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Plot Summary:
An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: mysterious, offbeat, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, independent film, fable
Best tv shows and movies like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972):
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (1973)
Plot Summary:
1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Fantasy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags:
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Alice in Wonderland (1982)
Plot Summary:
A young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags:
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Alice in Wonderland (1976)
Plot Summary:
Alice is a pure library worker who works and suits younger than her age. She rebuffs William because he's repetitive on habits she thinks improper - she's a prude. While fantasizing about reliving her lifetime, a white bunny taps her on the shoulder, and she tracks him to Wonderland, where exciting animals and people expose her to her creativity and to pleasure.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Argentina
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags:
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Alice at the Palace (1982)
Plot Summary:
Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Based on the acclaimed New York Shakespeare Festival production by Joseph Papp, Alice at the Palace follows Alice's surreal adventures with The Mad Hatter, The March Hare, The Queen of Hearts, and The Cheshire Cat, among many others.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 319
Genere: Family, Musical, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: avant garde, fable
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Bennie Stout (2011)
Plot Summary:
Fisherman’s son Benjamin - Bennie - Stout is a boy with a heart of gold who always gets himself into trouble. His St. Nicholas wish list includes a pedal car, just like the one the sneaky mayor’s son Roderick has. These are the depression years in the 1930s and because the haul falls short, his father stays in Spain a little longer to earn some extra money. Bennie now only has one wish left: that his father will come home. If need be, he will go and get him from Spain himself. He catches Roderick erasing his name from the Bad Children list in St. Nicholas’ Great Book when an idea occurs to him. He quickly adds his name to the list, which lands him a place in St. Nicholas’ bag. But the saint does not understand that Bennie doesn’t mind going to Spain.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 355
Genere: Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, sincere, exciting, semi serious
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)
Plot Summary:
Alice Through the Looking Glass TV Movie.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags:
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The Wind in the Willows (2006)
Plot Summary:
Matt Lucas as a marvellous Toad, Mark Gatiss as a spiky rat, Lee Ingleby as a nervous Mole, and Bob Hoskins as a grumpy old Badger make a classy cast within yet another version of Kenneth Grahame's classic book.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 810
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Canada, Romania
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: clever, feel good, humorous, captivating, stylized, semi serious
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Alice in Wonderland (1986)
Plot Summary:
One of the most well-known stories begins one golden summer afternoon. Alice is sitting on a riverbank with her sister when a fully-dressed, talking rabbit runs past her. She follows the rabbit down the hole and enters a nonsensical world where it seems the normal rules of logic do not apply. In Wonderland, Alice participates in a winner-less race, alternates between being tiny and giant, hears riddles at a "mad" tea party, plays croquet with live flamencos, and attends a trial where the Knave of Hearts is accused of stealing the Queen's tarts. Join Alice as she encounters the Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, and others as she makes her way through Wonderland.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 87
Genere: Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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The Amazing Wiplala (2014)
Plot Summary:
Seven-year-old Johannes Blom gets blown away when he discovers a little man in the kitchen cupboard, hidden behind the peanut butter jar. He’s even more astonished when he realizes that this little man, ‘Wiplala’, has magical powers. When Wiplala accidentally transforms the Blom family to little people, the adventure begins. Will they ever go back to normal-sized people?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 856
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light, scenic, exciting
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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990)
Plot Summary:
Set in the mythical world of Rhymeland, Gorden Goose returns home to discover that his mom has mysteriously vanished. Now the characters of Rhymeland are in danger of disappearing unless Mother Goose returns.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 940
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: mysterious, exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Alice in Wonderland (1966)
Plot Summary:
Alice in Wonderland (1966) is a BBC television play based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. It was directed by Jonathan Miller, then most widely known for his appearance in the long-running satirical revue Beyond the Fringe.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 918
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 72 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, surreal, weird
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998)
Plot Summary:
A modern adaptation of the classic children's story 'Alice through the Looking Glass', which continued on from the popular 'Alice in Wonderland' story. This time Alice is played by the mother, who falls asleep while reading the the bedtime story to her daughter. Walking through the Looking Glass, Alice finds herself in Chessland, a magical and fun world. There she meets the Red and White Queens, as well as many other amusing friends on her journey across the chessboard countryside onto become a crowned queen.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz follows a young woman named Dorothy Gale who dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, fantasy adventure, exciting, crying, campy, cult film
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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
Plot Summary:
After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood children to be haunted. Soon, two children, Tommy and his sister Anika, venture into the house only to meet up with Pippi. The three soon become friends and get into various adventures together, including cleaning the floor with scrubbing shoes, dodging the "splunks", going down a waterfall in barrels, and helping Pippi with the problem of having to go to an orphanage. Older children will probably get the most out of this movie.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Sweden, USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: melancholic, light, talky, humorous, semi serious, mysterious, juvenile, fairy tale, sexy, clever
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Babes in Toyland (1986)
Plot Summary:
11-year-old Lisa has no time for toys; she's too busy taking care of her siblings and cooking for her mother. During the Christmas Eve blizzard, Lisa travels to Toyland in Wizard of Oz-like fashion and arrives just in time for a wedding. Young Mary Contrary is about to marry mean, old Barnaby Barnacle, despite the fact that she loves Jack Be Nimble. Lisa tries to stop this terrible wedding and, together with her new friends, discovers that Barnaby wants to take over Toyland. Lisa, Mary, Jack, and Georgie Porgie ask the Toymaster for help, but he can't help them as long as Lisa doesn't truly believe in toys.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, West Germany
Duration: 140 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sweet, mysterious, christmas special, cute, offbeat, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Plot Summary:
Elmo loves his fuzzy, blue blanket, and would never let anything happen to it. However, a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his blanket to a faraway land, and Elmo in hot pursuit. Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo musters all of his determination and courage and heads off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland-a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage and the villainous Huxley. Along the way, Elmo learns an important lesson about sharing, realizing that he was selfish with his friend and responsible for what happened.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, mysterious, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, scary, fairy tale, light, clever
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Red Riding Hood (1988)
Plot Summary:
The high spirited daughter of the village lord and her mother have been living in the forest for seven years near her wise grandmother. They wait for her father to come home, meanwhile, her literally heartless uncle rules. He sells his soul for the aid of an enchanted wolf who turns himself human in order to spy. As the tyranical lord begins to see his niece as a threat, he sends the wolf to deal with her.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 474
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, grindhouse, independent film, atmospheric, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Cannon Movie Tales: Rumpelstiltskin (1987)
Plot Summary:
A musical version of the classic story about a miller's daughter who recieves 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.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 670
Genere: Fantasy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Israel
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, feel good, humorous, captivating, stylized, semi serious, independent film
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Sleeping Beauty (1987)
Plot Summary:
Feature-length, live-action musical version of the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, independent film, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Peter Pan (2000)
Plot Summary:
Broadway musical adaptation of the fabled children's story.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, captivating, semi serious
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Peter Pan Live! (2014)
Plot Summary:
Following in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful The Sound of Music LIVE! - which drew over 18 million viewers - comes this musical masterpiece that tells the beloved story of Peter Pan, the mischievous little boy who ran away to Neverland. Get ready for show-stopping stars, stunning costumes, extravagant sets and delightful music that will have everyone in your home singing along. From Executive Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron comes a soaring holiday event guaranteed to take viewers on a magical and musical journey to the second star to the right.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, semi serious, captivating, fairy tale
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Alice in Wonderland (1985)
Plot Summary:
Classic tale of a girl named Alice who follows a white rabbit down a hole into Wonderland, where she can change sizes by eating and drinking and animals talk. After escaping the disturbing Queen of Hearts, she finds that she has ended up on the other side of the looking glass in Looking Glass Land and a Jabberwocky after her.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 187 min
Plot tags: offbeat, fairy tale, atmospheric, humorous, suspenseful, surprise ending, psychedelic, mythical, semi serious, crying
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Hansel and Gretel (1988)
Plot Summary:
Hansel and Gretel tells the tale of two young children driven from home by their scolding mother. Losing their way in the dark forest they stumble upon the cottage of a kindly old woman. But is this kindly old woman everything she seems...?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, feel good, stylized, mysterious, independent film, semi serious
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Alice in Wonderland (1999)
Plot Summary:
Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole into a whimsical Wonderland, where she meets characters like the delightful Cheshire Cat, the clumsy White Knight, a rude caterpillar, and the hot-tempered Queen of Hearts and can grow ten feet tall or shrink to three inches. But will she ever be able to return home?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, spiritual, epic, mysterious, light hearted, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
Plot Summary:
One of puppet-maker Geppetto's creations comes magically to life. This puppet, Pinocchio, has one major desire and that is to become a real boy someday. In order to accomplish this goal he has to learn to act responsibly. This film shows you the adventures on which he learns valuable lessons.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Czech Republic, France
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, touching, offbeat, feel good, humorous, mysterious, anamorphic, independent film, semi serious, exciting
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Five Children and It (2004)
Plot Summary:
A Psammead is 'It', an ancient, irritable, ugly sand fairy, which five children find one day in a gravel pit. As a reward for finding him, It grants the children one wish a day, the results of which will last until sunset.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, UK, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, entertaining, offbeat, semi serious, gothic
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Plot Summary:
Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 218000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, entertaining, surreal, visual, cute, exciting, humorous, stylized, psychedelic
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric professor invents wacky machinery, but can't seem to make ends meet. When he invents a revolutionary car, a foreign government becomes interested in it, and resorts to skulduggery to get their hands on it.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 144 min
Plot tags: light, sweet, cute, sentimental, mystical, funny, inspirational, mind bending, psychedelic, epic
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the sequel to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 119000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Thailand, UK, India, Canada
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, entertaining, surreal, visual, psychotronic, funny, atmospheric, psychedelic, mysterious
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Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Plot Summary:
Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called 'Underland,' she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches. Alice realizes that she is there for a reason – to conquer the horrific Jabberwocky and restore the rightful queen to her throne.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 435000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Italy, Canada, Japan, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, atmospheric, surreal, gothic, visually appealing, exciting, colorful, captivating, visual, stylized