Movies Like Tom Sawyer (2011)

Tom Sawyer is a 2011 adventure, family film from Hermine Huntgeburth with a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Tom Sawyer and Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn.

Adventure Family

Tom Sawyer

1973

Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and witnessing a murder.

6.4

MagicScore

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

2014

Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral and witnessing a murder.

5.5

MagicScore

Winter's Bone

2010

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.

6.8

MagicScore

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

7.2

MagicScore

Oscar and Lucinda

1997

After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.

6.4

MagicScore

As in Heaven

2021

One day at the end of the 1800s, 14-year-old Lise’s life is changed forever. She is the eldest of her siblings, the first in her family to go to school and full of hope and confidence in life. But when her mother goes into labour, it quickly appears that something is wrong. As night falls and the labour progresses, Lise begins to understand that a day that began in childhood might end with her becoming the woman of the house.

6.1

MagicScore

Washington Square

1997

In 1870s New York, spinster heiress Catherine Sloper is courted by the much younger, penniless Morris Townsend, much to the chagrin of her overprotective father. Catherine must decide whether to spend the rest of her life alone, or marry a man interested in her solely for her inheritence.

6.1

MagicScore

The Portrait of a Lady

1996

Ms. Isabel Archer isn't afraid to challenge societal norms. Impressed by her free spirit, her kindhearted cousin writes her into his fatally ill father's will. Suddenly rich and independent, Isabelle ventures into the world, along the way befriending a cynical intellectual and romancing an art enthusiast. However, the advantage of her affluence is called into question when she realizes the extent to which her money colors her relationships.

6.0

MagicScore

The Beguiled

2017

During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

Madame Bovary

2015

The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.

5.7

MagicScore

#11

Dumbo

2019

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

The King of Kings

2025

Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice.

8.2

MagicScore

#13

The Call of the Wild

2020

Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

7.5

MagicScore

#14

Buffalo Kids

2024

In 1886, orphaned Irish siblings Mary and Tom arrive in New York City via ocean liner, and quickly find themselves on a wild, cross-country journey aboard a transcontinental 'Orphan Train', where they meet an extraordinary new friend who will change their lives forever.

7.0

MagicScore

#15

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Around the World in Eighty Days

1956

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

6.6

MagicScore

#17

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Bend of the River

1952

Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of homesteaders from Missouri to the Oregon territory...

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Kim

1950

During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English secret service.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1960

From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tom Sawyer?

The top films similar to Tom Sawyer by MovieMagicScore are Tom Sawyer (6.4), Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (5.5), Winter's Bone (6.8). Each shares adventure/family themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tom Sawyer worth watching?

Tom Sawyer holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.8/10 from 50 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Tom Sawyer?

Tom Sawyer (2011) is a adventure, family film directed by Hermine Huntgeburth, starring Louis Hofmann, Heike Makatsch, Benno Fürmann.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tom Sawyer?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more adventure recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Tom Sawyer

This ranked list pairs Tom Sawyer (2011), a adventure and family film from Hermine Huntgeburth, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Louis Hofmann take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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