Movies Like Raising Izzie
If you liked Raising Izzie (2012), a family and tv movie movie directed by Roger M. Bobb, 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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Anne of Green Gables (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also family and tv movieAnne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and…
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Madeline (1998)
★ 6.2/10Also familyHorrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
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The Healer (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also familyThe film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.
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Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace (2020)
★ 8.4/10Also familySecond chances start when a hardened criminal crosses paths with a precocious little girl who is helped by an angel to change hearts during the holiday season.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
★ 7.3/10Also family and tv movieYoung Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…
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Ballet Shoes (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also familyAn unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one…
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Anne of Green Gables (1985)
★ 8.1/10Also familyAnne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and…
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Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also family and tv movieTeddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they…
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Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004)
★ 7.3/10Also familyRay and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs.
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The Forge (2024)
★ 8.2/10Also family19 year old Isaiah Wright lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mother Cynthia, Isaiah is given an ultimatum – to…
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Miracles from Heaven (2016)
★ 7.5/10Also familyWhen Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls…
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Light of the World (2025)
★ 8.9/10Also familyIt's 30 AD and everyone is expectantly awaiting the coming Messiah. While Jesus isn't exactly what they imagined, there is something special about this man. Soon, John, James, Andrew, Peter, and others begin to follow…
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Rip Girls (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also family and tv movieA teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds friends, a new hobby with her fantastic…
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Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
★ 6.6/10Also familySet in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces…
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
★ 8.3/10Also familyGeorge Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas…
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Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also familyThe Peanuts gang is anxious about starting at a new school in the fall, inspiring Lucy to start her own school instead. She soon learns that teaching isn't as easy as it sounds and that change can be a good thing.
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also family and tv movieStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also familyThe Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant…
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The Little Princess (1939)
★ 6.7/10Also familyA little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
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A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also family and tv movieChristmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.