Movies and TvShows featuring "based-on-folklore" theme.

The Legend of the Blue Sea is a Korean drama that follows the story of a mermaid who is in search of her lost love from the Joseon era. She ends up meeting a genius scam artist who is the spitting image of her past lover. Together, they navigate through hidden identities, con artists, and star-crossed lovers, all while unraveling the mysteries of the blue sea.

Song of the South is a Disney movie set in the Reconstruction Era where a young boy named Johnny befriends a rabbit and listens to the stories of Uncle Remus, an African-American former slave. The film combines live-action and animation to tell the story of friendship, laughter, and the power of storytelling. However, the film has faced controversy due to its racial stereotypes and depiction of slavery.

In 17th century Kabul, Ali is a lovable rogue and jack of many trades who cares for 5 orphans. He is confronted by 40 thieves seeking revenge for being suppressed by his late father. Destiny unfolds, giving Ali a chance to rise above and find his true purpose, true love, and stand guard against the evil Iblis and his band of chaalis chors.

Juju Stories tackles juju in contemporary Lagos through three stories. In Love Potion, by Omonua, an unmarried woman agrees to use juju to find herself an ideal mate. In Yam, by Makama, consequences arise when a street urchin picks up seemingly random money from the roadside. In Suffer the Witch, by Obasi, love and friendship turns into obsession, when a young college woman attracts her crush's interest.

A young woman leaves the sanitarium to watch over her grandmother's house. As she descends into madness, she must decide whether to be devoured or embrace her true nature.

The tale about a girl with a cold heart who is dying in agony because of joy and love.

Tens of millennia ago, eight gods who ceaselessly fought each other were exiled to earth. For generations, they have been reincarnated as mere mortals, and they won't be allowed back to heaven until they've learned to coexist in harmony. Then in today's Hong Kong, a mortuary beautician and her has-been singer dad are chased for a huge sum of money they don't owe. Turns out her materialistic stepmom has taken a tycoon's advance payment on the false promise of organizing a concert that she can't deliver. The family is therefore forced to go on the run, and along the way they meet an assortment of quirky people, including a mute baker, a kung fu cab driver, an aspiring musician and her crafty sidekick. Through a series of comic misadventures, the seven of them come to realize that they used to be gods and have a mission in this life, but...who is the eighth god that has yet to rejoin them?