Beauties, beasts and beanstalk fans, welcome to the tale of tales. This Showdown celebrates the best fairytales, from across the globe, ever put to film. From George MacDonald to Ghibli, Hans Christian Andersen to Christian Petzold, list the ten movies that most cleverly twist the genre knife into the heart of the fables, or most faithfully sprinkle the stardust on screen. It’s time to put on your red shoes and go into the woods. Don’t forget your walnuts (and keep an eye out for Bob Wolverton).
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Eduardo Ramírez 28 films
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Robert Berlin 10 films
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Ignaz 10 films
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Danny Fain 11 films
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Eddie_Kasp 38 films
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deathmaumau 10 films
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Clearin 10 films
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JTFX 10 films
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Kyle 12 films
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elvisisking 10 films
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TB14 10 films
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CarcinoGent 10 films
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CarcinoGent 10 films
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Tucker 10 films
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LRSVDR 5 films
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PF4Eva 11 films
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Gumby Badger 10 films
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Emmanuel Garduno 10 films
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Daniel DiFrancesco 10 films
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V. Vargas 10 films
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Robert Parker 10 films
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Lauren Stoolfire 10 films
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Jordan 7 films
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Josh 12 films
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Nathan Countryman 24 films
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elizabeth 10 films
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John Chadwick 10 films
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Josias Troyer 10 films
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Jordi Torà 10 films
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Niall Hassett 10 films
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fishyblob 17 films
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Stephen Hanson 10 films
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Daniel Charchuk 10 films
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Clarissa Thorne 23 films
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Sam Holdren 10 films
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Nina Bey 10 films
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Adam William 10 films
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Robert Shupe 10 films
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Josh Hickey 10 films
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Angelo Cordeiro 10 films
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Dyllan Wayman 10 films
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Troy Cornett 10 films
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Lloyd 9 films
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Paul Dilger 10 films
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Cathy 18 films
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Ben Butler 10 films
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Stefan 11 films
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steve_bennett 10 films
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carolina 10 films
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Cirnei 22 films
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Torposopla 10 films
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Jack 12 films
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Troy Peterson 16 films
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AronDanburg 10 films
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milena 30 films
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Maskins94 10 films
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stacigh 5 films
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Aspiefuck 8 films
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Kyle Bailey 10 films
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Or 🎬🏴☠️✨ 10 films
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Franzi 14 films
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Mary 18 films
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yoyomiso 30 films