Movies Like Oliver Twist
If you liked Oliver Twist (1974), a animation and drama movie directed by Hal Sutherland, 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 drama and 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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Welcome to Smelliville (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyThe Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and familyA 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.
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Nocturna (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and familyAn orphan boy named Tim is afraid of the dark. However, when the stars start going out in the sky, he finds himself exploring the world of the night, alongside his new friend, the Cat Shepherd.
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Oliver! (1968)
★ 7/10Also drama and familyMusical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master…
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Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also family and animationWhen Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the…
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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
★ 7.3/10Also family and dramaYoung 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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A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also animation and familyVan, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider…
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Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and familyBilly Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy…
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The Little Princess (1939)
★ 6.7/10Also family and dramaA little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
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Flicka (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also family and dramaKaty 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…
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Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and familyWhen Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.
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The Jungle Book (1967)
★ 7.3/10Also family and animationThe boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare…
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Heidi (2005)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and familySwiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying…
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Skater Girl (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also drama and familyPrerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.
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Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing (2020)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and familyWhen a musical dragon with a beautiful voice hypnotizes the dragons and people of Huttsgalor, the Rescue Riders have to find a way to break the spell.
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and familyThe unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.
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Strange World (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and familyA journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
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Oliver Twist (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also family and dramaAn orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of…
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Ploey: You Never Fly Alone (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and familyA 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.