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- DirectorCharles VidorStarsDanny KayeFarley GrangerZizi JeanmaireThe opening scene of the movie describes it best: "Once upon a time there lived in Denmark a great storyteller named Hans Christian Andersen. This is not the story of his life, but a fairy tale about the great spinner of fairy tales."
- DirectorRichard WinerBarry MahonStarsJay RipleyShay GarnerPat MorrellWhen Santa's sleigh gets stuck in Florida, he tells a group of kids the story of Thumbelina.
- DirectorBlake HarrisChris BouchardStarsWilliam MoseleyPoppy DraytonLoreto PeraltaA young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsHalle BaileyJonah Hauer-KingMelissa McCarthyA 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.
- StarsChelsea HobbsJeremy GuilbautRobert WisdenA young woman must journey through the seasons to rescue her boyfriend who has been kidnapped by the evil Snow Queen.
- 1997–20231h 30mPG6.2 (1.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorKathleen MarshallStarsCarol BurnettTracey UllmanDenis O'HareIn this hilarious tweaking of the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea", Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, he goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred ("Fred" to her friends). The queen is horrified and immediately begins to scheme, but Winnifred, with some help from Sir Harry, the King, and the Jester, isn't going to be quite so easy to get rid of.
- DirectorDavid IrvingStarsAmy IrvingBilly BartyClive RevillA musical version of the classic story about a miller's daughter who receives help from a mischievous dwarf, then ends up over her head. Now, she and a mute servant girl may be the only hope for her baby son, John.
- 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.
- DirectorRob MarshallStarsAnna KendrickMeryl StreepChris PineA 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.
- DirectorAdam BrooksStarsAmelia ShankleyIsabella RosselliniCraig T. NelsonThe faithful little girl must brave the forest and the big, bad wolf to bring her grandmother a basket of goodies in this musical version of the classic fairytale.
- DirectorDavid KaplanStarsChristina RicciTimour BourtasenkovEvelyn SolannA black comedy version of the classic tale.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsLainie KazanHenry CavillMorgan ThompsonGrandma is babysitting her two grandkids. The girl wants to go out, but grandma asks them to hear a story first. The kids accept if they can change aspects of the story such as replacing the wolf with a werewolf. Is there a catch?
- DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsAmanda SeyfriedLukas HaasGary OldmanSet in a medieval village that is haunted by a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned woodcutter, much to her family's displeasure.
- DirectorSheldon WilsonStarsFelicia DayKavan SmithStephen McHattieThe modern-day descendant of Little Red Riding Hood brings her fiancé home to meet her family and reveal their occupation as werewolf hunters, but after he is bitten by a werewolf, she must protect him from her own family.
- DirectorMatthew BrightStarsReese WitherspoonKiefer SutherlandBokeem WoodbineA 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.
- DirectorJeffrey DelmanStarsScott ValentineNicole PicardMatt Mitler"Deadtime Stories" is a 1986 horror anthology, where a babysitting uncle tells his nephew three horror stories about killer witches, Little Red Riding Hood and a werewolf, and "Goldi Lox" and the three bears.
- DirectorPaul LeachStarsChristopher WolfeMichael Jude MurphyKatie OliverIn the small southern town of Nazareth, each month, for the last four months a girl has disappeared. They find the latest victim dead, tied to a tree, the only witness being her twelve year old daughter who can't remember what happened. A riff on the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, "The Woodsman" is a dramatic thriller
- DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsAnna PaquinBrian CoxDylan BakerFive interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank; a woman who loathes the night has to contend with her holiday-obsessed husband; and a mean old man meets his match with a demonic, supernatural trick-or-treater.
- DirectorGeorge PalStarsRuss TamblynJune ThorburnPeter SellersA boy (Russ Tamblyn), no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves (Terry-Thomas and Peter Sellers) determined to make a fortune from him.
- DirectorWalter LangFrank TashlinStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCarol HeissAn ice-skating Snow White finds refuge from the Wicked Queen with the Three Stooges.
- DirectorMichael BerzStarsDiana RiggBilly BartySarah PattersonThe 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.
- DirectorMichael CohnStarsSigourney WeaverSam NeillGil BellowsIn 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.
- DirectorCaroline ThompsonStarsMiranda RichardsonTom IrwinVera FarmigaSnow 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.
- DirectorJoe NussbaumStarsAmanda BynesSara PaxtonMatt LongA modern retelling of Snow White set against students in their freshman year of college in the greek system.
- DirectorRachel Lee GoldenbergStarsEliza BennettJane MarchJamie Thomas KingWhen 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.
- DirectorTarsem SinghStarsLily CollinsJulia RobertsArmie HammerAn evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.
- DirectorDavid DeCoteauStarsShanley CaswellMaureen McCormickEric RobertsA 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.
- DirectorCedric Nicolas-TroyanStarsChris HemsworthJessica ChastainCharlize TheronEric 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.
- DirectorRupert SandersStarsKristen StewartChris HemsworthCharlize TheronIn 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.
- DirectorGary J. TunnicliffeStarsLynn RedgraveJacob SmithTaylor MomsenA modern retelling of the classic tale. Teen siblings must escape from a psychotic recluse living in the woods.
- DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsJeremy RennerGemma ArtertonPeter StormareBrother/sister duo Hansel and Gretel are professional witch-hunters who help innocent villagers. One day they stumble upon a case that could hold the key to their past.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsBrent LydicJonathan NationStephanie GrecoIn this modern retelling of the classic horror tale, teen siblings are enslaved by a psychotic recluse within her gruesome house of horrors in the woods.
- DirectorDuane JourneyStarsMolly C. QuinnMichael WelchLara Flynn BoyleA brother and sister battle a witch who lures teenagers into her suburban home with her special blend of marijuana where she then proceeds to kill and eat them to maintain her youth and beauty.
- DirectorOz PerkinsStarsSophia LillisSamuel LeakeyAlice KrigeA 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.
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanAxelle CarolynAdam GieraschStarsAdrienne BarbeauHunter SmitCameron EastonTen stories are woven together by their shared theme of Halloween night in an American suburb, where ghouls, imps, aliens and axe murderers appear for one night only to terrorize unsuspecting residents.
- DirectorMario AzzopardiStarsPaul McGillionEmilie UllerupShannen DohertyTwenty years after his encounter with the witch, a grown-up Hansel returns to the haunted forest, seeking revenge. But there's a surprise waiting - his sister Gretel (who he thought had been killed) is the witch's protégé.
- DirectorBen DemareeStarsBrent LydicLili BarossAqueela ZollWhen Gretel falls under a dark spell and organizes a coven of witches, Hansel must find the courage to fight his twin sister and the sinister forces controlling her.
- DirectorMatthew BrightStarsNatasha LyonneMaría CeledonioDavid Alan GrierA teenage prostitute escapes from a juvenile prison with a 16-year-old serial killer and both go on a destructive road trip to Mexico in this twist on the "Hansel and Gretel" fairy tale.
- DirectorMark RosmanStarsHilary DuffChad Michael MurrayJennifer CoolidgeRoutinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Samantha Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.
- DirectorDamon SantostefanoStarsLucy HaleFreddie StromaMissi PyleA modern, musical spin on the tale of Cinderella that follows a high school girl who falls for a boy at her Performing Arts school.
- DirectorMichelle JohnstonStarsSofia CarsonJennifer TillyThomas LawA contemporary musical version of the classic Cinderella story in which the servant step daughter hope to compete in a musical competition for a famous pop star.
- DirectorMichelle JohnstonStarsLaura MaranoGregg SulkinIsabella GomezDespite her vain stepmother and mean stepsisters, an aspiring singer finds her own holiday miracle as she works as an elf at a Christmas-tree lot.
- DirectorDamon SantostefanoStarsSelena GomezDrew SeeleyJane LynchMary lives with her evil stepmom/sisters and slaves for them. At the high school masquerade ball, she gets to dance with her pop idol, Joey. Running home before midnight, she drops her Zune. Joey tries to find the girl who fits the Zune.
- DirectorCharles WaltersStarsLeslie CaronMichael WildingKeenan WynnTomboyish outcast "Cinder" Ella and the duke's charming son Charles fall in love in this comedic rendition of the classic fairy tale.
- DirectorFrank TashlinStarsJerry LewisEd WynnJudith AndersonA gender-swapped retelling of Charles Perrault's classic, where Cinderfella is visited by a fairy godfather to help him escape from his wicked stepmother and stepbrothers.
- DirectorAmy Holden JonesStarsAlly SheedyBeverly D'AngeloMichael OntkeanA spoiled rich girl is visited by her fairy godmother and turned into a maid.
- DirectorTom CleggStarsRob LoweJennifer GreyÉlisabeth VitaliRob Lowe stars as a high end fashion designer and Jennifer Grey as his dressing room assistant in this charming take on the Cinderella story.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsDrew BarrymoreAnjelica HustonDougray ScottThe 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.
- DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsAnne HathawayHugh DancyCary ElwesElla is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.
- DirectorJohn DunsonSean DunsonStarsAshlee HewittSterling KnightKiely WilliamsElle wants to be a singer/songwriter, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her parents. She moves in with her adoptive uncle, who runs a small independent record label whose biggest act, Sensation, is also Elle's biggest pain. The pop music environment at the label, very different than the country roots she is used to, adds to Elle's feelings of loss and frustration, and her misplaced guilt, which is caused by the fact that her parents had been en route to her performance at the time of her death. But when she meets Ty Parker, a famous pop singer with a passion for "real" music, her repressed ambition is released through a revitalized interest in singing and songwriting.
- DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsLily JamesCate BlanchettRichard MaddenWhen 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.
- DirectorKay CannonStarsCamila CabelloBilly PorterNicholas GalitzineA 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.
- DirectorElizabeth Allen RosenbaumStarsChosen JacobsLexi UnderwoodDevyn NekodaA modern twist on Cinderella set in New York City's Sneaker culture.
- 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.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsCharlayne WoodardCleavant DerricksMae MercerThis version of the Cinderella tale with an all-black cast has Cinderella, who wants to marry a dashing army officer, finding out out that her father, who she thought had an important job at a big hotel, is actually the men's room attendant. Her wicked stepmother finds out, too, and complications ensue.
- DirectorFay Ann LeeStarsChristine BaranskiLaura BenantiLewis BlackGrace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. At a socialite event, she is mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress and meets her Prince Charming. Nothing is as it seems absorbing drama. What will happen to this Cinderella when the clock strikes midnight?
- DirectorJim HensonStarsBelinda MontgomeryRobin WardJoyce GordonCinderella with a difference!
- DirectorSean GarrityStarsPortia DoubledayMarc-André GrondinChris NothAfter a young fashion designer runs afoul of her corrupt stepmother and stepsisters, she dons a disguise to help save the family business for her father.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsKeke PalmerMax SchneiderIsaiah MustafaTwo worlds collide when a hard working teen living with his step father named Charlie Prince bumps into superstar Kadee Worth on the street.
- DirectorJames B. HarrisStarsZalman KingCarol WhiteTisa FarrowA woman who's been asleep for years is part of a carnival that sells her kisses for a buck. A lonely jazz musician buys her. Once awake, the two of them and his two girlfriends hook up. But sometimes, dreams are better than reality.
- DirectorDavid IrvingStarsTahnee WelchKenny BakerMorgan FairchildFeature-length, live-action musical version of the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault.
- DirectorRobert StrombergStarsAngelina JolieElle FanningSharlto CopleyA 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.
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsDove CameronCameron BoyceBooboo StewartThe 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.
- DirectorPearry Reginald TeoStarsEthan PeckIndia EisleyNatalie HallThomas unexpectedly inherits a property with a mysterious curse.
- DirectorJoachim RønningStarsAngelina JolieElle FanningHarris DickinsonMaleficent 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.
- DirectorJulia LeighStarsEmily BrowningRachael BlakeEwen LeslieA haunting portrait of Lucy, a young university student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of unspoken desires.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsTrudy YoungGordon ThomsonFrank OzA frog and a princess, both cursed by a witch, figure out how to break each other's spells.
- DirectorJackson HunsickerStarsAileen QuinnJohn ParagonHelen HuntChildren's musical based on Grimm's fairy tale of The Frog-King. A young girl learns how to be a good friend and princess with the help of a "tall frog."
- DirectorNorman CampbellStarsDean JonesPaul SandRuth BuzziThe Brothers Grimm collected German folk and fairy tales in Germany during the early 19th century; eight of their best known stories are presented in this anthology.
- DirectorAllan ArkushStarsMartin ShortChristina ApplegateAndrea MartinAfter an extramarital indiscretion, a fairy-tale Prince and his sidekick are turned into frogs for all eternity, or until the Prince can convince a maiden to kiss, and then marry him.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsMatt DamonHeath LedgerMonica BellucciWill and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.
- DirectorHenry LevinGeorge PalStarsLaurence HarveyClaire BloomKarlheinz BöhmThe story of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, and three of their stories.
- DirectorEdward DmytrykStarsRichard BurtonRaquel WelchVirna LisiA World War I pilot whom everybody envies as a "ladykiller" actually is one. After he beds a woman he's after, he murders her.
- 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.
- DirectorGary J. TunnicliffeStarsColin FordChloë Grace MoretzChristopher LloydJack goes up the beanstalk to rescue a little girl who has been transformed into a harp.
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsNicholas HoultStanley TucciEwan McGregorThe 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.
- DirectorNathan JuranStarsKerwin MathewsJudi MeredithTorin ThatcherA farmboy-turned-knight must protect a princess from the schemes of an evil wizard.
- DirectorMark AtkinsStarsJamie AtkinsRobert BoyleJane MarchA giant beanstalk brings Jack to a land in the clouds filled with snarling, evil beasts. When the creatures make their way to the ground, Jack must figure out how to get back down before they destroy earth and everyone in it.
- StarsMatthew ModineVanessa RedgraveMia SaraThe bones of a giant are discovered. This turns Jack Robinson's life upside down as he learns the truth behind the fairy tale and how he can fix his greedy ancestor's mistakes.
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsJoyce TaylorMark DamonEduard FranzCurse turns a handsome prince into a werewolf at night. A princess tries to help him, while his enemies plot to take his throne.
- DirectorFielder CookStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereVirginia McKennaA beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.
- DirectorEugene MarnerStarsJohn SavageRebecca De MornayYossi GraberTo save her father, a girl who always puts others before herself promises to live her life in a lavish castle with a strange beast.
- DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsAlex PettyferVanessa HudgensMary-Kate OlsenA 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.
- DirectorBill CondonStarsEmma WatsonDan StevensLuke EvansA 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.
- DirectorKevin LimaStarsAmy AdamsSusan SarandonJames MarsdenA 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.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsAmy AdamsPatrick DempseyMaya RudolphFifteen years after her happily ever after, Giselle questions her happiness, inadvertently turning the lives of those in the real world and Andalasia upside down in the process.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsMartin LandauJonathan Taylor ThomasGeneviève BujoldOne of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet named Pinocchio has one major desire, to become a real boy someday, but he has to learn to act responsibly.
- DirectorTom MooreStarsDrew CareyJulia Louis-DreyfusBrent SpinerThe lonely woodcarver Geppetto gets his wish for a child of his own granted when the Blue Fairy brings one of his marionettes to life; however, being a parent is not as easy as he had expected.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMartin LandauUdo KierGabriel ThomsonPuppeteer Geppetto becomes a puppet himself after drinking an elixir that Pinocchio bought from a traveling carnival.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHaley Joel OsmentJude LawFrances O'ConnorA highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
- DirectorMaximilian ElfeldtStarsLauren ParkinsonElizabeth EileenMarah FaircloughWhen Rumpelstiltskin tries to take over Earth once and for all, The Avengers Grimm must track him down through time in order to defeat him.
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJeff BridgesJennifer TillyJodelle FerlandBecause of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
- DirectorCharles GuardThomas GuardStarsEmily BrowningArielle KebbelElizabeth BanksAnna 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.
- DirectorJeremy M. InmanStarsCasper Van DienLauren ParkinsonLou FerrignoWhen 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.
- DirectorKenny OrtegaStarsDove CameronCameron BoyceSofia CarsonThe teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon Prep.
- DirectorMilford ThomasStarsPat BellMish P. DeLightJames FergusonLoosely based on a Japanese fairytale, an elderly male couple on a farm in the 1920's South find a little girl from the moon inside an ear of corn and raise her as their own.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsDean JonesSandy DuncanJoe FlynnProfessor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a pet for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.