Films like Old Yeller (1957)

Old Yeller (1957) is adventure, drama, family, western. These 24 films share its genres, ordered by how much overlap they have and how well they are rated.

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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

Also adventure and drama. 7.7/10

A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what.
The Man from Snowy River (1982)

Also adventure and drama. 7.0/10

Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the…
Inside Out (2015)

Also adventure and drama. 7.9/10

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness…
Cars 3 (2017)

Also adventure and drama. 6.9/10

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed to the brink—and suddenly, the champion who once ruled the track is…
The Revenant (2015)

Also adventure and drama. 7.5/10

In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
The Lion King (2019)

Also adventure and drama. 7.1/10

Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub's arrival. Scar, Mufasa's brother—and…
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Also adventure and drama. 7.4/10

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other…
The Karate Kid (2010)

Also adventure and drama. 6.6/10

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying…
The Iron Giant (1999)

Also adventure and drama. 8.0/10

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their…
David (2025)

Also adventure and drama. 8.0/10

From the songs of his mother’s heart to the whispers of a faithful God, David’s story begins in quiet devotion. When the giant Goliath rises to terrorize a nation, a young…
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)

Also adventure and drama. 6.9/10

The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as…
Dances with Wolves (1990)

Also adventure and drama. 7.8/10

Wounded Civil War soldier John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier…
Rango (2011)

Also adventure and family. 6.9/10

When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed…
The Prince of Egypt (1998)

Also adventure and drama. 7.3/10

The strong bond between two Royal Egyptian brothers is challenged when their chosen responsibilities set them at odds, with extraordinary consequences.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

Also adventure and drama. 8.2/10

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
The Cat Returns (2002)

Also adventure and drama. 7.1/10

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
Hostiles (2017)

Also adventure and drama. 7.0/10

A legendary Native American-hating Army captain nearing retirement in 1892 is given one last assignment: to escort a Cheyenne chief and his family through dangerous territory back…
Dinosaur (2000)

Also adventure and drama. 6.6/10

An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
Hugo (2011)

Also adventure and drama. 7.2/10

Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his…
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Also adventure and drama. 7.6/10

Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced…
The Land Before Time (1988)

Also adventure and drama. 7.2/10

An orphaned brontosaurus named Littlefoot sets off in search of the legendary Great Valley. A land of lush vegetation where the dinosaurs can thrive and live in peace. Along the…
Young Guns (1988)

Also adventure and drama. 6.7/10

A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they…
True Grit (2010)

Also adventure and drama. 7.3/10

Following the murder of her father by a hired hand, a 14-year-old farm girl sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. Marshal she can find—a man with…
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Also adventure and drama. 6.7/10

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate…