Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "based-on-fairy-tale"

1. 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: 236,869

2. 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: 155,521 | Gross: $298.17M

3. Tangled (2010)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The 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.

Directors: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard | Stars: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman

Votes: 493,525 | Gross: $200.82M

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: 190,534 | Gross: $201.15M

5. 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: 334,219 | Gross: $504.01M

6. Frozen (I) (2013)

PG | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.

Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad

Votes: 663,224 | Gross: $400.74M

7. Snow White (2025)

Adventure, Drama, Family | Post-production

Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Martin Klebba, Andrew Burnap

8. 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: 479,227 | Gross: $218.97M

9. 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: 465,945 | Gross: $217.35M

10. Mulan (1998)

G | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.

Directors: Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook | Stars: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Miguel Ferrer

Votes: 316,022 | Gross: $120.62M

11. 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: 302,222 | Gross: $155.33M

12. Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

The adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City.

Stars: Ron Perlman, Roy Dotrice, Jay Acovone, Linda Hamilton

Votes: 7,873

13. 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: 290,689 | Gross: $111.54M

14. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.

Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor, Bill Nighy

Votes: 146,895 | Gross: $65.19M

15. Cinderella (I) (2021)

PG | 112 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A modern movie musical with a bold take on the classic fairy tale. Our ambitious heroine has big dreams and with the help of her fab Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.

Director: Kay Cannon | Stars: Camila Cabello, Billy Porter, Nicholas Galitzine, Idina Menzel

Votes: 46,441

16. 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: 119,246 | Gross: $48.39M

17. The Uninvited (2009)

PG-13 | 87 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Anna returns home after a stint in a mental hospital, but her recovery is jeopardized by her father's new girlfriend and ghastly visions of her dead mother.

Directors: Charles Guard, Thomas Guard | Stars: Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn

Votes: 85,008 | Gross: $28.57M

18. 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: 81,648 | Gross: $65.71M

19. 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: 160,717 | Gross: $51.60M

20. 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: 173,756 | Gross: $85.00M

21. 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: 51,227 | Gross: $11.89M

22. Freeway (1996)

R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.

Director: Matthew Bright | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri

Votes: 31,707 | Gross: $0.30M

23. Pinocchio (1940)

G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie

Votes: 159,707 | Gross: $84.25M

24. Gretel & Hansel (2020)

PG-13 | 87 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

Director: Oz Perkins | Stars: Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey, Alice Krige, Jessica De Gouw

Votes: 33,998 | Gross: $15.35M

25. Beastly (2011)

PG-13 | 86 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A modern-day take on the "Beauty and the Beast" tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

Director: Daniel Barnz | Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, Justin Bradley

Votes: 79,821 | Gross: $27.87M

26. 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: 18,622 | Gross: $11.37M

27. Beauty and the Beast (2014)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.

Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, André Dussollier, Eduardo Noriega

Votes: 22,400

28. 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: 37,409 | Gross: $54.86M

29. The Grimm Variations (2024– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm stories, this anthology features six fairy tales with a dark twist, exposing the shadowy side of human desire.

Stars: Anairis Quinones, Grant George, Jessica Gee-George, Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Votes: 96

30. Tinker Bell (2008 Video)

G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Enter the land of Tinker Bell and her four best fairy friends.

Director: Bradley Raymond | Stars: Mae Whitman, Kristin Chenoweth, Raven-Symoné, Lucy Liu

Votes: 16,354

31. Donkey Skin (1970)

91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise and flee the kingdom so she won't have to marry the king who happens to be her father.

Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Micheline Presle

Votes: 6,345

32. Tideland (2005)

R | 120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly, Jodelle Ferland, Janet McTeer

Votes: 34,673 | Gross: $0.07M

33. Disney Junior's Ariel (2024– )

TV-Y | Animation, Action, Adventure | Post-production

The series centers on Ariel and her fun-filled, action-packed mermaid adventures with her friends in the mystical underwater country of Atlantica, which takes its cue from the Caribbean.

Stars: Mykal-Michelle Harris, Taye Diggs, Amber Riley, Gracen Newton

34. Beauty and the Beast (1946)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.

Directors: Jean Cocteau, René Clément | Stars: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély, Nane Germon

Votes: 28,056 | Gross: $0.30M

35. 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: 11,367

36. The Little Mermaid (2018)

PG | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.

Directors: Blake Harris, Chris Bouchard | Stars: William Moseley, Poppy Drayton, Loreto Peralta, Armando Gutierrez

Votes: 9,569 | Gross: $7.15M

37. 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

38. Bluebeard (2009)

Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

An adaptation of the classic tale of a wealthy aristocrat with a blue beard.

Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Dominique Thomas, Lola Créton, Daphné Baiwir, Marilou Lopes-Benites

Votes: 1,539 | Gross: $0.04M

39. Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006 Video)

TV-Y | 83 min | Animation, Family

The widowed King Randolph enlists the help of his cousin to teach his daughters the proper royal etiquette. Instead, she bans all dancing in the palace. Can the twelve dancing princesses save the kingdom with their late mother's gift?

Director: Greg Richardson | Stars: Kelly Sheridan, Catherine O'Hara, Nicole Oliver, Jennifer Copping

Votes: 6,513

40. Happily N'Ever After (2006)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader of the resistance effort.

Directors: Paul Bolger, Yvette Kaplan, Greg Tiernan, Dino Athanassiou | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Warburton, George Carlin

Votes: 11,124 | Gross: $15.59M

41. Rumpelstiltskin (1995)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

The 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.

Director: Mark Jones | Stars: Max Grodénchik, John Ducey, Kim Johnston Ulrich, Tommy Blaze

Votes: 2,680 | Gross: $0.29M

42. Puss in Boots (1988)

G | 96 min | Fantasy, Musical, Family

Delightful 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.

Director: Eugene Marner | Stars: Christopher Walken, Jason Connery, Carmela Marner, Yossi Graber

Votes: 773

43. White as Snow (2019)

112 min | Comedy, Drama

Claire, a beautiful young woman works at her late father's hotel that is now managed by her evil stepmother Maud. Claire unwittingly sparks uncontrollable jealousy in Maud, whose young ... See full summary »

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Lou de Laâge, Isabelle Huppert, Charles Berling, Damien Bonnard

Votes: 1,532

44. Goldie and Bear (2015–2018)

TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

This is a spin-off of the old Goldie and Bear story we were told as kids. The only thing different is that other familiar characters surface such as the big bad wolf, red riding hood, and the three little pigs. It's really cute!

Stars: Natalie Lander, Georgie Kidder, Justine Huxley, Jim Cummings

Votes: 423

45. The Sleeping Beauty (2010 TV Movie)

Unrated | 82 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A 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.

Director: Catherine Breillat | Stars: Carla Besnaïnou, Julia Artamonov, Kerian Mayan, David Chausse

Votes: 822 | Gross: $0.03M

46. Pinocchio

Adventure, Fantasy | Announced

A new adaptation of the famous tale about a wooden puppet who wants to become a human boy.

Director: Ron Howard | Star: Robert Downey Jr.

47. Shrek the Halls (2007 TV Short)

TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

This half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.

Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas

Votes: 15,877

48. Undertale (2015 Video Game)

E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Enter the Underground, a massive subterranean cave where monsters who once lived harmoniously with humans on the surface have been banished after losing a war with humanity.

Director: Toby Fox | Stars: Bill Fagerbakke, Toby Fox, Willard Scott

Votes: 4,653

49. Cinderella (I) (2000 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 83 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Cinderella (named Zezolla) and her family live mid 20th century, where fashion is practically everything. As her father is won over by a selfish woman named Claudette, Cinderella must keep ... See full summary »

Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Sharon Maughan, Gideon Turner, David Warner, Katrin Cartlidge

Votes: 478

50. Puss in Boots (1969)

TV-Y7-FV | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

While being on the run for saving a mouse, the famous Puss in Boots, Pero, helps a young peasant boy win the heart of a lovely princess, while trying to rescue her from an evil wizard.

Director: Kimio Yabuki | Stars: Susumu Ishikawa, Toshiko Fujita, Rumi Sakakibara, Asao Koike

Votes: 1,011