Movies Like Harriet and the matches
If you liked Harriet and the matches (2013), a movie directed by Miranda Howard-Williams, 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.
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Clueless (1995)
★ 7.2/10Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her…
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Penelope (2006)
★ 6.7/10Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her…
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Definitely, Maybe (2008)
★ 6.9/10When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.
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Emma (1996)
★ 6.6/10Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma…
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Cinderella (1950)
★ 7.1/10Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she…
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Emma. (2020)
★ 7/10In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
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Heavenly Creatures (1994)
★ 6.9/10Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and…
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Mamma Mia! (2008)
★ 7/10A spirited young bride-to-be living with her single mother on a small Greek island secretly invites three of her mother's ex-boyfriends in hope of finding her biological father to walk her down the aisle.
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It Takes Two (1995)
★ 6.5/10Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker…
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The Secret of Moonacre (2009)
★ 6.6/10When 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…
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August Rush (2007)
★ 7.4/10Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater…
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Beastly (2011)
★ 6.3/10A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.
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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
★ 7.1/10Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.
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Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
★ 6.1/10When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds…
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The Best of Me (2014)
★ 7.5/10A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.
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Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)
★ 6/10Jessica, a Jewish copy editor living and working in New York City, is plagued by failed blind dates with men, and decides to answer a newspaper's personal advertisement. The advertisement has been placed by…
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The Map That Leads to You (2025)
★ 6.7/10Heather is a young woman traveling Europe with friends before starting her perfectly planned life. A chance meeting with Jack sparks an unexpected romance that leads to deep emotional discovery. As secrets and life…
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Wicked (2024)
★ 6.9/10In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to…
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Emma (1996)
★ 6.6/10Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma…
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Only You (1994)
★ 6.7/10Two childhood paranormal incidents have convinced schoolteacher Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named 'Damon Bradley', but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to marry podiatrist Dwayne in ten days, Faith…