Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "children's-literature-on-screen"

1. Wonka (2023)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

Director: Paul King | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur, Paul G. Raymond

Votes: 146,988 | Gross: $218.40M

2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

PG | 115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other kids win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter

Votes: 531,223 | Gross: $206.46M

3. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

G | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.

Director: Mel Stuart | Stars: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear

Votes: 228,294 | Gross: $4.00M

4. Matilda (1996)

PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.

Director: Danny DeVito | Stars: Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz

Votes: 175,443 | Gross: $33.08M

5. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.

Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman

Votes: 271,750 | Gross: $21.00M

6. Matilda: The Musical (II) (2022)

PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results.

Director: Matthew Warchus | Stars: Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Stephen Graham

Votes: 28,519

7. The Witches (2020)

PG | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock

Votes: 46,809 | Gross: $0.20M

8. The BFG (2016)

PG | 117 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement

Votes: 93,541 | Gross: $55.48M

9. James and the Giant Peach (1996)

PG | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Paul Terry, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow

Votes: 74,217 | Gross: $28.93M

10. Snow White and the Evil Queen (2024)

Family, Horror, Musical | Pre-production

A story about beauty and vanity, a princess and a prince, and about love and its power to raise life from death.

Star: Brett Cooper

11. The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

PG | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

Directors: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt | Stars: Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, Martin Freeman

Votes: 51,530 | Gross: $31.05M

12. Alice (1988)

Not Rated | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

A surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.

Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Kristýna Kohoutová, Camilla Power

Votes: 14,043

13. Theodosia (2022– )

TV-PG | 26 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Theo gathers an eclectic team that includes her younger brother Henry, her friend Will, and Egyptian Princess Safiya, to fight a powerful secret society bent on destroying the world with ancient Egyptian dark magic.

Stars: Eloise Little, Nana Agyeman-Bediako, Frankie Minchella, Rik Young

Votes: 716

14. The BFG (1989)

91 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.

Director: Brian Cosgrove | Stars: David Jason, Amanda Root, Angela Thorne, Ballard Berkeley

Votes: 7,525

15. Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015 TV Movie)

88 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

A retired bachelor has a thing for his neighbor who only shows affection to her pet tortoise.

Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: James Corden, Salo Gardner, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Cordery

Votes: 5,533

16. Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017 Video)

Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

Director: Spike Brandt | Stars: JP Karliak, Jess Harnell, Lincoln Melcher, Mick Wingert

Votes: 1,498

17. Little Otik (2000)

TV-14 | 132 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A childless couple passes off an anthropomorphous tree stump as their baby, but things get out of hand when the monstrosity comes to life and demands to be fed.

Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Veronika Zilková, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Pavel Nový

Votes: 6,901 | Gross: $0.12M

18. Blancanieves (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: 11,660 | Gross: $0.28M

19. Beauty and the Beast (1978)

91 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

In this gothic rendition of the classic fairy tale, a merchant's youngest daughter is held prisoner by a mysterious winged beast.

Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Zdena Studenková, Vlastimil Harapes, Václav Voska, Jana Brejchová

Votes: 1,831

20. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)

Passed | 102 min | Drama, Family

An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello, C. Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee

Votes: 2,539

21. Three Wishes for Cinderella (2021)

87 min | Family, Fantasy

A Cinderella story: in snow-heavy forests the heroine battles against her evil stepmother for her dream of meeting the handsome prince. This is a breathtaking ride featuring brilliant archery and a gorgeous palace ball.

Director: Cecilie A. Mosli | Stars: Astrid S, Bjørn Sundquist, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Toivo Ty Terjesen

Votes: 2,460

22. Anne of Green Gables (1979)

24 min | Animation, Drama, Family

Based on the books by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this 50 episode series tells the story of Anne Shirley, a young orphan living in 19th century Canada.

Stars: Eiko Yamada, Fumie Kitahara, Michio Hazama, Ryûji Saikachi

Votes: 2,100

23. Danny the Champion of the World (1989 TV Movie)

99 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Somewhere in England in autumn 1955, widowed veteran William Smith and his son, Danny, live an idyllic life together. But their property happens to sit on a piece of land that a local ... See full summary »

Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons, Cyril Cusack

Votes: 1,484

24. The Little Witch (2018)

103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The story of a young and nice witch who learns everything there is to know about magic, in order to be accepted by the other older mean witches.

Director: Mike Schaerer | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Axel Prahl, Luis Vorbach, Momo Beier

Votes: 1,529

25. The Messenger (I) (2023– )

50 min | Drama

Ed's life is one peaceful routine until playing cards inscribed with cryptic tasks start to arrive in the mail. Choosing to care, Ed makes his way through town helping and hurting.

Stars: William McKenna, Alexandra Jensen, Chris Alosio, Kartanya Maynard

Votes: 310

26. War of the Buttons (1962)

90 min | Comedy, Family

The school boys of two villages in France are fighting. Their trophy are the buttons they will snatch from the enemy. This fight will bring those kids to everlasting friendship...eventually.

Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru, Michèle Méritz

Votes: 2,842

27. The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)

76 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Saxana has the enthusiasm, but lacks the right talent to become a witch. So she's kept in for 300 years - nothing unusual for a sorceress' school. Being bored, she skims through the ... See full summary »

Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Petra Cernocká, Jan Hrusínský, Jan Kraus, Vlastimil Zavrel

Votes: 1,489

28. S certy nejsou zerty (1985)

95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Petr's greedy stepmother steals everything from her stepson. Meanwhile, Petr meets two daughters of a local duke. He falls in love with one of them, but she is very proud and Petr means ... See full summary »

Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Vladimír Dlouhý, Ondrej Vetchý, Jana Dítetová, Josef Kemr

Votes: 1,361

29. Revolting Rhymes (2016)

29 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Stars: Dominic West, Rose Leslie, Gemma Chan, Rob Brydon

Votes: 658

30. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)

88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family

Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.

Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe

Votes: 11,678

31. Krabat (2008)

120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

A boy learns the black arts from an evil sorcerer.

Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: David Kross, Christian Redl, Daniel Brühl, Robert Stadlober

Votes: 6,857

32. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)

73 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price.

Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Ludek Munzar, Jaroslav Moucka, Christian Brückner, Friedrich Schütter

Votes: 1,188

33. The Little Mermaid (1976)

84 min | Family, Drama, Romance

The little mermaid, one of the daughters of the sea king, seeing the prince on the deck of a luxurious ship, falls in love with him. But during a storm, the ship crashes against a rock. The little mermaid saves her lover from death.

Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Miroslava Safránková, Radovan Lukavský, Petr Svojtka, Libuse Safránková

Votes: 876

34. Even Mice Belong in Heaven (2021)

80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A mouse and a fox die and find themselves in animal paradise and become best friends. Upon their return to earth they are reborn in opposite roles, but the power of friendship surpasses the impossible.

Directors: Jan Bubenicek, Denisa Grimmová | Stars: Erica Schroeder, Marc Thompson, Paul Castro Jr., Mike Pollock

Votes: 763

35. The Wonderland (2019)

Unrated | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A girl without self-confidence meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and his student Pipo who are on a mission to save the world. Together, they laid the groundwork for "Wonderland" and Akane is labeled as Wonderland's savior.

Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Mayu Matsuoka, Anne Watanabe, Kumiko Asô, Nao Tôyama

Votes: 1,047

36. The Fire Hunter (2023– )

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

When a Fire Hunter dies in her presence, Touko must make a treacherous journey to the capital for redemption, and just may change the destiny of the destitute world.

Stars: Misaki Kuno, Shoya Ishige, Saori Hayami, Yoshiko Sakakibara

Votes: 186

37. Gump - pes, který naucil lidi zít (2021)

92 min | Adventure, Family

A stray dog named Gump is searching for his place in the human world. He wishes to get a companion, but has to endure several challenges along the way.

Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Bolek Polívka, Eva Holubová, Ivana Chýlková

Votes: 271

38. The Little Ghost (2013)

PG | 92 min | Family, Fantasy

The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever!

Director: Alain Gsponer | Stars: Jonas Holdenrieder, Emily Kusche, Nico Hartung, Herbert Knaup

Votes: 642

39. Pirates Down the Street (2020)

94 min | Action, Adventure, Family

When pirate family Blunderbuss moves to boring Sandsborough, the neighbors aren't too happy. Michael and his new pirate friend Billy try to get the family to blend in, but then archenemy Crooked Cornelius arrives in town.

Director: Pim van Hoeve | Stars: Matti Stooker, Samuel Beau Reurekas, Celeste Holsheimer, Egbert Jan Weeber

Votes: 424

40. Kalle och chokladfabriken (1983– )

Family

Berättad av Ernst Hugo Järdegård utifrån tecknade stillbilder.

Star: Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Votes: 31

41. Nukitsamees (1981)

75 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical

A brother and sister called Kusti and Iti get lost in a forest while picking strawberries and are captured by an evil forest hag, who uses the two kids as slave labor - Kusti is put to work... See full summary »

Director: Helle Karis | Stars: Egert Soll, Anna-Liisa Kurve, Ülari Kirsipuu, Ines Aru

Votes: 521

42. The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (2017)

G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Whoever thinks that the countryside is calm and peaceful is mistaken. In it we find especially agitated animals, a Fox that thinks it's a chicken, a Rabbit that acts like a stork, and a Duck who wants to replace Father Christmas. If you want to take a vacation, keep driving past this place.

Directors: Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner | Stars: Guillaume Darnault, Damien Witecka, Kamel Abdessadok, Antoine Schoumsky

Votes: 3,706 | Gross: $0.04M

43. Bylo nás pet (1994– )

360 min | Comedy

Young Petr and his four friends undergoes several adventures throughout this series--setting a field on fire, sneaking into a theater without paying and many more.

Stars: Adam Novák, Jaroslav Pauer, Oldrich Navrátil, Stepán Benyovszký

Votes: 363

44. Robinsonka (1974)

77 min | Drama, Family

Blazenka likes to imagine she is on a desolate island and has to find a way how to survive. After the death of her mother she stays together with her baby brother and has to take care of ... See full summary »

Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Miroslava Safránková, Petr Kostka, Jaroslava Obermaierová, Vladimír Dlouhý

Votes: 66

45. Velké trápení (1975)

87 min | Drama, Family

After the separation of her parents from her father, a 13-year-old girl is placed in an orphanage where she has difficulty settling in, but then begins to break away from her father because she sees through his selfishness.

Director: Jirí Hanibal | Stars: Renata Masková, Jana Stepánková, Bozena Böhmová, Eduard Cupák

Votes: 31

46. Lotrando a Zubejda (1997)

106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Once upon a time, there was a band of robbers, ruled by Lotrando, the robber of robbers. He took from the poor and the rich, and gave generously to his cronies. His son had long since ... See full summary »

Director: Karel Smyczek | Stars: Jirí Strach, Barbora Seidlová, Pavel Zednícek, Arnost Goldflam

Votes: 546

47. The Third Prince (1983)

84 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance

Once upon a time there was a prince, Jaroslav, whose two other brothers had fallen in love with a beautiful yet mysterious princess from a painting. His brothers had gone far away to seek ... See full summary »

Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Ludek Munzar, Jana Hlavácová

Votes: 542

48. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in the Playroom (2012 Video)

7 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

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Stars: Jessica Fildes, James Fildes

Votes: 38

49. James and the Giant Peach (1976 TV Movie)

45 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A TV adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic book.

Director: Paul Stone | Stars: Simon Bell, Anna Quayle, Ann Beach, Arthur Hewlett

Votes: 17

50. Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (2006)

94 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

Children's story about an always-unlucky Highwayman of of the southern-German forests in the late-19th century, featuring witty grammification by the author in, of course, German language.

Director: Gernot Roll | Stars: Armin Rohde, Martin Stührk, Manuel Steitz, Rufus Beck

Votes: 535