20 movies like Fairy Tale: A True Story, ordered by similarity : Freaky Friday(1976), Paperhouse(1988), Mary Poppins(1964), Nanny McPhee Returns(2010), The Secret of NIMH(1982), The Blue Bird(1940), The Kid Who Would Be King(2019), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(2005), Mary Poppins Returns(2018), Peter Pan(2003), Return to Never Land(2002), Christopher Robin(2018) ...
Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK
1997
99 Minutes
Florence Hoath Elizabeth Earl Paul McGann Phoebe Nicholls Peter O'Toole Harvey Keitel Bill Nighy Bob Peck Tim McInnerny
harry houdini arthur conan doyle mother young girl daughter philosopher lighthearted positive endearing engaging house yorkshire, england meadow laboratory london fairies spirituality beliefs imagination media circus
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1976
95 Minutes
Barbara Harris Jodie Foster John Astin Patsy Kelly Vicki Schreck Dick Van Patten Sorrell Booke Alan Oppenheimer Kaye Ballard Ruth Buzzi Marc McClure
housewife daughter brother husband classmate principal airy emotional madcap school suburbia household trading places mother/daughter relationship rebellion magic role reversal self-discovery metamorphosis quest
A mother and daughter find their personalities switched and have to live each other's lives on one strange Friday.
Fantasy
UK
1988
92 Minutes
Charlotte Burke Ben Cross Glenne Headly Elliott Spiers Gemma Jones Sarah Newbold
young girl father mother young boy friend dark creepy england house dreamworld dreams father/daughter relationship imagination art loneliness childhood pursuit discovery 1980s
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
Musical, Kids & Family
USA
1964
140 Minutes
Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke Glynis Johns David Tomlinson Ed Wynn Hermione Baddeley Karen Dotrice Matthew Garber Arthur Treacher Reginald Owen Reta Shaw
nanny son daughter father mother musician amusing cheery engaging playful england london park household childhood magic family parenthood adventure discovery
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
UK|France|USA
2010
109 Minutes
Emma Thompson Maggie Gyllenhaal Rhys Ifans Maggie Smith Sam Kelly Sinead Matthews Katy Brand Oscar Steer Asa Butterfield Lil Woods Eros Vlahos
nanny mother child soldier amusing playful farm household london education war parenthood aspirations childhood magic discovery adventure quest 19th century
Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1982
82 Minutes
mouse rat mother crow owl cat tense engaging moving farm field underground house family heroism courage secret plans scientific experiments magic adventure
To save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1940
88 Minutes
Shirley Temple Spring Byington Nigel Bruce Gale Sondergaard Eddie Collins Edwin Maxwell Thurston Hall Sterling Holloway Claire DuBrey Dorothy Dearing
daughter mother fairy brother lumberjack creative emotional heartwarming moving positive uplifting forest home past future war growing up fairies journey adventure
Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, a woodchopper's children, are led by the Fairy Berylune on a magical trip through the past, present, and future to locate the Blue Bird of Happiness.
Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family
UK|USA
2019
120 Minutes
Louis Ashbourne Serkis Rebecca Ferguson Patrick Stewart Dean Chaumoo Tom Taylor Rhianna Dorris Angus Imrie Denise Gough
friend enemy knight merlin witch henchman spectacular amusing thrilling london school classroom house magic growing up bullying knights growing up adventure discovery
A band of kids embark on an epic quest to thwart a medieval menace.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Comedy
UK|USA
2005
115 Minutes
Johnny Depp Freddie Highmore David Kelly Helena Bonham Carter Noah Taylor Missi Pyle James Fox Deep Roy Christopher Lee Adam Godley Franziska Troegner
willy wonka oompa loompa young boy young girl grandfather father amusing playful dreamy wonka candy company factory household childhood family virtue inventions candy bad behavior adventure discovery
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
Musical, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2018
130 Minutes
Emily Blunt Lin-Manuel Miranda Ben Whishaw Emily Mortimer Pixie Davies Nathanael Saleh Joel Dawson Colin Firth Meryl Streep Julie Walters Dick Van Dyke
bank teller father child nanny sister playful heartwarming spectacular emotional cheeky cheery england house bedroom living room family relationships loss magic adventure
A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|Australia|USA|New Zealand
2003
113 Minutes
Jason Isaacs Jeremy Sumpter Rachel Hurd-Wood Olivia Williams Ludivine Sagnier Richard Briers Lynn Redgrave Geoffrey Palmer Harry Newell Freddie Popplewell Theodore Chester
pirate peter pan brother captain hook tinkerbell wendy darling endearing positive spectacular touching london family home neverland pirate ship treehouse forest fantasy young love coming of age childhood
The Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Canada|Australia
2002
72 Minutes
peter pan tinkerbell daughter mother captain hook beast uplifting amusing endearing touching neverland ship woods island hideout london imagination friendship coming of age search
In London during World War II, this is the story of Wendy's daughter, Jane, who is kidnapped by Captain Hook and Peter Pan must come to the rescue.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Hayley Atwell Bronte Carmichael Mark Gatiss
christopher robin winnie the pooh tigger eeyore piglet rabbit cheeky charming playful thrilling heartwarming lighthearted office countryside england english countryside park london winnie-the-pooh adventure
A working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
2015
95 Minutes
young girl mother father imaginary friend teacher friend amusing charming emotional san francisco house imaginary world school dining room street emotion moving change adaptation hockey
After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Action, Fantasy
USA|Japan
2016
102 Minutes
young boy mother spirit monkey beetle villain charming cool creative village cave forest ocean pond lair magic growing up search fighting evil love
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armour worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
USA
1999
86 Minutes
child mother robot fbi agent beatnik townsperson heartwarming tense small town household forest junkyard rockwell, maine friendship government paranoia investigation discovery quest sacrifice
A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Canada|USA
2020
85 Minutes
Michaela Luci Saara Chaudry Richie Lawrence Evan Whitten Nicola Correia Damude Amish Patel Victoria Arbour Trek Buccino
girl child dinosaur paleontologist amusing charming passionate field laboratory museum outdoors dinosaurs prehistoric creatures prehistoric life paleontology childhood discovery adventure pursuit growing up
Follow Dana Jain, a feisty 10-year-old 'paleontologist in training' who eats, sleeps and breathes dinos, as she tries to solve dino experiment 901-where are all the kid dinos?
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Australia|UK
2018
95 Minutes
Domhnall Gleeson Sam Neill Rose Byrne Natalie Dew Terenia Edwards Marianne Jean-Baptiste Gareth Davies Vauxhall Jermaine Tom Greaves Sam Haft Sacha Horler
rabbit fox bird neighbor man woman amusing hilarious playful lighthearted endearing charming london countryside country house lake hole garden adventure rivalry
Feature adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.
Anime, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Japan
2018
98 Minutes
sister young boy brother mother father charming tense playful amusing emotional endearing japan house hospital train station family sibling rivalry future babies love
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
2018
8 Minutes
mother woman lonely woman doll creative lighthearted amusing hilarious charming heartwarming toronto canada family home family relationships mother/child relationship education childcare adventure discovery
A woman who is suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings springs to life.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2016
103 Minutes
Bryce Dallas Howard Oakes Fegley Wes Bentley Karl Urban Oona Laurence Robert Redford Isiah Whitlock Jr. Marcus Henderson Aaron Jackson Phil Grieve
woodworker dragon orphan daughter young girl police officer charming cool creative pacific northwest forest school house street car dragon search truth acceptance danger
The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who happens to be a dragon.