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10 Best Movies Like Zander the Great

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

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#1
Evelyn

Evelyn

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zander the Great 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...

#2
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zander the Great 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....

#3
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#4
The Boys of St. Vincent

The Boys of St. Vincent

1994★ 7.2

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

The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage, run by a religious community in Newfoundland....

#5
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1997★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zander the Great 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 ...

#6
Ladybird Ladybird

Ladybird Ladybird

1994★ 7.2

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

Maggie has had four children, by four different fathers, removed by social services because of a previous violent relationship. When she meets Jorge, a gentle Latin American refuge...

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