Movies Like Elementary (2017)

Elementary is a 2017 drama, family film from Hélène Angel with a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Phoebe in Wonderland and Little Witch Academia.

Drama Family

Phoebe in Wonderland

2008

The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, even as her brilliant but anguished mother looks to Phoebe herself for inspiration.

7.2

MagicScore

Little Witch Academia

2013

Inspired by a magician named Shiny Chariot, the lively Akko Kagari enters the Little Witch Academy with the dream of one day becoming as cool as her idol.

7.1

MagicScore

Strings

2013

María's routine at school is altered by the arrival of a very special child. Soon, they become close friends.

8.0

MagicScore

Where Is The Friend's House?

1987

An 8-year-old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.

7.9

MagicScore

El profe

1971

Mario Moreno portrays a professor in this movie. A small town in the middle of no where requests the school Mario Moreno is working in for a teacher. He ends up going to give the town a hand. When he arrives he comes to know the corrupt leaders who through out the movie try to make him leave. Although he is being harassed you can see how much he cares for the kids and their circumstances. He deals with problems by using his hilarious comments.

7.8

MagicScore

Beyond the Blackboard

2011

Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.

7.6

MagicScore

Annmariya Kalippilaanu

2016

2016 Indian Malayalam childrens film directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas and written by Thomas and John Manthrichal. Produced by Alice George under the banner of Goodwill Entertainments, the film stars Baby Sara, Sunny Wayne, and Aju Varghese.

6.8

MagicScore

Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox

2007

After losing her family to fox hunters, five-tailed Yobi lives in the forest with some shipwrecked aliens, far away from the humans. When one of her alien friends gets captured by a villager, Yobi has no choice but to adventure into the human world to rescue him. At the village, Yobi meets many humans, including Geum Yee who studies at a school for maladjusted children. Interested in Geum Yee, Yobi joins the students and revels in the fun of human life, but both a fox hunter and a mysterious shadow man are on her trail.

6.5

MagicScore

Tokyo Story

1953

The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.

8.1

MagicScore

#10

The Hunt

2012

A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.

8.1

MagicScore

#11

Gifted

2017

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

8.0

MagicScore

#12

To Sir, with Love

1967

A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939

A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

The Elementary School

1991

The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict – but also very fair. His weakness though, is his interest in young women.

7.2

MagicScore

#15

In the House

2012

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.

7.2

MagicScore

#16

Small Change

1976

Various experiences of childhood are seen in several sequences that take place in the small town of Thiers, France. Vignettes include a boy's awakening interest in girls, couples double-dating at the movies, brothers giving their friend a haircut, a boy dealing with an abusive home life, a baby and a cat sitting by an open window, a child telling a dirty joke, and a boy who develops a crush on his friend's mother.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School

2022

The Peanuts gang is nervous about going to a new school, so Lucy starts her own. She soon learns that teaching is tougher than she thought—and that change can be a good thing.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

The First Grader

2010

The true story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

These Three

1936

Close friends Martha and Karen build a private boarding school together with the aid of the local doctor Joe. The school takes off and many students enroll, one of whom is a trouble-maker who tells a scandalous lie that threatens to destroy the trio's lives.

7.1

MagicScore

#20

Melody

1971

Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Elementary?

The top films similar to Elementary by MovieMagicScore are Phoebe in Wonderland (7.2), Little Witch Academia (7.1), Strings (8.0). Each shares drama/family themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Elementary worth watching?

Elementary holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.6/10 from 73 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Elementary?

Elementary (2017) is a drama, family film directed by Hélène Angel, starring Sara Forestier, Vincent Elbaz, Albert Cousi.

Where can I find more recommendations like Elementary?

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

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About movies like Elementary

This ranked list pairs Elementary (2017), a drama and family film from Hélène Angel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sara Forestier 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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