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Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

Drama · Family · TV Movie · 2016

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.

Movie details

Anne of Green Gables

2016 Drama · Family · TV Movie 1h 25m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.4 / 10

1.7K votes

TMDB

7.2 / 10

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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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Kent Harrison

Written by

Susan Coyne

Ella Ballentine

Ella Ballentine

Anne Shirley

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Matthew Cuthbert

Sara Botsford

Sara Botsford

Marilla Cuthbert

Julia Lalonde

Julia Lalonde

Diana Barry

K

Kate Hennig

Rachel Lynde

Stefani Kimber

Stefani Kimber

Josie Pye

Linda Kash

Linda Kash

Mrs. Barry

Court is in session

Put Anne of Green Gables on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.