Pollyanna
1960 · Movie · G · 134 min · ★ 7.0 · 76% critics
A cheerful orphan arrives in a gloomy small town to live with a strict, influential relative. By sharing a simple game of finding the good in every situation, she gradually softens hard hearts, challenges rigid attitudes, and helps neighbors reconnect with hope and community.
Based on Pollyanna
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-05-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (210 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a wholesome, uplifting classic about one person brightening a whole community, with gentle humor and heartfelt lessons; Not for you if you dislike slow, sentimental stories like The Little Princess.
Pros: uplifting message; warm humor; memorable characters | Cons: slow pace; overlong runtime; very sentimental
Themes
- small town
- based on novel or book
- friends
- orphan
- vermont
- tween girl
- child protagonist
- 1900s
- pollyanna
Cast & crew
Hayley Mills
as Pollyanna
Jane Wyman
as Aunt Polly
Richard Egan
as Dr. Edmond Chilton
Karl Malden
as Reverend Paul Ford
Nancy Olson
as Nancy Furman
Adolphe Menjou
as Mr. Pendergast
Donald Crisp
as Mayor Karl Warren
Agnes Moorehead
as Mrs. Snow
Kevin Corcoran
as Jimmy Bean
James Drury
as George Dodds
Directed by David Swift