Movies like Our Wild Hearts (2013)
The best movies like Our Wild Hearts (2013) are Secrets of the Mountain (2010), Rodeo Girl (2016) and Little Savages (2016). If Our Wild Hearts hooked you with its family and tv movie, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedDreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)7.1/10 from 457 votes
- NewestTexas Two-Step (2026)Released 2026
Secrets of the Mountain (2010)
Somewhere between the demands of her career, her ex's wedding and her kids' busy schedules, Dana James is noticing her tight-knit family starting to unravel. An unexpected offer to purchase her family's mountain property sets up a weekend road trip, which she hopes will bring her family back together. But when they arrive, they quickly learn that the mountain is much more than it seems. An ancient secret and a treacherous quest will test the family like never before. It's an edge-of-the seat thriller that reminds us that when times are tough, families don't run away from problems - they run back to each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Rodeo Girl (2016)
Shipped off to her American dad's ranch for the summer, a teen and her horse Lucky Lad compete for a spot at the National Youth Rodeo.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Little Savages (2016)
Visiting the charming lake town of Culver, a boy genius and his sister race against bullies to find a treasure hidden by an eccentric philanthropist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
A Gift Horse (2015)
Torn apart by the loss of her mother, young Amanda spends time at a ranch owned by a business tycoon. When his spoiled daughter rejects their new horse, Amanda proves that Misty is a true champion and restores her happiness in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
JL Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift (2020)
When Henry proposes it looks like Rebecca will get her fairytale ending until her daughter invites a visitor from her past to the ranch that will change the Petersons and Landsburgs forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Amazing Racer (2009)
After the sudden death of her father leaves a teenage girl without a family, she becomes lost in her own anger and sadness. Her family doctor informs her that her father had a secret, that the mother she never knew was alive and well. When she travels to meet her, she befriends a horse trainer and discovers that in caring for the horse, she is able to overcome her hardships and emotional trauma. Together they begin to win many races and upset the favorites, owned by an egocentric mogul . Through the victories and new friendships she forms, she learns to find her way back to happiness.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Dakota's Summer (2014)
Cowgirls 'n Angels Dakota's Summer tells the story of Dakota Rose, a cowgirl and competitive trick rider who finds out at the age of seventeen that she was adopted. She secretly sets out to discover the truth about her adoption and meet her birth parents while visiting her grandfather, rodeo legend Austin Rose. At Austin's ranch on break from the Sweethearts of the Rodeo trick riding team, Dakota discovers that family is not defined by blood, but rather personal commitment and by the love they share. Finally at peace, Dakota trains with Austin in order to prepare to rejoin the Sweethearts for their final competition against the talented Lone Star trick riding team and become the champion trick rider she was destined to be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Cowgirl's Story (2017)
Dusty Rhodes is new at Jefferson High, and she sticks out like a... well, a cowgirl. Dusty is a real cowgirl from Texas. Her parents are in the U.S. Army: her mother a helicopter pilot and her father a Special Forces Army Ranger. At first, Dusty is an outcast, but eventually she makes friends with a group that includes Savanah, a girl whose father was killed while fighting in Iraq three years earlier. Even though Savanah is kind of Goth and Dusty is all cowgirl they have a special connection and they bond. Dusty gets the school to agree to an Equestrian Drill Team and she enlists her new city slicker friends to join the team. As Dusty and the team practice, Dusty deals with the fears that come with her mother fighting in Afghanistan.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016)
An unexpected blizzard threatens the Parton family, while at the same time Dolly's father (and his kids) make sacrifices to raise enough money to finally buy his wife the wedding ring he could never afford to give her. Meanwhile, an important person in little Dolly's life begins to see that her amazing voice and musical gift might just be made for something bigger than rural Tennessee.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Flicka 2 (2010)
Carrie is a big-city teenager whose life is turned upside down when she moves to a horse ranch in Wyoming to live with her father. But everything changes when Carrie meets Flicka, a wild, jet-black mustang who's just as free-spirited and strong-willed as Carrie. The two form a special bond and Carrie opens her heart to her father and a handsome, local boy, but when a jealous rival puts Flicka's life in jeopardy, Carrie must do whatever it takes to save her best friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFlicka (2006)
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. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTexas Two-Step (2026)
When a woman returns to Texas to help save her aunt's struggling country music bar, she reconnects with her childhood sweetheart turned cowboy and rekindles her lost passion for dancing.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
A Horse Story (2015)
When Monica's pet horse, Champion, breaks horse tradition and reveals to Monica that horses can talk, Monica learns that horses aren't too different from humans after all! Monica helps Champion figure out what kind of horse he wants to be when he grows up, while ultimately discovering her own path as well.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Apple of My Eye (2017)
A young girl struggles after a traumatic horse riding accident causes her to lose her eyesight. CHARLES, the head trainer of Southeastern Guide Dogs, trains Apple, a miniature horse, to be her companion and surrogate eyes.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Hats Off to Love (2025)
Stella designs hats and fascinators for socialite Rosalind and meets her son Christian who's training a horse to compete in the Louisville Derby.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
The Letter Writer (2011)
When a teenager receives a mysterious letter in the mail, she sets out to find the author. It's a journey that will change her life forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
A Sunday Horse (2016)
After a near-fatal accident, on a horse the experts thought was nothing special, a determined rider from the wrong side of the tracks defies all the odds to pursue her dreams of winning a national jumping championship.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Real West (2024)
A family vacation to a working ranch introduces Professor Rebecca to Jake West. Rebecca is a widow chasing tenure, and Jake is a handsome cowboy who never settled down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
The Stray (2017)
A young father takes his nine year old son, the family dog, and two of his son's friends backpacking in the mountains of Colorado only for all five of them to be struck by lightning.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors (2015)
"Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors" is based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing. This once-in-a-lifetime movie special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith and a raggedy patchwork coat that helped make Parton who she is today. The film is set in the Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains in 1955. It is neither a biopic nor a musical about Dolly's whole life and performing career, but rather a family-oriented faith-based story about the incidents in her and her family's life around the time she was nine years old.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Horse Tale (2015)
Uptight city accountant Michael Thompson is hired to help a family save their stable before the bank shuts them down. Michael reluctantly agrees, but as he searches for ways to save a family's legacy, he finds something he never expected.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Cowgirls n' Angels (2012)
A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWild Hearts (2006)
When Bob Hart, a widowed police detective trying to raise a rebellious teenage daughter, inherits a Montana horse ranch, he jumps at the opportunity to leave Los Angeles for the open range. Soon after arriving, Bob accepts the position as county sheriff and discovers that the seemingly bucolic countryside is far from tranquil. His problems include wolves who attack his stock, ruthless developers trying to take over the town and a female veterinarian with a chip on her shoulder, while trying to build a new home.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrificed by the owner.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUndercover Grandpa (2017)
When the girl he likes goes missing, Jake enlists the help of his grandpa and Grandpa's former special ops buddies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Long Shot (2004)
A woman moves with her husband and seven-year-old daughter from Colorado to California and then her husband abandons them. While trying to rebuild her life, she finds solace while working at a horse farm and decides to enter her beloved horse in a high-stakes riding competition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Night of the Twisters (1996)
A teenager boy bonds with his stepfather while battling a series of killer twisters.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFull Out 2: You Got This! (2020)
When the University of Oklahoma Sooners lose their star gymnast, Brenna Dowell, the rest of the team have to find a way to believe in themselves in order to win their second National Gymnastics Championship. With the help of Riley, a local breakdancing phenomenon, Chayse and her OU teammates learn to incorporate intricate breakdance techniques into their gymnastics routines in order to find a competitive edge. At the end of it all, they realize what matters most is finding the confidence to believe in yourself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTo Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
When precocious twins Sarah and Julie feel like Mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to their grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Our Wild Hearts?
The closest matches to Our Wild Hearts are Secrets of the Mountain (2010), Rodeo Girl (2016) and Little Savages (2016). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Our Wild Hearts?
People who watched Our Wild Hearts most often go on to Secrets of the Mountain (2010), Rodeo Girl (2016) and Little Savages (2016).
What is the highest-rated movie like Our Wild Hearts?
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005), rated 7.1/10 by 457 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Our Wild Hearts?
Texas Two-Step (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Our Wild Hearts?
Yes: Secrets of the Mountain (2010), Rodeo Girl (2016) and Little Savages (2016).
How are movies similar to Our Wild Hearts chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Our Wild Hearts, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.