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Movies like At Dawn (1914)

The best movies like At Dawn (1914) are True Grit (1969), The Black Pirate (1926) and Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019). If At Dawn hooked you with its drama and adventure, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. True Grit (1969)

    The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

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

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  2. The Black Pirate (1926)

    A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father by the hands of pirates. To this end, he infiltrates the pirate band; Acting in character, he single-handedly captures a merchant vessel, but things are complicated when he finds that there is a beautiful young woman of royal blood aboard.

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

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  3. Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019)

    Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Tales of Savagery features a caveman and a dinosaur on the brink of extinction. Bonded by tragedy, this unlikely friendship becomes the only hope of survival.

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

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  4. Black Beauty (1994)

    The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

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

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  5. Far 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

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  6. Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with "Old Dan" and "Little Ann."

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. Anastasia: 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 adventure

  10. The Pagemaster (1994)

    Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

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  11. Skater Girl (2021)

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Come Away (2020)

    Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of despair until finally they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

  13. Flicka (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: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Head Full of Honey (2018)

    A young girl tries to help her grandfather, who is suffering from Alzheimer’s, navigate his increasing forgetfulness, and ends up going on a remarkable adventure with him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit (2010)

    Jack Hunter, an adventurous treasure seeker, goes to Syria after his mentor and father figure Professor Fredrick Shaffer is killed. Professor Frederick Shaffer believed that the people of Ugarit, a town in Syria that existed during the Pharoah’s reign, had buried a treasure before they were wiped out by the Pharoahs. Jack Hunter is one of the few archaeologists in the world who can interpret Ugarit writings

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

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  16. 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

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  17. Sleep, My Love (1948)

    A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Once Upon a Forest (1993)

    A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

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  19. The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)

    After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood children to be haunted. Soon, two children, Tommy and his sister Anika, venture into the house only to meet up with Pippi. The three soon become friends and get into various adventures together, including cleaning the floor with scrubbing shoes, dodging the "splunks", going down a waterfall in barrels, and helping Pippi with the problem of having to go to an orphanage. Older children will probably get the most out of this movie.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both adventure

  20. The Red House (1947)

    An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Spotless (2024)

    Gloria sneaks into a stranger's house and examines every corner until she finds what she is looking for. The excitement of the dirt and chaos around her produces a rhythmic orgasm.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. URMAH Guerras de Orión (2024)

    A feline warrior from the Orion Nebula infiltrates an enemy base to rescue a group of diplomats who are part of a young Galactic Confederation

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

  23. Apagada (2024)

    Sonia is turning 53. To celebrate, she is preparing to bake a cake to enjoy with her family.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Orfeo (2022)

    After the death of his wife, Gabriel Barragán stays at the house of his in-laws. The decision of what to do with the ashes of the deceased generates conflict between Barragán and his father-in-law.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. The Golden Wings of Watercocks (2022)

    ‘The Golden Wings of Watercocks’ is a feature film based on the lives, livelihoods and battle for survival of the marginalized peasants and landless farmhands, living in the haor (marshland) areas of Bangladesh, who are historically trapped in poverty formed by the confluence of social exploitation and climate injustice.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Only one night (2022)

    Tamer has a one night stand. He never sees the woman he was with again. His wife, Begüm, becomes suspicious of his behavior and makes him confess his crime. Tamer begs for forgiveness.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Jane Eyre (1949)

    After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Dunny (2006)

    An obese 11-year-old attempts to give a love letter to his elementary school crush and winds up at dinner with her intensely suburban family and her new flame.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Vera (2022)

    Vera has young woman as the main heroine, who is in the jaws of the war spy network in WW2 and also of the patriarchal society in the Balkans with full of powerful, arrogant men with whom she deals bravely and arrogantly.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Rock Queen (1998)

    Catherine Destivelle has deservedly become the most famous female climber in the world. She rose to prominence with historic climbs, such as the free ascent of the Nameless Tower in Pakistan, and solo winter ascents of the classic north faces of the Matterhorn and the Eiger, climbs that have never been repeated by any woman. She also made history in sport climbing by winning the world championship title. In 1997, this time in Scotland, on the iconic Old Man of Hoy route, opened by Bonington, Patey & Baillie, Martin Belderson crowned Destivelle Queen of the Rock. She was four months pregnant when she made this 137-meter ascent, which was not difficult but on tricky rock.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both adventure

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like At Dawn?

The closest matches to At Dawn are True Grit (1969), The Black Pirate (1926) and Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after At Dawn?

Start with True Grit (1969), the closest match to At Dawn.

What is the highest-rated movie like At Dawn?

Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019), rated 8.4/10 by 372 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like At Dawn?

URMAH Guerras de Orión (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like At Dawn?

Yes: True Grit (1969), The Black Pirate (1926) and Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019).

How are movies similar to At Dawn chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside At Dawn, 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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