Movies Like Bernie the Dolphin (2018)

Bernie the Dolphin is a 2018 adventure, comedy, family film from Kirk Harris with a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Flipper and Flipper.

Adventure Comedy Family

Flipper

1963

Sandy is distraught when, having saved Flipper by pulling out a spear, his father insists the dolphin be released. A grateful Flipper, however, returns the favor when Sandy is threatened by sharks.

5.7

MagicScore

Flipper

1996

Sandy Ricks is sent by his mom to Coral Key, a rustic island in the Florida keys, to spend the summer with his uncle Porter Ricks. Sandy dislikes everything about his new environment until a new friend comes into his life, a dolphin named Flipper, that brings uncle and nephew together and leads Sandy on the summer adventure of a lifetime.

5.5

MagicScore

Cruel Jaws

1995

A tiger shark bred by the Navy as a killing machine is wreaking havoc in the sleepy tourist town of Hampton Bay.

4.2

MagicScore

Dolphin Tale 2

2014

The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.

7.0

MagicScore

Dolphin Tale

2011

A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.

6.9

MagicScore

Flipper's New Adventure

1964

While widowed Porter Ricks is away at school learning to be a park ranger, his teen-aged son, Sandy, under adult supervision from a neighbor, remains at the family home in the Florida Keys with his pet dolphin, Flipper. While Po (as Porter is called by most) is away, Sandy learns that the family home, built on state land, is being torn down to make way for a highway. In turn, Sandy would be sent to live with relatives, while Flipper would be sent to the seaquarium permanently. Not wanting to be separated from Flipper, Sandy, using his skiff, runs away with Flipper. A distraught Po returns home to look for his son. Meanwhile, the Hopewell family from Britain are vacationing in the area. Their sailboat is hijacked by three escaped convicts, who take the father, Halsey, hostage, and set the three Hopewell women - mother Julia, and teen-aged daughters Gwen and Penny - adrift, they who eventually land on the island where Sandy is hiding... Written by Huggo

6.9

MagicScore

The Christmas Chronicles

2018

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

7.2

MagicScore

Jaws 3-D

1983

A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.

4.5

MagicScore

Nice View

2022

20-year-old Jing Hao came to Shenzhen to live with his young sister alone. The siblings live a warm yet straitened life. In an effort to pay for his sister's expensive surgery, Jing Hao gets an opportunity by chance, thinking that a better life is coming, but unexpectedly encounters a serious setback. Under the pressure of both time and money, Jing Hao, who has no way out, decides to take a desperate gamble. Can this ignite the spark of hope for his troubled ordinary life?

6.4

MagicScore

#10

The Savages

2007

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Don't Lose Your Head

1967

Amidst the French revolution, Citizen Robespierre is beheading the aristocracy! When word gets to England, noblemen Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy Pue take it upon themselves to aid their French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes 'The Black Fingernail' scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

Trade

2007

A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Polish woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.

7.0

MagicScore

#13

Jeepers Creepers

2001

On a desolate country highway, two homeward-bound teens are nearly run off the road by a maniac in a beat-up truck, and later spot him shoving what appears to be a body down a sewer pipe.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

1972

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

6.1

MagicScore

#15

Marvin's Room

1996

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

Black Moon

1975

There is a war in the world between the men and the women. A young girl tries to escape this reality and comes to a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: sister, brother, many children and an old woman that never leaves her bed but stays in contact with the world through her radio.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Raging Bull

1980

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

7.9

MagicScore

#19

In Her Shoes

2005

Irresponsible party girl Maggie is kicked out of her father's and stepmother's home—where she lives for free—and is taken in by her hard-working sister, Philadelphia lawyer Rose. After Maggie's disruptive ways ruin her sister's love life, Rose turns her out as well. But when their grandmother, who they never knew existed, comes into their lives, the sisters face some complicated truths about themselves and their family.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

Everything Is Free

2017

Ivan is a US painter residing in Colombia. His best friend, Christian, and younger brother, Cole, come to visit. Somewhere along the way, Ivan and Cole hit it off although Cole is not gay. Will older brother Christian be okay with that?

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Bernie the Dolphin?

The top films similar to Bernie the Dolphin by MovieMagicScore are Flipper (5.7), Flipper (5.5), Cruel Jaws (4.2). Each shares adventure/comedy/family themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Bernie the Dolphin worth watching?

Bernie the Dolphin holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.9/10 from 33 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Bernie the Dolphin?

Bernie the Dolphin (2018) is a adventure, comedy, family film directed by Kirk Harris, starring Lola Sultan, Logan Allen, Kevin Sorbo.

Where can I find more recommendations like Bernie the Dolphin?

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About movies like Bernie the Dolphin

This ranked list pairs Bernie the Dolphin (2018), a adventure and comedy and family film from Kirk Harris, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lola Sultan take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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