Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Madeline

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

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#1
Manou the Swift

Manou the Swift

2019★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madeline for fans of Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The little swift Manou grows up believing he's a seagull. Learning to fly he finds out he never will be. Shocked, he runs away from home. He meets birds of his own species and find...

#2
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

2008★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madeline for fans of Family & Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splend...

#3
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madeline for fans of Family & 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....

#4
The Little Princess

The Little Princess

1939★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madeline for fans of Family & Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War....

#5
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996★ 7.1

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

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first...

#6
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

2016★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Madeline for fans of Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A quiet teenage artist Rafe Katchadorian has a wild imagination and is sick of middle school and the rules that have been put before him. Rafe and his best friend Leo have come up ...

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