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Movies Like I Knew an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

If you liked I Knew an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, a movie directed by Paul Andrejco, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Princess Nicotine

    Princess Nicotine (1909)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A smoker falls asleep, and two mischievious fairies play with his pipe. He discovers this, and imprisons them in a cigar box. He removes a flower from the box, which contains a fairy smoking a cigarette. Next, he…

  2. 2Get a Horse!

    Get a Horse! (2013)

    ★ 7.6/10

    Mickey, Minnie, Horace Horsecollar, and Clarabelle Cow go on a musical wagon ride until Peg-Leg Pete tries to run them off the road.

  3. 3Limelight

    Limelight (1952)

    ★ 7.9/10

    A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

  4. 4Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

    Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Lupita Nyong'o narrates a documentary about Peanuts and its creator, Charles M. Schulz. Famous fans—including Drew Barrymore, Kevin Smith, and Al Roker—share its influence on them, and a new animated story finds…

  5. 5Lovely, Still

    Lovely, Still (2009)

    ★ 6.6/10

    A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

  6. 6Pinocchio

    Pinocchio (2022)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

  7. 7The Fugitive Kind

    The Fugitive Kind (1960)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local…

  8. 8Patrick

    Patrick (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A woman's chaotic life becomes more complicated when she inherits her grandmother's dog.

  9. 9The Beaver

    The Beaver (2011)

    ★ 6.4/10

    Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his…

  10. 10The Man Who Cried

    The Man Who Cried (2000)

    ★ 6.1/10

    A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.

  11. 11Solid Serenade

    Solid Serenade (1946)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.

  12. 12Gia

    Gia (1998)

    ★ 7.1/10

    Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction.

  13. 13Return to Me

    Return to Me (2000)

    ★ 6.7/10

    It took a lot of persuading to get Bob, a recently widowed architect, to go on a blind date at a quirky Irish-Italian eatery. Once there, he’s instantly smitten, not with his date, but with the sharp-witted waitress…

  14. 14Flamingo Road

    Flamingo Road (1949)

    ★ 7/10

    A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town society.

  15. 15Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks (1931)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

  16. 16Perfect Day

    Perfect Day (1929)

    ★ 7/10

    Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and…

  17. 17Thumbelina

    Thumbelina (1994)

    ★ 6.5/10

    Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as…

  18. 18Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh (1945)

    ★ 6.8/10

    Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

  19. 19Somewhere in Time

    Somewhere in Time (1980)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from…

  20. 20Shanghaied

    Shanghaied (1915)

    ★ 6/10

    A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The…

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