Snow White adaptations and references
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1. Snow White (I) (1916)
Unrated | 63 min | Fantasy, Romance
Snow White, a beautiful girl, is despised by a wicked queen who tries to destroy her. With the aid of dwarves in the woods, Snow White overcomes the queen.
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Dorothy Cumming, Creighton Hale, Lionel Braham, Alice Washburn
Votes: 441
2. Snow White (II) (1916)
116 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
"Mirror, mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all?" The Wicked Queen knows that the looking glass will always answer, "you are." But one day, the magic mirror has something new to ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Weston | Stars: Aimee Ehrlich, Ruth Richie, Eleanor Assmus, Patsy Grace Lichtenburg
Votes: 58
3. Snow-White (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Trouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest. Cab Calloway sings "St. James Infirmary Blues."
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Roland Crandall | Stars: Cab Calloway, Billy Murray, Mae Questel
Votes: 2,214
4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
Directors: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Roy Atwell
Votes: 215,354 | Gross: $184.93M
5. The Seven Dwarfs to the Rescue (1951)
84 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Having been warned in dreams that Snow White is in danger, the Seven Dwarfs set out to rescue the princess from the evil Prince of Darkness.
Director: Paolo William Tamburella | Stars: Rossana Podestà, Roberto Risso, Georges Marchal, Mario Mastrantonio
Votes: 58
6. The Tale About the Dead Princess and Seven Strong Men (1951)
30 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A cruel queen jealous of her stepdaughter's beauty sends her deep into the woods on the night before wedding. The princess comes across a hut where seven good knights live, while the prince goes on a quest to find his bride.
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya | Stars: Mariya Babanova, Zinaida Bokareva, Nikolay Litvinov, Mikhail Nazvanov
Votes: 319
7. Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge (1955)
Unrated | 76 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
Snow White's mother, the Queen dies when she is born. Her father, the King, remarries a beautiful but vain lady. The new Queen has a magic mirror that she asks every day, who is the fairest... See full summary »
Director: Erich Kobler | Stars: Elke Arendt, Addi Adametz, Niels Clausnitzer, Dietrich Thoms
Votes: 223
8. Snow White (1961)
63 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Hated by her jealous and bloodthirsty stepmother, Snow White flees a murder attempt and seeks shelter in the woods with seven kindly dwarfs. Feeling she is safe from harm, Snow White ... See full summary »
Director: Gottfried Kolditz | Stars: Doris Weikow, Marianne Christina Schilling, Wolf-Dieter Panse, Harry Hindemith
Votes: 266
9. Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
Approved | 107 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An ice-skating Snow White finds refuge from the Wicked Queen with the Three Stooges.
Directors: Walter Lang, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Carol Heiss, Joe DeRita
Votes: 1,183 | Gross: $2.62M
10. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
G | 135 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy
The story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.
Directors: Henry Levin, George Pal | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom, Karlheinz Böhm, Walter Slezak
Votes: 2,158 | Gross: $14.17M
11. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1971)
92 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Director: Ertem Göreç | Stars: Zeynep Degirmencioglu, Salih Güney, Suna Selen, Ömercik
Votes: 441
12. Festival of Family Classics (1972– )
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An animated anthology series by Rankin/Bass, featuring adaptations of both folk tales and classic literature. Among the characters featured in various episodes were Cinderella, Hiawatha, ... See full summary »
Stars: Bernard Cowan, Billie Mae Richards, Peggi Loder, Peg Dixon
Votes: 80
13. Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi (1975–2017)
30 min | Animation
Stars: Fujio Tokita, Etsuko Ichihara
Votes: 131
14. Osenniye kolokola (1979)
76 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
An adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's poem 'The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights' in which a vain and jealous tsaritza wants to have her stepdaughter killed because she has become more beautiful than her.
Director: Vladimir Gorikker | Stars: Irina Alfyorova, Aleksandr Kirillov, Lyudmila Drebnyova, Andrey Aleshin
Votes: 69
15.
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
Episode:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1984)
TV-PG | 54 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Snow White must flee from her evil stepmother, the Queen. She's taken in by the lovable seven dwarfs. Will the queen be able to get rid of her rival?
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Elizabeth McGovern, Vanessa Redgrave, Rex Smith, Michael Preston
Votes: 332
16. Snow White (1987)
PG | 85 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
The ageless tale of a beautiful young princess whose jealous stepmother orders her killed so that she will be 'the fairest in the land.' When the huntsman takes pity on her, he takes her to the house of the seven dwarfs.
Director: Michael Berz | Stars: Diana Rigg, Billy Barty, Sarah Patterson, Nicola Stapleton
Votes: 940
17. The Charmings (1987–1988)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
This sequel to the classic fairy tale finds Snow White and her family transported to, and trying to adjust to, life in 1980s America.
Stars: Christopher Rich, Judy Parfitt, Cork Hubbert, Brandon Call
Votes: 305
18. Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics (1987–1989)
30 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
An animated series retelling a different folk or fairy tale in each episode.
Stars: Theodore Lehmann, Mitsuko Horie, Ichirô Nagai, Shigeru Chiba
Votes: 447
19. Happily Ever After (1989)
G | 75 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Snow White and her new friends must rescue the Prince when he is captured by the Wicked Queen's vengeful brother.
Director: John Howley | Stars: Edward Asner, Irene Cara, Carol Channing, Dom DeLuise
Votes: 2,630 | Gross: $3.30M
20. The Magic Riddle (1991)
93 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Cinderella and other fairy tales get jumbled together when a grandmother tells a story.
Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Ross Higgins, Robyn Moore, Keith Scott
Votes: 276
21. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1992 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy
A queen is so vain she needs the magical mirror the Black Knight forged to tell her daily she's the belle of the realm. When it adds Snowwhite, the king's heiress, has grown even more ... See full summary »
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Natalie Minko, Gudrun Landgrebe, Alessandro Gassmann, Eberhard Feik
Votes: 102
22. The Legend of Snow White (1994–1995)
Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
This anime based on the Grimm Brothers' most famous fairy tale considerably expands Snow White's story. Enjoy this fairytale fantasy.
Stars: Stuart Milligan, Stuart Organ, Candida Gubbins, Ian Keith
Votes: 152
23. Snow White (1995 Video)
Not Rated | 46 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A young princess named Snow White is sent away from her palace to live in the woods due to the jealousy of her stepmother.
Directors: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga | Stars: Venus Terzo, Kathleen Barr, Michael Donovan, Ian James Corlett
Votes: 236
24.
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995–2000)
Episode:
Snow White
(1995)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
HD. 'Snow White.' The American Southwest is the setting for this Native American retelling of the classic tale.
Stars: Robert Guillaume, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Georgina Lightning, Graham Greene
Votes: 16
25. Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
R | 100 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
In this dark take on the fairy tale, the growing hatred of a noblewoman, secretly a practitioner of the dark arts, for her stepdaughter, and the witch's horrifying attempts to kill her.
Director: Michael Cohn | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, Gil Bellows, Taryn Davis
Votes: 11,374
26. Willa: An American Snow White (1998 TV Movie)
88 min | Family
Willa places the ancient "Snow White" story in a realistic America setting about 1915. The jealous queen is Regina Worthington, an aging beauty whose stage career has soured. Snow White is ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Davenport | Stars: Jonny Elkes, Mark Jaster, Floyd King, John Neville-Andrews
Votes: 28
27. In Dreams (1999)
R | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A suburban housewife learns that she has a dreamworld connection to a serial murderer, and must stop him from killing again.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Annette Bening, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Sagona, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 13,632 | Gross: $12.02M
28. Branca de Neve (2000)
75 min | Drama
Based on Robert Walser's play, Branca de Neve is a recital of Snow White over a black screen with spontaneous flashing images of clouds and some unintelligible dialogue.
Director: João César Monteiro | Stars: Maria Do Carmo Rôlo, Ana Brandão, Reginaldo da Cruz, Luís Miguel Cintra
Votes: 441
29. The 10th Kingdom (2000)
Not Rated | 42 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A father and daughter are caught in a parallel universe where the great Queens Snow White, Cinderella and Riding Hood III have had their kingdoms fragmented by warring trolls, giants and goblins.
Stars: Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Scott Cohen, Dianne Wiest, Daniel Lapaine
Votes: 20,245
30. Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Snow White's mother dies during childbirth, leaving baby Snow and father John for dead on an icy field, who then receives a visit from one of Satan's representatives, granting him three wishes.
Director: Caroline Thompson | Stars: Miranda Richardson, Tom Irwin, Vera Farmiga, Kristin Kreuk
Votes: 4,853
31. Prétear (2001–2003)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Himeno, a young girl who feels that she has no reason in her life, and she feels as if she is not wanted in the world she lives with.
Stars: Monica Rial, Jason Douglas, Luci Christian, Greg Ayres
Votes: 311
32. 7 Zwerge (2004)
95 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The Seven Dwarves live deep within a female-free-zone of the Enchanted Forest, but they cannot resist the innocent charms of Snow White when she enters their world. So when the evil queen (Nina Hagen) abducts her, it is up to the dwarves to save her life.
Director: Sven Unterwaldt Jr. | Stars: Otto Waalkes, Mirco Nontschew, Boris Aljinovic, Markus Majowski
Votes: 6,401
33. The Brothers Grimm (2005)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Will and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Monica Bellucci, Petr Ratimec
Votes: 126,246 | Gross: $37.92M
34. 7 Dwarves: The Forest Is Not Enough (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The Seven Dwarfs are back, this time, they go to the city.
Directors: Miguel Angelo Pate, Sven Unterwaldt Jr. | Stars: Otto Waalkes, Mirco Nontschew, Boris Aljinovic, Ralf Schmitz
Votes: 4,056
35. Sydney White (2007)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
Director: Joe Nussbaum | Stars: Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton, Matt Long, Jack Carpenter
Votes: 51,253 | Gross: $11.89M
36. Enchanted (2007)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
Director: Kevin Lima | Stars: Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey
Votes: 217,265 | Gross: $127.81M
37. Snow White (2009 TV Movie)
59 min | Family, Fantasy
The king decides that since his daughter Snow White, whose mother died in childbirth, is old enough to marry an already-chosen prince, it's time now for him to remarry, but his evil bride ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Freundner | Stars: Sonja Kirchberger, Laura Berlin, Nicolás Artajo, Jörg Schüttauf
Votes: 228
38. Snow White (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Music
Video recording of Angelin Preljocaj's show 'Blanche-Neige', conceived and directed by Angelin Preljocaj.
Director: Angelin Preljocaj | Stars: Nagisa Shirai, Sergio Díaz, Céline Galli, Emma Gustafsson
Votes: 38
39. Happily N'ever After 2: Snow White: Another Bite at the Apple (2009)
TV-PG | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fairy tales collide when Mambo and Munk tip the scales of good and evil once again. This time Princess Snow White is a misguided teenager who'd rather have fun with friends Red Riding Hood,... See full summary »
Directors: Steven E. Gordon, Boyd Kirkland | Stars: G.K. Bowes, Cam Clarke, Doug Erholtz, Jennie Fahn
Votes: 2,071
40. Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman with a troubled past is drawn to a small town in Maine where fairy tales are to be believed.
Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle
Votes: 236,978
41. Mirror Mirror (I) (2012)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane
Votes: 91,060 | Gross: $64.94M
42. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin
Votes: 302,358 | Gross: $155.33M
43. Snow White (2012)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy
A twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Director: Pablo Berger | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina
Votes: 11,633 | Gross: $0.28M
44. Grimm's Snow White (2012 Video)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
When the King is killed by ferocious reptile beasts, his Queen takes control of the kingdom. She tries to kill her beautiful stepdaughter Snow, but she escapes into the enchanted forest.
Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg | Stars: Eliza Bennett, Jane March, Jamie Thomas King, Otto Jankovich
Votes: 1,194
45. Snow White: A Deadly Summer (2012)
PG-13 | 83 min | Horror
A troubled teenage girl finds herself in a web of lies and deceit when her stepmother attempts to murder her by sending her to a discipline camp.
Director: David DeCoteau | Stars: Shanley Caswell, Maureen McCormick, Eric Roberts, Tim Abell
Votes: 795
46. RWBY (2012– )
TV-PG | 13 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Four teenage girls form Team RWBY and train to fight crime and monsters known as the Grimm, while the world of Remnant remains on the brink of an all-out war.
Stars: Lindsay Jones, Kara Eberle, Barbara Dunkelman, Arryn Zech
Votes: 7,661
47. Sofia the First (2012–2018)
TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sofia is a little girl with a commoner's background until her mom marries the king and suddenly she is royalty.
Stars: Ariel Winter, LC Powell, Darcy Rose Byrnes, Travis Willingham
Votes: 3,736
48. Grimm Reflections (2014– )
Comedy
Stars: Kelsey Nagel, Madelynn Rene' Boyts, Brittany Foti, Elesia Marie
49. Descendants (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 112 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The teenage son of the king and queen of Auradon offers the trouble-making children of villains a chance to attend prep school in the kingdom.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson
Votes: 24,935
50. Avengers Grimm (2015 Video)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When Rumpelstiltskin destroys the Magic Mirror and escapes to the modern world, the four princesses Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Rapunzel are sucked through the portal too. The four women now must save Earth.
Director: Jeremy M. Inman | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Lauren Parkinson, Lou Ferrigno, Milynn Sarley
Votes: 2,556
51. Edge of the Woods (2015)
17 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In an almost future, Red leads her friends on a journey to grandma's house, but there are wolves in the woods, and the path grows less clear every day.
Director: Amrita Singh | Stars: Raquel Chavez, Jo Chiang, Korinne Winter, Shelley Farmer
Votes: 10
52. Snow White with the Red Hair (2015–2016)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Although her name means "snow white," Shirayuki is a cheerful, red-haired girl living in the country of Tanbarun who works diligently as an apothecary at her herbal shop. Her life changes ... See full summary »
Stars: Saori Hayami, Ryôta Ôsaka, Yûichirô Umehara, Kaori Nazuka
Votes: 3,671
53. The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Eric and fellow warrior Sara, raised as members of ice Queen Freya's army, try to conceal their forbidden love as they fight to survive the wicked intentions of both Freya and her sister Ravenna.
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt
Votes: 119,338 | Gross: $48.39M
54. Charming (2018)
TV-Y7 | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.
Director: Ross Venokur | Stars: Demi Lovato, Wilmer Valderrama, Sia, Nia Vardalos
Votes: 3,952
55. Descendants 2 (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay try to adjust to life in Auradon, but Mal becomes overwhelmed with pressure and returns to her roots.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart
Votes: 14,271
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