Movies Like The Yearling

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

2009·1h 33m·★ 8.1·Lasse Hallström

Themes: pet, human animal relationshipDrama & Family

Gremlins

1984·1h 46m·★ 7.3·Joe Dante

Themes: pet, human animal relationship

Dead Man

1995·2h 2m·★ 7.5·Jim Jarmusch

TMDB recommendsDrama & Western

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

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Aparajito

1956·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Satyajit Ray

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Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

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Shrek

2001·1h 30m·★ 7.9·Andrew Adamson

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957·2h 42m·★ 8.1·David Lean

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A Dog's Purpose

2017·1h 40m·★ 7.3·Lasse Hallström

Fans also likedFamily & Drama

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962·2h 27m·★ 7.8·John Frankenheimer

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The Call of the Wild

2020·1h 40m·★ 6.7·Chris Sanders

Fans also likedFamily & Drama

A Dog's Way Home

2019·1h 36m·★ 6.7·Charles Martin Smith

Fans also likedDrama & Family

Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

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Jeremiah Johnson

1972·1h 48m·★ 7.6·Sydney Pollack

Fans also likedWestern & Drama

Red Dog

2011·1h 32m·★ 7.3·Kriv Stenders

Fans also likedDrama & Family

Spirit Untamed

2021·1h 28m·★ 5.5·Elaine Bogan

Fans also likedFamily & Western

Dangerous Liaisons

1988·1h 59m·★ 7.5·Stephen Frears

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The Fox and the Hound

1981·1h 22m·★ 7.2·Richard Rich

Fans also likedDrama & Family

Bambi

1942·1h 10m·★ 7.3·David Hand

Fans also likedDrama & Family

Don't Look Now

1973·1h 50m·★ 7.1·Nicolas Roeg

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How Good Is The Yearling?

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