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10 Best Movies Like The Painted Hills

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

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#1
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

1972★ 6.0

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

John Thornton, is a fearless man who's after more than gold; he wants to do what's right. Thornton works for the U.S. mail and is the only person daring and smart enough to figure ...

#2
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

1995★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Painted Hills for fans of Action & Adventure & Drama & Family. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Teenager Angus adopts a stray dog and names him Yellow. Several days later, while travelling along the coast of British Columbia with Angus's father, John, the boy and dog become s...

#3
White Fang

White Fang

1991★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Painted Hills for fans of Action & Adventure & Drama & Family. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him....

#4
Dog Gone

Dog Gone

2023★ 6.2

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

When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication....

#5
Sketch

Sketch

2025★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Painted Hills for fans of Adventure & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and st...

#6
The Fox and the Hound 2

The Fox and the Hound 2

2006★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Painted Hills for fans of Adventure & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Grann...

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