Top 19 Best World Fairy Tale Animated Movies

In 1950, Walt Disney brought forth the masterpiece animated film titled Cinderella, based on the fairy tale of the same name. It captivated not only children but also adults. The story revolves around the poor orphan girl Ella, who endures tormenting days with her wicked Aunt.

Despite her hardships, Ella remains kind-hearted and compassionate, always striving to find joy and maintain optimism in life, a truly admirable trait.

Wall-E is a fantasy animated film about a Earth facing the danger of gradually becoming a wasteland forcing the inhabitants of this beautiful planet to leave. The film is based on the brilliant idea of director Andrew Stanton. The character Wall-E is a robot created with the main purpose of collecting and processing waste on Earth.

On a chance encounter, Wall-E meets and falls in love with the female robot Eva. Their relationship begins with adventures and space.

The Adventures of the Croods Family is an animated film that brings viewers incredibly fascinating adventures between the guy 'Guy' and the Croods family. The film's background is taken from prehistoric times so everything is very primitive and there is only one Croods family living and surviving there.

All thanks to a very strict principle of the father 'never leave the cave'. Eep is the eldest girl in the family and the development of a girl always comes with curiosity about the strange world outside. Everything suddenly changes unless 'Eep' meets 'Guy'.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a very familiar fairy tale for children all over the world, including Vietnam. The story tells of the beautiful Snow White being hated by her stepmother, who is also an evil witch. She always wants to kill Snow White and take her heart to become the most beautiful person in the world.

Snow White's escape accidentally leads her to the home of the Seven Dwarfs, seven adorable and kind-hearted little friends. Despite the witch's attempts to kill her, Snow White ultimately lives happily ever after with the prince. The film once again takes viewers back to the innocent world of childhood.

The animated film Lilo & Stitch by Disney Pictures was first released in 2002. With its compelling content and significance, the film was nominated for the prestigious Oscar for Best Animated Film in 2001. However, regrettably, the award went to 'Spirited Away' from Japan.

The film is a complete adventure story about the search for lost experiments, revolving around the two main characters, Lilo and the dog Stitch. It can be said that this is also one of Disney's most prominent animated films beloved by many.

Toy Story 3 is not only simple funny and interesting stories revolving around Andy's toy group, but also brings viewers the most indescribably tense moments. What will happen when Andy has to part with his beloved toys to go to college.

The farewell in the movie makes viewers feel nostalgic. Everyone will grow up, unable to remain childish forever. Therefore, wanting to grow up also means giving up childhood. That's a life lesson.

Enchanted in New York revolves around the story of Giselle in a very dreamy land. Giselle is beautiful, sings well, and has a dream of marrying the handsome prince, Prince Edward. They want to get married and live happily ever after. However, everything would be fine if it weren't for the evil Queen Narissa, who is also her stepmother.

She does not approve of this marriage and always seeks to sabotage it. The reason for this sabotage is that if the prince gets married, it means she loses the treasure and the crown, which of course belongs to the prince.

The movie Alice in Wonderland tells the adventurous journey into a magical land of the little girl Alice, based on the novel of the same name by Lewis Carroll. This is one of Disney's most prominent animated films as it achieved resounding success, being re-released 13 times and saving the company in difficult times.

Up begins with the story of the old man 'Carl Fredrickson' having to live in solitude and estrangement from everyone after his beloved wife passed away. Faced with the risk of being sent to a nursing home, old man Carl decides to take his entire house with a cluster of colorful balloons to adventure into new lands that he and his wife had never set foot on. Quite accidentally, the chubby boy scout named Russell also gets tangled up in that flying house and begins the exciting adventures of the two.

Moreover, the film also praises the beautiful and enduring love between the two characters from their youth to old age, which is hardly found in anyone else.

The resounding success of the film helped solidify Disney's leading position and usher in the 'Renaissance' era of Disney. Based on the fairy tale of the same name by writer Andersen, the film tells the story of The Little Mermaid, who sacrifices her sweet voice to exchange for human legs.

She is willing to endure all pain to pursue the prince she has secretly loved for so long. The film won two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Song (Under the sea - Samuel E. Wright performed).

The movie Sleeping Beauty is based on the folk fairy tale of the same name as well as the famous ballet by composer Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky. The story begins with the birth of the beautiful princess Aurora who is cursed by the evil fairy Maleficent that at the age of 16, she will prick her finger on a spindle and die. To counteract the curse, a good fairy wishes that the princess will not die but instead fall into a deep sleep until awakened by true love's kiss.

The movie Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is based on the fairy tale of the same name from the mystical land of Arabia in the collection of stories One Thousand and One Nights. The story follows a young boy named Aladdin who accidentally acquires a magical lamp with a playful genie. Thanks to this, the orphaned Aladdin wandering the streets suddenly has everything he dreams of like wealth and the beautiful princess.

The animated film Beauty and the Beast musical tells the love story of a prince trapped in the form of a beast with the beautiful, intelligent Belle. The film received five Oscar nominations and won in the categories of Best Original Score and Best Song in a Film (for the song Beauty and the Beast).

The film falls within Disney's 'Renaissance' era, based on the Chinese folk legend of the female warrior Mulan. She disguised herself as an old man to join the army in place of her elderly father. Mulan is a testament to Disney's efforts to diversify the skin tones, ethnicities of the main characters, and cultural content of the film. The movie brought Disney two Oscar nominations for Best Original Song and Best Original Score.

Pocahontas is the first Disney animated film based on real historical characters and events. It tells the love story between a white captain and the princess of a Native American tribe in the 17th century in North America. Through love and courage, they stood side by side, becoming a bridge of peace between white settlers and Native Americans. The sequel to the film titled Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World was released in 1998.

Brave marked Disney Pixar's first true film after being acquired by the House of Mouse. The movie encapsulates the essence of classic Disney fairy tales - princesses, witches, and that's not a bad thing. It offers audiences a rich experience featuring strong characters, stunning animation, and poignant moments.

This is Walt Disney's first animated film featuring a princess of color. Inspired by the Grimm fairy tale 'The Frog Prince,' The Princess and the Frog tells the story of Prince Naveen of Maldonia who is cursed by the sorcerer Facilier and transformed into a frog. After kissing the girl Tiana in hopes of returning to human form, Prince Naveen turns Tiana into a frog as well. The film received three Oscar nominations but did not win any awards.