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10 Best Movies Like Ballet Shoes

If you loved Ballet Shoes, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ballet Shoes for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead....

#2
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ballet Shoes for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young ...

#3
The BFG

The BFG

2016★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ballet Shoes for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world....

#4
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

2020★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ballet Shoes for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Mary Lennox is born in India to wealthy British parents who never wanted her. When her parents suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle. She meets her sickl...

#5
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

1993★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ballet Shoes for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due...

#6
Oliver!

Oliver!

1968★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ballet Shoes for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and ...

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