Movies like The Gandrew-Spy Saga (2021)
The best movies like The Gandrew-Spy Saga (2021) are Pride (2004), Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) and The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997). If The Gandrew-Spy Saga hooked you with its adventure and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedGOAT (2026)8.0/10 from 1,160 votes
- NewestValleys of the Earth (2026)Released 2026
Pride (2004)
The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFar from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)
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 stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat. Angus's parents relentlessly badger rescue teams. Angus, schooled by his father in wilderness survival skills, and assisted by the intelligent Yellow Dog, tries to attract rescuers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997)
Jack London's classic story from 1903 about Buck, a dog kidnapped from his home in California and taken to the Yukon where he is mistreated until a prospector discovers him and relates to his situation. Although the two are bonded, Buck yearns to run free with the wild dogs in the wilderness.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)
Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnastasia: Once Upon a Time (2020)
Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie (2018)
Thomas leaves Sodor to fulfil his dream of seeing the world. This heroic quest takes Thomas across deserts, through jungles and over dangerous mountains as he travels across five continents seeing sights he has never seen before.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSlugTerra: Return of the Elementals (2014)
A new member has joined Eli and the Shane Gang! Junjie, once the protector of the Eastern Caverns, is a master of the slugslinging art of Slug Fu! But even with the power of five slingers, the Shane Gang find themselves in over their heads as they race across The 99 Caverns in search of the Legendary Elemental Slugs. The five Elementals are ancient slugs of great power, and the forbearers of all slugs found in SlugTerra today. In the wrong hands, they could bring Slugterra to the brink of destruction. So when an evil alliance starts hunting down the Elementals, Eli and his friends — old and new — take off in pursuit of the greatest threat their world has ever faced!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisWhite Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)
A boy and his dog, White Fang, must try to save the noble Haida tribe from evil white men in turn-of-the-century Alaska.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarvel Rising: Playing with Fire (2019)
Inferno’s powers are stolen by a young and powerful villain and it’s up to the Secret Warriors to defeat their new foe and help their friend. But does Inferno even WANT his powers back? Meanwhile, America Chavez learns a lesson about friendship and family from teammate Ms. Marvel.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPinocchio (2009)
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIron Will (1994)
When Will Stoneman's father dies, he is left alone to take care of his mother and their land. Needing money to maintain it, he decides to join a cross country dogsled race. This race will require days of racing for long hours, through harsh weather and terrain. This young man will need a lot of courage and a strong will to complete this race.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
Two children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unicorn with magical blood.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPAW Patrol: Mighty Pups (2018)
When their latest scheme goes awry, Mayor Humdinger and his nephew Harold accidentally divert a meteor towards Adventure Bay. The meteor's golden energy grants the PAW Patrol superpowers. The heroic Mighty Pups are on a roll to super-save the day.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI Am David (2003)
A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deliver to someone in Denmark, and a compass to help get him there.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisVoyage of the Unicorn (2001)
One day the Aislings find themselves magically transported to a ship called the Unicorn. Here, they discover that they've been chosen to fulfill an incredible quest! They undergo an incredible journey of discovery in strange lands with enchanted creatures, but find their voyage is really one of the spirit, as they each learn faith and the power of love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisF.R.E.D.I. (2018)
An intelligent, lovable robot known as "F.R.E.D.I." is stolen from a secret research facility by the project's lead scientist. The robot is found by a 15 year old teenager, James. Soon the two begin to communicate and create a bond in which F.R.E.D.I. learns about teenage life and James learns about some new values.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisCarmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal (2020)
You drive the action in this interactive adventure, helping Carmen save Ivy and Zack when V.I.L.E. captures them during a heist in Shanghai.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCurious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
When Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he crash-lands in Africa, a worried Ted goes searching, expecting the worst, only to have it turn out to be the best.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Legend of Ochi (2025)
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDiscovering Dinotopia (2002)
The citizens of Waterfall City flee for the tenuous safety of Earthfarm, abandoning their city to the dangerous Outsiders - who discover the key to Dinotopias future and threaten its survival.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDora and the Search for Sol Dorado (2025)
Dora, Diego, and their new friends trek through the perilous dangers of the Amazonian jungle in search of the ancient and powerful treasure of Sol Dorado to keep it out of enemy hands.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisValleys of the Earth (2026)
Valleys of the Earth is a story of redemption set in a post-apocalyptic United States several years after an enormous solar plunges Humanity into a new Dark Age. From the ashes, a militarized cult known as "the Watchers" rises. Led by their prophets, the Watchers believe this apocalyptic event was brought on by their Angels, and that it is as a means of giving humanity a fresh start. Isaac, our protagonist, attempts to flee his past and right his wrongs. Along the way, his story becomes entwined with Kellen, a young woman fiercely dedicated to upholding a promise she once made. If the two are to survive, they must learn to trust one another; however, the Watchers are everywhere, and will stop at nothing to recover what they have lost.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure & drama
Coquelicot (2026)
At the beginning of the 20th century, a young boy searches for his little brother through a dark and mysterious forest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & family
Stories of Songville (2025)
A retelling of Daniel Chapters 1-3 in a world of sci-fi and fantasy. Thralldom, a tyrannical regime has conquered a magical and music-loving land called Songville. Danny, Mish, and Hanan, now exiles, rise from captives to high-ranking overseers under the Iron Master’s rule. They faithfully serve their master while secretly pledging allegiance to the true High King and the ways of Songville. However, as tensions rise and the cost of resistance grows, they must decide whether to risk their lives for the sake of faith and what they truly love— or remain silent in the face of tyranny. Are they willing to put their lives on the line for it?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & family
Rebel Ridge (2024)
A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGOAT (2026)
A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisOnce in a Full Moon (2025)
In this whimsical and sensual world, the Moon and a Little Vampire share a love story as intoxicating as it is impossible. The Moon petrifies with sorrow at the vast distance separating her from her beloved. The Little Vampire is then faced with a fateful choice : renounce his immortal soul to join his lover for one single night. He embarks on a journey strewn with tantalizing (or thorny) temptations and mischievous spells, all conspiring to lead him astray from his quest.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure
Addicted to Change (2026)
In a near future Britain, at a biotech lab on the brink of collapse, three interns invent a cognitive enhancing drug. They begin full scale manufacture, only to become targets of government forces who view their breakthrough as a threat.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
Arkfall (TBA)
Arkfall is an upcoming movie being directed by Randy Smith and is in the announcement phase.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Gandrew-Spy Saga?
The closest matches to The Gandrew-Spy Saga are Pride (2004), Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) and The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Gandrew-Spy Saga?
Start with Pride (2004), the closest match to The Gandrew-Spy Saga.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Gandrew-Spy Saga?
GOAT (2026), rated 8.0/10 by 1,160 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Gandrew-Spy Saga?
Valleys of the Earth (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Gandrew-Spy Saga?
Yes: Pride (2004), Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995) and The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997).
How are movies similar to The Gandrew-Spy Saga chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Gandrew-Spy Saga, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.