Movies Like Tell It to the Bees (2019)

Tell It to the Bees is a 2019 drama, romance film from Annabel Jankel with a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Desert Hearts and Nina's Heavenly Delights.

Drama Romance

Desert Hearts

1985

While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed literature professor finds herself unexpectedly attracted by a carefree, spirited young woman named Cay.

7.0

MagicScore

Nina's Heavenly Delights

2006

A feisty young woman returns to Glasgow to run her deceased father's curry house.

6.7

MagicScore

Carol

2015

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

7.5

MagicScore

The Handmaiden

2016

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

8.2

MagicScore

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

2019

On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.

8.1

MagicScore

Saving Face

2004

A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations.

7.3

MagicScore

Below Her Mouth

2017

An unexpected affair quickly escalates into a heart-stopping reality for two women whose passionate connection changes their lives forever.

6.8

MagicScore

The Purple Sea

2009

Nothing - not her father, not the church - can stop unruly Angela from being with her childhood best friend turned great love, Sara. Based on a true story, Viola di Mare, presents a uniquely engaging portrait of family, community and gender roles in a 19th century Italian village.

6.6

MagicScore

Loving Annabelle

2007

Annabelle is the wise-beyond-her-years newcomer to an exclusive Catholic girls school. Having been expelled from her first two schools she's bound to stir some trouble. Sparks fly though when sexual chemistry appears between her and the Head of her dorm and English teacher, Simone Bradley. Annabelle pursues her relentlessly and until the end the older woman manages to avoid the law.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

1995

An adventurous love story between two young women of different social and economic backgrounds who find themselves going through all the typical struggles of a new romance.

6.2

MagicScore

#11

High Art

1998

When Syd, a young editor at an influential art magazine, becomes involved with her neighbor, a drug-addicted lesbian photographer, both seek to exploit each other for their respective careers while slowly falling in love with each other.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

A Woman's Love

2001

Jeanne attends the birthday party of a friend of her husband. There she meets a dancer named Marie and there is instant chemistry between them. Jeanne falls for Marie and they embark on an extramarital affair.

5.2

MagicScore

#13

Mom + Mom

2018

Karole and Ali love each other and dream of starting a family together. They soon realize it won't be as simple as they'd hoped, and as their enthusiasm falters their love is challenged. In order to overcome the obstacles, they must believe in the power of their desire and support of their loved ones. If they can do that, miracles will happen…

4.6

MagicScore

#14

On Swift Horses

2025

In the 1950s, a seemingly sensible newlywed and her wayward brother-in-law undertake parallel journeys of risk, romance, and self-discovery.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Happiest Season

2020

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Blue Jean

2023

Jean, a PE teacher, is forced to live a double life. When a new student arrives and threatens to expose her sexuality, Jean is pushed to extreme lengths to keep her job and her integrity.

6.8

MagicScore

#17

Entre Nous

1983

In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee marries a soldier to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor, gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Circumstance

2011

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.

6.6

MagicScore

#19

D.E.B.S.

2005

The star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to justice.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

Cracks

2009

Jealousy flares after the headmistress of an elite boarding school for girls becomes obsessed with a new student.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Tell It to the Bees?

The top films similar to Tell It to the Bees by MovieMagicScore are Desert Hearts (7.0), Nina's Heavenly Delights (6.7), Carol (7.5). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Tell It to the Bees worth watching?

Tell It to the Bees holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.5/10 from 462 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Tell It to the Bees?

Tell It to the Bees (2019) is a drama, romance film directed by Annabel Jankel, starring Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Emun Elliott.

Where can I find more recommendations like Tell It to the Bees?

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About movies like Tell It to the Bees

This ranked list pairs Tell It to the Bees (2019), a drama and romance film from Annabel Jankel, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Anna Paquin take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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