The read
A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%. Scores higher than 98% of the 213 1980s family movies in this catalog. It runs long at 3h 19m.
Synopsis
At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.
Ratings
IMDb8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
261 audience votes
Key crew
- Hagood HardyOriginal Music Composer
- Kevin SullivanDirector
Cast
- Megan FollowsAnne Shirley
- Colleen DewhurstMarilla Cuthbert
- Richard FarnsworthMatthew Cuthbert
- Patricia HamiltonRachel Lynde
- Marilyn LightstoneMiss Muriel Stacey
- Schuyler GrantDiana Barry
- Jonathan CrombieGilbert Blythe
- Charmion KingAunt Josephine
- Jackie BurroughsMrs. Amelia Evans
- Rosemary RadcliffeMrs. Elizabeth Barry
- Joachim HansenJohn Sadler
- Christiane KrügerMrs. Allan
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Themes
canadasibling relationshipbased on novel or bookoptimismvillageloveschoolminiseriesbest friendorphanbased on children's bookhistorical
The Best Movies of 1985
Anne of Green Gables is #5 of 60
