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Movies Like The Return of Little Master

If you liked The Return of Little Master (1960), a drama movie directed by Agradoot, 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. 1The Christmas Shoes

    The Christmas Shoes (2002)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second…

  2. 2Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also 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…

  3. 3The Truth About Emanuel

    The Truth About Emanuel (2013)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

  4. 4Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    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…

  5. 5The Keys of the Kingdom

    The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area…

  6. 6Fast Girls

    Fast Girls (2012)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.

  7. 7Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    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.

  8. 8The One That Got Away

    The One That Got Away (1957)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.

  9. 9Hello Sister, Goodbye Life

    Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.

  10. 10Seeds of Yesterday

    Seeds of Yesterday (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also 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.

  11. 11The Color of Friendship

    The Color of Friendship (2000)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from…

  12. 12The Greening of Whitney Brown

    The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Whitney, a spoiled pre-teen from Philadelphia, is forced to move to the country when her parents feel the squeeze of economic hard times. A fish out of water, far from her comfort zone, she befriends an amazing horse…

  13. 13Aparajito

    Aparajito (1956)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    Apu and his family have moved away from the country to live in the bustling holy city of Benares. As he progresses from wide-eyed child to intellectually curious teenager, eventually studying in Kolkata, we witness his…

  14. 14Flicka

    Flicka (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    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…

  15. 15Brand Upon the Brain!

    Brand Upon the Brain! (2007)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

  16. 16Here

    Here (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also drama

    An odyssey through time and memory, centered on a place in New Jersey where—from wilderness, and then, later, from a home—love, loss, struggle, hope and legacy play out between couples and families over generations.

  17. 17Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park (2007)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Fanny Price is sent to live with her wealthy relatives, the Bertrams, where she is treated poorly by most except her cousin Edmund. Her life is complicated by the arrival of the worldly Mary and Henry Crawford

  18. 18Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    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…

  19. 19Sound of Christmas

    Sound of Christmas (2016)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Lizzie is a young piano teacher working at a music school while trying to save enough money for a Steinway piano. The school is gearing up for their major Christmas fundraiser and she has committed much of her time to…

  20. 20Blue Chips

    Blue Chips (1994)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the…

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