Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 09, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The BFG

If you loved The BFG, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The BFG

The BFG

2016★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The BFG for fans of Family & Fantasy & Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world....

#2
Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

2009★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The BFG for fans of Family & Fantasy & Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play ru...

#3
Dragon Rider

Dragon Rider

2020★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The BFG for fans of Animation & Family & Fantasy & Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

An unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons....

#4
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

2012★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The BFG for fans of Animation & Family & Fantasy & TV Movie. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 t...

#5
Jack the Giant Slayer

Jack the Giant Slayer

2013★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The BFG for fans of Fantasy & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the firs...

#6
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

2009★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The BFG for fans of Animation & Family & Fantasy & Adventure. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally put...

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