Cinema HoundSniffing out great movies.Explore films with fairy tale genres and themes.
Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 195 films · Page 6.
Fantasy, fantasy television program
Jack Robinson (Matthew Modine) is the wealthy CEO of an influential worldwide company. Throughout his family's past, no Robinson male has lived to be over 40, and Jack keeps having a dream about his father being chased by a giant. He tries…
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Animation, Fairy-Tale Film
Shrek Retold follows the plot of the original film with only some deviations. The main difference between Shrek Retold and the original is in its reinterpretation; as a collaborative effort with over 200 contributors, the art style, voice …
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Cartoon, fantasy film
A bumblebee named Lieutenant Grumblebee is woken from his sleep by the arrival of a large sinister-looking sail-and-steamship. A man named Puppetino, a puppet-master, remarks that this is the ideal spot for the carnival. Stakes and ropes f…
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Fairy-Tale Film, fantasy film
Jack Thatcher (Colin Ford) must perform a heroic deed or flunk out of fairy tale school. He sells a valuable possession for magic beans that grow into a giant beanstalk overnight. One bean also is eaten by the family goose Grayson, turning…
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Fantasy, children's film, cinematic fairy tale, fantasy film, pirate film, silent film
Mrs. Darling (Ralston) is worried because she has seen a boyish face at the nursery window and found a shadow on the floor, but reluctantly goes to a party with her husband (Chadwick). Because Mr.
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Musical, Raunchy comedy, comedy film, erotic film, musical film
An adaptation of the fairy tale, Cinderella traces the misadventures of Cinderella (Smith), who suffers abuse from her two incestuous stepsisters and her man-crazy stepmother. Cinderella longs for the day when she will escape her drudgery …
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Cartoon, fantasy film
When the Pevensie Children Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy go to Professor Kirke's mansion due to the air raids of World War II, they stumble into an old wardrobe which transports them to a magical land called Narnia with talking animals, f…
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Cartoon, Fairy-Tale Film, adventure film, family film, fantasy film, musical film, romance film
War and famine have destroyed the glory of the old Kingdom of Corazion since the story of how a princess was discovered by a pea became lost. It is written that if the Legend of the Pea is lost, the Kingdom will fall under the reign of the…
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Adventure, Fairy-Tale Film, Fantasy, Monumental Film, Sexploitation Film, Sword And Sorcery, action film, adventure film, sword and sorcery film
To maintain his powers, the evil wizard Traigon must sacrifice his firstborn child to the god Caligara. After giving birth to twin daughters, Mara and Mira, his wife refuses to tell Traigon which was born first. She flees with the young ch…
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Computeranimation, children's film, fairy tale, family film
Rosetta is busy helping to set up flowers when she meets a new garden fairy named Chloe, who announces she has been training for the Pixie Hollow Games and is excited to be competing. Even though the garden fairies have little hope of winn…
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Fairy-Tale Film, Fantasy, Stop Motion, country music, fantasy film, independent film, traditional folk music
The tale centers on the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak, which resemble bats with beaks and chirp like birds, over the doll of their heart's desire. The Mice commission the Oak …
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Fairy-Tale Film, adventure film, children's film, cinematic fairy tale, family film, fantasy film
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl are peasant children who are led on a quest for the Blue Bird of Happiness by the Queen of Light. She gives them a hat with a magic diamond that allows them to call forth the souls of all things, both living an…
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Animation, fantasy film
Barbie and her kindergarten students walking in a big meadow, ready to plant trees. Emma, one of the children, finds a small tree and decides to plant it, but her friends laugh at her because of it, making it sad. However, Barbie cheers he…
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Computeranimation, Fairy-Tale Film, Komödie
Some time after the Golden Goose incident, Puss in Boots is riding his horse through the desert contemplating the crossroads he found himself at when he is captured by Italian knights. He is then taken to Princess Alessandra Belagomba, who…
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Fairy-Tale Film, Fantasy, fantasy film
Gerda lives in a remote hotel in the far North with her father, her only real companion being the hotel's new bellboy, Kai. A mysterious woman comes to stay at the hotel, dressed in white fur and diamonds and accompanied by wolves. She is …
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musical film
A teenaged Hans Christian Andersen, the son of a poor shoemaker, daydreams instead of studying for school. He runs away from home. Whenever he falls asleep, or goes into a daydreaming spell, he dreams that he is in strange adventures with …
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Fairy-Tale Film, Komödie, Musical, comedy film, fantasy film, musical film
Mr. Dinkle and Jack Strong are assigned by an employment agency to babysit an obnoxious boy named Donald. When they try to read the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" to the boy, Jack stumbles over the longer words and Donald reads the st…
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Fairy-Tale Film, cinematic fairy tale, musical film
A wealthy merchant lives an affluent life with his two sons, Oliver and Frederick, and three daughters, Bettina, Isabella and Beauty. Beauty, the youngest daughter, is the caretaker of her family; without her, none of the family can look a…
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Fantasy, Komödie, comedy film, fantasy film, musical film, romantic comedy, war film
In the kingdom of Fortunia, a narrative unfolds, blending elements of fairy tale and adventure. Following the tragic loss of his beloved queen during childbirth, the noble king remarries, uniting with a beautiful yet malevolent queen who h…
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cinematic fairy tale, speculative fiction film
The film features an entirely East Asian cast as the eponymous characters: a poor toy-maker, his son, Hansel, and daughter, Gretel, and his wicked new wife, who overtly despises her stepchildren. One evening at dinner, Hansel and Gretel de…
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Fairy-Tale Film, Komödie, Sci-Fi
In the ruins of an amphitheatre just outside an unnamed Italian city lives Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. She is remarkable in the neighbourhood because she has the extraordinary ability to listen—really listen. By simply being …
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Fairy-Tale Film, cinematic fairy tale, fantasy film, musical film
The film opens with a handsome young prince traveling through the forest in winter with his men. In a forest glen, the prince finds Snow White asleep in a glass coffin. The seven dwarfs arrive and tell the Prince of Snow White's story thro…
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Bible Film, Fairy-Tale Film, Monumental Film, biographical film, drama film
David, a young Israelite shepherd, is chosen by God to help his people in the ongoing war between Israel and the Philistines. David defeats the giant Goliath, a Philistine champion, and becomes the second king of Israel. However, he is lat…
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Adventure, Animated Film, Fairy-Tale Film, Fantasy, adventure film, children's film, fantasy film
While waiting for their new home to be renovated, Nellie and her younger brother George are sent to a farm in the countryside, much to George's delight and Nellie's disgust. However, the farmhouse and the surrounding area are teeming with …
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