Movies like Dakota

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Dakota (2022)
 5.2
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Dakota (2022)
Genre: Family
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Dakota, an ex-service dog, joins single mum Kate and her daughter Alex to live on their small-town family farm. Dakota quickly adjusts to her new home and becomes somewhat of a local hero, soon becoming inseparable from Alex. But when the farm’s existence is threatened by the town’s rogue sheriff, Dakota must help the family band together and save the land.
Style: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
Audience: family outing
Plot: fire department, human animal relationship, girl dog relationship, dog, mother daughter relationship, owner dog relationship, firefighter, relationships, conspiracy, pets, family relations, animal human communication, farm, single mother, crooked cop, widow, rancher, pet dog, human dog relationship, fire, husband, overalls, mystery, family

Most similar movies to Dakota

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, entertaining, feel good and semi serious films with plots about pets, animal human communication, human animal relationship, dog, animal, pet dog and friendship mostly in Family, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Dakota: Marshall's Miracle (2015), Bark Ranger (2015), Sox: A Family's Best Friend (2013), June and Kopi (2021), Treasure Hounds (2017). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Marshall's Miracle (2015)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A 13-year-old boy becomes the target of bullies at his new school and is feeling hopeless, until he finds Marshall being caged up by a dog-hoarder in deplorable conditions. Finn knows he must rescue Marshall, but he has been abused by the other dogs ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, bullying, human dog relationship, boy dog relationship, animal human communication, owner dog relationship, boy and dog, friendship, human animal relationship, friends, lifestyle change, changing lives ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
 3.9
 183
Bark Ranger (2015)
Genre: Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Two kids and their trusty dog, Ranger, stumble across a treasure map while playing in an abandoned ranger station. They set out on the adventure of a lifetime in search of a forgotten gold mine, but things take a turn for the worst when they come ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, pets, boy and dog, pet dog, adventure hero, human animal relationship, children, animal, con artists, hidden treasure, treasure, treasure hunter ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
94%
Sox: A Family's Best Friend (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A new family is having difficulty adjusting, when an adorable dog comes into their life. Once his special powers are discovered, the local dog catcher and the (F.B.D.I) Federal Bureau of Dog Investigation will stop at nothing to get him.
Style: feel good, captivating, semi serious, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, family relations, talking dog, talking animal, human dog relationship, owner dog relationship, human animal relationship, satire, pets, animal, animal human communication, pet dog ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible (2018)
Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In this sequel, the super intelligent artificial robotronic dog, Archie, befriends Gregory, a young boy who is the son of a carnival owner. Gregory is concerned that someone has been stealing from the carnival and enlists his new friend to help find ...
Style: feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, robot dog, human animal relationship, pet dog, investigation, owner dog relationship, teamwork, pets, friendship, crime investigation, crime solving, sleuth ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
Movie in collections
 6.3
 646
June and Kopi (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A street dog is taken in by a young couple, and the family pit becomes an instant accomplice as he adjusts to his new, loving home.
Style: entertaining, funny, satirical, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, pets, family relations, human animal relationship, male female relationship, pet dog, lost dog, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, lifestyle, animal human communication, relationships ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Treasure Hounds (2017)
Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Moving into his late grandfather's house, young Jack inherits the old man's dog, Skipper (Norm MacDonald) - who can talk! With the sassy pooch's help, Jack learns that Grandpa left a priceless Spanish treasure hidden somewhere in the ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: talking dog, dog, treasure hunt, friends, treasure, talking animal, boy and dog, owner dog relationship, treasure hunter, children, teamwork, pet dog ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
Robo-Dog: Airborne (2017)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After an accident causes Robo-Dog to get lost and lose his memory, he is taken in by a new family. Tyler enlists the help of Barry as they scour the town in search of their missing robotic best friend.
Style: captivating, entertaining, feel good
Audience: family outing
Plot: robot, robot dog, dog, accident, talking animal, animal, human animal relationship, animal human communication, friendship, heroes, superhero, pets ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
84%
My Brother Is a Dog (2004)
Genre: Family
Country: Germany, UK, Netherlands
Duration: 96 min.
Story: With the help of a magic stone, Marietta transforms her little brother Tobias into a little dog - but the situation threatens to get out of control.
Style: captivating, entertaining
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dog, human becomes animal, brother, animal, turned into an animal, brother sister relationship, pet dog, kids and family, human dog relationship, morphing, pets, siblings relations ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Movie in collections
 6.6
 650
Pup Academy (2019)
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Welcome to a secret world where pups learn to be a human's best friend. Follow three unlikely puppies - and their human friends - as they work together to discover the power of friendship and create everlasting bonds between dogs and humans.
Style: funny, humorous, captivating, sincere, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: girl dog relationship, boy and dog, animal human communication, puppy, dog, friendship, human animal relationship, animal life, pets, dog training, pet dog, animal ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
 6.4
 14
Bitch (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, India, Ukraine
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A stray dog, found in the alleys in New Delhi, is brought to Sweden.
Style: sincere, humorous, entertaining, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, animal human communication, pet dog, pets, human animal relationship, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, animal, journey, canine
Place: india
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
 5.5
 316
A Horse Tale (2015)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
Style: disturbing, captivating, sincere, entertaining
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: horse, girl horse relationship, christmas, single father, family relations, rancher, single parent, rider horse relationship, parents and children, father daughter relationship, ranch, lifestyle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
82%
Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing (2019)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: It’ll take a miracle to save the Killian family’s ranch… but miracles come in all shapes and sizes. Just as a greedy developer plans to take over their ranch, tween girl Sydney Killian and a neighbor boy find a mysterious pony with an injured ...
Style: entertaining, captivating, sincere, disturbing, psychological
Audience: family outing
Plot: horse, animal human communication, supernatural being, family problems, friendship, girl horse relationship, friends, human animal relationship, social problems, creature, kindness, financial problem ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Rudy: The Return of the Racing Pig (2007)
Genre: Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Up to now, Nickel (9) and his single dad Thomas have been managing very well together. Then Nickel goes on a school excursion and brings the little piglet Rudy back with him in his rucksack. Once he´s home, he makes a terrifying discovery: dad has ...
Style: humorous, funny, satirical, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: piglet, pig, family relations, animal human communication, human animal relationship, parents and children, father son relationship, friendship, pets, friends, male female relationship, satire ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
 4.5
 124
Junkyard Dogs (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Follows a dog who is a master escape artist, who must team up with his puppy pals to prevent their block from being robbed.
Style: humorous, entertaining, semi serious, feel good, satirical ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: dog, human animal relationship, robbery, pet dog, animal human communication, save the day, attempted robbery, heist gone wrong, heist, pets, puppy, burglar ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Wiener Dog Nationals (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A family adopts a runt of a dachshund from a shelter. Only time will tell if little "Shelly" and her new family are up for the challenges of entering the nation's greatest wiener dog race, Wienerschnitzel's "Wiener Dog ...
Style: semi serious, entertaining, funny, satirical, feel good ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, dachshund, pet dog, pets, contest, animal human communication, family life, owner dog relationship, human animal relationship, lifestyle, animal life, satire ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
 4.7
 215
Army Dog (2016)
Genre: Action, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A brave Army dog returns to the U.S., where he helps his heroic handler bond with his resentful daughter on a camping trip despite danger lurking around every corner.
Style: sincere, psychological, captivating, disturbing
Plot: dog, war veteran, animal, animal human communication, pets, human animal relationship, father daughter relationship, family relations, hiking, father and daughter, relationships, teamwork ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Grains and Dog (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A funny comedy about a various adventures of Körner (Grains) family and their dog.
Style: entertaining, captivating, feel good, funny, satirical ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: human animal relationship, owner dog relationship, human dog relationship, pet dog, changing lives, inheritance, lifestyle change, dog, animal human communication, satire, pets
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
 5.0
 459
The Retrievers (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After the Lowry Family moves from New York to Placerville in California, a golden retriever comes to their house. The family starts to take care of her and the retriever, now named Pilot, has puppies. They give all of the puppies away, but later ...
Style: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, feel good, light ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: golden retriever, dog, family relations, puppy, family life, pets, pet dog, lost dog, animal human communication, dead animal, animal, kids and family ...
Place: california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Movie in collections
 5.7
 321
A Gift Horse (2015)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Torn apart by the loss of her mother, young Amanda spends time at a ranch owned by a business tycoon. When his spoiled daughter rejects their new horse, Amanda proves that Misty is a true champion and restores her happiness in the process.
Style: disturbing, sincere, captivating
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: girl horse relationship, teenage girl, horse trainer, ranch, human animal relationship, animal human communication, care, racehorse, rancher, young girl, businessman, animal ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
A Houseful of Animals (2010)
Genre: Family
Country: Germany
TV show
Story: With a woof-woof here and a baaa-baaa there and a quack-quack, oink-oink everywhere, there's always some furry or feathered creature demanding attention from the Hansens. It's partly because Dr. Philipp Hansen is a veterinarian who's ...
Style: semi serious, entertaining, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: animal, nature, doctor, family relations, veterinarian, farm, friendship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, mother daughter relationship, large family, kids and family ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
 5.6
 240
Adoring (2019)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 108 min.
Story: This movie tells 6 stories of how people interact with their pets to find love.
Style: captivating, semi serious, entertaining, satirical, sincere
Audience: family outing
Plot: pets, animal life, animal, lifestyle, pet dog, satire, human animal relationship, animal human communication, owner dog relationship, holiday
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure (2009)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Aussie, a lovable Australian mutt, embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.
Style: semi serious, sincere, humorous, captivating
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: dog, friendship, talking dog, rescue, heroes, getting home, family relations, youth, danger, mischievous children, young heroes, pets ...
Time: 21st century
Place: san francisco, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
The Three Dogateers (2014)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: When a couple of burglars make off with their family's presents and decorations, the Three Dogateers set off on a journey to sniff out the bad guys and save Christmas!
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot: dog, santa claus, christmas, save the day, escapades, pets, obsessive quest, friendship, xmas, disorder, musketeer, christmas movie
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
74%
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My Dog, My Happiness (2011)
Genre: Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Inu o Kau to Iu Koto is a Japanese television series which premiered on TV Asahi on April 15, 2011. Its full title is The Story of Keeping a Dog〜180 Days of a Dog Named "Sky" Stayed in our Home〜.
Style: psychological, satirical, captivating
Plot: dog, family relations, animal, unemployment, lifestyle, relationship problems, relationship vs career, satire, kids and family, animal human communication, family problems, fired from the job ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
The Tiger Rising (2022)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When 12-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, his imagination runs wild and life begins to change in the most unexpected ways. With the help of a wise and mysterious maid, Willie May and the stubborn new girl in ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, sincere
Audience: family outing
Plot: tiger, boy, human animal relationship, friendship, animal, teenager, animal human communication, friends, nature, woods, children, novel ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
A Christmas Tail (2014)
Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Two single parents fall in love while fighting over a puppy to give to their children for Christmas.
Style: feel good, light, entertaining, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, dog, love, family relations, custody, fall in love, single parent, pets, rivalry, christmas romance, love and romance, escape artist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
 6.5
 307
My Giraffe (2017)
Genre: Family
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Duration: 74 min.
Story: Dikkertje Dap was born on the same day as Raf the giraffe. Dikkertje can often be found at the zoo, because Raf is his best friend. They are inseparable, until Dikkertje goes to school for the first time and finds out giraffes can’t go to school. ...
Style: captivating, feel good, funny, entertaining, humorous
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: human animal relationship, giraffe, escapades, animal human communication, child, schoolboy, plan, friends, school, friendship, zoo, animal
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Pup Star: Better 2Gether (2017)
Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Pup Star is back for an all-new adventure! After winning the canine competition show Pup Star and becoming an international pup sensation, Tiny, the adorable Yorkie, has her world turned upside down when an evil rival switches her out in competition ...
Style: captivating, funny, entertaining, feel good, semi serious
Audience: family outing
Plot: singing competition, talking dog, talking animal, animal, animal that acts human, pets, animal life, dog, mistaken identity, animal protagonist
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
The Dog Who Saved Summer (2015)
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When Zeus (Mario Lopez) accidentally destroys an important party, he gets sent to obedience school at the worst time! A trio of bumbling burglars is planning a heist. Can Zeus save the day?
Style: satirical, feel good, semi serious, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, animal, robbery, pet dog, heist, heist gone wrong, criminal, satire, burglar, dog training
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
Timber the Treasure Dog (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A boy rises to the occasion with his best friend (a lovable talking dog) to save his home and family.
Style: sincere, entertaining, captivating
Audience: family outing
Plot: dog, talking dog, talking animal, pet dog, human animal relationship, boy dog relationship, treasure hunter, boy and dog, save the day, friends, children, money problems ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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