Best Fairy Tale Movies

2001 • Rating 7.8 • animation, comedy, fantasy

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family

Style:

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Princess, Based On Novel Or Book, Magic, Fairy Tale, Donkey, Liberation, Lordship, Prince, Castle, Villain

Time: Year 2001, 2000S, 2001-05-18

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis

2019 • Rating 7.3 • family, fantasy, adventure

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

Genre: Family, Fantasy, Adventure

Style: Dark

Audience: Family, Teens

Plot: Magic, Fairy Tale, Fairy, Live Action Remake, Complicated, Maleficent And Her Goddaughter Aurora Begin To Question The Complex Family Ties That Bind Them As They Are Pulled In Different Directions By Impending Nuptials, Unexpected Allies, And Dark New Forces At Play

Time: Year 2019, 2010S, 2019-10-16

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam Riley, Chiwetel Ejiofor

2026 • Rating 7.0 • adventure, action

A young woman becomes the guardian of a fallen star, which she must protect from dangerous forces with the help of a brave stranger.

Genre: Adventure, Action

Style:

Audience: Teens

Plot: Fairy Tale, A Young Woman Becomes The Guardian Of A Fallen Star, Which She Must Protect From Dangerous Forces With The Help Of A Brave Stranger

Time: Year 2026, 2020S, 2026-02-27

Place: United States Of America, English

Cast: John Rhys-Davies, Ted Levine, Elisabeth Röhm, Diego Boneta, Alexandra Dowling, Becky Ann Baker