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1. Snow White (2012)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy
A twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Director: Pablo Berger | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina
Votes: 11,636 | Gross: $0.28M
2. The Little Witch (2018)
103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The story of a young and nice witch who learns everything there is to know about magic, in order to be accepted by the other older mean witches.
Director: Mike Schaerer | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Axel Prahl, Luis Vorbach, Momo Beier
Votes: 1,518
3. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)
73 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price.
Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Ludek Munzar, Jaroslav Moucka, Christian Brückner, Friedrich Schütter
Votes: 1,178
4. Krabat (2008)
120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A boy learns the black arts from an evil sorcerer.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: David Kross, Christian Redl, Daniel Brühl, Robert Stadlober
Votes: 6,851
5. The Little Ghost (2013)
PG | 92 min | Family, Fantasy
The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever!
Director: Alain Gsponer | Stars: Jonas Holdenrieder, Emily Kusche, Nico Hartung, Herbert Knaup
Votes: 640
6. Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (2006)
94 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Children's story about an always-unlucky Highwayman of of the southern-German forests in the late-19th century, featuring witty grammification by the author in, of course, German language.
Director: Gernot Roll | Stars: Armin Rohde, Martin Stührk, Manuel Steitz, Rufus Beck
Votes: 534
7. Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale (2019)
86 min | Animation, Family, History
East Germany, 1989. 12 year old Fritzi takes care of her best friend Sophie's dog Sputnik, while Sophie's family is on summer vacation in Hungary. When Sophie doesn't come back from vacation, Fritzi and Sputnik set out in search of her.
Directors: Matthias Bruhn, Ralf Kukula | Stars: Ali Lyons, Oisin Conroy, Lucy Carolan, James O'Donohue
Votes: 351
8. Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1974)
114 min | Family, Comedy
The smart robber Hotzenplotz attacks Kasperl's Grandmother and steals her coffee grinder, which is very valuable to her as it was a gift from Kasperl and Seppel.
Director: Gustav Ehmck | Stars: Gert Fröbe, Lina Carstens, Rainer Basedow, David Friedman
Votes: 435
9. Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1979)
103 min | Family
Director: Gustav Ehmck | Stars: Peter Kern, Peter Traxler, Wolfgang Katzer, Barbara Valentin
Votes: 46
10. Das kleine Gespenst (1992)
86 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A little ghost longs to see the world in daylight. When his wish comes true, chaos ensues.
Director: Curt Linda | Stars: Elfriede Kuzmany, Gustl Weishappel, Eva Kinsky, Niels Clausnitzer
Votes: 71
11. A little witch (1984)
96 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Director: Zdenek Smetana | Star: Jirina Bohdalová
Votes: 153
12. Die kleine Hexe (1983)
25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Directors: Bruno J. Böttge, Manfred Henke | Star: Traute Richter
13. Der Räuber Hotzenplotz (1967 TV Movie)
53 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Kasperle and Seppl have exciting adventures to face. Both are feuding with the evil robber Hotzenplotz and his friend, the great magician Petrosilius Zwackelmann. Kasperle and Seppl only ... See full summary »
Director: Harald Schäfer | Stars: Max Bößl, Manfred Jenning, Hannelore Marschall, Hanns-Joachim Marschall
Votes: 29
14. Die dumme Augustine (1993)
87 min | Comedy, Family
Film from a circus environment where all the artists are circus artists also outside the manege. The circus' main attraction is the clown August, but one day he gets a toothache and his wife, Augustine, has to take over his job.
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Therese Herz, Juraj Herz, Jirí Schmitzer, Bernhard Paul
Votes: 15
15. O princezne, která vsechno videla (1984)
11 min | Animation, Short, Family
A fairy-tale inspired by a narration by the Brothers Grimm. The princess will only marry the one who will be able to hide himself so that she cannot find him. Nobody manages to do so but a ... See full summary »
Director: Libuse Ciharová | Star: Zdena Hadrbolcová
16. O nosate carodejnici (1984 TV Movie)
53 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Jirina Pokorná-Makoszová | Stars: Ladislava Kozderková, Ondrej Havelka, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Josef Vetrovec
Votes: 20
17. Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1971 TV Movie)
60 min | Family
Directors: Günther Meyer-Goldenstädt, Eberhard Möbius | Stars: Volker Bogdan, Jürgen Mikol, Maria Kühnen, Dagobert Nerding
18. Kalif cápem (1969 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The young caliph is resting and bored. A merchant arrives with a precious gift, hiding a magic word. Whoever speaks it aloud becomes the animal of his choice. But he must not laugh in this ... See full summary »
Director: Pavel Kraus | Stars: Josef Abrhám, Josef Hlinomaz, Alena Procházková, Jirí Holý
Votes: 13
19.
Merry-Go-Round (1963–1983)
Episode:
The Little Witch
(1964)
Documentary, Family
Stars: Tom Gibbs, Reginald Jessup, Howard Lang, Arthur Mullard