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10 Best Movies Like Great Expectations

If you loved Great Expectations, 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 Great Expectations for fans of Drama. 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 Great Expectations for fans of Drama. 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
Evelyn

Evelyn

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Great Expectations for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the child...

#4
Eleanor the Great

Eleanor the Great

2025★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Great Expectations for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades....

#5
Won't Back Down

Won't Back Down

2012★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Great Expectations for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken...

#6
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Great Expectations for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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 c...

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