Movies Similar to Frozen River

All Dogs Go to Heaven(1989)

When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven basically by default since all dogs go to heaven. However, since he wants to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing that damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation. He also stumbles onto an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares of what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.

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Wolf Dog(1958)

A paroled convict tries to start life anew by moving with his family to a ranch, where his young son finds a puppy that is half wolf and half dog.

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The Wolf Dog(1933)

The story of a boy, a dog, and a man. The boy discovers he is heir to a shipping line, and travels to Los Angeles, accompanied by inventor/radio operator Bob Whitlock and Irene Blaine. Their journey is aided by Pal, a wolf dog.

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Ace of Hearts(2008)

Daniel Harding is a distinguished member of the K-9 police unit. His partner and best friend is Ace, a police dog. When Ace is accused of mauling a suspect, an overzealous DA convinces police authorities that Ace should be euthanized.

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The Lighthouse by the Sea(1924)

A lighthouse keeper and his daughter are in trouble on two fronts--if the authorities find out he is going blind they will remove him, and a gang of liquor-smugglers is trying to destroy the lighthouse so they can land their illegal cargo on shore without being spotted.

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The Night Cry(1926)

A giant condor decimates a herd of sheep, and Rin-Tin-Tin is accused of having turned killer.

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Jaws of Steel(1927)

Our doggy hero is abandoned in the desert while in pup-hood. Upon reaching maturity, Tin Tin has undeservedly earned the reputation as a killer canine. Thus, the human characters spend most of their time hunting down the dog in hopes of collecting a huge bounty.

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Rin-Tin-Tin: Hero of the West(1991)

Rin-Tin-Tin and his master Rusty as heroes in the old west. Cut from 1950s TV series.

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White Fang(1936)

A woman and her weakling brother inherit a mine. When the brother commits suicide the guide is accused of murder.

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Benji(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.

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Where the North Begins(1923)

A German Shepherd puppy is "adopted" by a wolf pack in the snowy and frozen Great North and raised by them as one of their own. A few years later he comes upon a fur trapper and saves the man from certain death, and begins to feel a kinship with him that is stronger than the one he has with his adopted pack.

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Cool Dog(2010)

Jimmy lives in the tranquil town of Eagle Rock, Louisiana, with his father, stepmother and his best friend Rainy, a German Shepherd. When Jimmy's father gets a promotion, the family must relocate to an apartment in New York City that has a strict no pet policy. Unwilling to let his master go without a fight, Rainy embarks on a cross-country journey to New York but navigating the Big Apple is just the beginning of his challenging adventure.

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The Wolf Hunters(1949)

A Canadian Mountie follows a fugitive to a small fur-trapping community. Most of the action is handled by Chinook, a handsome German Shepherd.

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Night Wind(1948)

A boy tries to protect his dog, a German shepherd that served with U.S. Army forces after it begins attacking strangers several years after the war.

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Two in Revolt(1936)

A dog and a horse become unlikely allies when they attempt to thwart a crooked gambler from rigging a race.

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Rusty Leads the Way(1948)

Danny Mitchell and his canine pal Rusty befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt. Feeling cheated by life, Penny resists all efforts to cope with her handicap. But with Rusty's help, the girl gains a new lease on life and agrees to adopt a seeing-eye dog.

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Mancs(2015)

In a 1990s Hungarian town, tram mechanic Zoltán secretly inherits a hyperactive German shepherd puppy, “Mancs,” which he trains into a rescue dog in his spare time. As Mancs grows into Zoltán’s pride and joy at their new mountain home, Zoltán’s lies about the dog strain his marriage and land him in trouble at work.

5.8

The Courage of Kavik, the Wolf Dog(1980)

The story of a champion Eskimo sled dog named Kavik who survives a plane crash in the wilds of Alaska and is found and cared for by a young boy named Andy Evans. But the dog's owner finds Kavik and takes him back to his home in Colorado where the dog escapes and embarks on a 2,000-mile odyssey in search of Andy.

5.2

Finding Rin Tin Tin(2007)

The true story of the legendary German Shepherd who was found by American pilot Lee Duncun in France during World War I, and later became the most famous animal star in Hollywood history.

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Heart of a Child(1958)

A young boy goes to desperate lengths to save the family dog when his father agrees sell it to the local butcher.

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