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Movies like Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl (2026)

The best movies like Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl (2026) are Wonder (2017), I Believe (2019) and A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019). If Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl hooked you with its family and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Wonder (2017)

    The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & drama

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  2. I Believe (2019)

    A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & drama

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  3. A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019)

    As Maddy takes on coaching a team of young twelve-year-old gymnasts, she faces up to intense city versus country rivalry, racism, cyberbullying and her own self-doubt but eventually takes the challenge head on.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family

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  4. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American. But after the death of the Earl's remaining son, he decides to accept Cedric as his heir.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & drama

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  5. Skater Girl (2021)

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family

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  6. Flicka (2006)

    Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets her mind to tame a mustang and prove to her father she can run the ranch. But when tragedy happens, it will take all the love and strength the family can muster to restore hope.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & drama

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  7. A Second Chance (2011)

    A young girl and her coach overcome adversity to make their way into the National Australian Gymnastics Squad.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family

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  8. The Little Prince(ss) (2021)

    When Gabriel, a 7-year-old Chinese kid who loves ballet, becomes friends with Rob, another Chinese kid from school, Rob’s dad gets suspicious about Gabriel's feminine behavior and decides to intervene.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family & drama

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  9. An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)

    A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family

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  10. A Little Princess (1995)

    When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family

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  11. Double Teamed! (2002)

    Heather and Heidi play volleyball for their school team, when their family decides that they need to go to a bigger school so that they will have a better chance for scholarships. But at the new school, the twins are discovered by the basketball coach. Inspired by the true story of Heather and Heidi Burge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family

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  12. Little Women (1933)

    Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family

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  13. Julia (1977)

    At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. Jessica Darling's It List (2016)

    Jessica Darling – a smart, witty, opinionated girl heading into 7th grade – was never too concerned about where she'd fit in the middle school hierarchy. But before her first day of school, her older sister — the super popular Bethany, now in college—decides to help out by giving her the “It List”—a cheat sheet on how to navigate the middle school maze and rise to the top of the popularity chain. The instructions appear simple enough to follow, but, like life, nothing is as easy as it seems.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family

  15. Little Men (2016)

    Jake is a quiet, sensitive middle schooler with dreams of being an artist. He meets the affably brash Tony at his grandfather's funeral, and the unlikely pair soon hit it off. The budding friendship is put at risk, however, when a rent dispute between Jake's father, Brian, and Tony's mother, Leonor, threatens to become contentious.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Finding Neverland (2004)

    During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. A Kid Like Jake (2018)

    On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

    A group of dated appliances, finding themselves stranded in a summer home that their family had just sold, decide to seek out their eight year old 'master'.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both family

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  19. To Sir, with Love (1967)

    A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. The Long Day Closes (1992)

    Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. Raspberry Magic (2010)

    An eleven-year-old science enthusiast turns her raspberry-growing project into an emotional mission to reunite her family after her father leaves and her mother falls into depression.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & family

  22. Priyamaana Thozhi (2003)

    Two childhood best friends, who does not share any love interest, get married to two other people. But, problem arises when his wife doubts their friendship and his friend's husband's father asks him break their friendship.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family & drama

  23. Mighty Express: Mighty Trains Race (2022)

    Trouble on the tracks! Freight Nate gets tricked into participating in a high-speed race — with all the Mighty Express cargo cars at stake!

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family

  24. Rounders (1998)

    Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Russian-American gangster Teddy KGB. Promising his partner Jo he'll give up, he meets up with best friend Lester 'Worm' Murphy, just out of prison and owing lots of money to the wrong kind of people. McDermott becomes his co-guarantor and now there's only one way to raise the money, the pair have to get back into the game.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  25. A Simple Plan (1998)

    Captivated by the lure of sudden wealth, the quiet rural lives of two brothers erupt into conflicts of greed, paranoia and distrust when over $4 million in cash is discovered at the remote site of a downed small airplane. Their simple plan to retain the money while avoiding detection opens a Pandora's box when the fear of getting caught triggers panicked behavior and leads to virulent consequences.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  26. A Walk to Remember (2002)

    When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  27. South of Heaven (2019)

    When his boyfriend shows up unannounced, Elias' religious family learns their son's darkest secret.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. Snow White (2005)

    The life of 20-year-old Nico from upper class Zurich is all party, sex and drugs when she meets Paco, the front man of a rap band. She finds herself drawn to his independent, creative and profound way of life, so different from her own. With naiveté and infinite self-confidence, she tries to adopt his lifestyle - without anticipating the consequences.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. White Men Can't Jump (1992)

    Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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  30. Kozha: New adventure (2025)

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    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both family

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl?

The closest matches to Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl are Wonder (2017), I Believe (2019) and A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl?

Start with Wonder (2017), the closest match to Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl.

What is the highest-rated movie like Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl?

Wonder (2017), rated 8.1/10 by 8,466 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl?

Kozha: New adventure (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl?

Yes: Wonder (2017), I Believe (2019) and A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019).

How are movies similar to Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl, 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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