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Movies Like The Little One

If you liked The Little One (2012), a romance and family movie directed by Tam Wai-Ching, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Attraction

    Attraction (2001)

    ★ 6.9/10Also romance

    A writer/radio advice show host fails to heed his own advice as he stalks his ex-girlfriend and then becomes involved with an actress friend of hers.

  2. 2Safe Haven

    Safe Haven (2013)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.

  3. 3A Moment of Romance

    A Moment of Romance (1990)

    ★ 7.3/10Also romance

    After a young Triad member takes an upper-class girl hostage during his escape from a jewelry heist, the two find themselves falling in love, in spite of the repercussions caused by their forbidden relationship.

  4. 4White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf

    White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994)

    ★ 6.9/10Also family

    A boy and his dog, White Fang, must try to save the noble Haida tribe from evil white men in turn-of-the-century Alaska.

  5. 5Free Rein: Valentine's Day

    Free Rein: Valentine's Day (2019)

    ★ 7.5/10Also romance and family

    Love is in the air as Zoe and friends go on a quest to find a fabled Maid's Stone. But when rivalry blinds them to danger, it's Raven to the rescue!

  6. 6Green Snake

    Green Snake (1993)

    ★ 7.3/10Also romance

    Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.

  7. 7The Secret of Moonacre

    The Secret of Moonacre (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    When 13 year old Maria Merryweather's father dies, leaving her orphaned and homeless, she is forced to leave her luxurious London life to go and live with Sir Benjamin, an eccentric uncle she didn't know she had, at…

  8. 8Love and Sunshine

    Love and Sunshine (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10Also romance

    Ally Craig has been fostering retired military dog, Sunshine, as she recovers from a broken engagement. But sparks fly again when Sunshine's military partner, Jake Terry, returns to claim the dog.

  9. 9All of My Heart: The Wedding

    All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)

    ★ 7.4/10Also romance

    Brian and Jenny are planning their wedding at the Inn where they fell in love. When a distant relative arrives and stakes their claim to the Inn, Brian and Jenny must find a way to save their beloved Inn or risk having…

  10. 10Swordsman III: The East Is Red

    Swordsman III: The East Is Red (1993)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance

    A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself.

  11. 11Magic Stocking

    Magic Stocking (2015)

    ★ 6.5/10Also family

    A young widow finds a tattered old Christmas stocking at a Holiday craft sale, but is skeptical of its magic when it seems to create small trinkets on its own.

  12. 12A Monster Calls

    A Monster Calls (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family

    12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

  13. 13X

    X (2011)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance

    A veteran call girl and a runaway prostitute witness a murder which sends them on an out-of-control roller coaster ride through the twilight zone of sex-for-sale.

  14. 14The Matchmaker's Playbook

    The Matchmaker's Playbook (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    After a career-ending accident, former NFL recruit Ian Hunter is back on campus, and he's putting his extensive skills with women to work as one of the masterminds behind a successful and secretive dating service. But…

  15. 15Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also family

    Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…

  16. 16The Legend of Ochi

    The Legend of Ochi (2025)

    ★ 6.1/10Also family

    In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a…

  17. 17Frequencies

    Frequencies (2013)

    ★ 6.6/10Also romance

    The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.

  18. 18Every Day

    Every Day (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also romance

    16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the…

  19. 19Shuffle

    Shuffle (2012)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance

    Lovell Milo is a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, on a different day of his life, never knowing where or when he’s going to be once he falls asleep. He’s…

  20. 20Moon the Panda

    Moon the Panda (2025)

    ★ 6.5/10Also family

    Due to his poor academic performance, twelve-year-old Tian is sent to live with his grandmother in the remote mountains of Sichuan. Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, he finds himself immersed in nature and…

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