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Movies Like The Little Match Girl

If you liked The Little Match Girl (1987), a family and drama movie directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, 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. 1Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family and drama

    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…

  2. 2Anne of Green Gables

    Anne of Green Gables (2016)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Anne 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…

  3. 3An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

    An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama and family

    A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.

  4. 4Twitches Too

    Twitches Too (2007)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and family

    Reunited witch twins Camryn and Alex adjust to their new life as supernatural beings while at the same time trying to maintain a normal existence in this sequel to the magical Disney Channel original movie Twitches…

  5. 5Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing

    Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing (2020)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family and tv movie

    When 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.

  6. 6Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon

    Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family and tv movie

    It's the treasure hunt of a lifetime for the Rescue Riders, who must race to find a precious golden dragon egg and protect it from evil pirates.

  7. 7Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

    Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)

    ★ 7.4/10Also family and tv movie

    Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new…

  8. 8Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Prerna, 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.

  9. 9I Believe

    I Believe (2019)

    ★ 7.8/10Also family and drama

    A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.

  10. 10Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

    Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (2017)

    ★ 6/10Also family and tv movie

    Can twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop…

  11. 11Descendants 3

    Descendants 3 (2019)

    ★ 7.7/10Also family and tv movie

    The teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.

  12. 12Tru Confessions

    Tru Confessions (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and family

    Trudy Walker hated her life. She thought it was totally messed up until she found out about a contest that could change everything...

  13. 13Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    Billy 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…

  14. 14Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and family

    Set 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…

  15. 15Elena and the Secret of Avalor

    Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family and tv movie

    In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a…

  16. 16Spin

    Spin (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10Also tv movie and family

    Rhea discovers her passion for creating DJ mixes that blend the rich textures of her South Asian culture and the world around her. Her life revolves around her eclectic group of friends, her after-school coding club…

  17. 17Seeds of Yesterday

    Seeds of Yesterday (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and drama

    The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.

  18. 18The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

    ★ 8.2/10Also family and drama

    The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

  19. 19Double Teamed!

    Double Teamed! (2002)

    ★ 6/10Also tv movie and drama

    Heather and Heidi play volleyball for their school team, when their family decides that they need to go to a bigger school so that they will have a better chance for scholarships. But at the new school, the twins are…

  20. 20A Wrinkle in Time

    A Wrinkle in Time (2003)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and family

    Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any…

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