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Movies Like The Girl Who Swallowed Bees

If you liked The Girl Who Swallowed Bees (2007), a fantasy and drama movie directed by Paul McDermott, 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. 1Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

    Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess (2012)

    ★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasy

    Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, the music-filled movie follows Sofia, an average girl whose life suddenly changes when her mother marries the king and she is whisked off to live in a castle with her mom, new…

  2. 2Nine Days

    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.

  3. 3FernGully: The Last Rainforest

    FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

    ★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and animation

    When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak…

  4. 4DC Showcase: Death

    DC Showcase: Death (2019)

    ★ 8.4/10Also fantasy and animation

    Vincent, an artist with unresolved inner demons, meets a mysterious girl who helps him come to terms with his creative legacy… and eventual death.

  5. 5Waking Life

    Waking Life (2001)

    ★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama

    Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like…

  6. 6Welcome to Smelliville

    Welcome to Smelliville (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasy

    The Oggly family arrive at the municipal rubbish dump of Smelliville and must look for a new home, but they never feel really welcome anywhere. They stink and are for most humans just a tad too oggly. When Firebottom…

  7. 7Over the Moon

    Over the Moon (2020)

    ★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasy

    Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.

  8. 8A Tooth Fairy Tale

    A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)

    ★ 8.5/10Also animation and fantasy

    Van, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider…

  9. 9Tideland

    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.

  10. 10The Good Witch

    The Good Witch (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and drama

    A mysterious woman comes in to town and inhabits the local haunted mansion, making everyone wonder if she's a witch or "The Grey Lady".

  11. 11The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

    The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasy

    Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.

  12. 12Hilda and the Mountain King

    Hilda and the Mountain King (2021)

    ★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasy

    When Hilda wakes up in the body of a troll, she must use her wits and courage to get back home, become human again — and save the city of Trolberg.

  13. 13Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

    Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and fantasy

    Amanda Waller's top-secret "Task Force X" — consisting of Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, and Copperhead — is on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they're…

  14. 14Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

    Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)

    ★ 6.2/10Also animation and fantasy

    Dorothy wakes in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and Glinda, from a devious new villain, the Jester. New comrades Wiser the Owl…

  15. 15Wish

    Wish (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also animation and fantasy

    Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force – a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most formidable foe - the ruler of…

  16. 16Elena and the Secret of Avalor

    Elena and the Secret of Avalor (2016)

    ★ 7.3/10Also fantasy and animation

    In the Kingdom of Avalor, Elena takes Naomi up a mountain to show her favorite view of the kingdom. Elena laments to Naomi how she was trapped in the Amulet of Avalor for forty-one years, and then presents to her a…

  17. 17Tinker Bell

    Tinker Bell (2008)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and fantasy

    Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney's most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture "Tinker Bell."

  18. 18Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender

    Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)

    ★ 9/10Also animation and fantasy

    Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong…

  19. 19Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?

    Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love? (2012)

    ★ 8/10Also fantasy and animation

    Draculaura’s Sweet 1600th birthday is an extra special occasion to party at Monster High! But her high expectations lead to deadly results when she’s faced with the choice between practical boyfriend Clawd, and new…

  20. 20Strange Magic

    Strange Magic (2015)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation and fantasy

    A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.

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