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- DirectorGary J. TunnicliffeStarsLynn RedgraveJacob SmithTaylor MomsenA modern retelling of the classic tale. Teen siblings must escape from a psychotic recluse living in the woods.
- DirectorEugene MarnerStarsChristopher WalkenJason ConneryCarmela MarnerDelightful tale of a cat who becomes a sharp gentleman and sets out to restore his master's name and wealth after he gives Puss a pair of magic boots.
- DirectorRobert IscoveStarsBrandy NorwoodBernadette PetersVeanne CoxAlthough mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.
- DirectorTimo BergholmStarsKristiina HalkolaPetra FreyHannu KahakorpiTeenage Anja runs away from her reform school with her friend Tarja. Anja starts dating Hannu and finds herself a job, but one day she doesn't show up but goes to see a middle-aged airline pilot she's met earlier. She quits her job, spends her days dividing her time and emotions between Hannu and the pilot, until she finally decides to go back to the reform school voluntarily.
- DirectorAlan TaylorStarsIan HolmIben HjejleTim McInnernyDuring Napoleon's exile on St. Helena, some loyalists hire a look-alike to swap places with the deposed Emperor. While the impostor lives in luxury on the island, the real Napoleon returns to Paris in order to retake the throne.
- StarsRic HerbertJoanna MooreLee PerryGeorge, Marko and Joe are tricked out of their money by a wolf and his mate. They are thrown out of their home and forced to build their own house.
- DirectorNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel BlancA living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightRene AuberjonoisA mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love.
- DirectorGary J. TunnicliffeStarsColin FordChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LloydJack goes up the beanstalk to rescue a little girl who has been transformed into a harp.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsLesley Ann WarrenPeter WellerRoy DotriceA king who is extremely overprotective locks his six daughters in their room each night. But for some reason they order shoes from the cobbler practically every day and the king has to pay for them. And when he asks them why, they don't give him a straight answer. So he sends word that whoever figures out why they need so many shoes, he will have the hand of the daughter of his choice. But so far none have succeeded because they make sure no one can find out. But upon learning of this a soldier decides to find out after being given a cloak that makes him invisible.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsValerie BertinelliRobert CarradineJames Earl JonesThis is a retelling of "The Arabian Nights" folk tale about a Middle Eastern boy who obtains a mysterious magic lamp.
- 1982–198752mTV-PG6.4 (155)TV EpisodeDirectorMark CullinghamStarsEllen BarkinHoward HessemanHowie MandelAfter his wife's death, a grieving king becomes serious and closed, prompting everyone in the realm to act the same, just when his young daughter starts to discover what it's like to have fun, laugh, and do everything a girl her age does.
- DirectorCatherine BreillatStarsCarla BesnaïnouJulia ArtamonovKerian MayanA young princess is the subject of a tug-of-war among witches, as each struggles to find the suitable antidote to a death sentence inculcated by an evil sister.
- 1982–198755mTV-PG7.5 (272)TV EpisodeDirectorEric IdleStarsShelley DuvallRobin WilliamsTeri GarrA spoiled, selfish princess' fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.
- DirectorWilliam CottrellDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsAdriana CaselottiHarry StockwellLucille La VerneExiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
- DirectorMark JonesStarsMax GrodénchikJohn DuceyKim Johnston UlrichThe wish of a young widow to see her police officer husband, killed on the line of duty, frees a demonic creature who wants to claim the soul of her baby.
- DirectorNathan GrenoByron HowardStarsMandy MooreZachary LeviDonna MurphyThe magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.
- DirectorBrent LoefkeStarsHanna HallEdward AsnerRita RudnerAn orphan learns that the expansion of a ski resort designed by her uncle is a threat to the environment.
- 1982–198752m7.7 (189)TV EpisodeDirectorGraeme CliffordStarsDana HillChristopher LeePeter MacNicolAn intelligent, fearless boy living in a superstitious Transylvanian village goes out into the world to figure out what everyone else is afraid of "the shivers". The king hires him to rid the castle of ghosts and evil spirits.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love.
- DirectorDon BluthGary GoldmanStarsJodi BensonGary ImhoffGino ConfortiThis 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.
- DirectorTony BillStarsTom ContiLiza MinnelliBeatrice StraightA bored prince realizes he would like a wife. His mother, the Queen, searches through all the kingdoms far and wide for a "suitable" princess. In the meantime, a charming and witty young lady, who claims to be a princess, shows up on the castle doorstep with a sprained ankle and is shown hospitality by the prince and his best friend, the Fool.
- DirectorJirí BartaStarsOldrich KaiserJirí LábusMichal PavlícekThe story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin with a twist.
- DirectorPäivi HartzellStarsSatu SilvoOuti VainionkulmaSebastian KaatrasaloIn this adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's longest story, the beautiful Snow Queen has captured two children and now keeps them apart. She has inserted a sliver of her own special ice into the eye of the boy, so that his heart will turn to ice and will be a proper match for hers. The boy's sister, meanwhile, has won free and attempts to find her brother. When she does, the warmth of her love for him melts his frozen heart and defeats the Snow Queen decisively.