My Favourite Fairy Tale Films
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1. The Cold Heart (2014 TV Movie)
83 min | Family, Fantasy
This animated short follows the life of a poor, German coal miner, Peter Munk. Coal mining leaves Peter far from the riches he desires, yet when given the opportunity to have three wishes granted, things do not go as well as he had hoped.
Director: Marc-Andreas Bochert | Stars: Rafael Gareisen, Laura Louisa Garde, Thomas Thieme, Tilo Prückner
Votes: 107
2. 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: 941
3. Hansel and Gretel (1987)
G | 84 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
After being told to leave their home by their mother, Hansel and Gretel wrongly walk into the 'North woods' were they discover a delicious gingerbread house. Unbeknown to them it's a witch that lives there.
Director: Len Talan | Stars: David Warner, Hugh Pollard, Nicola Stapleton, Emily Richard
Votes: 1,406
4. Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
PG-13 | 121 min | Drama, Romance
The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor.
Director: Andy Tennant | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston, Dougray Scott, Patrick Godfrey
Votes: 81,696 | Gross: $65.71M
5. Das kalte Herz (1950)
106 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Peter Munk, a poor charcoal burner, lives with his mother in The Black Forest. Poverty prevents him from marrying Lisbeth, the girl he loves. When he comes across the Little Glass Man, the ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Lutz Moik, Hanna Rucker, Paul Bildt, Paul Esser
Votes: 674
6. König Drosselbart (2008 TV Movie)
59 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Arrogant spoiled princess Isabella of Gerania haughtily rejects all suitors, even prince Richard of Begonia, whom she liked in a previous anonymous meeting. Finally her exasperated royal ... See full summary »
Director: Sibylle Tafel | Stars: Jasmin Schwiers, Ken Duken, Felicitas Woll, Hubert Mulzer
Votes: 311
7. Die zertanzten Schuhe (2011 TV Movie)
58 min | Family, Fantasy
King Karl is desperate. His 12 daughters hold secrets from him. Every morning their dancing shoes have holes in their soles. Only Amanda's shoes don't have holes. Many princes already tried... See full summary »
Director: Wolfgang Eissler | Stars: Carlo Ljubek, Inez Bjørg David, Dieter Hallervorden, Andreas Schmidt
Votes: 231
8. Von einem, der auszog, das Fürchten zu lernen (2014 TV Movie)
60 min | Family, Fantasy
Michel knows no fear, so he sets out to learn it. He meets Princess Elisabeth and her father, a king, who live in a tent city because their castle is haunted. The king has promised Elisabeth's hand to the one who can vanquish the ghosts.
Director: Tobias Wiemann | Stars: Tim Oliver Schultz, Isolda Dychauk, Anna Thalbach, Heiko Pinkowski
Votes: 154
9. Nussknacker und Mausekönig (2015 TV Movie)
60 min | Family, Fantasy
Doctor Karl Stahlbaum's kids Fritz and Marie receive a special, mechanically-driven musical cabinet from inventor Uncle Anselmus Drosselmeier as a novelty Christmas present. While Fritz ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Stoye | Stars: Mala Emde, Leonard Seyd, Sven Gielnik, Joel Basman
Votes: 125
10. The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
An adaption of the classic tale of a girl's dreams turned reality when her new toy turns out to be a young man placed under a curse.
Director: Paul Schibli | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, Peter O'Toole, Mike MacDonald
Votes: 2,659 | Gross: $1.78M
11. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
G | 84 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart
Votes: 479,473 | Gross: $218.97M
12. The Little Mermaid (1989)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 290,864 | Gross: $111.54M
13. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.
Directors: Les Clark, Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 160,826 | Gross: $51.60M
14. Cinderella (1950)
G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 173,875 | Gross: $85.00M
15. Aladdin (1992)
G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker | Stars: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
Votes: 466,596 | Gross: $217.35M
16. Arabian Nights (2000)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
To cure a Prince's murderous madness, Scheherezade tells him a series of wondrous stories.
Stars: Mili Avital, Alan Bates, James Frain, Tchéky Karyo
Votes: 5,577
17. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Not Rated | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
After being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.
Directors: Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies | Stars: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin
Votes: 14,493 | Gross: $0.27M
18. The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A handsome prince rides a flying horse to faraway lands and embarks on magical adventures, which include befriending a witch, meeting Aladdin, battling demons and falling in love with a princess.
Directors: Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Votes: 6,887
19. 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: 190,667 | Gross: $201.15M
20. Into the Woods (2014)
PG | 125 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt
Votes: 148,007 | Gross: $128.00M
21. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.
Directors: Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston | Stars: Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren
Votes: 37,428 | Gross: $54.86M
22. Thumbelina (1994)
G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
This retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen classic fairy tale has the digit-sized heroine evading the clutches of various toads, moles, and beetles before she can proceed with her courtship with her dream lover, Prince Cornelius.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook
Votes: 18,633 | Gross: $11.37M
23. Anastasia (1997)
G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The last surviving child of the Russian Royal Family joins two con men to reunite with her grandmother, the Dowager Empress, while the undead Rasputin seeks her death.
Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Kelsey Grammer
Votes: 135,971 | Gross: $58.41M
24. Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
TV-PG | 71 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Kirikou, an unusual little boy, must search the wisdom of the forbidden mountain in order to save his village from a spell cast by the evil sorceress Karaba
Directors: Michel Ocelot, Raymond Burlet | Stars: Doudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sene Sarr, Robert Liensol
Votes: 10,802 | Gross: $0.06M
25. Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt (2014 TV Movie)
59 min | Family, Fantasy
Games- and gambling-obsessed king Wilbur is all but amused when his heiress daughter Ella agrees to wed street musician Jasper, who is flushed into the dungeon for subjects who didn't let ... See full summary »
Director: Uwe Janson | Stars: Sebastian Bezzel, Rafael Gareisen, Laura Maria Heid, Tonio Arango
Votes: 122
26. Tischlein deck dich (2008 TV Movie)
59 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Goofy farm boy Max Klopstock seems good for nothing, although the mean goat makes him look worse then he actually does. Feeling an utter disappointment to his dad, he decides to follow his ... See full summary »
Director: Ulrich König | Stars: Remo Schulze, Linn Reusse, Christine Neubauer, Michael Brandner
Votes: 229
27. Die Schöne und das Biest (2012 TV Movie)
89 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
The story of Beauty and the beast.
Director: Marc-Andreas Bochert | Stars: Maximilian Simonischek, Cornelia Gröschel, Jürgen Tarrach, Karsten Kramer
Votes: 280
28. Die sechs Schwäne (2012 TV Movie)
90 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Adaptation of the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale.
Director: Karola Hattop | Stars: Sinja Dieks, Julia Jäger, André Kaczmarczyk, Henning Peker
Votes: 144
29. Rübezahls Schatz (2017 TV Movie)
90 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
A servant girl falls in love with the god of the valley. The Baroness wants nothing but the gold of the god. A fight to win the lands he protects and his love.
Director: Stefan Bühling | Stars: Sabin Tambrea, Henriette Confurius, Catherine Flemming, Amelie Plaas-Link
Votes: 126
31. Beauty and the Beast (1977)
24 min | Animation, Short, Family
East German stop-motion animation version of the famous fairy tale, notable for its Beast appearing as an elephant.
Director: Katja Georgi | Star: Klaus Piontek
32. Zwerg Nase (1986)
39 min | Animation, Short
Jakob prides himself on being clever, and he has a hard time keeping his mouth closed when he knows he could be making a joke. One day he is helping his mother sell vegetables at the market... See full summary »
Director: Katja Georgi
Votes: 15
35. Das Zaubermännchen (1960)
73 min | Family, Fantasy
Once upon a time, there lived a lazy miller who spent all his time drinking wine and telling stories. When the king's treasurer comes to him with a demand to pay the tax, the miller lies that his daughter Marie can spin gold from straw.
Director: Christoph Engel | Stars: Karl-Heinz Rothin, Karin Lesch, Reinhard Michalke, Peter Dommisch
Votes: 135
36. König Drosselbart (1965)
74 min | Fantasy
Tale of the capricious princess. Adapting the Tales of the Brothers Grimm "King Thrushbeard".
Director: Walter Beck | Stars: Karin Ugowski, Manfred Krug, Martin Flörchinger, Evamaria Heyse
Votes: 285
37. Das tapfere Schneiderlein (1956)
83 min | Fantasy, Family
Screen version of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm "The Brave Little Tailor"
Director: Helmut Spieß | Stars: Kurt Schmidtchen, Christel Bodenstein, Horst Drinda, Fred Kronström
Votes: 138
38. Die goldene Gans (1964)
67 min | Family, Fantasy
In one fairy-tale kingdom, the princess stopped laughing. No one knows the cause of this sudden illness. The worried king promises half the kingdom and a daughter in marriage to the one who will make the princess at least smile.
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Kaspar Eichel, Karin Ugowski, Uwe-Detlev Jessen, Peter Dommisch
Votes: 310
39. Schneeweißchen und Rosenrot (1979)
70 min | Family, Fantasy
Screen version of the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm about two sisters - Schneeweißchen and Rosenrot, who with their love saved Princes Michael and Andreas from the evil spells of the Mountain Spirit
Director: Siegfried Hartmann | Stars: Julie Juristová, Katrin Martin, Pavel Trávnícek, Bodo Wolf
Votes: 459
40. Zwerg Nase (1978 TV Movie)
75 min | Fantasy
Twelve-year-old boy Jacob helped his mother sell vegetables on the market. Once he made fun of the appearance of an old woman who was buying greens. For this, the old witch turned Jacob into an ugly dwarf.
Director: Karl-Heinz Bahls | Stars: Matthias Glugla, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Peter Jahoda, Doris Abeßer
Votes: 64
41. Frosty (1965)
84 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A fairy-tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Aleksandr Khvylya, Natalya Sedykh, Eduard Izotov, Inna Churikova
Votes: 5,520
42. Vasilisa the Beautiful (1977)
18 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the curse, he must go on a quest to find and outsmart the forest witch Baba Yaga.
Director: Vladimir Pekar | Stars: Anna Kamenkova, Anastasiya Georgievskaya, Evgeniy Leonov, Mikhail Kononov
Votes: 153
43. Briar-Rose or The Sleeping Beauty (1990)
22 min | Animation, Short
On her fifteenth birthday the princess finds a diary written by her mother when she was young. The diary tells of her mother, the Queen's secret, early love. The Princess goes into the ... See full summary »
Director: Kihachirô Kawamoto | Star: Kyôko Kishida
Votes: 115
44. Die Gänsemagd (1971)
25 min | Family, Short
Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Erland Erlandsen, Ursula Graeff, Klaus Hartmann, Wolfgang Noack
Votes: 7
45. Die kluge Bauerntochter (1971)
25 min | Family, Short
Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Susanne Beck, Günther Jerschke, Robert Tessen, Heinz Trixner
Votes: 11
46. Allerleirauh (1971)
25 min | Family, Short
Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Wolfgang Düring, Maresa Hörbiger, Hans Wyprächtiger
47. König Drosselbart (1971)
25 min | Family, Short
Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Thomas Astan, Herbert Fux, Renate Pichler, Hans Wyprächtiger
Votes: 12
48. Hänsel und Gretel (1971)
25 min | Family, Musical, Short
Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Eva Fiebig, Kurt A. Jung, Michael Poliza, Manuela Schmitz
Votes: 10
49. Frau Holle (1971)
26 min | Family, Short
Director: Rudolf Jugert | Stars: Lotte Brackebusch, Gerda-Maria Jürgens, Monica Kaufmann, Manuela Van Boogh
Votes: 7
50. Der Zauberlehrling (2017 TV Movie)
89 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Frank Stoye | Stars: Pauline Rénevier, Max Schimmelpfennig, Felix von Manteuffel, Christoph Bach
Votes: 73
51. The Nutcracker (1973)
27 min | Animation, Short, Romance
A young chambermaid finds a neglected nutcracker under a Christmas tree. It comes to life, but the Nutcracker is really an enchanted prince.
Director: Boris Stepantsev | Stars: Hans Conried, Shirley MacLaine
Votes: 1,076
52. Allerleirauh (2012 TV Movie)
58 min | Family, Fantasy
Maddened by grief over his late queen, King Tobald decides to wed their only daughter Lotte, the only female resembling her. Having failed to put him off by exorbitant demands, she puts on ... See full summary »
Director: Christian Theede | Stars: Henriette Confurius, André Kaczmarczyk, Fritz Karl, Adrian Topol
Votes: 268
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