Old Yeller fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Serious throughout
History, growing up, and family
Standout storytelling
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Old Yeller is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, wholesome, and melancholic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, growing up, and family
Its world is built around history, growing up, and family.
Standout storytelling
The storytelling stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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All the heart, all the excitement of a great frontier adventure!
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Old Yeller is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85/100 (IMDb 7.2, Rotten Tomatoes 100%, and Metacritic 84). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated G in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 24 min
Old Yeller runs 1 h 24 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Old Yeller higher (92) than audiences (80). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+58GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Old Yeller in 72 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 65 storytelling tropes for Old Yeller, including Corporal Punishment, Composite Character, A Boy and His X.
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