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1	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) more movies like this directed by Robert Mulligan featuring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Philip Alford, Robert Duvall, Frank Overton, Brock Peters Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiographical novel was translated to film in 1962 by Horton Foote and the producer/director team of Robert Mulligan and Alan J. Pakula. Set a small Alabama town in the 1930s, the story focuses on scrupulously honest, highly respected lawyer Atticus Finch, magnificently embodied by Gregory Peck. Finch puts ... see all copies from £2.13! new only from £11.78!
2	Anne of Green Gables (1985) more movies like this directed by Kevin Sullivan featuring Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, Jonathan Crombie, Schuyler Grant Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables, previously filmed in 1934, was afforded a TV-movie treatment in 1985. Megan Follows stars as 13-year-old Anne Shirley, an orphan girl sent to live with a foster family on Canada's Prince Edward Island. Though she has great difficulty controlling her temper, impulsiveness and vivid imagination, ... see all copies from £4.36! new only from £13.09!
3	Secondhand Lions (2003) more movies like this directed by Tim McCanlies featuring Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Katt In this family-friendly comedy drama, Walter (Haley Joel Osment) is a shy and bookish boy just short of his teens whose mother impulsively decides to leave him for the summer with his eccentric grand-uncles, Hub (Robert Duvall) and Garth (Michael Caine). Walter isn't especially happy about being left in the middle of Texas with two old men, while ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £5.89!
4	Pay It Forward (2000) more movies like this directed by Mimi Leder featuring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Jay Mohr, James Caviezel A young boy stumbles upon a simple way to change the world in this drama. Trevor (Haley Joel Osment) is a bright 11-year-old boy who comes from a troubled home; his mother Arlene (Helen Hunt) is an alcoholic trying to hold down two jobs to support her son, while Trevor's father Jon Bon Jovi) left his family behind some time ago. At school, Trevor ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £6.93!
5	National Velvet (1944) more movies like this directed by Clarence Brown featuring Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp, Anne Revere, Angela Lansbury Although National Velvet was the first starring role for 11-year-old Elizabeth Taylor, the early part of the film belongs to Mickey Rooney in the showier role of Mike Taylor, a headstrong English ex-jockey. Soured on life by a serious accident, Mike plans to steal from the country family that has taken him in, but his resolve is weakened by the ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £4.72!
6	The Secret Garden (1993) more movies like this directed by Agnieszka Holland featuring Kate Maberly, Heydon Prowse, Andrew Knott, Maggie Smith, Laura Crossley The 1993 remake of The Secret Garden is a beautifully produced rendition of the classic Frances Hodgon Burnett novel about a young girl (Kate Maberly) who discovers an abandoned garden on her uncle's large Victorian country estate, as well as an invalid cousin she didn't realize she had. With the help of a local boy, the girl sets out to restore ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £4.86!
7	Bright Eyes (1934) more movies like this directed by David Butler featuring Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darwell, Judith Allen, Lois Wilson Despite stiff competition like Poor Little Rich Girl and Heidi, Bright Eyes is arguably the best of Shirley Temple's 1930s vehicles. The little curly-top is cast as Shirley Blake, daughter of Mary Blake (Lois Wilson), the widowed housemaid of snooty J. Wellington and Anita Smythe (Theodore Von Eltz and Dorothy Christy). Though continually ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £6.58!
8	Pollyanna (1960) more movies like this directed by David Swift featuring Jane Wyman, Hayley Mills, Richard Egan, Karl Malden, Nancy Olson, Adolphe Menjou Eleanor H. Porter's story of Pollyanna, "The Glad Girl," was first filmed in 1920 by Mary Pickford. While entertaining, the Pickford version tended to reduce the supporting characters to stereotypes. Disney's 1960 remake of Pollyanna wisely offers three-dimensional characterizations, enhancing the charm and believability of the story. In her first ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £12.25!
9	The Little Princess (1939) more movies like this directed by Walter Lang featuring Shirley Temple, Richard Greene, Anita Louise, Ian Hunter, Cesar Romero Shirley Temple's first Technicolor feature, The Little Princess was inspired by the oft-filmed novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Set in turn-of-the-century England, the film finds Temple being enrolled in a boarding school by her wealthy widowed father (Ian Hunter), who must head off to fight in the Boer War. At first, Temple is treated like ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.77!
10	Oliver! (1968) more movies like this directed by Carol Reed featuring Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Hugh Griffith, Mark Lester, Jack Wild Inspired by Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist, Lionel Bart's 1961 London and Broadway musical hit glossed over some of Dickens' more graphic passages but managed to retain a strong subtext to what was essentially light entertainment. For its first half-hour or so, Carol Reed's Oscar-winning 1968 film version does a masterful job of telling its ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.78!
11 view cover	Anne Frank (2001) more movies like this directed by Robert Dornhelm featuring Ben Kingsley, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, Brenda Blethyn, Tatjana Blacher, Joachim Krol Anne Frank was an ordinary girl forced by circumstances to bear witness to the most extraordinary tragedy of the 20th century, and the diary she left behind became one of the best known and most affecting documents of those who struggled to survive the Holocaust under Nazi occupation during World War II. Anne Frank is a four-hour television ... see all copies from £3.43! new only from £7.56!
12 view cover	The Sixth Sense (1999) more movies like this directed by M. Night Shyamalan featuring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Donnie Wahlberg In this tense tale of psychological terror, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist whose new patient has a problem far outside his usual area of expertise. Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is six-years-old and claims to see the spirits of dead people all around him. It seems that Cole has psychic powers and can channel the ghosts of ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.47!
13 view cover	Empire of the Sun (1987) more movies like this directed by Steven Spielberg featuring Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, Empire of the Sun stars Christian Bale as a spoiled young British boy, living with his wealthy family in pre-World War II Shanghai. During the Japanese invasion, Bale is separated from his parents. With the help of soldier-of-fortune John Malkovich, Bale learns to survive without a retinue of ... see all copies from £3.43! new only from £7.28!
14 view cover	Whale Rider (2003) more movies like this directed by Niki Caro featuring Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis, Grant Roa Based on the novel of the same name by Maori writer Witi Ihimaera, Whale Rider is a unique family drama directed Niki Caro. On the eastern coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their ancestor Paikea was saved from drowning by riding home on the back of a whale. The tribal group has since granted leadership positions to the first-born ... see all copies from £3.43! new only from £5.71!
15 view cover	Simon Birch (1998) more movies like this directed by Mark Steven Johnson featuring Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn This comedy-drama features a narration by Jim Carrey, looking back to childhood in a manner similar to the narration on TV's The Wonder Years. The film is the directorial debut of writer Mark Steven Johnson, scripter of Grumpy Old Men and its sequel. Johnson adapted only a small portion of John Irving's 600-page novel A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989 ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £5.35!
16 view cover	Akeelah and the Bee (2006) more movies like this directed by Doug Atchison featuring Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer, Curtis Armstrong, Tzi Ma A young girl learns to believe in herself and value her intelligence in this critically-acclaimed, family-friendly drama. Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is an 11-year-old being raised by her mother, Tanya (Angela Bassett), who was left on her own after the death of her husband. While Akeelah is a very bright girl, she's hardly a star student and ... see all copies from £3.73! new only from £7.43!
17 view cover	Billy Elliot (2000) more movies like this directed by Stephen Daldry featuring Julie Walters, Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Jean Heywood Brassed Off meets My Name Is Joe in this gritty coming-of-age drama about a young son of a poor English coal miner who dreams of being a ballet dancer. The film is set during a 1984 miners' strike in Durham county, where angry clashes between picketers and cops in riot gear are nearly daily occurrences. Among the most vociferous protestors are ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.12!
18 view cover	Rigoletto (1993) more movies like this Giuseppe Verdi's beloved opera arrives on the small screen for the whole family to enjoy in this film designed to spark conversation among family members regarding the themes and topics. When Ribaldi moves into Castle Gate, Bonnie fears that he may make good on his promise to evict her impoverished family. A physically hideous man whose ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.46!
19 view cover	A Little Princess (1995) more movies like this directed by Alfonso Cuarón featuring Eleanor Bron, Liam Cunningham, Liesel Matthews, Rusty Schwimmer, Arthur Malet A privileged, free-spirited young girl tries to adapt to life in a strict boarding school in this charming, critically acclaimed children's fantasy. Adapting a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, also the author of The Secret Garden, the film shifts the story's setting to World War I. 10 year-old Sara Crewe (Liesel Matthews) has been left in a ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £6.01!
20 view cover	Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) more movies like this directed by Wayne Wang featuring AnnaSophia Robb, Jeff Daniels, Cicely Tyson, Eva Marie Saint, Dave Matthews It's not finishing school or a traditional upbringing that causes ten-year-old Opal to learn about the world outside of her own backyard, but rather a particularly awkward-looking mutt named Winn-Dixie. Based on a novel by Kate DiCamillo, Winn-Dixie and Opal not only become privy to the eventful, if eccentric, lives of their neighbors (including a ... see all copies from £5.49! new only from £5.54!
21 view cover	In America (2003) more movies like this directed by Jim Sheridan featuring Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, Djimon Hounsou After chronicling various chapters of Irish history in such films as In the Name of the Father and The Field, writer/director Jim Sheridan turns his lens upon his own family's experiences immigrating to the United States in the aptly titled In America. The loosely autobiographical script centers on Johnny (Paddy Considine), a young actor sneaking ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £7.56!
22 view cover	Millions (2005) more movies like this directed by Danny Boyle featuring Alex Etel, Lewis Owen McGibbon, James Nesbitt, Daisy Donovan, Christopher Fulford Director Danny Boyle revisits a theme from his Shallow Grave and Trainspotting days -- greed -- but focuses on a much younger protagonist with this comedy drama. Millions opens with recent widower Ronnie (James Nesbitt) moving his two precocious pre-pubescent sons to the suburbs. Missing his mother and the comforts of his old neighborhood, the ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £4.18!
23 view cover	The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) more movies like this directed by Victor Erice featuring Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera, Ana Torrent, Isabel Telleria Widely regarded as a masterpiece of Spanish cinema, this allegorical tale is set in a remote village in the 1940s. The life in the village is calm and uneventful -- an allegory of Spanish life after General Franco's victory in the Spanish Civil War. While their father (Fernando Fernán Gómez) studies bees in his beehive and their mother (Teresa ... see all copies from £4.04! new only from £23.08!
24 view cover	Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) more movies like this directed by Steven Zaillian featuring Joe Mantegna, Max Pomeranc, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne Searching for Bobby Fischer was inspired by the life of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin, as written by his father Fred Waitzkin. Josh (Max Pomeranc) is a "regular kid" who begins evincing signs of being a genius at chess. His father (Joe Mantegna) encourages this, hoping that it won't fundamentally change his son's healthy outlook on life. But Josh is ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £7.65!
25 view cover	Savannah Smiles (1982) more movies like this directed by Pierre de Moro featuring Mark Miller, Donovan Scott, Bridgette Andersen, Peter Graves, Chris Robinson Savannah Smiles is a sweet little film that proved a surprising hit on the Saturday matinee circuit. Mark Miller and Donovan Scott play a pair of good-natured escaped convicts who cross the path of precocious runaway Bridgette Andersen. When Andersen explains that she's hit the road because her wealthy parents neglect her, Miller and Scott decide ... see all copies from £6.23! new only from £7.56!

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