Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
Starring: Luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin
Director: Leon Benson
More narrative depth in this child-and-horse film.

Creative Movie Matches

Black Beauty (1971)
Starring: Mark Lester, Walter Slezak
Director: James Hill
Heartwarming horse drama features similar animal/human relationship.

Black Beauty (1994)
Starring: Sean Bean, David Thewlis
Director: Caroline Thompson
Equally endearing tale of human/equine bonding.

The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
Starring: Kelly Reno, Teri Garr
Director: Robert Dalva
Less poetic but entertaining sequel.

International Velvet (1978)
Starring: Tatum O'Neal, Anthony Hopkins
Director: Bryan Forbes
Another tale of horse/human friendship in '70s sequel to National Velvet.

National Velvet (1944)
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor
Director: Clarence Brown
Classic, beloved tale about love between girl and her horse.

Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Starring: Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy
Director: Carroll Ballard
Drama about wolf-studying scientist in Arctic has comparably stunning cinematography.

Old Yeller (1957)
Starring: Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker
Director: Robert Stevenson
Disney's tearjerker about old-West family and beloved hound.

White Fang (1991)
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Klaus Maria Brandauer
Director: Randal Kleiser
Fun family adventure about a boy and his wolf.

The Yearling (1946)
Starring: Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman
Director: Clarence Brown
A boy befriends his fawn in this classic, bittersweet charmer.