place:
london
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale similar movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Family film about a pair of children whose father's girlfriend has kidnapped their dog. Dean Cain stars as Glenn Barrows, a recent widower doing his best to raise his young kids Elliot and Phoebe, who really miss their mother. Things start to ...
Style:
emotional, sweet, light, touching, feel good
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, dog, single father, kids and family, new year's eve, animals, family relations, father daughter relationship, pet owner relationship, sister sister relationship, family life, best friend ...
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20%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Fall into puppy love with “the world’s worst dog”, who now has a frisky voice and an attitude to match. Join Marley for his mischievous puppy years, as he and his summer pal, Bodie Grogan, wreak havoc on a neighborhood dog contest. Marley ...
Style:
exciting, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
dog, puppy, pets, youth, talking dog, animals, friends, family relations, teenage life, chaos and mayhem, dog training, anthropomorphism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Rod and Katherine Wright are enjoying their retirement in Florida – or so they’re telling each other. Actually, Rod’s been bored with nothing to do, and Katherine misses her kids back home, especially with Christmas right around the corner. At ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, realistic, humorous
Plot:
christmas, pets, dog, love and romance, couples, friendship, wedding, childhood friend, childhood memory, christmas eve, best friend, golden retriever ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.
Style:
uplifting, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
dolphins, veterinarian, animal life, friendship, rescue, youth, family relations, human spirit, hopes, friends, animals, human animal relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
florida, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A young widow discovers that her late husband has left her 10 messages intended to help ease her pain and start a new life.
Style:
touching, romantic, emotional, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
love story, love and romance, death, terminal illness, grief, starting over, couples, loss of spouse, life philosophy, loss of husband, family relations, lost love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe, usa, new york, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to ...
Style:
sweet, touching, feel good, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
dog, animal rescue, pets, youth, animals, destiny, greed, friendship, hopes, family relations, disorder, small town life ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined ...
Style:
touching, humorous, sentimental, sincere, semi serious ...
Plot:
dog, midlife crisis, pet owner relationship, marital problem, pets, lifestyle, friendship, parents and children, deadend life, spouse leaving, artists and showbiz, animal training ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Benjamin 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 sets about the work with the ...
Style:
feel good, sincere, touching, uplifting, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
animals, single father, happy ending, countryside, zoo, starting over, father son relationship, courage, children, beautiful scenery, coping, love ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Meet Patch Adams, a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like any doctor you've met before. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he's willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh - even if it means risking his own ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, emotional, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids
Plot:
human spirit, medical school, hospital, compassion, medical profession, doctors and patients, friendship, dealing with death, stereotypes, mad scientist, unconventional method, clinic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1971
Place:
usa, virginia
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Benji and his friends try to save his mother from a puppy mill.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, sentimental, touching
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
dog, youth, friendship, against the odds, odd couple, young heroes, parents and children, adoption, fish out of water, disorder, rescue, mischievous children ...
Time:
2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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