20 movies like A Kid for Two Farthings, ordered by similarity : The Iron Giant(1999), Bao(2018), Mary and The Witch's Flower(2017), Nanny McPhee Returns(2010), Think Like a Dog(2020), Loveling(2018), Kubo and the Two Strings(2016), My Neighbor Totoro(1988), Bambi(1942), The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.(1953), Christopher Robin(2018), Godmothered(2020) ...
Fantasy
UK
1956
91 Minutes
Celia Johnson Diana Dors David Kossoff Joe Robinson Jonathan Ashmore Brenda De Banzie Vera Day Primo Carnera Sydney Tafler Sidney James Daphne Anderson
son mother tailor goat charming touching spirited london childhood mother/child relationship poverty wishes animals growing up discovery underdog 1950s
In a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy, lives with his mother, Joanne, who works in and rooms above the Kandinsky tailor ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
USA
1999
86 Minutes
child mother robot fbi agent beatnik townsperson heartwarming tense small town household forest junkyard rockwell, maine friendship government paranoia investigation discovery quest sacrifice
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
2018
8 Minutes
mother woman lonely woman doll creative lighthearted amusing hilarious charming heartwarming toronto canada family home family relationships mother/child relationship education childcare adventure discovery
A woman who is suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings springs to life.
Anime, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2017
103 Minutes
cat young girl headmistress doctor teacher student thrilling dreamy creative charming incredible spirited countryside forest garden college classroom prison witchcraft adventure
Based on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|France|USA
2010
109 Minutes
Emma Thompson Maggie Gyllenhaal Rhys Ifans Maggie Smith Sam Kelly Sinead Matthews Katy Brand Oscar Steer Asa Butterfield Lil Woods Eros Vlahos
nanny mother child soldier amusing playful farm household london education war parenthood aspirations childhood magic discovery adventure quest 19th century
Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy
China|USA|UK
2020
91 Minutes
Josh Duhamel Megan Fox Gabriel Bateman Kunal Nayyar Julia Jones Janet Montgomery Bryan Callen Lara Grice Gralen Bryant Banks Will Junger Marnette Patterson
prodigy son dog father mother teacher friend winsome uplifting spirited quirky positive playful offbeat lighthearted hilarious endearing cheeky charming amusing
A 12-year-old tech prodigy's science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Action, Fantasy
USA|Japan
2016
102 Minutes
young boy mother spirit monkey beetle villain charming cool creative village cave forest ocean pond lair magic growing up search fighting evil love
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
Anime, Fantasy
1988
87 Minutes
schoolgirl sister father mother spirit amusing endearing playful japan countryside forest hospital household childhood sisterhood strange happenings environmentalism exploration magical creatures discovery
Two sisters encounter a mythical forest sprite and its woodland companions when they move to rural Japan.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1942
70 Minutes
child mother father friend girlfriend hunter emotional heartwarming powerful forest wild animals death family love man vs. nature growing up sacrifice 20th century
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1953
88 Minutes
Peter Lind Hayes Hans Conried Tommy Rettig Mary Healy John Heasley Robert Heasley Noel Cravat Henry Kulky
young boy single mother plumber music teacher uncle amusing quirky outlandish household dreamworld imagination fantasy childhood mother/son relationship song and dance piano adventure escape rescue 1950s
A young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Hayley Atwell Bronte Carmichael Mark Gatiss
christopher robin winnie the pooh tigger eeyore piglet rabbit cheeky charming playful thrilling heartwarming lighthearted office countryside england english countryside park london winnie-the-pooh adventure
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Comedy, Fantasy
USA
2020
110 Minutes
Isla Fisher Jillian Bell Santiago Cabrera Mary Elizabeth Ellis Jane Curtin June Squibb Jillian Shea Spaeder Willa Skye Artemis Pebdani Utkarsh Ambudkar Stephnie Weir
friend mother teen girl fairy touching amusing inspiring charming street city home park struggle darkness poverty female bonding positivity hard times growing up 2020s
A young and unskilled fairy godmother ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
Germany|USA
1999
92 Minutes
Geena Davis Hugh Laurie Jonathan Lipnicki Brian Doyle Murray Estelle Getty Julia Sweeney Dabney Coleman
mouse cat bird father mother charming endearing inspiring new york city apartment adoption family childhood survival status sibling rivalry growing up love adventure underdog
The Little family adopt a charming young mouse named Stuart, but the family cat wants rid of him.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Shirley Temple Spring Byington Nigel Bruce Gale Sondergaard Eddie Collins Edwin Maxwell Thurston Hall Sterling Holloway Claire DuBrey Dorothy Dearing
daughter mother fairy brother lumberjack creative emotional heartwarming moving positive uplifting forest home past future war growing up fairies journey adventure
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of Happiness.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Canada|USA
2020
85 Minutes
Michaela Luci Saara Chaudry Richie Lawrence Evan Whitten Nicola Correia Damude Amish Patel Victoria Arbour Trek Buccino
girl child dinosaur paleontologist amusing charming passionate field laboratory museum outdoors dinosaurs prehistoric creatures prehistoric life paleontology childhood discovery adventure pursuit growing up
Follow Dana Jain, a feisty 10-year-old 'paleontologist in training' who eats, sleeps and breathes dinos, as she tries to solve dino experiment 901-where are all the kid dinos?
Anime, Fantasy
Japan
2018
120 Minutes
orphan grandmother friend classmate ghost spirit playful cheery cheeky amusing emotional inn school classroom japan village kitchen ghosts business family
After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko starts living in the countryside with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn. While she prepares to be the next owner of the inn, Okko can somehow see friendly ghosts.
Fantasy
Italy
1951
96 Minutes
Emma Gramatica Francesco Golisano Paolo Stoppa Guglielmo Barnabò Brunella Bovo Anna Carena Arturo Bragaglia Erminio Spalla
homeless person orphan adoptive mother capitalist uplifting charming quirky junkyard milan, italy shantytown office cabbage patch orphanage poverty miracles fantasy capitalism underdog 1940s
An open hearted and unrelentingly energetic orphan struggles to make the best out of his life on the streets of Milan.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK
1997
99 Minutes
Florence Hoath Elizabeth Earl Paul McGann Phoebe Nicholls Peter O'Toole Harvey Keitel Bill Nighy Bob Peck Tim McInnerny
harry houdini arthur conan doyle mother young girl daughter philosopher lighthearted positive endearing engaging house yorkshire, england meadow laboratory london fairies spirituality beliefs imagination media circus
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies.
Fantasy, Comedy
UK|USA
1985
142 Minutes
Jonathan Pryce Robert De Niro Katherine Helmond Ian Holm Bob Hoskins Michael Palin Ian Richardson Peter Vaughan Kim Greist Jim Broadbent
bureaucrat terrorist mother activist friend creative disturbing offbeat apartment office family home subconscious mind corruption politics terrorism mother/son relationship daunting task pursuit quest underdog
A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2010
102 Minutes
teenager child toy cowboy astronaut bear charming heartwarming thrilling household day-care center dump friendship loyalty deception betrayal abandonment escape growing up revenge
The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.