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10 Best Movies Like Wild America

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

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#1
Alabama Moon

Alabama Moon

2009★ 6.4

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

After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world....

#2
Into the Wild

Into the Wild

2007★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wild America for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hi...

#3
Lost on a Mountain in Maine

Lost on a Mountain in Maine

2024★ 6.9

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

When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. ...

#4
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 Wild America for fans of Adventure & 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...

#5
Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

1972★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wild America for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by Indians when he proves to be the match of their warriors in one-on-one com...

#6
Open Season

Open Season

2006★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Wild America for fans of Adventure & Comedy & 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...

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