Best Live-Action Re-Imagined Disney Animated Classic?
by urbanemovies | created - 22 Oct 2018 | updated - 11 months ago | PublicWhich live-action Disney movie is the best re-imagination* of a hand-drawn Disney animated classic movie or short?
*Answer pool includes remakes, sequels, prequels, spin-offs or alternative POV movies.
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1. Aladdin (2019)
PG | 128 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Aladdin, a kind thief, woos Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah, with the help of Genie. When Jafar, the grand vizier, tries to usurp the king, Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie must stop him from succeeding.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari
Votes: 290,037 | Gross: $355.56M
Live-Action Remake: Aladdin (2019)
Animated Original: Aladdin (1992)
2. The Jungle Book (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba
Votes: 291,999 | Gross: $364.00M
Live-Action/CGI Remake: The Jungle Book (2016)
Animated Original: The Jungle Book (1967)
3. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad
Votes: 334,458 | Gross: $504.01M
Live-Action/CGI Remake: Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Animated Original: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
4. Cinderella (I) (2015)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 190,686 | Gross: $201.15M
Live-Action Remake: Cinderella (2015)
Animated Original: Cinderella (1950)
5. Dumbo (2019)
PG | 112 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green
Votes: 82,504 | Gross: $114.77M
Live-Action/CGI Remake: Dumbo (2019)
Animated Original: Dumbo (1941)
6. Alice in Wonderland (I) (2010)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Votes: 440,916 | Gross: $334.19M
Live-Action/CGI Remake: Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Animated Original: Alice in Wonderland (1951)
7. Christopher Robin (2018)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss
Votes: 84,788 | Gross: $99.22M
Live-Action/CGI Follow-up: Christopher Robin (2018)
Animated Originals: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and Winnie the Pooh (2011)
8. Maleficent (2014)
PG | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.
Director: Robert Stromberg | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville
Votes: 400,134 | Gross: $241.41M
Live-Action Spin-Off: Maleficent (2014)] (Alternate POV movie)
Animated Original: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
9. Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
PG | 113 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Alice is appointed to save her beloved Mad Hatter from deadly grief by travelling back to the past, but this means fatally harming Time himself, the noble clockwork man with the device needed to save the Hatter's family from the Red Queen.
Director: James Bobin | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway
Votes: 122,171 | Gross: $77.04M
Live-Action Sequel: Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Animated Original: Alice in Wonderland (1951)
10. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
PG | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A protege of the magician Merlin must train his teacher's successor - an introverted but resourceful physics prodigy - in the art of sorcery to prevent the return of Morgana le Fay.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 169,971 | Gross: $63.15M
Live-Action Remake: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Animated Original: Fantasia (1940) (segment) and Fantasia 2000 (1999) (segment)
11. The Jungle Book (1994)
PG | 111 min | Adventure, Family, Romance
Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of Mowgli, the orphaned jungle boy raised by wild animals, and how he becomes king of the jungle.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill
Votes: 18,942 | Gross: $44.34M
Live-Action Remake: The Jungle Book (1994)
Animated Original: The Jungle Book (1967)
12. 102 Dalmatians (2000)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Cruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after the puppies once more.
Directors: Michael D Moore, Kevin Lima | Stars: Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans
Votes: 39,609 | Gross: $66.96M
Live-Action Sequel: 102 Dalmatians (2000)
Animated Original: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
13. 101 Dalmatians (1996)
G | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
An evil high-fashion designer plots to steal dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat but creates an extravagant mess instead.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright
Votes: 117,525 | Gross: $136.19M
Live-Action Remake: 101 Dalmatians (1996)
Animated Original: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
14. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
PG | 119 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.
Director: Joachim Rønning | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 118,771 | Gross: $113.93M
Live-Action Spin-Off Sequel: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) (Alternate POV movie)
Animated Original: Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Added 15 December 2019
15. Lady and the Tramp (2019)
PG | 111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
Director: Charlie Bean | Stars: Tessa Thompson, Justin Theroux, Sam Elliott, Ashley Jensen
Votes: 24,478
Live-Action/CGI Remake: Lady and the Tramp (2019)
Animated Original: Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Added 15 December 2019
16. Mulan (2020)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
To keep her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man and battles northern invaders in China.
Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Liu Yifei, Donnie Yen, Gong Li, Jet Li
Votes: 159,032
Live-Action/CGI Remake: Mulan (2020)
Animated Original: Mulan (1998)
Added 05 March 2020
17. Cruella (2021)
PG-13 | 134 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser
Votes: 265,654 | Gross: $86.10M
Live-Action Spin-Off: Cruella (2021) (Origin Story)
Animated Original: One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Added 25 January 2022
18. Pinocchio (2022)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A puppet is brought to life by a fairy, who assigns him to lead a virtuous life in order to become a real boy.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Angus Wright
Votes: 42,032
Live-Action/CGI Remake: Pinocchio (2022)
Animated Original: Pinocchio (1940)
Added 15 December 2022
19. Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Follow the adventures of Peter Pan, a boy who does not want to grow up, and how he recruits three siblings in London, and together they embark on a magical adventure on the enchanted island of Neverland.
Director: David Lowery | Stars: Alexander Molony, Ever Anderson, Jude Law, Alyssa Wapanatâhk
Votes: 27,913
Live-Action/CGI Remake: Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
Animated Original: Peter Pan (1953)
Added 21 May 2023
20. The Little Mermaid (I) (2023)
PG | 135 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem
Votes: 155,795 | Gross: $298.17M
Live-Action/CGI Remake: The Little Mermaid (2023)
Animated Original: The Little Mermaid (1989)
Added 21 May 2023
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