Movies like The Black Stallion
The Black Stallion (1979) is a family movie directed by Carroll Ballard. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Cast Away (2000)
★ 7.7 · 12,644 votes · Adventure, Drama
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.
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2. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
★ 8.0 · 10,659 votes · Drama
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
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3. Rocky (1976)
★ 7.8 · 8,981 votes · Drama
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
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4. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
★ 7.6 · 24,768 votes · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
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5. Dolittle (2020)
★ 6.6 · 3,969 votes · Family, Comedy, Fantasy
After losing his wife seven years earlier, the eccentric Dr. John Dolittle, famed doctor and veterinarian of Queen Victoria’s England, hermits himself away behind the high walls of Dolittle Manor with only his menagerie of exotic animals for company. But when the young queen falls gravely ill, a reluctant Dolittle is forced to set sail on an epic adventure to a mythical island in search of a cure, regaining his wit and courage as he crosses old adversaries and discovers wondrous creatures.
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6. Hidalgo (2004)
★ 6.9 · 1,408 votes · Western, Adventure
Set in 1890, this is the story of a Pony Express courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous race for a massive contest prize, in an adventure that sends the pair around the world...
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7. Life of Pi (2012)
★ 7.4 · 14,104 votes · Adventure, Drama
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
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8. A Dog's Purpose (2017)
★ 7.6 · 3,616 votes · Adventure, Fantasy, Family
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
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9. Eight Below (2006)
★ 7.0 · 1,879 votes · Adventure, Drama, Family
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 called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission.
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10. Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)
★ 7.1 · 452 votes · Drama, Family
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
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11. The Horse Whisperer (1998)
★ 6.9 · 1,220 votes · Adventure, Drama, Romance
The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.
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12. Moby Dick (1956)
★ 7.1 · 493 votes · Adventure, Drama
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian who exhorts his men to find Moby Dick, the great white whale. Ahab lost his leg to that creature and is desperate for revenge. As the crew soon learns, he will stop at nothing to gain satisfaction.
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13. Iron Will (1994)
★ 6.7 · 341 votes · Adventure, Family, Action
When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.
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14. Black Beauty (1994)
★ 6.7 · 356 votes · Family, Adventure, Drama
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
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