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1. Wish (II) (2023)
PG | 95 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young girl named Asha wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.
Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn | Stars: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral
Votes: 35,575 | Gross: $0.00M
2. 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: 735,418 | Gross: $267.67M
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: 505,878 | Gross: $436.47M
4. Superman (1978)
PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando
Votes: 187,715 | Gross: $134.22M
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman
Votes: 270,906 | Gross: $21.00M
6. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 570,829 | Gross: $1.23M
7. Enchanted (2007)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.
Director: Kevin Lima | Stars: Amy Adams, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey
Votes: 217,515 | Gross: $127.81M
8. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Approved | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Exiled into the dangerous forest by her wicked stepmother, a princess is rescued by seven dwarf miners who make her part of their household.
Directors: William Cottrell, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Roy Atwell
Votes: 215,732 | Gross: $184.93M
9. The Jungle Book (1967)
G | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman
Votes: 198,934 | Gross: $141.84M
10. The House Bunny (2008)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
After Playboy bunny Shelley is kicked out of the Playboy Mansion, she finds a job as the house mother for a sorority full of socially awkward girls.
Director: Fred Wolf | Stars: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone, Kat Dennings
Votes: 90,409 | Gross: $48.24M
11. Robin Hood (1973)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story of the legendary British outlaw portrayed with the characters as anthropomorphic animals.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, David Hand | Stars: Brian Bedford, Phil Harris, Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 139,123 | Gross: $32.06M
12. 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: 224,920 | Gross: $238.37M
13. Willow (2022–2023)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama
Twenty years after vanquishing the wicked queen Bavmorda, the sorcerer Willow Ufgood leads a group of misfits on a dangerous rescue mission into the unknown.
Stars: Ruby Cruz, Ellie Bamber, Tony Revolori, Erin Kellyman
Votes: 33,646
14. Cinderella (1950)
G | 74 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Ilene Woods, James MacDonald, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
Votes: 174,195 | Gross: $85.00M
15. 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: 161,087 | Gross: $51.60M
16. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 311,022 | Gross: $173.40M
17. Chicken Little (2005)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After ruining his reputation with the town, a courageous chicken must come to the rescue of his fellow citizens when aliens start an invasion.
Director: Mark Dindal | Stars: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Garry Marshall, Don Knotts
Votes: 100,949 | Gross: $135.39M
18. 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: 84,941 | Gross: $99.22M
19. 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: 160,069 | Gross: $84.25M
20. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand | Stars: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews
Votes: 106,611 | Gross: $22.18M
21. 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: 39,752
22. The Night Before (II) (2015)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.
Director: Jonathan Levine | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Jillian Bell, Lizzy Caplan
Votes: 82,671 | Gross: $43.04M
23. A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine
Votes: 129,631 | Gross: $137.86M
24. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
PG | 112 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas--forever.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Julian Dennison
Votes: 35,733
25. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Junius Matthews, Ralph Wright, Barbara Luddy
Votes: 4,732
26. The Princess Switch 3 (2021)
TV-PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a priceless relic is stolen, Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlist the help of Margaret's cousin Fiona teams with a man from her past to retrieve it, with romance and resulting in a very unexpected switch.
Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Remy Hii, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar
Votes: 7,613
27. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 Video)
G | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Sequel to Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Directors: Theresa Cullen, Carole Holliday, Peggy Holmes, Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings
Votes: 5,947
28. Elephant Walk (1954)
Approved | 103 min | Adventure, Drama
The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter Finch, Abraham Sofaer
Votes: 2,733
29. The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
A poor boy and a prince exchange identities and lives while the villainous Captain of the Guard plots to take advantage of this.
Director: George Scribner | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer, Arthur Burghardt, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 4,042
30. Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Sterling Holloway, John Fiedler, Jon Walmsley
Votes: 5,461
31. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he gets Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Rabbit suggests they take him into the middle of ... See full summary »
Directors: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Sebastian Cabot, Junius Matthews, John Fiedler, Barbara Luddy
Votes: 2,924
32. Cinderella (1994 Video)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A beautiful girl attends a royal ball where she meets the love of her life and must then fight for it.
Directors: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga | Stars: Nathan Aswell, Bailee Reid, Kathleen Barr, Garry Chalk
Votes: 395
33. Thru the Mirror (1936)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey has been reading Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is ... See full summary »
Director: David Hand | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash, Purv Pullen, Walt Disney
Votes: 2,805
34. Beings (1998)
TV-G | 93 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
At their grandmother's old property, Kyle and Evie discover fairies in the woods. While the locals are no fans of the creatures, the two of them go to a great length to save them for a reason.
Director: Paul Matthews | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Glynis Barber, Jameson Baltes, Brittney Bomann
Votes: 536
35. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Various Mother Goose rhymes are portrayed by Hollywood stars for example, Old King Cole's fiddlers three are the Marx Brothers, and Humpty Dumpty is W.C. Fields, who falls while tormenting ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Al Bernie, Thelma Boardman, Beatrice Hagen, Ann Lee
Votes: 638
36. The Nifty Nineties (1941)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Mickey courts Minnie in the Gay Nineties: they take in a vaudeville show and go for a drive in his horseless carriage, to the strains of "While Strolling Through the Park" and "In the Good ... See full summary »
Director: Riley Thomson | Stars: Thelma Boardman, Bill Days, Walt Disney, Florence Gill
Votes: 560
37. Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A stubbornly officious station master's stand-off with a miserly customer over the shipping rate for transporting guinea pigs gets completely out of hand.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Bob Hamlin, Bill Lee, Dal McKennon, The Mellowmen Quartet
Votes: 463
38. Three Little Bops (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Three pigs' career as a jazz band is complicated by a wolf they rejected for membership who keeps blowing down their gigs.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Stan Freberg
Votes: 1,399
39. The Milky Way (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Three Little Kittens tie helium balloons to a basket and travel up to the Milky Way, which is filled with all the milk they can drink.
Director: Rudolf Ising | Stars: Geneva Hall, Jeanne Dunne, Bernice Hansen, The Rhythmettes
Votes: 857
40. Johann Mouse (1953)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom attempts to catch Jerry by playing music he dances to.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: Hans Conried
Votes: 1,671
41. The Toy Shop (1996 Video)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Locked in a deserted old English toy shop, Katherine and her stuffy cousin Matthew meet some very special friends. Their fantasy world becomes a nightmare when Master Jack, the evil ... See full summary »
Directors: Rick Allen, Garry Blye, Henry Less | Stars: David Blye, Patrick Blye, Alyson Court, Don Francks
Votes: 48
42. The Art of Skiing (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
After figuring out how to get dressed, Goofy hits the slopes to demonstrate the art of skiing. Through a series of gags and misadventures, Goofy demonstrates turns, skiing backwards and even the ski jump.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts | Stars: John McLeish, Hannes Schroll
Votes: 1,961
44. Old King Cole (1933)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Old King Cole throws party and invites all of the Mother Goose characters. He warns them that they must leave at midnight. Another collection of characters puts on a stage show. The Ten ... See full summary »
Director: David Hand | Stars: Lenore Aubert, Joan Barclay, Lynn Bari, The Boswell Sisters
Votes: 652
45. How to Fish (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Goofy's demonstration of fishing is fouled up by his clumsy casting and fly fishing, and problems with his boat.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: George Johnson, James MacDonald, John McLeish
Votes: 1,306
46. Humpty Dumpty (1935)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Humpty Dumpty must rescue his girlfriend, Easter Egg, from a bad egg who kidnaps her.
Directors: Ub Iwerks, Al Eugster
Votes: 213
47. Der Struwwelpeter (1955)
79 min | Family
A live action adaptation of the 1845 children's book.
Director: Fritz Genschow | Stars: Fredy Kaindl, Traute Höhnisch, Eric Canso, Renée Stobrawa
Votes: 76
48. The Bookworm (1939)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Animation, Short
Three witches need a worm to complete their potion; they dispatch a raven to catch one, and he goes after a bookworm. He chases the worm into the horror section, where the monsters attack ... See full summary »
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hugh Harman | Stars: Mel Blanc, Elvia Allman, Frank Elmquist, Martha Wentworth
Votes: 222
49. Little Boy Blue (I) (1936)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Big Bad Wolf stalks Little Bo Peep and steals one of her sheep. She enlists Little Boy Blue and a dancing scarecrow to assist her and her mischievous black sheep in rescuing it. Singing, dancing, hilarity and impalement ensue.
Director: Ub Iwerks | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Jack Mercer
Votes: 174
50. Ali Baba (1936)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Ali Baba senior and his son Ali Baba live in poverty. One day they happen to see the Forty Thieves enter their cave. After the thieves leave, Ali Baba and his son enter the cave and start ... See full summary »
Directors: Ub Iwerks, Shamus Culhane, Al Eugster
Votes: 134