The 25 Best Live-Action Fairy Tale Movies

Live-action fairy tale movies are hot now . . . Disney's new "Cinderella" movie hits theaters tomorrow, and earlier this week, they announced that a live-action "Dumbo" is in the works. So Moviefone.com put together a list of "The 25 Best Live-Action Fairy Tale Movies." 11 of them were released within the past 12 years . . . and seven came out in the mid-'80s. Here's the list:

 

 

1. "The Wizard of Oz", 1939

 

2. "The Princess Bride", 1987

 

3. "Pan's Labyrinth", 2006

 

4. "The Thief of Bagdad", 1940

 

5. "Enchanted", 2007

 

6. "Beauty and the Beast", 1946

 

7. "The Secret of Roan Inish", 1994

 

8. "Stardust", 2007

 

9. "Into the Woods", 2014

 

10. "Peter Pan", 2003

 

11. "Alice in Wonderland", 2010

 

12. "Tom Thumb", 1958

 

13. "Ella Enchanted", 2004

 

14. "Oz the Great and Powerful", 2013

 

15. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", 2005

 

16. "Maleficent", 2014

 

17. "Snow White and the Huntsman", 2012

 

18. "Splash", 1984

 

19. "Willow", 1988

 

20. "Labyrinth", 1986

 

21. "Ever After: A Cinderella Story", 1998

 

22. "Ladyhawke", 1985

 

23. "The NeverEnding Story", 1984

 

24. "Legend", 1985

 

25. "Hook", 1991

 

 

(Hit up the slideshow at Moviefone.com for brief write-ups on each movie.)

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