Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "based-on-children's-book"

1. Wonka (2023)

PG | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

Director: Paul King | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur, Paul G. Raymond

Votes: 139,255

2. Ronja the Robber's Daughter (2024– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Follow the adventures of a young girl born into a band of robbers in a medieval Scandinavian fortress. As Ronja grows up, she learns that the surrounding forest can be a magical and sometimes dangerous place filled with strange creatures.

Stars: Kerstin Linden, Christopher Wagelin, Krista Kosonen, Johan Ulveson

Votes: 1,493

3. 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: 504,816 | Gross: $436.47M

4. Jumanji (1995)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.

Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde

Votes: 376,751 | Gross: $100.48M

5. Shrek (2001)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.

Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow

Votes: 734,009 | Gross: $267.67M

6. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Four teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.

Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black

Votes: 445,179 | Gross: $404.52M

7. The Bad Guys (2022)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.

Director: Pierre Perifel | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson

Votes: 58,968 | Gross: $97.23M

8. Night at the Museum (2006)

PG | 108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke

Votes: 377,248 | Gross: $250.86M

9. Orion and the Dark (2024)

TV-Y7 | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.

Director: Sean Charmatz | Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Colin Hanks, Mia Akemi Brown

Votes: 12,444

10. The Lorax (2012)

PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

Directors: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda | Stars: Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms

Votes: 129,790 | Gross: $214.03M

11. Shrek the Third (2007)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Reluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d'état by the jilted Prince Charming.

Directors: Chris Miller, Raman Hui | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas

Votes: 332,395 | Gross: $320.71M

12. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know that things are about to take a turn for the worst.

Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller | Stars: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, James Caan

Votes: 257,851 | Gross: $124.87M

13. Thelma the Unicorn (2024)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Completed

When a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate makes Thelma the Pony's wish of being a unicorn come true, she rises to instant international pop-superstar stardom, but at an unexpected cost.

Directors: Jared Hess, Lynn Wang | Stars: Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jon Heder, Daran Norris

14. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley, Jeffrey Tambor

Votes: 291,472 | Gross: $260.04M

15. Family Switch (2023)

PG | 106 min | Comedy, Family

When a chance encounter with an astrological reader causes the Walkers to wake up to a full body switch, can they unite to land a promotion, college interview, record deal, and soccer tryout?

Director: McG | Stars: Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers, Brady Noon

Votes: 25,398

16. Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)

PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Completed

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.

Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Zooey Deschanel

17. Shrek Forever After (2010)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Rumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpelstiltskin rules supreme.

Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas

Votes: 224,497 | Gross: $238.37M

18. Home (II) (2015)

PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

An alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference.

Director: Tim Johnson | Stars: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez

Votes: 111,501 | Gross: $177.40M

19. The Cat in the Hat (2003)

PG | 82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Two bored children have their lives turned upside down when a talking cat comes to visit them.

Director: Bo Welch | Stars: Mike Myers, Spencer Breslin, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin

Votes: 87,993 | Gross: $101.15M

20. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins

Votes: 115,256 | Gross: $29.26M

21. Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.

Directors: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino | Stars: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett

Votes: 150,256 | Gross: $154.53M

22. Peter Rabbit (2018)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A rabbit sneaks into a garden to steal food, and they get a new challenge with a new owner.

Director: Will Gluck | Stars: James Corden, Fayssal Bazzi, Domhnall Gleeson, Sia

Votes: 48,100 | Gross: $115.25M

23. Christopher Robin (2018)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss

Votes: 84,799 | Gross: $99.22M

24. Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)

PG | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Feature film based on the children's book about a crocodile that lives in New York City.

Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck | Stars: Javier Bardem, Winslow Fegley, Shawn Mendes, Constance Wu

Votes: 14,990 | Gross: $46.89M

25. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he's forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational, and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids.

Directors: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn | Stars: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, Neil Patrick Harris

Votes: 114,671 | Gross: $119.79M

26. Ferdinand (2017)

PG | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After Ferdinand, a bull with a big heart, is mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure.

Director: Carlos Saldanha | Stars: John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Cannavale, Jack Gore

Votes: 63,604 | Gross: $84.41M

27. Pinocchio (1940)

G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.

Directors: Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Dickie Jones, Christian Rub, Mel Blanc, Don Brodie

Votes: 159,829 | Gross: $84.25M

28. Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Yearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Max Records, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Pepita Emmerichs

Votes: 108,508 | Gross: $77.23M

29. The Polar Express (2004)

G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis

Votes: 241,284 | Gross: $183.37M

30. Winnie the Pooh (2011)

G | 63 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

While searching for honey, Pooh and his friends embark on an adventure to find Eeyore's missing tail and rescue Christopher Robin from an unknown monster called The Backson.

Directors: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall | Stars: Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, John Cleese, Bud Luckey

Votes: 28,352 | Gross: $26.69M

31. The Grinch (2018)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.

Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams

Votes: 91,124 | Gross: $270.62M

32. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)

PG | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Two overly imaginative pranksters named George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.

Director: David Soren | Stars: Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms, Nick Kroll

Votes: 32,352 | Gross: $73.92M

33. Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)

PG | 96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A young girl's love for a tiny puppy named Clifford makes the dog grow to an enormous size.

Director: Walt Becker | Stars: Darby Camp, Jack Whitehall, Izaac Wang, John Cleese

Votes: 17,084 | Gross: $48.95M

34. Dumbo (1941)

G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.

Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher

Votes: 142,042 | Gross: $1.60M

35. Dumbo (2019)

PG | 112 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green

Votes: 82,513 | Gross: $114.77M

36. Arthur (1996–2022)

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

Based on the books by Marc Brown, these are the adventures of Arthur, an 8-year-old aardvark, and his family and friends as they grow up and learn how to be good neighbors to one another.

Stars: Daniel Brochu, J.T. Turner, Jodie Resther, Bruce Dinsmore

Votes: 15,901

37. Paddington in Peru (2024)

Adventure, Comedy, Family | Post-production

Follows Paddington and the Brown family as they visit Aunt Lucy in Peru, but a mystery sends them to the Amazon rainforest and up Peruvian mountains.

Director: Dougal Wilson | Stars: Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw

38. The Magic School Bus (1994–1997)

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

An eccentric teacher takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magic school bus.

Stars: Lily Tomlin, Daniel DeSanto, Lisa Jai, Tara Meyer

Votes: 11,186

39. The Bad Guys 2 (2025)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Pre-production

The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do 'one last job' by an all-female squad of criminals.

Directors: Pierre Perifel, JP Sans | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz, Awkwafina, Alex Borstein

40. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

TV-G | 32 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Follows a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse, as they create an unexpected friendship and travel together in the boy's search for home.

Directors: Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy | Stars: Jude Coward Nicoll, Tom Hollander, Idris Elba, Gabriel Byrne

Votes: 17,263

41. Curious George (2006)

G | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Man in the Yellow Hat is an oddball museum employee who looks after his pet monkey, an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.

Director: Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, Eugene Levy, Frank Welker

Votes: 18,104 | Gross: $58.64M

42. Madeline (1998)

PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family

Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Frances McDormand, Nigel Hawthorne, Hatty Jones, Ben Daniels

Votes: 8,041 | Gross: $29.77M

43. Alice in Wonderland (1999 TV Movie)

PG | 150 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Alice falls down a rabbit hole, and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.

Director: Nick Willing | Stars: Tina Majorino, Whoopi Goldberg, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 8,856

44. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

PG | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette

Votes: 46,597 | Gross: $66.95M

45. Curious George (2006–2022)

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

Follows the mischievous adventures of a Monkey by the name of George.

Stars: Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett, Rino Romano, Jim Cummings

Votes: 3,442

46. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)

G | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

In this collection of animated shorts based on the stories and characters by A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh, a honey-loving teddy bear, embarks on some eccentric adventures.

Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Junius Matthews, Barbara Luddy, Howard Morris

Votes: 39,688

47. The Ant Bully (2006)

PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.

Director: John A. Davis | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep

Votes: 41,839 | Gross: $28.14M

48. PJ Masks (2015–2024)

TV-Y | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When young friends Connor, Amaya, and Greg put on their pajamas and activate their animal amulets, they turn into their alter egos: Catboy, Owlette, and Gekko as they embark on adventures that are filled with action.

Stars: Addison Holley, Juan Luis Bonilla, Kyle Breitkopf, Brianna Daguanno

Votes: 1,580

49. Harriet the Spy (1996)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook, the tables are turned on her. Can she win them back and still keep on going with the spy business?

Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Michelle Trachtenberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Gregory Smith, Vanessa Chester

Votes: 11,062 | Gross: $26.54M

50. Pinocchio (2019)

PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits.

Director: Matteo Garrone | Stars: Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Rocco Papaleo, Massimo Ceccherini

Votes: 14,750