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  • Rupert Penry-Jones and Sally Hawkins in Persuasion (2007)

    1. Persuasion

    20071h 33mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.4 (17K)
    Anne was in love with Frederick, who was rejected by her snobby parents 8 years ago. They've now hit hard times and rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law. He returns a Royal Navy captain. Will he remember Anne?
    DirectorAdrian ShergoldStarsSally HawkinsAlice KrigeAnthony Head
  • Mia Wasikowska in Jane Eyre (2011)

    2. Jane Eyre

    20112hPG-1376Metascore
    7.3 (96K)
    A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
    DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsMia WasikowskaMichael FassbenderJamie Bell
  • Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019)

    3. Little Women

    20192h 15mPG91Metascore
    7.8 (268K)
    In 19th century Massachusetts, the March sisters--Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy--on the threshold of womanhood, go through many ups and downs in life and endeavor to make important decisions about their futures.
    DirectorGreta GerwigStarsSaoirse RonanEmma WatsonFlorence Pugh
  • Kaya Scodelario in Wuthering Heights (2011)

    4. Wuthering Heights

    20112h 9mNot Rated70Metascore
    6.0 (11K)
    A poor boy of unknown origins is rescued from poverty and taken in by the Earnshaw family where he develops an intense relationship with his young foster sister, Cathy.
    DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsKaya ScodelarioJames HowsonSolomon Glave
  • Kate Winslet and Mackenzie Foy in Black Beauty (2020)

    5. Black Beauty

    20201h 50mTV-PG52Metascore
    6.4 (4.6K)
    A wild horse and a teenage girl forge an unbreakable bond which keeps them connected for a lifetime.
    DirectorAshley AvisStarsKate WinsletMackenzie FoyIain Glen
  • Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney in National Velvet (1944)

    6. National Velvet

    19442h 3mApproved83Metascore
    7.3 (8.5K)
    A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
    DirectorClarence BrownStarsMickey RooneyElizabeth TaylorDonald Crisp
  • James Corden in Peter Rabbit (2018)

    7. Peter Rabbit

    20181h 35mPG51Metascore
    6.6 (51K)
    A rabbit sneaks into a garden to steal food, and they get a new challenge with a new owner.
    DirectorWill GluckStarsJames CordenFayssal BazziDomhnall Gleeson
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)

    8. Mary Poppins

    19642h 19mG88Metascore
    7.8 (193K)
    In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
    DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid Tomlinson
  • Frances O'Connor in Mansfield Park (1999)

    9. Mansfield Park

    19991h 52mPG-1371Metascore
    7.0 (27K)
    Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.
    DirectorPatricia RozemaStarsFrances O'ConnorJonny Lee MillerAlessandro Nivola
  • Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in Pride & Prejudice (2005)

    10. Pride & Prejudice

    20052h 9mPG82Metascore
    7.8 (355K)
    When Elizabeth Bennet meets the handsome Mr. Darcy, she believes he is the last man she could ever marry, but as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the man she has sworn to hate forever.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda Blethyn
  • JJ Feild and Felicity Jones in Northanger Abbey (2007)

    11. Northanger Abbey

    20071h 24mPGTV Movie
    7.2 (17K)
    A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
    DirectorJon JonesStarsGeraldine JamesMichael JuddJulia Dearden
  • Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner, and Anya Taylor-Joy in Emma. (2020)

    12. Emma.

    20202h 4mPG71Metascore
    6.7 (67K)
    In 1800s England, a well-meaning but selfish young woman meddles in her friends' love lives.
    DirectorAutumn de WildeStarsAnya Taylor-JoyJohnny FlynnMia Goth
  • Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Brittany Murphy in Clueless (1995)

    13. Clueless

    19951h 37mPG-1371Metascore
    6.9 (263K)
    Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
    DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneStacey DashBrittany Murphy
  • Anne of Green Gables (1985)

    14. Anne of Green Gables

    19852 epsTV-GTV Mini Series
    8.5 (24K)
    When Anne Shirley arrives at the Cuthbert's Farm on Prince Edward Island, she is a child with wild imagination, desperate to be loved. We follow Anne's enchanting life, from her struggles as an adolescent to her triumphs as a young woman.
    StarsMegan FollowsColleen DewhurstRichard Farnsworth
  • Persepolis (2007)

    15. Persepolis

    20071h 36mPG-1390Metascore
    8.0 (103K)
    A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
    DirectorsVincent ParonnaudMarjane SatrapiStarsChiara MastroianniCatherine DeneuveGena Rowlands
  • Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (2012)

    16. The Hunger Games

    20122h 22mPG-1368Metascore
    7.2 (1M)
    Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
    DirectorGary RossStarsJennifer LawrenceJosh HutchersonLiam Hemsworth
  • Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Divergent (2014)

    17. Divergent

    20142h 19mPG-1348Metascore
    6.6 (506K)
    In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
    DirectorNeil BurgerStarsShailene WoodleyTheo JamesKate Winslet
  • Danila Kozlovsky, Zoey Deutch, Dominic Sherwood, and Lucy Fry in Vampire Academy (2014)

    18. Vampire Academy

    20141h 44mPG-1331Metascore
    5.4 (58K)
    Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, half human-half vampire, a guardian of the Moroi, peaceful, mortal vampires living discreetly within our world. Her calling is to protect the Moroi from bloodthirsty, immortal Vampires, the Strigoi.
    DirectorMark WatersStarsZoey DeutchLucy FryDanila Kozlovsky
  • Jemima West, Kevin Zegers, Robert Sheehan, Jamie Campbell Bower, and Lily Collins in The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)

    19. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

    20132h 10mPG-1333Metascore
    5.8 (141K)
    When her mother disappears, Clary Fray learns that she descends from a line of warriors who protect our world from demons. She joins forces with others like her and heads into a dangerous alternate New York called the Shadow World.
    DirectorHarald ZwartStarsLily CollinsJamie Campbell BowerRobert Sheehan
  • Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in Twilight (2008)

    20. Twilight

    20082h 2mPG-1356Metascore
    5.3 (508K)
    When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire.
    DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsKristen StewartRobert PattinsonBilly Burke
  • Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone in The Help (2011)

    21. The Help

    20112h 26mPG-1362Metascore
    8.1 (513K)
    An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
    DirectorTate TaylorStarsViola DavisEmma StoneOctavia Spencer
  • Amandla Stenberg in The Hate U Give (2018)

    22. The Hate U Give

    20182h 13mPG-1381Metascore
    7.5 (42K)
    Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.
    DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsAmandla StenbergRegina HallRussell Hornsby
  • Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Mahershala Ali, Glen Powell, Jim Parsons, and Janelle Monáe in Hidden Figures (2016)

    23. Hidden Figures

    20162h 7mPG74Metascore
    7.8 (275K)
    Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit while dealing with racial and gender discrimination.
    DirectorTheodore MelfiStarsTaraji P. HensonOctavia SpencerJanelle Monáe
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)

    24. Little House on the Prairie

    1974–1983204 epsTV-PGTV Series
    7.5 (29K)
    The life and adventures of the Ingalls family in the nineteenth century American Midwest.
    CreatorBlanche HanalisStarsMelissa GilbertMichael LandonKaren Grassle
  • Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, Gemma Arterton, and Sennia Nanua in The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)

    25. The Girl with All the Gifts

    20161h 51mR67Metascore
    6.6 (67K)
    A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.
    DirectorColm McCarthyStarsSennia NanuaFisayo AkinadeDominique Tipper

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