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Movies Like John of the Fair

If you liked John of the Fair (1954), a family movie directed by Michael McCarthy, 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. 1PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue

    PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also family

    A royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.

  2. 2The Clique

    The Clique (2008)

    ★ 5.9/10Also family

    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.

  3. 3An Autumn Romance

    An Autumn Romance (2021)

    ★ 7/10Also family

    When librarian Taylor Harris suddenly loses her job, she decides to visit her brother in a small town in Montana. There, she gets involved in the fight to help save her brother's hotel from tycoon Joel Sheenan, who…

  4. 4Love Don't Co$t a Thing

    Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003)

    ★ 7.7/10Also family

    A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.

  5. 5Sneakerella

    Sneakerella (2022)

    ★ 5.9/10Also family

    When El, an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens, meets Kira King, the fiercely independent daughter of legendary basketball star and sneaker tycoon Darius King, sparks fly as the two bond over their mutual affinity…

  6. 6The Loud House Movie

    The Loud House Movie (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also family

    The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.

  7. 7Ploey: You Never Fly Alone

    Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family

    A plover chick has not learned to fly when his family migrates in the fall. He must survive the arctic winter, vicious enemies and himself in order to be reunited with his beloved one next spring.

  8. 8Falling for Christmas

    Falling for Christmas (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family

    An engaged, spoiled hotel heiress finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting amnesia in a skiing accident.

  9. 9The Willoughbys

    The Willoughbys (2020)

    ★ 7.1/10Also family

    When the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.

  10. 10Far from the Tree

    Far from the Tree (2021)

    ★ 8.1/10Also family

    On an idyllic beach in the Pacific Northwest, curiosity gets the better of a young raccoon whose frustrated parent attempts to keep them both safe.

  11. 11Flicka

    Flicka (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also family

    Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets…

  12. 12Where Is Anne Frank

    Where Is Anne Frank (2021)

    ★ 6.6/10Also family

    The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam and embarks on a journey to…

  13. 13Shorts

    Shorts (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10Also family

    A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

  14. 14The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire (1967)

    ★ 6.8/10Also family

    A happy and unbelievably lucky young Irish immigrant, John Lawless, lands a job as the butler of an unconventional millionaire, Biddle. His daughter, Cordelia Drexel Biddle, tires of the unusual antics of her…

  15. 15Recess: All Growed Down

    Recess: All Growed Down (2003)

    ★ 6.5/10Also family

    T.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.

  16. 16The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)

    ★ 7/10Also family

    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

  17. 17Yours, Mine & Ours

    Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family

    Admiral Frank Beardsley returns to New London to run the Coast Guard Academy, his last stop before a probable promotion to head the Guard. A widower with eight children, he runs a loving but tight ship, with charts and…

  18. 18Nancy 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…

  19. 19Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also family

    After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

  20. 20Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family

    Young 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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