Anne of Green Gables
by Lucy Maud Montgomeryliterary work· published 1908
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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
Adaptations (12)
Anne of Green Gables has been adapted 12 times, across film, television film, miniseries, and television series, from 1919 to 2025. The most recent is Anne Shirley (2025).
Anne of Green Gables1934 · film · 78 min · dir. George Nicholls Jr. · IMDb ↗IMDb7.0Anne Shirley, an orphan, is fostered by farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla, who were expecting a boy to be sent them to help with their farm work. They accept Anne, who quickly endears herself to them and to the local villagers.
- Anne of Green Gables1972 · miniseries · 280 min · IMDb ↗IMDb6.8
Orphan Anne Shirley is adopted by the Cuthbert siblings. The miniseries is now believed to be lost. It was followed by a 1975 sequel.
Anne of Green Gables1979 · television series · 24 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.7Anne Shirley is a freckle-faced, red-haired girl, who grows up in an orphanage having lost her parents at a very early age. Anne is always cheerful and fun-loving despite being brought up without love or affection. When she turns 11, she is adopted by the old farmer Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla. Anne starts her new life at Green Gables, but actually the Cuthberts wanted a boy who could help with their work on the farm...
Anne of Green Gables1985 · miniseries · 199 min · IMDb ↗IMDb8.583%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.
Anne: Journey to Green Gables2005 · film · 85 min · dir. Kevin Sullivan · IMDb ↗IMDb3.7Anne: Journey to Green Gables is an imaginative, animated prequel to the Live action Anne of Green Gables films. In this brand new story, Anne has yet to go to Green Gables and dreams of having a family of her own. But as fate would have it, she is thrown into the clutches of Madame Poubelle, the faded aristocratic director of Grout Orphanage. It takes all of Anne's scope for the imagination for her to endure until she gets to Green Gables.
L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables2016 · television film · 90 min · dir. John Kent Harrison · IMDb ↗IMDb6.4A 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.
Anne with an E2017 · television series · 1 min · IMDb ↗IMDb8.6A coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and numerous challenges, fights for love and acceptance and for her place in the world. The series centers on a young orphaned girl in the late 1890s, who, after an abusive childhood spent in orphanages and the homes of strangers, is mistakenly sent to live with an elderly woman and her aging brother. Over time, 13-year-old Anne will transform their lives and eventually the small town in which they live with her unique spirit, fierce intellect and brilliant imagination.
L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: The Good Stars2017 · television film · 88 min · dir. John Kent Harrison · IMDb ↗IMDb6.5When Anne Shirley turns 13, she faces complex issues with her friends, inspirational adults and Marilla and Matthew. At the same time, she begins a friendship with Gilbert Blythe that emotionally escalates to disrupt the status quo of her peaceful world. Her free-spirited nature is challenged by her perceived need to become sensible, and her journey toward this goal is fraught with confusion and more than a few unfortunate – albeit, amusing - mishaps.
L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew2017 · television film · 88 min · dir. John Kent Harrison · IMDb ↗IMDb6.6Anne heads to Charlottetown to attend accelerated classes as she continues to work towards her dream of being a school teacher. While there, she is forced to adapt quickly to her new surroundings and classmates as she navigates her way through her first school experience outside of her beloved Green Gables. Anne finds herself facing daunting choices for her future, the stirrings of romance, and tragedy unlike anything she's ever known. Meanwhile, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert contend with advancing age as they deal with financial challenges and creeping ailments.
Anne Shirley2025 · television series · IMDb ↗IMDb8.0Anne Shirley, a redheaded eleven-year-old girl, moves from an orphanage to Green Gables, home of the elderly Cuthbert siblings Mathew and Marilla. Her abundant imagination, cheer, and earnest heart begin to change the people around her.
