Movies like Hachi: A Dog's Tale: 20 to watch next
If you loved Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009) — a drama and family film directed by Lasse Hallström — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Hachi: A Dog's Tale most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like friendship, loyalty and pet. 9 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
Where to watch Hachi: A Dog's Tale →·Get picks for your whole taste →
- 1
Shiloh 1996★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Family
An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. His stern father won't let him keep the dog because it belongs to Judd Travers, a local hunter. After Shiloh is mistreated again, he runs away and returns to Marty. Knowing his father will once again make him bring Shiloh back to Judd, he makes a home for the dog in an old shed up the hill from the Prestons' house and hides him from his family. His secret is soon discovered when a stray attacks the dog one night and he must turn to his father for help.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 2
Where the Red Fern Grows 1974★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, Family
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 3
The Fox and the Hound 1981★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Family
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 4
Max 2015★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Family
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
- 5
Once Upon a Forest 1993★ 6.5
Shares: Family
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 6
The Tale of Despereaux 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Family
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
- 7
A Dog's Purpose 2017★ 7.6
Shares: Family, Drama
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 8
A Dog's Journey 2019★ 8.1
Shares: Family, Drama
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 9
Dog Gone 2023★ 6.2
Shares: Family, Drama
When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.
Stream in India on Netflix
- 10
Flicka: Country Pride 2012★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Family
Flicka and Toby help out a struggling stable owner and her teenage daughter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 11
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022★ 8.2
Shares: Family, Drama
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
- 12
A Dog's Way Home 2019★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Family
The adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 13
Lassie Come Home 1943★ 6.7
Shares: Family, Drama
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 14
A-X-L 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Family
The life of a teenage boy is forever altered by a chance encounter with cutting edge military technology.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
- 15
Fluke 1995★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Family
Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and reincarnates as a dog. Remembering some of his previous being, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, his memories return, and Thomas realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
- 16
PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue 2020★ 7.1
Shares: Family
A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
- 17
Where the Red Fern Grows 2003★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Family
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."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 18
Lassie 1994★ 6.1
Shares: Family
On their way to start a new life at a sheep farm in rural Virginia, the Turner family are halted by a wreck on the highway that has claimed the life of a truck driver. Spotting the trucker's now-abandoned collie on the side of the road, they take pity on the dog and adopt her. As the city family copes with the change to rural life, including a feud with a neighboring farm family who resent the city interlopers, the ever-loyal Lassie helps them adjust to their new surroundings.
Stream in India on Artiflix
- 19
Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog 1995★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Family
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
- 20
Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown 2022★ 7.3
Shares: Family
Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel