Movies Like Travelling Light

If you liked Travelling Light (2003), a movie directed by Kathryn Millard, 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
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
★ 7.1/10
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from an adrift rowboat.
2
Howards End (1992)
★ 7/10
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples…
3
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
★ 7.6/10
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
4
Pinky (1949)
★ 7.1/10
Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in…
5
Dean Spanley (2008)
★ 7.4/10
Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian…
6
Last Ride (2009)
★ 6.4/10
A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.
7
The Man in the Moon (1991)
★ 7.4/10
Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets…
8
Skin (2009)
★ 6.4/10
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
9
David Copperfield (1935)
★ 6.7/10
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
10
Harry and Tonto (1974)
★ 7.1/10
Harry Coombes is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a…
11
Breath (2017)
★ 6.6/10
A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.
12
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
★ 7/10
A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
13
The War Zone (1999)
★ 6.8/10
An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
14
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
★ 7.3/10
A charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood.
15
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025)
★ 6.1/10
Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live…
16
The Dressmaker (2015)
★ 7/10
In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion…
17
Little Women (1994)
★ 7.3/10
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
18
Wuthering Heights (1939)
★ 7.2/10
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond…
19
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
★ 7.2/10
In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic…
20
Maurice (1987)
★ 7.6/10
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.