Comedy, Drama, Family
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood. Based on the best-selling Mississippi memoir by the late Willie Morris.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Because of Winn-Dixie
Oliver!
Say Less
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Carry On Behind
Traces of Grief
Garfield's Pet Force
Patrick
Biloxi Blues
Balto
Down on the Farm
Benji
That Darn Cat
Air Bud
Air Bud: World Pup
Radio Flyer
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
Barking Dogs Never Bite
The Art of Self-Defense
Vekh Baraatan Challiyan
SIMILAR MOVIES
Because of Winn-Dixie
IMDB 6.5 | Feb , 2005
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.Oliver!
IMDB 7 | Sep , 1968
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.Say Less
IMDB 10 | Jan , 2026
Teen siblings Cassie and Max find themselves home alone for the weekend after their parents leave town. Cassie hopes to invite her crush, Blake, over for a study date, while Max plans an intimate evening with his girlfriend, Sky. However, tensions rise when Blake doesn’t respond to Cassie’s texts, and Max taunts her about having no friends. Determined to prove him wrong, Cassie invites Oliver, a boy she previously ignored, to join the group. Cassie’s actions turn Max’s romantic plans into a chaotic double date, setting the stage for a night full of conflict and unexpected discoveries that might tear the family apart forever.Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
IMDB 5.5 | Apr , 2009
Maya Dolittle can talk to animals. She gets discovered and Tiffany Monaco, a Hollywood star, brings her to L.A. to help her little puppy, who turns out to be a boy.Carry On Behind
IMDB 5.4 | Jun , 1975
Professors Vooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site where all manner of people are staying. With a randy Major owning the site, a snobbish mother, and the two professors' constant innuendos, the story ends with a sinking caravan site and a striptease performance as a replacement for the cabaret night.Traces of Grief
IMDB 10 | Oct , 2024
Shell-shocked Barbara must face up to the loss of a dear companion after a tragic accident. Her best friend Klara and husband Torsten devise a plan to thaw Barbara's heart, after she reminisces about the incident, the funeral, and happier times. Will she agree to the suggestions of her nearest and dearest? Can grief turn into hope?Garfield's Pet Force
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 2009
Nothing in the world can make Garfield get involved in anything besides eating, until the muscular super cat Garzooka comes crashing into Cartoon World from the Comic Book universe with terrifying news. Garfield summons up the willpower to join his superhero Garzooka in a fight to save their worlds.Patrick
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 2018
A woman's chaotic life becomes more complicated when she inherits her grandmother's dog.Biloxi Blues
IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 1988
A Jewish teenager sets three goals: lose his virginity, become a writer, and survive World War II.Balto
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1995
An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.Down on the Farm
IMDB 5.5 | Apr , 1920
The day starts off as any normal day on Roach's farm, where Teddy, the farmhouse dog, is doing more productive work than everyone else combined. But the day changes when Roach's farmhand sees an opportunity to be the knight in shining armor to Louise, Roach's daughter, who he wants to marry.Benji
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 1974
Benji is a stray who has nonetheless worked his way into the hearts of a number of the townspeople, who give him food and attention whenever he stops by. His particular favorites are a pair of children who feed and play with him against the wishes of their parents. When the children are kidnapped, however, the parents and the police are at a loss to find them. Only Benji can track them down, but will he be in time? If he can save the day, he may just find the permanent home he's been longing for.That Darn Cat
IMDB 5 | Feb , 1997
While making his nightly rounds in the neighborhood, Patti's pet cat D.C. finds himself the carrier of a call for help from a kidnap victim. Patti enlists skeptical law enforcement help to find the victim before it's too late.Air Bud
IMDB 5.6 | Aug , 1997
A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.Air Bud: World Pup
IMDB 5 | Sep , 2001
In this second heartwarming and hilarious sequel to the popular favorite, Air Bud masters two new starring roles: soccer player and fatherhood. Loaded with laughs and cool soccer action, Buddy teams up alongside U.S. women's soccer greats.Radio Flyer
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1992
A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. When the younger brother is subjected to physical abuse at the hands of their brutal stepfather, Mike decides to convert their toy trolley, the "Radio Flyer", into a plane to fly him to safety.Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
IMDB 5.5 | Jun , 2002
Josh is off to his first year of college and Buddy has stayed behind with Josh’s little sister Andrea and the rest of the family. Andrea, attempting to fit in with her Jr. High classmates, decides to join the baseball team and along the way discovers that Buddy is a talented baseball player.Barking Dogs Never Bite
IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 2000
An idle part-time college lecturer is annoyed by the yapping sound of a nearby dog. He decides to take drastic action.The Art of Self-Defense
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 2019
Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.Vekh Baraatan Challiyan
IMDB 7.3 | Jul , 2017
A Punjabi bus conductor falls in love with a Haryanvi girl, and then the comedy sets up when these different cultures get mingled up for marriage.