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51. The Proud Princess (2025)
Animation, Comedy, Family | Filming
The black-and-white fairy tale The Proud Princess was one of the most viewed films in the Czech cinema of all times. Punished pride is one of the most beautiful fairy tales by Bozena ... See full summary »
Director: Radek Beran
52. Gump - pes, který naucil lidi zít (2021)
92 min | Adventure, Family
A stray dog named Gump is searching for his place in the human world. He wishes to get a companion, but has to endure several challenges along the way.
Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Bolek Polívka, Eva Holubová, Ivana Chýlková
Votes: 270
53. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in the Playroom (2012 Video)
7 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Stars: Jessica Fildes, James Fildes
Votes: 38
54. Ferdy (1984– )
30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
"Fredy" is a black ant who solves his problems in every episode with his intelligence and the help of his friends.
Star: Susan Sheridan
Votes: 217
55. 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: 438
56. Jumping Over Puddles (1971)
91 min | Drama, Family
A boy keeps his spiritedness and optimism in spite of polio.
Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Vladimír Dlouhý, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Karel Hlusicka, Vladimír Smeral
Votes: 254
57. Lotrando a Zubejda (1997)
106 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Once upon a time, there was a band of robbers, ruled by Lotrando, the robber of robbers. He took from the poor and the rich, and gave generously to his cronies. His son had long since ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Smyczek | Stars: Jirí Strach, Barbora Seidlová, Pavel Zednícek, Arnost Goldflam
Votes: 545
58. O zatoulané princezne (1987)
94 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Princess Julia doesn't want to marry an old prince Hubert so she runs away from home. She meets two old magicians and join the circus, where she meets lovely Franta Kuldan and evil devil performer.
Director: Antonín Kachlík | Stars: Lucie Tomková, Petr Mikulá, Jindrich Bonaventura, Oldrich Vlach
Votes: 66
59. Gentlemen, Boys (1976)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Three friends - Tomás, Hubert and Jozka - are boys growing up in a little town. Tomás lives with his aunt Apolena (Iva Janzurová) and uncle Václav (Karel Augusta), who holds every job title... See full summary »
Director: Vera Plívová-Simková | Stars: Michal Dymek, Petr Vorísek, Petr Stary, Magdalena Reifová
Votes: 357
60. 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: 353
61. Spící mesto (2021)
94 min | Family, Fantasy, Mystery
All the parents suddenly fall asleep, and children have to survive in the world. A thrilling adventure showing what can happen when chaos reigns and children are forced to face the pitfalls of the world on their own.
Director: Dan Svátek | Stars: Petra Buckova, Tomás Mechácek, Adam Svátek, Krystof Svátek
Votes: 28
62. Pan Tau (2020)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Whenever a kid at Westpark School needs help, Pan Tau steps in with incredible alien magic powers. But the real heroes are the boys and girls as they discover their own superpowers, like courage, self-confidence and friendship.
Stars: Matt Edwards, Hannah Chinn, Jacob Avery, Tom Gerhardt
Votes: 65
63. Alice of Wonderland in Paris (1966)
G | 52 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
After Wonderland, Alice dreams of going to Paris. A mouse named Francois, the grandson of Anatole, agrees to take her there if she will tell him her favorite cheese. Along the way they share several stories.
Director: Gene Deitch | Stars: Luce Ennis, Norma MacMillan, Howard Morris, Carl Reiner
Votes: 217
64. The Proud Princess (1952)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A fairy tale of all Czech fairy tales about the proud princess Krasomila who refused to marry King Miroslav.
Director: Borivoj Zeman | Stars: Alena Vránová, Vladimír Ráz, Stanislav Neumann, Mária Sýkorová
Votes: 908
65. The Talking Parcel (1978 TV Movie)
Unrated | 40 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A little girl finds an odd parcel on the seashore, and in It a talking parrot who takes her on an epic journey to a fantasy land called Mythologia to rescue a wizard imprisoned by an evil cockatrice. They must gather allies along the way.
Director: Brian Cosgrove | Stars: Lisa Norris, Freddie Jones, Mollie Sugden, Roy Kinnear
Votes: 85
66. An Angel of the Lord (2005)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A screwup angel is exiled from the Heaven down to Earth, incarnated as a beggar.
Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Jirí Dvorák, Zuzana Kajnarová, David Svehlík
Votes: 922
67. The Prince and the Evening Star (1979)
86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The old King (Vladimír Mensík) is not satisfied with his four children. It is high time for the Princesses to get married and for the Prince to assume the reign. Once the King sets out to ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Juraj Durdiak, Libuse Safránková, Vladimír Mensík, Radoslav Brzobohatý
Votes: 890
69. Kolobezka první (1984 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Dagmar Patrasová, Jan Censký, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Jitka Molavcová
Votes: 58
70. Fimfárum Jana Wericha (2002)
100 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A farmer who takes to drink and meets the devil; a young boy who has to spend the night in a haunted pub; a man who grows horns overnight; a man who bets and argues with his wife; and a ... See full summary »
Directors: Aurel Klimt, Vlasta Pospísilová | Stars: Ota Jirák, Jan Werich
Votes: 546
71. Princ a chud'as (1971 TV Movie)
Adventure, History
A poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Roman Skamene, Petr Kostka, Josef Bláha, Ota Sklencka
Votes: 31
72. Galose stastia (1986)
89 min | Family, Fantasy
One evening, two fairies - Worry and Fortune with their young assistant Mina - are walking through old Prague. As it is Fortune's birthday, she decides to give people a gift - she enchants ... See full summary »
Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Jana Brejchová, Therese Herz, José Luis López Vázquez, Marek Brodský
Votes: 113
73. The Hippo Who Was Afraid of Inoculations (1966)
17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The story of how dangerous not to treat the disease at an early stage.
Director: Leonid Amalrik | Stars: Mikhail Yanshin, Georgiy Millyar, Grigoriy Shpigel, Elena Ponsova
Votes: 231
74. Salt & Gold (1983)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When King Pravoslav's favorite daughter tells him that she loves him more than salt, he's furious since he considers salt to be worthless. Her fiance the Salt Prince makes all the salt disappear to teach Pravoslav a lesson.
Director: Martin Hollý | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Gábor Nagy, Karol Machata, Ladislav Chudík
Votes: 468
75. The Emperor's Nightingale (1949)
55 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A Chinese emperor prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When the Emperor is near death, a nightingale's song restores his health and teaches... See full summary »
Directors: Jirí Trnka, Milos Makovec | Stars: Helena Patockova, Jaromir Sobotoa, Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna, Boris Karloff
Votes: 457
76. Popelka (1969 TV Movie)
100 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Vlasta Janecková | Stars: Eva Hrusková, Jirí Stedron, Jan Tríska, Dana Medrická
Votes: 100
77. Thomas and the Falcon King (2000)
96 min | Family, Fantasy
A historical co-production with fairy tale elements. It concentrates on Tomás (Brano Holicek), a 14-year-old boy who lives beneath the castle of the powerful Lord Balador (Juraj Kukura). ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Brano Holicek, Juraj Kukura, Klára Jandová, Waldemar Kownacki
Votes: 335
78. Duch nad zlato (2013 TV Movie)
92 min | Comedy, Fantasy
In a godforsaken cave, a traveling journeyman fills his pockets with gold. Voita lost his father and mother in the war and is now seeking his fortune in the world. He got to the abyss at ... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Viktor Preiss, Veronika Khek Kubarová, Frantisek Skopal, Jirina Bohdalová
Votes: 83
79. 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
80. Boniface's Vacation (1965)
21 min | Animation, Short, Family
A circus lion goes on holiday to Africa, but his circus skills doesn't let him be.
Director: Fyodor Khitruk | Star: Aleksey Polevoy
Votes: 1,344
81. Automärchen (1983)
98 min | Comedy
This quirky episodic comedy weaves together three plot lines centered around the employees of a car garage, with some unexpected fairy tale elements to get things moving. A woodland fairy ... See full summary »
Director: Erwin Stranka | Stars: Kurt Böwe, Marylu Poolman, Ramona Hennecke, Roman Kaminski
Votes: 29
82. Neues vom Räuber Hotzenplotz (1979)
103 min | Family
Director: Gustav Ehmck | Stars: Peter Kern, Peter Traxler, Wolfgang Katzer, Barbara Valentin
Votes: 46
83. The Devil's Bride (2011)
90 min | Family, Fantasy
Young Stepan saves his beloved princess Stepanka to marry Lucifer due to the promise her parents, the King and the Queen, did to the Evil as reword for the help he provided to the Queen to get pregnant.
Director: Zdenek Troska | Stars: Eva Podzimková, Václav Sanda, Karel Zima, Sabina Laurinová
Votes: 138
84. Fimfarum: The Third Time Lucky 3D (2011)
75 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The film contains three Jan Werich's fairy tales, each directed by one artist. The first story sets out to the Sumava mountains in Southern Bohemia to find out whether Ogres ever lived ... See full summary »
Directors: Kristina Dufková, Vlasta Pospísilová, David Sukup | Stars: Jan Werich, Ota Jirák, Miroslav Krobot, Jirí Machácek
Votes: 117
85. The Immortal Aunt (1993)
98 min | Comedy, Fantasy
The filmed fairy-tale is a comedy based on the classical story about Reason and Happiness. This enchanting couple is ever debating on which of the two is more important for mankind, their ... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Filip Blazek, Barbora Bobulova, Jaromír Hanzlík
Votes: 354
86. Hungry Bear Tales (2020 TV Movie)
45 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An animated comedy about two bears with a sweet tooth, who like getting into mischief if it will bring them something good to eat.
Directors: Katerina Karhánková, Alexandra Májová | Stars: David Novotný, Lukás Príkazký, Pavla Tomicová, Jan Vondrácek
Votes: 25
87. Darzhbuján a Pandrhola (1960)
80 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Cuba Drobbyan (Jiri Sovak) is a poor cavalier who has a good wife (Bela Jurdova) and eleven children. When it comes to the twelfth, Cuba decides to go into the world and get a good ... See full synopsis »
Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Jirí Sovák, Rudolf Hrusínský, Václav Lohniský, Josef Hlinomaz
Votes: 424
88. The Enormous Crocodile (1997 TV Movie)
24 min | Animation
When the Enormous Crocodile boasts that he is going to eat a child for his lunch, the other jungle animals decide to foil his dastardly plot.
Star: Roger Blake
Votes: 9
89. The Third Prince (1983)
84 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Once upon a time there was a prince, Jaroslav, whose two other brothers had fallen in love with a beautiful yet mysterious princess from a painting. His brothers had gone far away to seek ... See full summary »
Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Ludek Munzar, Jana Hlavácová
Votes: 542
90. Prince Bajaja (1971)
73 min | Family, Fantasy
The hero of this popular fairy tale is a young prince who, after the death of his parents, goes out into the world. During his travels he meets a magical talking horse and falls in love ... See full synopsis »
Director: Antonín Kachlík | Stars: Ivan Palúch, Magda Vásáryová, Frantisek Velecký, Gustav Opocenský
Votes: 183
91. Metrácek (1972)
77 min | Family, Sport
Jitka Pazoutová is not doing well at physical education. She is fat and clumsy and often gets laughed at because of her look. Back at home in the cellar, she practices her hits for a ... See full summary »
Director: Josef Pinkava | Stars: Markéta Svetlíková, Míla Myslíková, Helena Ruzicková, Zora Rozsypalová
Votes: 88
92. Dvanáct mesícku (2012 TV Movie)
97 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
After her father's death Maruska is exposed to the whims of her evil stepmother and her stepsister Kveta, who treat her like Cinderella. Shortly before Christmas, Karel, who made his ... See full summary »
Director: Karel Janák | Stars: Marie Malachová, Roman Vojtek, Veronika Zilková, Jan Komínek
Votes: 210
93. Princezna Duse (1991 TV Movie)
66 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Svatava Simonová | Stars: Katerina Brozová, Michal Dlouhý, Ivana Chýlková, Jan Kanyza
Votes: 11
94. The Seven Ravens (1993)
80 min | Family, Fantasy
The story of the film is based on the classical tale about seven naughty sons, whom their mother cursed in anger and thus turned into ravens. When their youngest sister grew up, she decides... See full summary »
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Mária Podhradská, Magdalena Reifová, Michal Dlouhý, Ivana Chýlková
Votes: 124
95. Sest medvedu s Cibulkou (1972)
83 min | Comedy, Family
The owner of a circus decides to swap his trained bears for trained pigs, and fires clown Cibulka. The clown gets a job at a local school, bears escape and seek him out and a school inspector comes into town.
Director: Oldrich Lipský | Stars: Lubomír Lipský, Jirí Sovák, Milos Kopecký, Jan Libícek
Votes: 350
96. Zlatá pradlena (1975 TV Movie)
35 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Vera Jordánová | Stars: Daniela Kolárová, Jaromír Hanzlík, Jana Dítetová, Václav Voska
98. Jak si zaslouzit princeznu (1995)
72 min | Family, Fantasy
A fairy tale of three brothers (Pavel Reznícek, Jirí Langmajer and Karel Dobrý) hatched from eggs who try to save a princess (Lada Jelínková) kidnapped by an evil wizard (Jaromír Dulava).
Director: Jan Schmidt | Stars: Lenka Jelínková, Simona Vrbická, Pavel Reznícek, Jaromír Dulava
Votes: 97
99. Pták Ohnivák (1997)
86 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The sick King Jorgen worries about the marriage of his daughter Elena. The fairytale-like, dramatic confusion triggers a shimmering golden fire bird with its wondrous song every full moon ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Tina Ruland, Manou Lubowski, Ondrej Brousek, Horst Buchholz
Votes: 155
100. O trech ospalých princeznách (1998 TV Movie)
65 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Director: Svatava Simonová | Stars: Tereza Groszmannová, Sárka Ullrichová, Sabina Králová, Viktor Preiss
Votes: 19