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Plot Summary:
A beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 421
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic
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Cinderella (1989)
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Fantasy
Country: West Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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The Enchanted Grove (1981)
Plot Summary:
Lizuca is only six years old, not much older than her pet dachshund Patrocle, when her mother dies and she is left to live with her grandparents on their farm. Before long, Lizuca's father comes to take her away to live with him and his new bride, a vile woman who considers children the bane of all existence. Lizuca and the dachshund escape the wicked stepmother and spend the night in a hollow tree, a tree that changes into an enchanted land where Lizuca (like Alice through the Looking Glass) discovers a world of characters in the form of bees, frogs, the four seasons, Snow White, her dwarves, and other fairy tale creatures. This magic place is threatened by the evil stepmother's plan to sell the grove that protects the secret land to developers -- a decision that puts the woman on trial before this perfidy can be realized.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Romania
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, children's story
Similar in 76%
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1967)
Plot Summary:
A fairytale based on Alexander Pushkin novel.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 455
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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The Prince Beyond the Seven Seas (1982)
Plot Summary:
The merchant's daughter Constanze, begs her father to ask a lion for a favor. Her father approaches the lion who agrees to his request with one condition: that he send the first person he meets upon his return home to the lion's den. It is Constanze. Against her father's will she goes to the lion and discovers that he is an enchanged prince and that only a woman's love can release him from the spell.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 50
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: East Germany
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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Snow dragon (2013)
Plot Summary:
A fairy tale about a princess who is growing up without her mother. He father the king, a kind and righteous man, loves her dearly, but is determined to marry her off at all costs: no-one knows why he's in such a hurry. He organizes a grand ball in the chateau, at which a number of princes curry for her favor. But the one whom the princess chooses herself is not at all to the liking of her Dad - for reasons which nobody understands. It's not until later that we learn about the ancient curse, the Queen of the Witch Realm, and the Snow Dragon. For the curse to be annulled, the princess and her intended have to undertake a difficult and dangerous journey during which they are confronted with many obstacles, to find out at its end that only true love can triumph over evil.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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Barbara the Fair with the Silken Hair (1970)
Plot Summary:
Once upon a time there lived a Tsar named Yeremey who went on a year-long journey to take inventory of all he owned. One day he is kidnapped by the underwater Tsar Chudo-Yudo. When a ransom is demanded, the Tsar's family is faced with all kinds of intrigue and treachery.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, folk tale, feel good
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Beauty and the Beast: A Latter-Day Tale (2007)
Plot Summary:
Eric is a man shrouded in mystery. Throughout the land, he is known as "the Beast" for his bad temper and mean ways. When Belle is forced to work for him, she tries not to be intimidated and resolves to look deeper. She discovers the truth and becomes the one person who can make a difference in Eric's life and help him rediscover the faith and love he lost years ago. A touching story of forgiveness, change and love, this classic fairytale comes to life in modern times to capture your heart!.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, inspirational, christian film
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Allerleirauh (2012)
Plot Summary:
Maddened by grief over his late queen, king Tobald decides to wed their only daughter Lotte, the only female resembling her. Having failed to put him off by exorbitant demands, she puts on the unique cloak made of all fur types in the realm and flees over the border, carrying only her mother's three-party golden seduction kit and the king's miniaturized gifts while posing as a poor girl. Hunting, king Jacob finds her and orders her into court chef Mathis's scullery. He appreciates her zeal and culinary talents, helping him put the best dishes ever before the king, who is determined to find out about the gastronomic phenomenon, yet she makes that difficult.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 58 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, costume drama
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Sleeping Beauty (2009)
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Raised on a farm, energetic fearless Fynn is eager to be join uncle August in the royal castle as apprentice in the stables. He's quickly humiliated having inadvertently dared prince Eric to sword sparring, but gets discrete lessons from his surprisingly able kin. Like many high aristocrats around, Eric boldly sets out to win a princess's hand and royal crown in a century-long enchanted castle, but is fatally defeated by its impenetrable envelop of thorny vines. Having learned more from August about the curse, Fynn also has a go, but differently and with better results.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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Rapunzel (2009)
Plot Summary:
A poor farmer and his wife are expecting a child at last. But after eating rampion , which she got from a sorceress, the mother developed an addiction to the rampion, which can only get from the garden of the sorceress of the father. He steals in his distress the rampion, as the sorceress does not seem to be there. But they caught him and leaves him only to take the corn salad, as he promises her his child. After the birth of his daughter, the sorceress brings the child and calls it Rapunzel.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Fishtales (2007)
Plot Summary:
A Greek History Professor & his daughter travel to a Greek Island for one last chance to finish his thesis on ancient love spells before he loses his research grant. His daughter attempts to match her father with the local women without sucess until she meets a beautiful Mermaid with whose help the Professor might finally find true love for himself.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Greece
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, stylized, offbeat
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Beauty and the Beast (1978)
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Julie, the youngest daughter of a bankrupt merchant, sacrifices her life in order to save her father. She goes to an enchanted castle in the woods and meets Netvor, a bird-like monster. As Netvor begins to fall in love with Julie, he must suppress his beastly urge to kill her.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, gothic horror, atmospheric, romantic, bleak, suspenseful, gothic, dark, slasher, folk tale
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Beauty and the Beast (1962)
Plot Summary:
A low-budget re-telling of the classic fairy tale.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic, gothic, feel good, serious, stylized
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Queen of the Lake (1998)
Plot Summary:
Prince Victor looks in vain for a swan which was wounded by one of his servants. Instead he discovers a beautiful girl with golden hair who has an arrow in her shoulder. She is dumb and can't explain her origin. He falls immediately for her. The girl quickly recovers, but disappears mysteriously.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 194
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic, freeze frame
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The Snow Queen (1986)
Plot Summary:
A Finnish live action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Snow Queen. The tale centers on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by a little boy and girl, Kai and Kerttu.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Finland
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, uplifting, sweet, surreal, cute, whimsical
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The Little Mermaid (1976)
Plot Summary:
The little mermaid rescues a prince from drowning and falls in love with him. To be with him, she makes a deal with the evil sorceress: her beautiful voice against a life on land. It seems to work at first, the prince is enchanted with her lovely appearance. But the memory of a foreign princess still haunts him: The one who found him on the beach where the mermaid had left him, and whom he (of course) believes to be his saviour. To resolve this mistake is too much for the mute little mermaid, and not even her father, king of all seas, can help her in the impending catastrophe.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 844
Genere: Family, Drama, Romance, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark, psychotronic, beautiful
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The Little Mermaid (1976)
Plot Summary:
Retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairytale 'The Little Mermaid'.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 642
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union, Bulgaria
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
Similar in 78%
The Brave Little Tailor (2008)
Plot Summary:
Poor but confident and resourceful tailor David trusts, after killing seven flies in one swat, he's a match for any challenge and sets out to prove himself in the wide world. After luck and cunning help him deal with giant Lothar, he arrives at the castle of petty king Ernst, who is ruled by constant migraine and his ambitious, manipulative court counselor Klaus, who desires to succeed by winning brat princess Paula's hand and claims to be the only savior who can rid the land of three supernatural dangers. David's costume-embroidered motto 'seven at once' however is misread as a warrior's tally, and he eagerly accepts to win the princess, who teases but likes him, and half the country by dealing with the giant brothers, then both other dangers, and having triumphed each time Klaus's last attempt to deal with his commoner rival.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
Similar in 86%
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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The Polar Bear King (1991)
Plot Summary:
After his father is killed, Prince Valemon ascends the throne, only to be turned into a polar bear by a bitter witch who wants to be his queen.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 903
Genere: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Norway, Sweden, Germany, France
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, exciting, touching, feel good, semi serious, psychotronic
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The Third Prince (1983)
Plot Summary:
Brave sons of the king, twin brothers Jaroslav and Jaromír love and help each other. It was they and another brother - Jindrich, who once saw the portrait of Princess of Diamond Mountains, fell in love and went on her quest.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 528
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic
Similar in 79%
The Incredibly Sad Princess (1968)
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 776
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic, cult film
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How to Wake a Princess (1978)
Plot Summary:
The king Dalimil and the queen Eliska waited to see a longed-for offspring - a daughter Ruzenka. But Eliska's envious and bad sister Melánie curses her. When Ruzenka becomes 17 years old she will prick her finger and she will fall asleep for ages together with the entire kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, psychotronic
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Beauty and the Beast (1987)
Plot Summary:
To save her father, a girl who always puts others before herself promises to live her life in a lavish castle with a strange beast.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 745
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Israel, USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, heartfelt, touching, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Beauty and the Beast (2014)
Plot Summary:
Beauty and the Beast is the adaptation of a story by Madame de Villeneuve. Published anonymously in 1740 as La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins, it paints a portrait of Belle, a joyful and touching young girl who falls in love with the Beast, a cursed creature in search of love and redemption. In 1760, a condensed children’s version was published. It was from this version that Jean Cocteau and then Walt Disney drew their famous adaptations. Overshadowed, the original version by Madame de Villeneuve has never been adapted for the screen... until now!.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Spain
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, colorful, light, exciting, period piece, costume drama, dark fantasy, atmospheric, feel good, sex comedy
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Snow White (1987)
Plot Summary:
A prince, seeking the greatest treasure, stumbles upon seven little men guarding a coffin. They tell him the story of Snow White, a beautiful princess who was forced to run away from home after her jealous stepmother tried to have her killed. When she realizes that the girl is still alive and living with the dwarfs, she sets out to destroy her only rival once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 922
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, mysterious, period piece, independent film, exciting, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Ella Enchanted (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ella lives in a magical world in which each child, at the moment of their birth, is given a virtuous "gift" from a fairy godmother. Ella's so-called gift, however, is obedience. This birthright proves itself to be quite the curse once Ella finds herself in the hands of several unscrupulous characters whom she quite literally cannot disobey. Determined to gain control of her life and decisions, Ella sets off on a journey to find her fairy godmother who she hopes will lift the curse. The path, however, isn't easy -- Ella must outwit a slew of unpleasant obstacles including ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, elves and Prince Charmont's evil uncle, who wants to take over the crown and rule the kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, teen, entertaining, romantic, cute, romantic comedy, light, funny
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Cinderella (2021)
Plot Summary:
A modern reimagining of the traditional tale of the orphaned girl with an evil stepmother.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, inspirational, captivating, psychological, sincere, touching, feel good, costume drama, anamorphic, visual
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Beastly (2011)
Plot Summary:
A curse transforms a handsome and arrogant young man into everything he detests in this contemporary retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Wealthy Kyle Kingson has everything a teenager could want in life, but he still gets off on humiliating the weaker and less attractive. When Kyle invites his misfit classmate Kendra to an environmental rally at their school, she questions his motivations but reluctantly accepts. Later, Kyle blows Kendra off, prompting the spurned goth girl to cast a dark spell on the swaggering egotist.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, touching, sweet, modern fairy tale, teen, captivating, feel good, sentimental, offbeat
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Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Plot Summary:
A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 329000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, South Korea, Denmark, Canada, UK
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, sweet, touching, period piece, inspirational, costume drama, cute, compassionate, colorful