20 best movies like A Cowgirl's Story (2017)

List of the best movies like A Cowgirl's Story (2017): Emma's Chance, The Healer, Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Pete's Christmas, A Dog's Journey, Gabe the Cupid Dog, Avalon High, Lady and the Tramp, Paper Planes, Secretariat.

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Markimdb: 5.9
Genredrama, family, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

While fulfilling her community service hours at a horse rescue ranch, Emma forms an unlikely bond with an abused show horse who won't let anyone ride him.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountrySpain, Canada, USA
Duration02:56

The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

A runaway orphan, young Sonora, persists in a menial job mucking stables in Doc Carver's travelling stunt show. Her great wish is to become a death-defying "diving girl," but Doc refuses her pleas. Undaunted, Sonora's gutsy resolve finally convinces him to give her a break. On the brink of stardom, however, a cruel twist of fate threatens to destroy her dream.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
CountryUSA, Canada

An overlooked middle child finds himself in the unexpected spotlight when he realizes his family's terrible Christmas day keeps repeating. As the only one experiencing the day over and over, he decides to use his unique gift to give the holidays a makeover and his family a Christmas they will never forget.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, India, China, Hong Kong
Duration02:47

A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA

When Eric and Marsha break off their long-term relationship, journalist Eric is able to weather it pretty well. He still has his long time canine companion Gabe, and his boss, Ms Andrews, wants to send him to London to open an office. But first Ms Andrews says Eric must find out the true identity of the best-selling author R L Dutton. A bigger obstacle for Eric's trip, however, comes from his dog. Gabe does not want to face six months in quarantine with big pit bulls and mastiffs waiting for an OK to the UK. Getting ideas from a pretty TV host, Gabe acts as Cupid Dog, doing his best to bring Eric and their neighbor Sara together. Gabe's plan works, only to go up in smoke when Eric realizes Sara is the mysterious author. Now Sara thinks Eric was just using her for a story before leaving for London. Gabe the Cupid Dog must go to new lengths to get Sara and Eric to tie the "leash."

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrefantasy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

Disney Channel's production of Julie Sherman Wolfe's screenplay adaptation of the popular novel Avalon High by Meg Cabot. Elaine "Ellie" Harrison has just moved from Minnesota to Annapolis, Maryland while her parents take a year long sabbatical to continue their medieval studies in nearby DC. Her new high school, Avalon High, seems like a typical high school with the stereotypical students: Lance the jock, Jennifer the cheerleader, Marco, the bad boy/desperado, and Will, the senior class president, quarterback, and all around good guy. But not everyone at Avalon High is who they appear to be, not even Ellie herself. Eventually, it becomes apparent that Avalon High is a situation where the ancient Arthurian legend is repeating itself. Will, Jennifer, Lance, Marco, and Mr. Morton all correspond to King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Knight Lancelot, Mordred, and Merlin, respectively.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA

The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show her to live her life footloose and collar-free.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genredrama, family
CountryAustralia, Japan
Duration01:36

Dylan discovers he has a knack for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to help rally his grieving dad, Jack, and face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, family, biography, history, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

    Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, biography
    CountryAustralia, USA

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, adventure, family
    CountryFrance, Norway

    Christian, a visionary scientist, studies wild geese. For his son, a teenager obsessed with video games, the idea of spending a holiday with his father in the wilderness is a nightmare. However, father and son will get together around a crazy project: save a species endangered, thanks to the ultralight of Christian! Then begins an incredible and perilous journey ...

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada
    Duration02:10

    A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA

    Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, family, history
    CountryUSA

    Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryCanada, USA

    Sara Shaw is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish, but only gives her 48 hours. As the clock ticks, Sara will discover how to channel the Christmas magic and speak her mind all on her own.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
    CountryUSA

    Animated character Fat Albert emerges from his TV universe into the real world, accompanied by his friends Rudy, Mushmouth, Old Weird Harold and Dumb Donald. Though the gang is flabbergasted by the modern world, they make new friends, and Albert attempts to help young Doris become popular. But things get complicated when Albert falls for her older sister, Lauri, and must turn to creator Bill Cosby for advice.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
    Duration02:27

    Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:28

    The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere presence intimidates students and teachers alike. But their "business relationship" soon turns personal as Clifford and the troubled loner forge a winning alliance against their intimidators - and a very special friendship with each other.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genremelodrama, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:48

    Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. But along the way, the trio face a primitive desert wilderness.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama, family
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:00

    A teenage girl, trying to come to terms with the death of her mother in a horse-riding accident, nurtures the foal of her mother's horse.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryHungary, United Kingdom, France, Australia, USA, New Zealand
    Duration01:43

    When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at the mysterious Moonacre Manor.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    When the secret notebook of a young girl who fancies herself a spy is found by her friends, her speculations make her very unpopular! Can she win her friends back?

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    Sent to Paris to visit their grandfather, the twins fall in love with France, not to mention two French boys.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    Ryan is a teenager who lacks the ability to speak. One day, Ryan falls off a bridge and he finds himself transported to a strange fantasy world where he encounters his Grandpa Randolph (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and a pretty girl named Melanie (Hayden Panettiere); together, Ryan and Melanie learn to help one another with their problems, and they both discover the wisdom they can gain from elders like Grandpa Randolph.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genredrama, family, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    Holly has everything it takes to be a star; the voice, the dream and the dedication, but she lacks the means to break away from her humble Texas upbringing. Then she gets the chance to attend an art and music school on the East coast and her future suddenly looks bright. But the road to stardom is a bumpy one.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefamily
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    When a teenager receives a mysterious letter in the mail, she sets out to find the author. It's a journey that will change her life forever.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    Holly is tired of moving every time her mom Jean breaks up with yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man, an imaginary secret admirer who will romance Jean and boost her self-esteem.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, Bulgaria

    A twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of Albion, where she discovers that she alone is the key to saving an entire race of people.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the horse (in fact is a mare)and save it of being sacrificed by the owner.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genredrama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:32

    Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    A teen learns that his birth mother is a mermaid after he begins to grow fins and slimy scales on his thirteenth birthday.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    When an evil dictator threatens to take over the kingdom, Princess Rosalinda gets put into the Princess Protection Program. She is taken under the wing of General Joe Mason, an agent from the agency, and his daughter, Carter, who works after school at a nearby bait shop. Rosalinda goes undercover as a regular teen named, Rosie with the help of Carter. In turn, Rosalinda helps Carter overcome insecurities with herself and her crush on Donny who also likes her but can't tell or get shy.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, family, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    The film follows a shy, talented musician who pens romantic hip-hop verses only to stand idly by as they're delivered to the girl of his dreams by a proxy, his best friend. Disney Channel original movie.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Wisecracking, gum-chewing 12-year-old Gilly is well known in the foster system. Totally unmanageable, she has stayed with more families than she can remember and has outwitted them all. After all, how can she settle down when her real mother, the beautiful and glamourous Courtney, might be out there waiting for her? When Gilly is sent to live with the Trotters, the weirdest family yet, she isn’t planning to stick around. But cheerful, affectionate Maime Trotter isn’t giving up on Gilly just yet...

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Mona Gray is a 20-year-old loner who, as a child, turned to math for salvation after her father became ill. As an adult, Mona now teaches the subject and must help her students through their own crises.

    Markimdb: 3.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    Arthur unwittingly discovers the secret to stopping an evil dragon who threatens to destroy all civilization.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama, family, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    It is the story of an average, popular American teenager named Wendy Wu who discovers that in order to win the coveted crown she must first learn the way of the warrior. Wendy Wu has a one track mind, and that track leads directly to the title of homecoming queen -- no unscheduled stops, and no unnecessary detours. When a mysterious Chinese monk named Shen arrives to mold Wendy into a fearless kung fu warrior, however, her royal aspirations suddenly jump the track as she desperately attempts to juggle her boyfriend, her homework, and of course, the fierce competition to become homecoming queen. Now, as Wendy begins to train her mind, body, and spirit in the ancient tradition of the martial arts and her inner warrior gradually begins to emerge, the girl who once obsessed over popularity finally begins to put that popularity into perspective as she gradually realizes what truly matters in life.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, family, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

      Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton. Bethany lost her left arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.Bethany (AnnaSophia Robb) was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic life on Kauai, participating in national surf competitions with her best friend Alana (Lorraine Nicholson), when everything changed. On Halloween morning, a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams.Soul Surfer reveals Bethany's fight to recover from her ordeal and how she grappled with the question of her future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom (Dennis Quaid) and Cheri (Helen Hunt), and supported by her youth group leader Sara (Carrie Underwood), Bethany refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genreaction, family
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:35

      Steve Austin is Dan Barnes, a former heavyweight boxer who hangs up his gloves to escape his violent lifestyle. Dans life is quickly turned upside down when the resident boxing champion makes his presence felt by dominating all opponents who stand in his way. In order to put the title holder in his place, Dan prepares an unseasoned newcomer for the biggest challenge of his life.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrefantasy, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:13

      When Monica's pet horse, Champion, breaks horse tradition and reveals to Monica that horses can talk, Monica learns that horses aren't too different from humans after all! Monica helps Champion figure out what kind of horse he wants to be when he grows up, while ultimately discovering her own path as well.

      Markimdb: 3.4
      Genrehorror, comedy, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:20

      Becca, an anxious, non-vampire teen is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who embarrasses Becca by treating her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca's friends contend with their own romantic issues - all of which collide at the prom.

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      Genremelodrama, adventure, family
      CountryRussia

      A story about a young boy who dreams about airplanes.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:25

      A lonely cat living in a mall pet shop has a sour outlook on life until, in the midst of the holiday rush, she’s swept up into a robbery and a friendship with a human girl.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genredrama, adventure, family, military
      CountryUSA

      Max is assigned to the White House while Butch, the secret service dog, is on maternity leave. He meets TJ, a 12 year old boy, who is the President's son. Due to his father's high profile, he is trying hard to fit in and lead a normal life. During a state visit by the Russian President and his daughter, Alexandra (Alex), TJ is asked to accompany her, during their stay. TJ befriends Alex, but when they get into trouble, Max comes to the rescue!




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