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10 Best Movies Like Heidi und Peter

If you loved Heidi und Peter, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Heidi

Heidi

2005★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heidi und Peter for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wil...

#2
Heidi

Heidi

2015★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heidi und Peter for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Heidi, is an eight-year-old Swiss orphan who is given by her aunt to her mountain-dwelling grandfather. She is then stolen back by her aunt from her grandfather to live in the weal...

#3
A Million Minutes

A Million Minutes

2024★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heidi und Peter for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Vera and Wolf Küper live in Berlin with their 5-year-old daughter Nina and their one-year-old son Simon. Vera takes care of the children and the household alongside a part-time job...

#4
The Longshots

The Longshots

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heidi und Peter for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history....

#5
A Whole Life

A Whole Life

2023★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heidi und Peter for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When Andreas arrives in the remote valley in the Austrian Alps, he is only about four years old - nobody knows for sure. He grows up to become a skilled farmhand and, as a young ma...

#6
I Am David

I Am David

2003★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Heidi und Peter for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 12-year-old boy manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own, through sheer will and determination. All he has in his possession is a loaf of bread, a letter to deli...

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