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10 Best Movies Like Sleeping Bear

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

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#1
The Last Song

The Last Song

2010★ 7.2

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

A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to re...

#2
Open Season

Open Season

2006★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sleeping Bear for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely...

#3
Paddington 2

Paddington 2

2017★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sleeping Bear for fans of Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen....

#4
Rip Girls

Rip Girls

2000★ 6.3

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

A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds f...

#5
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

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

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. ...

#6
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

2022★ 8.2

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

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

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