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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.

  1. 1Clueless

    Clueless (1995)

    ★ 7.2/10

    Shallow, 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…

  2. 2Penelope

    Penelope (2006)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Forlorn 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…

  3. 3Definitely, Maybe

    Definitely, Maybe (2008)

    ★ 6.9/10

    When 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.

  4. 4Emma

    Emma (1996)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Emma 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…

  5. 5Cinderella

    Cinderella (1950)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Cinderella 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…

  6. 6Emma.

    Emma. (2020)

    ★ 7/10

    In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.

  7. 7Heavenly Creatures

    Heavenly Creatures (1994)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Precocious 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…

  8. 8Mamma Mia!

    Mamma Mia! (2008)

    ★ 7/10

    A 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.

  9. 9It Takes Two

    It Takes Two (1995)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Identical 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…

  10. 10The Secret of Moonacre

    The Secret of Moonacre (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10

    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…

  11. 11August Rush

    August Rush (2007)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Evan, 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…

  12. 12Beastly

    Beastly (2011)

    ★ 6.3/10

    A 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.

  13. 13The Map of Tiny Perfect Things

    The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Two teenagers trapped in an endless time loop set out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect.

  14. 14Snow White: A Tale of Terror

    Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)

    ★ 6.1/10

    When 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…

  15. 15The Best of Me

    The Best of Me (2014)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

  16. 16Kissing Jessica Stein

    Kissing Jessica Stein (2002)

    ★ 6/10

    Jessica, 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…

  17. 17The Map That Leads to You

    The Map That Leads to You (2025)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Heather 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…

  18. 18Wicked

    Wicked (2024)

    ★ 6.9/10

    In 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…

  19. 19Emma

    Emma (1996)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Emma 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…

  20. 20Only You

    Only You (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Two 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…

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