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.
Where the Red Fern Grows has generally received positive reviews.
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Where the Red Fern Grows was released in 1974 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 172 reviews, giving Where the Red Fern Grows (1974) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Where the Red Fern Grows than critics were.
With a score of 65%, Where the Red Fern Grows is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1974, which stands at 60%.
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