Movies Like Beasts of the Southern Wild

If you liked Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), a drama and fantasy movie directed by Benh Zeitlin, 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
Robinson Crusoe (1997)
★ 6/10Also adventure and drama
Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe…
2
The Road (2009)
★ 7/10Also adventure and drama
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their…
3
Deliverance (1972)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and adventure
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
4
Tuesday (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and drama
A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.
5
Interstate 60 (2002)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and fantasy
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
6
40 Acres (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and fantasy
Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they…
7
Tideland (2005)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and drama
Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
8
Horns (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and fantasy
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
9
China Seas (1935)
★ 6.3/10Also adventure and drama
Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee…
10
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and fantasy
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and…
11
The Mountain Men (1980)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and drama
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes…
12
Byzantium (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and fantasy
Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.
13
Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and adventure
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
14
End of Sentence (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and adventure
Newly widowed Frank Fogle embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean, recently released from prison, agrees to join only when his father promises that they’ll never see…
15
The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
★ 6/10Also adventure and fantasy
The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the…
16
Nine Days (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and fantasy
A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own.
17
The Savage Innocents (1960)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and adventure
An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by the police.
18
Black Gold (2011)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and drama
On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay…
19
Lord of the Flies (1990)
★ 6.4/10Also adventure and drama
When their plane crashes, 25 schoolboys find themselves trapped on a tropical island, miles from civilization.
20
The Sheltering Sky (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and adventure
An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.