Best movies like Cinderella
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Plot Summary:
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 188000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Denmark, Canada, Italy
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, sweet, feel good, cute, teen, colorful, semi serious, costume drama, visual
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Cinderella (1965)
Plot Summary:
TV-version of the classic fairy tale, set to a Rodgers and Hammerstein score.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
Plot Summary:
In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King and his court are most anxious to get Prince Edward wed. But Edward wants to marry for love. Meanwhile, young Cinderella finds life drastically altered with her father's death as she's forced to be a servant in her own house. But a cheery fairy godmother helps her with her impossible tasks, and even gets her to take an evening out at the King's bride-fin.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, period piece, costume drama, sentimental, touching, feel good, stylized, semi serious, independent film, light
Similar in 86%
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016)
Plot Summary:
A 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.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, modern fairy tale, funny, light, entertaining, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, talky
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A Princess for Christmas (2011)
Plot Summary:
After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic death, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. Feeling out of place as a commoner, she is determined to give her family a merry Christmas and surprises herself when she falls for a handsome prince.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, captivating, romantic, cute, realistic, romantic drama, teen comedy
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Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale (2010)
Plot Summary:
Elle 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.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious, humorous, fairy tale, teen, romantic, romantic comedy, independent film
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A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish (2019)
Plot Summary:
Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily and a demoralizing job working as a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, sweet, sincere, captivating, entertaining, teen, christmas comedy, inspirational, sentimental
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The Princess Diaries (2001)
Plot Summary:
A socially awkward but very bright 15-year-old girl being raised by a single mom discovers that she is the princess of a small European country because of the recent death of her long-absent father, who, unknown to her, was the crown prince of Genovia. She must make a choice between continuing the life of a San Francisco teen or stepping up to the throne.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 160000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, fairy tale, entertaining, teen, romantic, sweet, romantic comedy, funny, cute
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A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011)
Plot Summary:
In this modern telling of the classic tale, aspiring singer Katie Gibbs falls for the new boy at her performing arts high school. But Katie's wicked stepmother and stepsister are scheming to crush her dream before she can sing her way into his heart.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: modern fairy tale, romantic, fairy tale, feel good, semi serious, teen, sexy, sex comedy, romantic comedy, cute
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Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
Plot Summary:
The film stars Libuse Safrankova as the title character, a young woman who is put upon by her stepmother and stepsisters. The film employs a twist, though, when a handsome prince comes knocking. Cinderella does not simply fall into the prince's arms. In this version, he must actively pursue the young woman who is a skilled sharpshooter prone to wearing hunting outfits. Cinderella also has three wishes at her disposal, gained from three magic nuts.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia, East Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sweet, romantic, light, costume drama, humorous, semi serious, offbeat, psychotronic, freeze frame
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Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)
Plot Summary:
A unique 16th century woman, Danielle possesses a love of books, and can easily quote from Sir Thomas More’s Utopia. An intriguing mix of tomboyish athleticism and physical beauty, she has more than enough charm to capture the heart of a prince ... after beaning him with an apple.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, period piece, sentimental, romantic, light, cute, sexy, costume drama, romantic comedy
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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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The 10th Kingdom (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White's grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself from prison, and turns the prince into a golden retriever. Wendel, by means of a magic mirror, escapes into a hitherto-unknown Tenth Kingdom (modern day New York City) and meets Virginia and her father Tony. Pursued by trolls, cops, and a wolf in man's form, the three blunder back into the Nine Kingdoms and begin their adventures to restore Wendel to his human form and throne, and find the magic mirror that will take Tony and Virginia back home, all the while unknowing that Virginia already has a connection to the Nine Kingdoms that may prove deadly before we reach Happily Ever After.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 417 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, scenic, feel good, humorous, colorful, cult classic, epic, dark fantasy, visually appealing
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Once Upon a Time (2011)
Plot Summary:
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell. Emma Swan is a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who has been supporting herself since she was abandoned as a baby. Things change for her when her son Henry, whom she abandoned years ago, finds her and asks for her help explaining that she is from a different world where she is Snow White's missing daughter.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 234000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, offbeat, stylized, sentimental, captivating, touching, serious, mysterious, costume drama, mythical
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Cinderella (1997)
Plot Summary:
Updated version of the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the classic fairy-tale, with an all-star, multi-racial cast.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, stylized, teen, spooky, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, romantic, humorous, light
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Plot Summary:
A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, costume drama, mystical, mystic, entertaining, exciting, stylized
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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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Descendants 2 (2017)
Plot Summary:
When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, captivating, funny, teen, lyrical
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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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Mirror Mirror (2012)
Plot Summary:
After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, romantic, surreal, absurd, visual, cute, costume drama, aesthetic
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Aladdin (2019)
Plot Summary:
A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 285000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK, Singapore, Canada, Czech Republic, Serbia, China
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, entertaining, feel good, light, psychotronic, mystical, funny, humorous, atmospheric
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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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The Prince & Me (2004)
Plot Summary:
A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents and has come to the US to quench his thirst for rebellion. Paige and Edward come from two different worlds, but there is an undeniable attraction between them.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 41000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, feel good, romantic comedy, cute, teen, sweet, light, realistic, humorous
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A Cinderella Story (2004)
Plot Summary:
Sam Montgomery is a tomboyish, unpopular girl at school. She has been text messaging a somebody named Nomad for a few months and he asks her to meet him at the Halloween dance at 11:00 in the middle of the dance floor. The only problem is, she must get back to the diner, ran by her wicked Stepmom Fiona by 12 sharp because she is not supposed to be there. Before Nomad can found out who she is, she must leave with her best friend, Carter driving her back to the diner. After that night, everything in Sam's life goes wacko!.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 93000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, fairy tale, sweet, modern fairy tale, teen, sentimental, romantic comedy, cute, touching
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Another Cinderella Story (2008)
Plot Summary:
A guy who danced with what could be the girl of his dreams at a costume ball only has one hint at her identity: the Zune she left behind as she rushed home in order to make her curfew. And with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of him, he sets out to find his masked beauty.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 31000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, modern fairy tale, fairy tale, semi serious, teen, sweet, romantic comedy, romantic drama, humorous
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What a Girl Wants (2003)
Plot Summary:
An American girl, Daphne, heads to Europe in search of the father she's never met. But instead of finding a British version of her bohemian mother, she learns the love of her mom's life is an uptight politician. The only problem now is that her long-lost dad is engaged to a fiercely territorial social climber with a daughter who makes Daphne's life miserable.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: feel good, teen, romantic, romantic comedy, cute, light, sweet, humorous, political, family comedy
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Stardust (2007)
Plot Summary:
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 282000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, feel good, light, dark fantasy, captivating, atmospheric, exciting, offbeat, scenic
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Maleficent (2014)
Plot Summary:
The untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom - and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 395000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, India, Canada, Italy, UK, Zambia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, captivating, entertaining, visually appealing, romantic, stylized, cute, serious
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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
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Plot Summary:
A fantasy adventure that picks up several years after Maleficent, in which audiences learned of the events that hardened the heart of Disney’s most notorious villain and drove her to curse a baby Princess Aurora, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil continues to explore the complex relationship between the horned fairy (Angelina Jolie) and the soon to be Queen (Elle Fanning), as they form new alliances and face new adversaries in their struggle to protect the moors and the magical creatures that reside within.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 116000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA, France
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, atmospheric, mystical, sincere, touching, captivating, light, emotional, stylized
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The Little Mermaid (2023)
Plot Summary:
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 146000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, motion capture, psychotronic, epic fantasy, surprise ending, interesting