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1. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Not Rated | 77 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Surreal tale in which love, fear, sex, and religion merge into one fantastic world. Based on a classical Czech novel of the same title.
Director: Jaromil Jires | Stars: Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýzová, Petr Kopriva, Jirí Prýmek
Votes: 11,277
2. Little Otik (2000)
TV-14 | 132 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A childless couple passes off an anthropomorphous tree stump as their baby, but things get out of hand when the monstrosity comes to life and demands to be fed.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Veronika Zilková, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Pavel Nový
Votes: 6,890 | Gross: $0.12M
3. Three Wishes for Cinderella (2021)
87 min | Family, Fantasy
A Cinderella story: in snow-heavy forests the heroine battles against her evil stepmother for her dream of meeting the handsome prince. This is a breathtaking ride featuring brilliant archery and a gorgeous palace ball.
Director: Cecilie A. Mosli | Stars: Astrid S, Bjørn Sundquist, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Toivo Ty Terjesen
Votes: 2,458
4. The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)
76 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Saxana has the enthusiasm, but lacks the right talent to become a witch. So she's kept in for 300 years - nothing unusual for a sorceress' school. Being bored, she skims through the ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Petra Cernocká, Jan Hrusínský, Jan Kraus, Vlastimil Zavrel
Votes: 1,487
5. Even Mice Belong in Heaven (2021)
80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mouse and a fox die and find themselves in animal paradise and become best friends. Upon their return to earth they are reborn in opposite roles, but the power of friendship surpasses the impossible.
Directors: Jan Bubenicek, Denisa Grimmová | Stars: Erica Schroeder, Marc Thompson, Paul Castro Jr., Mike Pollock
Votes: 763
6. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family
Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,663
7. The Noonday Witch (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Horror
A story of Eliska and her daughter, starting a new life in a remote house, with the father away on business, as the mother claims. After the lie is exposed, their relationship begins to ... See full summary »
Directors: Jiri Sádek, Matej Chlupacek, Michal Samir | Stars: Anna Geislerová, Karolína Lipowská, Zdenek Mucha, Daniela Kolárová
Votes: 685
8. Hastrman (2018)
98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A strange nobleman returning after years abroad to a small Bohemian village in the beginning of 19th century. The nobleman feels closer to animals despite looking like a human. He is a ... See full summary »
Director: Ondrej Havelka | Stars: Karel Dobrý, Vladimír Polívka, Jirí Lábus, Norbert Lichý
Votes: 250
9. The Seven Ravens (2015)
103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A young girl takes a hard task. She must try to save her brothers and get rid of the curse placed on them by their mother. It is a story of courage, perseverance, but also of the power of words, truth and true love.
Director: Alice Nellis | Stars: Martha Issová, Sabina Remundová, Lukás Príkazký, Václav Neuzil
Votes: 493
10. 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: 543
11. S certy nejsou zerty (1985)
95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Petr's greedy stepmother steals everything from her stepson. Meanwhile, Petr meets two daughters of a local duke. He falls in love with one of them, but she is very proud and Petr means ... See full summary »
Director: Hynek Bocan | Stars: Vladimír Dlouhý, Ondrej Vetchý, Jana Dítetová, Josef Kemr
Votes: 1,355
12. Insect (2018)
98 min | Comedy, Drama
Amateur actors rehearsing "Pictures from the Insects' Life". The actors find themselves living out their characters' roles and hallucinating insects. "Insects", is intercut with the ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Jirí Lábus, Jan Budar, Pavel Nový, Norbert Lichý
Votes: 524
13. Three Brothers (2014)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Three brothers (Vojtech Dyk, Tomás Klus and Zdenek Piskula) leave their home to see the world. During their journey, young men as by miracle enter into famous fairy tales (Little Riding ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Katerina Kosová, Tomás Klus, Sabina Rojková, Vojtech Dyk
Votes: 502
14. Ko nezino vyrai (2022)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A well-known fashion magazine editor, an outspoken male chauvinist, is forced to reconsider his point of view when one morning he wakes up as a woman.
Director: Robertas Kuliunas | Stars: Rimante Valiukaite, Vytautas Rumsas Jaunesnysis, Toma Vaskeviciute, Kiril Glusajev
Votes: 166
15. Wild Flowers (2000)
81 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Seven unrelated Czech fairy tales from 1853 by Karel Jaromír Erben, united by folklore, atmosphere, and visuals, form this anthology film exploring themes through a series of poetic vignettes without a cohesive narrative.
Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Martina Bezousková, Sylvie Kraslová, Sára Vorísková, Anna Bezousková
Votes: 1,491
16. The Oddsockeaters (2016)
83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Oddsockeaters are small creatures, who live alongside us humans and are responsible for socks that go missing when we only have one left from a pair - the odd sock. They eat socks, but only one from each pair.
Director: Galina Miklínová | Stars: Krystof Hádek, Jan Maxián, David Novotný, Ondrej Trojan
Votes: 301
17. 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: 1,343
18. 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: 889
19. The Blue Tiger (2012)
90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In a city ruled by the diabolical Mayor, it appears that only one thing can save the old botanical garden from being demolished for the construction of an entertainment center: the Blue ... See full summary »
Directors: Petr Oukropec, Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Jan Hartl, Daniel Drewes, Tereza Bocková, Jana Brezková
Votes: 139
20. 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: 920
21. There Was Once a King... (1955)
107 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A story about a king who out of three daughters preferred two: the most beautiful and the most cheerful, and the most intelligent, and even able to cook well, he kicked out, which he later bitterly regretted.
Director: Borivoj Zeman | Stars: Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian, Irena Kacírková, Stella Májová
Votes: 1,308
22. 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
23. 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
24. The Golem: The Legend of Prague (1936)
83 min | Fantasy, Horror
The Golem, a giant creature created out of clay by a rabbi, comes to life in a time of trouble to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Harry Baur, Roger Karl, Charles Dorat, Roger Duchesne
Votes: 267
25. 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
26. Rumplcimprcampr (1997 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
King Valentin and his queen desire to marry off their heir, the beautiful young prince Hubertus, and use a trick to determine which suitors are true princesses: they may not be able sleep ... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Zelenka | Stars: Andrea Elsnerová, Ivan Hora, Jirina Bohdalová, Július Satinský
Votes: 85
27. 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
28. Incorrectly Drawn Hen (1963)
13 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Jirí Brdecka | Stars: Antonín Jedlicka, Jaroslav Mares
Votes: 88
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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: 96
34. Old Czech Legends (1953)
91 min | Animation, Fantasy
Excellent stop-motion animation film from one of the best Czech filmmakers, Jirí Trnka. It tells the ancient story of Bohemia, how it was founded by Czech, the Forefather, and a series of ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Trnka | Stars: Zdenek Stepánek, Eduard Kohout, Karel Höger, Rùzena Nasková
Votes: 287
35. 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
36. Bajaja (1951)
87 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Bayaya, a young peasant, protected by the spirit of his dead mother, arrives at the castle of the King, where he entertains his three daughters. He soon realizes that the three princesses ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Trnka | Star: Detsky pevecky sbor Jana Kuhna
Votes: 139
37. Popelka (1969 TV Movie)
100 min | Family, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Vlasta Janecková | Stars: Eva Hrusková, Jirí Stedron, Jan Tríska, Dana Medrická
Votes: 100
38. 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: 423
39. A River Performs Magic (1946)
96 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Leopold Kohák married a rich widow a long time ago and now he has nothing to do compared to his energetic wife. He's growing old and troubled by the fact that he betrayed his first love ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Krska | Stars: Frantisek Hanus, Ruzena Slemrová, Evelyna Kinská, Jarmila Smejkalová
Votes: 48
40. Kolobezka první (1984 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Dagmar Patrasová, Jan Censký, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Jitka Molavcová
Votes: 58
41. The Little Man (2015)
84 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
There was house in a cave under little hill and that was a place where Little Man lived. He was quite well there until one night - when he had a mysterious dream. He dreamed about a house ... See full summary »
Director: Radek Beran | Stars: Zuzana Bydzovská, Tatiana Dyková, Vanda Hybnerová, Vladimír Javorský
Votes: 77
42. 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: 137
43. Bílá paní (1965)
91 min | Comedy, Fantasy
This castle has its own ghost - a mysterious White lady. She emerges from the painting on the wall when someone speaks out magic formula. White lady is good ghost, she can make someone's ... See full summary »
Director: Zdenek Podskalský | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Rudolf Hrusínský, Milos Kopecký, Irena Kacírková
Votes: 316
44. Igraszki z diablem (1979 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Tadeusz Lis | Stars: Marian Kociniak, Magdalena Zawadzka, Marek Kondrat, Barbara Wrzesinska
Votes: 94
45. 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
46. 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
47. Tri zlaté vlasy deda Vseveda (1963)
68 min | Family, Fantasy
Director: Ján Valásek | Stars: Radovan Lukavský, Jana Kasanová, Hana Kreihanslova, Václav Lohniský
Votes: 42
49. Mach, Sebestová a kouzelné sluchátko (2001)
94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A live-action adaptation of the popular children's cartoon series about a couple of school kids who live through an incredible adventure thanks to a magic telephone receiver. In the feature... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Robert Hájek, Kristyna Kvetova, Stella Zázvorková, Iva Janzurová
Votes: 166
50. Tri prání (1958)
96 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos | Stars: Zdenek Díte, Rade Markovic, Tatjana Beljakova, Alena Kreuzmannová
Votes: 93