# Movies like Matilda

> Films most similar to Matilda (1996) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/matilda-1996/>

## 11 films in this list

- **[A Little Princess](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-little-princess-1995/)** (1995) — ★ 7.6 · 1,032 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[The Muppet Christmas Carol](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-muppet-christmas-carol-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 7.4 · 1,157 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Being John Malkovich](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/being-john-malkovich-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.4 · 4,767 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, mindfuck
- **[The Secret Garden](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-secret-garden-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.4 · 972 votes · bittersweet, slow-burn, tender
- **[Hocus Pocus](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hocus-pocus-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.0 · 3,277 votes · cozy, playful
- **[The NeverEnding Story](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-neverending-story-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 7.2 · 4,361 votes
- **[Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/wizards-of-waverly-place-the-movie-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 7.3 · 1,784 votes · cozy, playful
- **[Pleasantville](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pleasantville-1998/)** (1998) — ★ 7.3 · 1,861 votes
- **[The Sandlot](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-sandlot-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 7.5 · 1,309 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[The Hudsucker Proxy](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hudsucker-proxy-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 7.1 · 1,182 votes · bittersweet, outsider, playful
- **[Hook](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hook-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 6.8 · 5,712 votes · cozy, playful, uplifting

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