Anne of Green Gables
2016 • 85 min • Drama · Family · TV Movie
Synopsis
A retelling of L.M. Montgomery's story of Anne Shirley, an orphan who is accidentally sent to a couple looking to adopt a boy instead.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 72 Audience · 131 · 49%
This faithful retelling follows Anne Shirley, a spirited orphan mistakenly sent to an older brother and sister who wanted a boy. Despite initial reservations, Anne's vivid imagination and warm heart gradually win over her new family and the community of Green Gables.
- Violence & peril
- 0/10
- Language
- 0/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 0/10
Heads up
- Anne is an orphan searching for a home
- Some characters are initially unwelcoming to Anne
What it models well
- The importance of family and belonging
- Embracing imagination and individuality
- Overcoming prejudice and finding acceptance
Talk about it after
- How Anne uses her imagination to cope with difficulties
- The meaning of true friendship and loyalty
- Why it's important to give people a chance
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Top billed cast
Director: John Kent Harrison • Crew: Susan Coyne
Trailers & clips
Anne of Green Gables - In Cinemas June 9 Trailer (2016)
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersIt seems that Anne of Green Gables is like a Canadian Jane Austen novel: constantly subject to reinterpretation every few years with a new film or mini-series production. I won’t go into great detail about this version: it is fine, with a good cast and good dialogue, presumably drawn from the book since so much of it is familiar! This production does present a few of the usual scenes in slightly different ways.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.2/10 (131)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $127,345
- Franchise
- L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables Collection
- IMDb
- tt4820224
