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10 Best Movies Like Red Dog

If you loved Red Dog, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Red Dog: True Blue

Red Dog: True Blue

2016★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dog for fans of Drama & Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When eleven-year-old Mick is shipped off to his grandfather's cattle station in Western Australia, he befriends a scrappy, one-of-a-kind dog that will change his life forever....

#2
Last Cab to Darwin

Last Cab to Darwin

2015★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dog for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Rex is a loner, and when he's told he doesn't have long to live, he embarks on an epic drive through the Australian outback from Broken Hill to Darwin to die on his own terms; but ...

#3
Max

Max

2015★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dog for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience....

#4
Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dog for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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 to...

#5
A Dog's Way Home

A Dog's Way Home

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dog for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human....

#6
Walkabout

Walkabout

1971★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Red Dog for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the...

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