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Movies like Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika (2012)

The best movies like Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika (2012) are Rock My Heart (2017), Windstorm: The Great Hurricane (2021) and Pride (2004). If Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika hooked you with its adventure and family, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Rock My Heart (2017)

    17-year-old Jana has a congenital heart defect. To defy fate, Jana seeks every challenge, plunges into every wild and dangerous adventure. Her parents does not like that and are even more in constant fear of their daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  2. Windstorm: The Great Hurricane (2021)

    Due to the sudden outbreak of a hurricane, a traveling circus, famous for its stunning numbers with horses, calls into the small German estate of Kaltenbach. Soon, Ari realizes that one of the horses of this circus, named Orcan, is in mortal danger. Together with the boy Carlo and their faithful friend, the horse Ostwind, they try to save Orkan from the cruel owner of a traveling circus. However, the shrewd director unravels their audacious plan. And Ostwind's horse is also in trouble. Ari and Carlo have very little time to rectify the situation and save Ostwind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure

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  3. 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

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  4. The 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

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  5. Heidi (2015)

    Heidi, is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt to her mountain-dwelling grandfather. She is then stolen back by her aunt from her grandfather to live in the wealthy Sesemann household in Frankfurt, Germany as a companion to Klara, a sheltered, disabled girl in a wheelchair. Heidi is unhappy but makes the best of the situation, always longing for her grandfather.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family

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  6. A Dog's Purpose (2017)

    A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family

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  7. The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)

    America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family

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  8. Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (2003)

    Wilbur the pig knows how important friendship is - he learned that from a spider named Charlotte. So when Wilbur meets Cardigan, a lonely lamb, Wilbur immediately makes him his friend.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & drama

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  9. Windstorm 4 (2019)

    Grandmother Maria, Sam and the riding instructor Kaan are trying together to keep Gut Kaltenbach running, which is in financial difficulties. The ambitious Isabell supports her, although she secretly pursues her own goals. The impulsive Ari comes to riding training in Kaltenbach, where she develops a special relationship with Windstorm, the eponymous horse of the film series, and she also makes friends with Mika. Mika and Ari try to save the estate and protect Windstorm from reckless horse trainer Thordur Thorvaldson.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure

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  10. Iron 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

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  11. Escape 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

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  12. PAW Patrol: Ready, Race, Rescue! (2019)

    It’s the Adventure Bay 500! The pups have built an awesome race track and are ready to be the pit crew for their race hero, The Whoosh! But when the legendary racer is unable to drive in the championship race, he calls on his biggest fan-pup Marshall to take the wheel and race in his place! Marshall has to overcome his lack of confidence and his dastardly competition, The Cheetah, to fulfill his dream of becoming the fastest race-pup ever!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & adventure

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  13. Jim Button and the Wild 13 (2020)

    A year has gone by since Jim Button and his best friend, the engine driver Luke, returned from their dangerous adventure in Dragon City. Life on Morrowland goes its leisurely way again. Suddenly, dark clouds are gathering over the tranquil island of Morrowland: the notorious pirate gang "The Wild 13" has learned that the dragon Mrs Grindtooth has been conquered by Jim and Luke and now swears revenge. To protect Morrowland from another threat, the two of them set off with their steam engines Emma and Molly on a dangerous journey where they meet old friends like princess Li Si, Mr. Tur Tur and Nepomuk and make new friends with Sursulapichi, a real mermaid. On their adventure, Jim's most fervent wish might also come true: to find out the truth about his mysterious origins.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family

  14. Marvel 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

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  15. Bibi & Tina (2014)

    Bibi Blocksberg visits her friend Tina Martin at the riding stables during the summer vacation. This year there is to be a special horse race organized by Count Falko. However, the two friends run into trouble when Sophia von Gelenberg from an elite boarding school at Falkenstein Castle, a participant and close acquaintance of the house, arrives and tries to steal Tina's boyfriend Alexander. The shady businessman Hans Kakmann is also up to no good, and it's not just the foal Socrates, known as "Socke", he's after. Bibi tries to save Alex and Tina's relationship on the one hand and expose Kakmann's business practices on the other. But even witchcraft can't prevent her from turning everyone against her, Count Falko enrolling his son in boarding school and Kakman offering to buy the foal "Socke".

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family

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  16. I 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

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  17. Wish 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

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  18. House of Anubis: The Touchstone of Ra (2013)

    The students of Anubis House are on the eve of their graduation when they encounter a new group of underclassmen and a mysterious stone that leads them on a quest to save the world from evil.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family

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  19. The Three Investigators in The Secret of Terror Castle (2009)

    A new case for the cult detectives! Not by coincidence, a mysterious videotape falls into the hands of Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews during Jupiter's birthday party in Rocky Beach. On it is a recording of Jupiter's long dead parents. In their message they want to communicate to their son the key to an especially tricky riddle.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure & family

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  20. Discovering 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

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What are the best movies like Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika?

The closest matches to Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika are Rock My Heart (2017), Windstorm: The Great Hurricane (2021) and Pride (2004). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika?

Start with Rock My Heart (2017), the closest match to Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika.

What is the highest-rated movie like Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika?

A Dog's Purpose (2017), rated 7.6/10 by 3,634 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika?

Windstorm: The Great Hurricane (2021) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there German movies like Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika?

Yes: Rock My Heart (2017), Windstorm: The Great Hurricane (2021) and Heidi (2015).

How are movies similar to Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Johanna und der Buschpilot - Der Weg nach Afrika, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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