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10 Best Movies Like A Child's Wish

If you loved A Child's Wish, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Healer

The Healer

2017★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child's Wish for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself....

#2
Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

2016★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child's Wish for fans of Drama & Family & TV Movie. 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
Rip Girls

Rip Girls

2000★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child's Wish for fans of Drama & Family & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teen-age girl and her father come to an island on Hawaii, they find a closer relationship to each other and think about changing the island. During her adventures, Sydney finds f...

#4
Brian's Song

Brian's Song

1971★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child's Wish for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying....

#5
Lullaby

Lullaby

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child's Wish for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Estranged from his family, Jonathan (Hedlund) discovers his father has decided to take himself off life support in forty-eight hours’ time. During this intensely condensed period, ...

#6
Norman

Norman

2010★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Child's Wish for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness....

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