Movies and TvShows featuring "dark-fairy-tale" theme.
Cinderella finds freedom from her wicked stepmother with the help of her fairy godmother. Only this time, they unleash a plan of bloody vengeance.
A psychiatric ward caregiver crosses paths with an eccentric children's book writer, leading to a journey of love, healing, and self-discovery.
Pan's Labyrinth is set in 1944 Spain, where a young girl named Ofelia discovers a labyrinth in the woods near her new home. She encounters a faun who tells her that she is the long-lost princess of a magical underworld and must complete three tasks to prove her identity and escape the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. As Ofelia faces the challenges of the labyrinth, she navigates a world of fantasy and reality, encountering mythical creatures, magical objects, and dangerous situations. Along the way, she learns about bravery, sacrifice, and the power of imagination.
Cám offers a horror reimagining of the Vietnamese Folk Talke "Tấm Cám". Two sisters living under the same wicked stepmother are raised in a village plagued by the presence of a demon which demands the sacrifice of a young girl every 10 years. Can they escape a horrible fate set generations before their birth?
Six children begin their journey at the top of a gothic fairytale tower. They work together as a team to complete the challenges, but to escape each floor they must uncover the saboteur among them.
Snow White, whose mother died in childbirth, has been raised alone by her father. Her stepmother, the evil Claudia, is jealous of her beauty and plots to kill her. Snow White must escape Claudia's wrath and survive the dangerous woods to find her true love.
Civil Service follows a single man in charge of "family services" through a typical workday as he denies requests for government assistance while being confronted by his psyche in the form of his dead mother.
An author with severe antisocial tendencies learns to confront her deep emotional wounds when she meets a stranger who challenges her cold façade
A tyrannical landlady in Hemet, California lords it over her tenants, pitting them against each other in a web of paranoia spun for deadly results.
In Puppet Master, a professor and an anthropologist come across a group of evil puppets with supernatural powers. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they uncover dark secrets and face horrifying encounters with murder, widow, and the occult.
In a surreal dream world, a young girl navigates the dangerous forest, encountering werewolves and dark secrets. She must unravel the mysteries and face her fears to survive.
"Described as 'Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut,' Rouge is a horror-tinted gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Set in California, the story explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry — as well as 'the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze.' Set to be published in September this year by Simon & Schuster/Marysue Rucci Books, Rouge is the latest novel from [Mona] Awad, behind All’s Well, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl and Bunny, which was listed among the best book of 2019 by Time, Vogue and the New York Public Library." (THR)
In a modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, a social pariah discovers a teenage runaway in the Oregon Wilderness and does his best to help her find a way home - a troubling exploration of trauma and redemption.
This ballet production tells a dark version of the story of Snow White, as a vain and desperate aging queen attempts to have her beautiful daughter murdered.
Siren is a dark fairy tale about a seductress who arrives in a small town and starts causing chaos. As she uses her pheromone powers to manipulate the residents, suicides become rampant and secrets begin to unravel. A young man must uncover the truth behind the siren's power before it consumes everyone he knows.
Rhena's father tells a story about Atlas, a forest entity that whispers stories of the dead to its trees. That same night he disappears into this forest. Rhena does everything she can to get her father back.
Robert spends his nights hunting people for execution with his anarchic gang. But when he falls in love with one of his victims, he sees a new life open up. Can he escape from his life as a trained killer in time to save her?
In this stop-motion animated film, the Pied Piper uses his magical pipe to rid a medieval town of its rat infestation, but when the town refuses to pay him, he seeks revenge by luring away all of the town's children.
In this chilling adaptation of the Red Riding Hood fairy tale, a young woman finds herself hunted by a mysterious wolf in a dark and eerie forest. As she fights for her life, she uncovers shocking secrets that reveal the true nature of her enemy.
A cold dinner is a dish with bad news. Today it will be more disgusting and destructive than yesterday; and tomorrow will not come at all.