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10 Best Movies Like Mother Holly

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

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#1
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mother Holly for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley F...

#2
Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

1988★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mother Holly for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Hansel and Gretel tells the tale of two young children driven from home by their scolding mother. Losing their way in the dark forest they stumble upon the cottage of a kindly old ...

#3
Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

2004★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mother Holly for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. Th...

#4
Godmothered

Godmothered

2020★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mother Holly for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that t...

#5
Four Kids and It

Four Kids and It

2020★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mother Holly for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes....

#6
Pan

Pan

2015★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mother Holly for fans of Fantasy & Family. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Ho...

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