Movies Like Pollyanna

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

So Dear to My Heart

1948·1h 22m·★ 6.6·Hamilton Luske

Themes: child protagonist, 1900sFans also likedDrama & Family

Kings Row

1942·2h 7m·★ 7.5·Sam Wood

Themes: 1900s, small town, friendsFans also liked

Funny Farm

1988·1h 41m·★ 6.2·George Roy Hill

Themes: vermont, small townFans also liked

Foster

2011·1h 30m·★ 6.8·Jonathan Newman

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & FamilyStarring Hayley Mills

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Vincente Minnelli

TMDB recommendsComedy & Drama & Family

Summer Magic

1963·1h 50m·★ 6.9·James Neilson

Fans also likedStarring Hayley MillsComedy & Family

Lolita

1962·2h 34m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

The Lulus

2023·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Yann Samuell

TMDB recommendsFamily & Drama

Animal Farm

1999·1h 31m·★ 6.0·John Stephenson

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Stargirl

2020·1h 47m·★ 6.2·Julia Hart

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Family

The Parent Trap

1961·2h 9m·★ 7.2·David Swift

Starring Hayley MillsDir. David SwiftComedy & Family

Roll Bounce

2005·1h 52m·★ 6.3·Malcolm D. Lee

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Family

The Great Gilly Hopkins

2015·1h 39m·★ 6.5·Stephen Herek

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Family

The Longshots

2008·1h 34m·★ 5.6·Fred Durst

Fans also likedDrama & Family & Comedy

A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song

2011·1h 28m·★ 5.9·Damon Santostefano

Fans also likedComedy & Family & Drama

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Walter Lang

Fans also likedComedy & Drama & Family

Madeline

1998·1h 29m·★ 6.0·Daisy von Scherler Mayer

Fans also likedFamily & Comedy & Drama

Apocalypse Now

1979·2h 27m·★ 8.4·Francis Ford Coppola

TMDB recommends

Dead Poets Society

1989·2h 9m·★ 8.1·Peter Weir

TMDB recommends

Rosemary's Baby

1968·2h 18m·★ 8.0·Roman Polanski

TMDB recommends

How Good Is Pollyanna?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.