Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fairy-godmother"

1. Irish Wish (2024)

TV-PG | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

When the love of Maddie's life gets engaged to her best friend, she puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland.

Director: Janeen Damian | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Ayesha Curry

Votes: 14,001

2. Maleficent (2014)

PG | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.

Director: Robert Stromberg | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville

Votes: 400,244 | Gross: $241.41M

3. Pearl Harbor (2001)

PG-13 | 183 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, William Lee Scott

Votes: 351,790 | Gross: $198.54M

4. Shrek 2 (2004)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Shrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.

Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews

Votes: 504,945 | Gross: $436.47M

5. Descendants (2015 TV Movie)

TV-G | 112 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

The teenage son of the king and queen of Auradon offers the trouble-making children of villains a chance to attend prep school in the kingdom.

Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart, Sofia Carson

Votes: 24,956

6. Ella Enchanted (2004)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Ella is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for whom she's falling.

Director: Tommy O'Haver | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley

Votes: 74,813 | Gross: $22.92M

7. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

PG | 119 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

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.

Director: Joachim Rønning | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer

Votes: 118,810 | Gross: $113.93M

8. The Fairly OddParents (2001–2017)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After being tortured and humiliated by his babysitter, a ten year old boy is put under the care of two fairy godparents, who can grant him almost any wish, which leads to dire consequences.

Stars: Tara Strong, Susanne Blakeslee, Daran Norris, Carlos Alazraqui

Votes: 46,387

9. Sleeping Beauty (1959)

G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.

Directors: Les Clark, Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton

Votes: 160,885 | Gross: $51.60M

10. Descendants 2 (2017 TV Movie)

TV-G | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay try to adjust to life in Auradon, but Mal becomes overwhelmed with pressure and returns to her roots.

Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart

Votes: 14,283

11. The Pagemaster (1994)

G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A cowardly boy, who buries himself in accident statistics, enters a library to escape a storm, only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real-life.

Directors: Pixote Hunt, Joe Johnston | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Kanin Howell, Alexis Kirschner

Votes: 25,550 | Gross: $13.67M

12. The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)

G | 127 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A musical retelling of the classic tale of Cinderella. In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King and his court are anxious to get Prince Edward wed. But Edward wants to marry for love.

Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Sherrie Hewson, John Turner, Rosalind Ayres, Keith Skinner

Votes: 3,170

13. Donkey Skin (1970)

91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise and flee the kingdom so she won't have to marry the king who happens to be her father.

Director: Jacques Demy | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Marais, Jacques Perrin, Micheline Presle

Votes: 6,356

14. Playmobil: The Movie (2019)

PG | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When her younger brother Charlie unexpectedly disappears into the magical, animated universe of PLAYMOBIL®, unprepared Marla must go on a quest of a lifetime to bring him home, setting off on a fantastic journey across stunning new worlds.

Director: Lino DiSalvo | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert

Votes: 4,695

15. A Simple Wish (1997)

PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A bumbling fairy godfather tries to grant a girl's wish that her cabby father lands a Broadway role.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Martin Short, Mara Wilson, Robert Pastorelli, Ruby Dee

Votes: 5,860 | Gross: $8.12M

16. The Gay Deceivers (1969)

R | 97 min | Comedy

Danny and Elliot avoid military service by pretending to be gay, but they have to act the part when the recruiting officer doesn't buy it.

Director: Bruce Kessler | Stars: Kevin Coughlin, Brooke Bundy, Lawrence P. Casey, Jo Ann Harris

Votes: 876

17. Mother Night (1996)

R | 114 min | Drama, Romance, War

An American spy behind the lines during WWII serves as a Nazi propagandist, a role he cannot escape in his future life as he can never reveal his real role in the war.

Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Tony Robinow, Michael McGill

Votes: 5,591 | Gross: $0.39M

18. Maid to Order (1987)

PG | 93 min | Fantasy, Comedy

A spoiled rich girl is visited by her fairy godmother and turned into a maid.

Director: Amy Holden Jones | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine

Votes: 3,643 | Gross: $9.87M

19. Ever After High (2013–2017)

TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The students of all the fairytale characters attend Ever After High, where they are either Royals (students who want to follow in their parent's footsteps) or Rebels (students who wish to write their own destiny).

Stars: Cindy Robinson, Todd Haberkorn, Stephanie Sheh, Jamieson Price

Votes: 1,627

20. Cinderfella (1960)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A gender-swapped retelling of Charles Perrault's classic, where Cinderfella is visited by a fairy godfather to help him escape from his wicked stepmother and stepbrothers.

Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Judith Anderson, Henry Silva

Votes: 3,774 | Gross: $4.70M

21. Pinocchio (1971)

X | 74 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Dyanne Thorne stars as the fairy godmother in this innocently-sleazy take on the story of Pinocchio.

Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Alex Roman, Monica Gayle, Dyanne Thorne, Karen Smith

Votes: 234

22. The Glass Slipper (1955)

Unrated | 93 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical

Tomboyish outcast "Cinder" Ella and the duke's charming son Charles fall in love in this comedic rendition of the classic fairy tale.

Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Leslie Caron, Michael Wilding, Keenan Wynn, Estelle Winwood

Votes: 1,590 | Gross: $2.97M

23. Snow White: The Sequel (2007)

82 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Follows what happens to Snow White and Prince Charming after their marriage, including the Prince's sexual trysts with Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella.

Director: Picha | Stars: Cécile de France, Jean-Paul Rouve, Marie Vincent, Jean-Claude Donda

Votes: 479

24. Twice Upon a Time (1983)

PG | 74 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Two wannabe heroes and their friends must stop a madman from giving everyone nightmares.

Directors: John Korty, Charles Swenson | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Judith Kahan, Marshall Efron, James Cranna

Votes: 1,265

25. Lamb (1985)

110 min | Drama

An Irish reform school priest questions his calling as a young, epileptic runaway arrives. Each recognizes the other as kindred spirits and escape together. As police close in and money dwindles, the desperate priest makes bad decisions.

Director: Colin Gregg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Harry Towb, Hugh O'Conor, Frances Tomelty

Votes: 675

26. Spidarlings (2016)

Not Rated | 125 min | Comedy, Horror, Musical

Poverty stricken lovers Eden and Matilda have enough trouble just getting through the days, but when Eden buys a pet spider the real troubles start.

Director: Selene Kapsaski | Stars: Sophia Disgrace, Rahel Kapsaski, Lee Mark Jones, Rusty Goffe

Votes: 240 | Gross: $0.00M

27. Sleeping Beauty (1995 Video)

Unrated | 48 min | Animation, Drama, Family

When the King and Queen forget to invite fairy Odelia to their daughter's Christening feast, the wicked fairy takes revenge by vowing that the Princess will prick her finger and die on her sixteenth birthday.

Directors: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga | Stars: Stevie Vallance, Kathleen Barr, Ian James Corlett, Garry Chalk

Votes: 260

28. Fairy Tale Police Department (2001–2005)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Who do you call when in fairy tale land there's a crime being committed? The F.T.P.D.. Two crack detectives named Kris Anderson & Johnny Legend solve all the cases involving our beloved & ... See full summary »

Stars: Keith Scott, Maggie Dence, Sarah Aubrey, Drew Forsythe

Votes: 75

29. Fantastica (2018)

G | 115 min | Comedy, Fantasy

The proprietor of a struggling carnival must help a prince from another land find three lost princesses.

Director: Barry Gonzalez | Stars: Vice Ganda, Richard Gutierrez, Dingdong Dantes, Jaclyn Jose

Votes: 273 | Gross: $0.32M

30. The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)

Passed | 82 min | Drama, Music, Romance

An ice skater jeopardizes her marriage after she becomes a movie star.

Director: Reinhold Schünzel | Stars: Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Lewis Stone

Votes: 1,055

31. Shrek 2 (2004 Video Game)

E | Animation, Action, Adventure

Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres.

Stars: Michael Gough, Holly Fields, Mark Moseley, Mel Fair

Votes: 591

32. Cindy - Cinderella '80 (1984)

173 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical

In this contemporary retelling of the Cinderella story, a feisty 18-year-old Italian-American New Yorker named Cindy is sent off to Rome with her irascible stepmother and vain stepsisters. ... See full summary »

Director: Roberto Malenotti | Stars: Bonnie Bianco, Pierre Cosso, Sandra Milo, Adolfo Celi

Votes: 592

33. Alisea and the Dream Prince (1996)

180 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Alisea and her brothers have been captured by Azaret, an evil wizard. Alisea escapes the castle and meets the young Prince Demian, with whom she falls in love.

Stars: Nicole Grimaudo, Veronica Logan, Jürgen Prochnow, Oliver Christian Rudolf

Votes: 401

34. Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty (2008)

Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

It's night; a wide-eyed fearful child is in bed. When her granny enters the room, the child pretends to be asleep. Granny O'Grimm isn't fooled; she pokes the child with a walker and picks ... See full summary »

Director: Nicky Phelan | Star: Kathleen O'Rourke

Votes: 1,673

35. Disney Sing-Along Songs: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (1986 Video)

27 min | Animation, Short, Family

Imagine Hearing Songs from Disney Movies. But wait. What If You Don't know all the words? No Problem. Join Professor Owl as he guides you through this Sing Along Video and one of The songs ... See full summary »

Stars: James Baskett, Kathryn Beaumont, Corey Burton, Adriana Caselotti

Votes: 141

36. Cinderella (1899)

Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Drama, Family

A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out?

Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Mlle Barral, Bleuette Bernon, Carmelli, Jehanne d'Alcy

Votes: 1,807

37. Hey Cinderella! (1969 TV Movie)

52 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Cinderella with a difference!

Director: Jim Henson | Stars: Belinda Montgomery, Robin Ward, Joyce Gordon, Pat Galloway

Votes: 281

38. Cinderella Meets Fella (1938)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A partial updating of the Cinderella story. When the fairy godmother is late, Cinderella calls the police, who put out an APB and find her in a bar. Her first attempt at turning the pumpkin... See full summary »

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Elvia Allman, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, Bill Days

Votes: 291

39. Bluebeard (1901)

TV-MA | 12 min | Short, Horror

A young woman becomes the eighth wife of the wealthy Bluebeard, whose first seven wives have died under mysterious circumstances.

Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Jehanne d'Alcy, Bleuette Bernon, Thomas White

Votes: 1,881

40. There Was Once a King... (1955)

107 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A story about a king who out of three daughters preferred two: the most beautiful and the most cheerful, and the most intelligent, and even able to cook well, he kicked out, which he later bitterly regretted.

Director: Borivoj Zeman | Stars: Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian, Irena Kacírková, Stella Májová

Votes: 1,308

41. Poor Cinderella (1934)

Passed | 11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

In her only color cartoon, Betty Boop goes to the ball thanks to her fairy godmother; later, only her foot fits the glass slipper.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Jack Mercer, William Pennell, Bonnie Poe

Votes: 769

42. Érase una vez (1950)

90 min | Animation, Musical

This is an imaginative and humorous telling of the Cinderella story.

Directors: Alexandre Cirici Pellicer, José Escobar | Stars: Juan Aristi Eulate, Irene Barroso, José Casín, Carme Contreras

Votes: 51

43. A Disney Christmas Gift (1983 TV Special)

47 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Compilation of eight segments tied to Christmas or winter in some small or big way from eight Disney features and shorts. Between the segments shots from Disneyland and of Disney toys are shown while narrators sing about the next clip.

Stars: Kenny Baker, Kathryn Beaumont, Peter Behn, Ruth Clifford

Votes: 129

44. Cinderella's Feller (1940)

19 min | Short, Family, Fantasy

The famous fairy tale is musicalized and given a modern 1940s spin, with the principal characters (Cinderella, Prince Charming and the Wicked Step Sisters) all played by children.

Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Juanita Quigley, Scotty Beckett, Maris Wrixon, Virginia Brissac

Votes: 42

45. Little Black Boot (2004)

Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Romance

Goth-girl Cindy admires beautiful Laurie from afar, until the night when she dresses as a boy for the prom. Will this gender-bending Cinderella find true love when she leaves behind her little black boot?

Director: Colette Burson | Stars: Carmen Plumb, Dania Ramirez, Jane Lynch, Anthony Woods

Votes: 179

46. Cinderella (1947)

G | 80 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A young woman forced into servitude by her step-family gets a chance to attend the royal ball.

Directors: Nadezhda Kosheverova, Mikhail Shapiro | Stars: Yanina Zheymo, Aleksey Konsovskiy, Erast Garin, Faina Ranevskaya

Votes: 1,363

47. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (1988)

119 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Three women past their prime become young again with help from a magic mirror in this fantasy comedy film.

Director: Emmanuel H. Borlaza | Stars: Charito Solis, Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Rita Avila

48. Little Red Rodent Hood (1952)

7 min | Family, Animation, Short

An elderly mouse tells the bedtime story of Little Red Riding Hood to her grandson, who visualizes the tale in cat-and-mouse terms, with himself as Red and Sylvester as the Big Bad Wolf.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 463

49. Cinderella or The Glass Slipper (1912)

24 min | Fantasy, Short, Romance

George Melies's second adaption of the classical fairy-tale, from 1912.

Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Louise Lagrange, Jacques Feyder, Marthe Vinot, Georges Méliès

Votes: 255

50. Happily Ever After (1985 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 60 min | Animation, Drama, Family

Third-grader Molly Conway suffers depression when she finds out that her parents are getting divorced. She tries everything to get them back together, but mostly everything backfires. Eventually she accepts her new situation.

Directors: Bill Melendez, Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez | Stars: Carol Burnett, Danny DeVito, Carrie Fisher, Rhea Perlman

Votes: 58