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Movies like Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes (2025)

The best movies like Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes (2025) are Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Mr. Church (2016). If Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)

    A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)

    At her 25th high school reunion, Peggy Sue faints and awakens in 1960—back in her senior year, before her marriage and all her regrets. Given a second chance to relive her youth, she must decide whether to change the choices that shaped her life or embrace the past that made her who she is.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Mr. Church (2016)

    A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014)

    Music rules and rainbows rock as Twilight Sparkle and pals compete for the top spot in the Canterlot High "Mane Event" talent show. The girls must rock their way to the top, and outshine rival Adagio Dazzle and her band The Dazzlings, to restore harmony back to Canterlot High.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Time Freak (2018)

    Stillman, a heartbroken physics student, builds a time machine when his girlfriend breaks up with him. Going back in time, he attempts to save their relationship by fixing every mistake he made—while dragging his best friend along in the process.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

    A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. The Ron Clark Story (2006)

    Passionate and innovative teacher Ron Clark leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to the students, he must use unconventional methods, including his ground-breaking classroom rules, to help them reach their potential. Based on a true story.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Dark Victory (1939)

    Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her few joys, and her stable master is secretly in love with her. Told she has a brain tumor by her doctor, Frederick Steele, Judith becomes distraught. After she decides to have surgery to remove the tumor, Judith realizes she is in love with Dr. Steele, but more troubling medical news may sabotage her new relationship, and her second chance at life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Don't Come Knocking (2005)

    Howard Spence has seen better days. Once a big Western movie star, he now drowns his disgust for his selfish and failed life with alcohol, drugs and young women. If he were to die now, nobody would shed a tear over him, that's the sad truth. Until one day Howard learns that he might have a child somewhere out there...

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Descendants: The Royal Wedding (2021)

    Happily-ever-after continues for Auradon's power couple as they prepare to say "I do" at an epic celebration with their friends and family, but Hades threatens to ruin it all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Suncoast (2024)

    While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

    The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Tangled: Before Ever After (2017)

    Rapunzel grapples with the responsibilities of being a princess and the overprotective ways of her father. While she wholeheartedly loves Eugene, Rapunzel does not share his immediate desire to get married and settle down within the castle walls. Determined to live life on her own terms, she and her tough-as-nails Lady-in-Waiting Cassandra embark on a secret adventure where they encounter mystical rocks that magically cause Rapunzel's long blonde hair to grow back. Impossible to break and difficult to hide, Rapunzel must learn to embrace her hair and all that it represents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Our Friend (2019)

    After learning that his terminally ill wife has six months to live, a man welcomes the support of his best friend who moves into their home to help out.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Barbie and the Diamond Castle (2008)

    Liana and Alexa are best friends who share everything, including their love of singing. Upon meeting a girl inside a mirror, the duo embark on a journey that will put their friendship to the ultimate test.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Miss You Already (2015)

    The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Holler (2021)

    In a forgotten pocket of Southern Ohio where American manufacturing and opportunity are drying up, a determined young woman finds a ticket out when she is accepted to college. Alongside her older brother, Ruth Avery joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay her way. Together, they spend one brutal winter working the scrap yards during the day and stealing valuable metal from the once thriving factories by night. With her goal in sight, Ruth finds that the ultimate cost of an education for a girl like her may be more than she bargained for, and she soon finds herself torn between a promising future and the family she would leave behind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

    A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. The Safety of Objects (2002)

    In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)

    Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes?

The closest matches to Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes are Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Mr. Church (2016). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes?

Start with Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), the closest match to Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes.

What is the highest-rated movie like Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes?

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022), rated 8.2/10 by 789 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes?

Suncoast (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes?

Yes: Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) and Mr. Church (2016).

How are movies similar to Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Hope Holds Up Her Head and Hopes, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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