Movies Similar to Big Fish & Chinese Flowering Crabapple

Dora and the Fantastical Creatures(2023)

Dora and Boots embark on an incredible adventure to the land of alebrijes, the most magical and colorful creatures in the rainforest. There, they must band together against Swiper to save the beloved alebrijes and their Copal Tree Celebration.

Un Chien Andalou(1929)

Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.

Azumanga Web Daioh(2000)

Chiyo brings a video camera to school for a class project. But when Tomo gets a hold of it, heaps of trouble happen all over campus.

The Smell of Wet Dog(2003)

Every day, with the help of a small chick, a little girl with dog ears tries to hide eggs in order to keep them from being eaten.

22 vs. Earth(2021)

Set before the events of ‘Soul’, 22 refuses to go to Earth, enlisting a gang of 5 new souls in attempt of rebellion. However, 22’s subversive plot leads to a surprising revelation about the meaning of life.

Finds of the Fortnight(1980)

Cut-out animation alternated with text collages.

Dia Estrelado(2011)

In an inhospitable place, a boy and his family struggle for survival.

The Naughty Slingshot(1983)

A stop-motion animated fairy tale about good and evil using wooden folk toys.

Animalia No. 1(1977)

Different tales about animals, including a cat - mouse fight, a big queue for dogs, and an ostrich's story with its egg.

69SEC(2016)

This is a story of love seen from a square, in which a couple gets united, separated and rearranged again. A special kind of puzzle.

My Mum's Bonkers(2017)

About the loss of a mother, with her unexpected exuberance, but who also cries Puccini melodies. A short poetic collage, as fleeting as the blink of an eye, where sounds and images are superimposed to evoke the at once peaceful and tormented memory of a mother.

The Infinite(2020)

Animation inspired by the poem “The Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi.

Western(1989)

A lone eagle guides us towards a secluded canyon where two gunfighters silently face-off, each waiting for an opening.

Attack of the Brainsucker(2012)

Samantha, a little girl growing up in the sixties, loves classic b-movies and monsters - That is, until they start to invade her bedroom and her obssession compels her parents to seek help from the latest scientific breakthrough

Elf(2003)

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.

Faust(1926)

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.

King Lavra(1951)

A king hides an embarrassing secret - and it causes him to execute every barber who cuts his hair.

Golden Bird(1987)

Whispered to by an ancient tree, a young shepherd dreams of more than his simple existence among grass and sheep. The journey he embarks on brings him into contact with golden birds, a dragon and a fair damsel.

Witches(2020)

The Garden(2003)

In the middle of summer, a couple waits in a green garden for a fish growing on a tree to reach maturity. The wait is long, but the fish is finally red and the young woman can pick it.