Movies like Harriet the Spy: 20 to watch next
If you loved Harriet the Spy (1996) — a comedy, drama and family film directed by Bronwen Hughes — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Harriet the Spy most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like spy, nanny and notebook. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Little Secrets 2002★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Family, Comedy
Emily is a plucky preteen who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets. Every Wednesday, Emily sets up a booth in her backyard that regularly attracts the guilty young souls of the neighborhood. These include Philip, whose clumsiness and his interest in Emily make him a challenging client. But complications ensue when she suddenly finds it difficult to keep all of her neighbors' secrets to herself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 2010★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Family
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Spy 2020★ 6.9
Shares: Family, Comedy
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
Stream in India on Lionsgate Play
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Family, Comedy, Drama
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American Girl" theatrical movie. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders - paying house - guests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. When mother's lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kit's new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real story get her and friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they know. So if it wasn't Will, then who did it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Madeline 1998★ 6.2
Shares: Family, Comedy, Drama
Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas 2018★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
As Bright Fields preps for its Mistletoe Ball, a broken ornament leads Zoe to a family secret, while Gaby finds herself at the mercy of new boss Mia.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Spymate 2006★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Family
Amelia, a young genius and daughter of a top secret agent, unknowingly invents a contraption that makes her the target of an evil scientist.
Stream in India on Plex
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Lemonade Mouth 2011★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy
When five ragtag freshman first meet in detention, it seems they have nothing in common. But, through music, they form an unbreakable bond and discover they have the makings of the greatest high school garage band in history! In the face of incredible odds, Olivia, Stella, Wen, Mohini and Charlie find they can make a real difference when they learn to lean on each other and let go of everything holding back their dreams.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Spy Next Door 2010★ 5.9
Shares: Comedy, Family
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Moxie 2021★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Inspired by her mom's rebellious past and a confident new friend, a shy 16-year-old publishes an anonymous zine calling out sexism at her school.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Great Gilly Hopkins 2015★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
Young and feisty Gilly Hopkins devises a scheme to escape from her new foster home and reunite with her birth mother.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Roll Bounce 2005★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
In the summer of 1978, a teenager and his group of friends face new challenges when their neighborhood roller-skating rink closes, forcing them to visit a different rink.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Six Pack 1982★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Family
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nanny McPhee 2005★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy, Family
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Thunderstruck 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Family
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 2008★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ramona and Beezus 2010★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Family
Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nativity! 2009★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Family
Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Care Bears Movie 1985★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Family
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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See Spot Run 2001★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Comedy
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom puts her 6 year old boy James in the care of her irresponsible, mailman, neighbor, Gordon, when the babysitter bails on her. Meanwhile, an assassin mob boss hires 2 goons to kill Agent 11. But when 11 escapes from the van when they tried to kill him, he hides in Gordon's Mailtruck that James is in too. And guess what they name him. Spot.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now