Movies like Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The best movies like Angels in the Outfield (1951) are Angels in the Outfield (1994), Curly Top (1935) and When Angels Come to Town (2004). If Angels in the Outfield hooked you with its comedy and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedIt's a Wonderful Life (1946)8.3/10 from 5,162 votes
- NewestAfterlife of the Party (2021)Released 2021
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins the pennant. The problem is that the Angels are in last place, so Roger prays for help to turn the team around. Sure enough, his prayers are answered in the form of angel Al.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCurly Top (1935)
Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones". As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love with Mary.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhen Angels Come to Town (2004)
Max, an angel in exile, walks around the United States to help humans. In a small town in Maine, he meets a young woman without a family named Sally. As she struggles to get custody of her younger brother, Max immediately believes that his new mission is to help Sally. But Jo, a strict angel, is sent to explain to his colleague that this is not exactly what is expected of him. Indeed, Max's mission is not to help Sally, but Karl, the manager of a small factory of Christmas decorations. His business is barely surviving because its traditional products do not meet the success of yesteryear. First bored, Max notices that Karl knows Sally ...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
Pollyanna (1960)
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOn Moonlight Bay (1951)
The Winfield family moves into a new house in a small town in Indiana. Tomboy Marjorie Winfield begins a romance with William Sherman who lives across the street. Marjorie has to learn how to dance and act like a proper young lady. Unfortunately William Sherman has unconventional ideas for the time. His ideas include not believing in marriage or money, which causes friction with Marjorie's father, who is the local bank vice president
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Marjorie Winfield's engagement to Bill Sherman, who has just arrived home from fighting in World War I, serves as the backdrop for the trials and tribulations of her family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
Stars in My Crown (1950)
An orphaned man recalls his upbringing with his aunt and her husband, the parson, in a small Western town during the Reconstruction.
Why it matches: Fans watch both
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Human Comedy (1943)
Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
David Copperfield (1935)
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisYou Lucky Dog (1998)
Jack Morgan is a dog therapist, once famous for being able to read his dog's mind. Although Jack cannot read the minds of other dogs, he still operates a canine mind-reading business, without divulging his inability to customers. Mr. Mooney and his wife bring their dog to see Jack. Dissatisfied with Jack's inability to read his dog's mind, Mr. Mooney, who is a friend of the city mayor, threatens to have his business closed down. After the Mooneys leave, a wealthy man named Clyde Windsor brings his dog, Lucky, to see Jack, who is stunned by his ability to read the dog's mind. He seems worried by this fact and ends the session early. Before Windsor leaves, Jack informs him that Lucky is bothered by three individuals that live with him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
The Shaggy Dog (1959)
Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIt's a Wonderful Life (1946)
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisThe Champ (1931)
A broken-down alcoholic prizefighter struggles to keep custody of his adoring son.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLassie Come Home (1943)
Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Pride of the Yankees (1942)
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHeidi (1937)
Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCheaper by the Dozen (1950)
"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in large families.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNational Velvet (1945)
Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMy Dog Skip (2000)
A shy boy is unable to make friends in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1942, until his parents give him a terrier puppy for his ninth birthday. The dog, which he names Skip, becomes well known and loved throughout the community and enriches the life of the boy, Willie, as he grows into manhood.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMiracle on 34th Street (1973)
A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to prove who he is.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & family
Air Bud: Golden Receiver (1998)
Josh and Buddy move from basketball to football in this first of several sequels to the original Air Bud.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisAir Bud (1997)
A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Blue Bird (1940)
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like thisDarby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBecause of Winn-Dixie (2005)
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisAll Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
When a casino-owning dog named Charlie is murdered by his rival Carface, he finds himself in Heaven. Wanting to get back at his killer, he cons his way back to the living with the warning that doing so damns him to Hell. Once back, he teams with his old partner, Itchy, to prep his retaliation. He stumbles upon an orphan girl who can talk to the animals, thus allowing him to get the inside info on the races to ensure his wins to finance his plans. However, all the while, he is still haunted by nightmares of what's waiting for him on the other side unless he can prove that he is worthy of Heaven again.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAfterlife of the Party (2021)
A social butterfly who dies during her birthday week is given a second chance to right her wrongs on Earth.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999)
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & family
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Angels in the Outfield?
The closest matches to Angels in the Outfield are Angels in the Outfield (1994), Curly Top (1935) and When Angels Come to Town (2004). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Angels in the Outfield?
People who watched Angels in the Outfield most often go on to Angels in the Outfield (1994), Curly Top (1935) and When Angels Come to Town (2004).
What is the highest-rated movie like Angels in the Outfield?
It's a Wonderful Life (1946), rated 8.3/10 by 5,162 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Angels in the Outfield?
Afterlife of the Party (2021) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Angels in the Outfield?
Yes: Angels in the Outfield (1994), Curly Top (1935) and When Angels Come to Town (2004).
How are movies similar to Angels in the Outfield chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Angels in the Outfield, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.