Originally by Ranker FilmList RulesVote up your favorite films starring a Cinderella-type princess or riches-to-rags-to-riches story.
Here is a list of the best Cinderella besed movies, ranked best to worst. These types of movies focus on the famous rags to riches Cinderella story: a diamond in the rough is ultimately discovered and put in her proper place. This theme is used widely to this day with its various topes and allusions permeating Hollywood films. Some of the best Cinderella movies listed here feature wonderful renditions of the tale of one of Disney's best princesses ever. Vote for your favorites and re-rank this list your way, too.
The movies on this list closely follow the Cinderella story. While not all of these movies are for kids, many of them are, and Cinderella is without doubt a favorite fairy tale among young girls. There is a reason Cinderella is often cited as one of Disney's best animated films.
Cinderella is also a favorite fairy tale among adults and older teens, which explains why movies like Ever After and Ella Enchanted are so often included among the great Cinderella films. Disagree? Think that Cinderella is one of the Disney princesses that make terrible role models? Fine, but you cannot deny the timeless story's enduring popularity.
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2,668557Cinderella
Lily James, Cate BlanchettReleased: 2015
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
2
1,822370The Princess Diaries
Anne Hathaway, Mandy MooreReleased: 2001
Directed by: Garry Marshall
- 33,140943
Ever After
Drew Barrymore, Anjelica HustonReleased: 1998
Directed by: Andy Tennant
- 41,314350
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Anne Hathaway, Julie AndrewsReleased: 2004
Directed by: Garry Marshall
- 52,470599
Ella Enchanted
Anne Hathaway, Heidi KlumReleased: 2004
Directed by: Tommy O'Haver
- 63,450779
A Cinderella Story
Hilary Duff, Jennifer CoolidgeReleased: 2004
Directed by: Mark Rosman
- 71,663668
Cinderella
June Foray, Mike DouglasReleased: 1950
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
- 81,292429
Enchanted
Amy Adams, Susan SarandonReleased: 2007
Directed by: Kevin Lima
- 93,255963
Another Cinderella Story
Selena Gomez, Jane LynchReleased: 2008
Directed by: Damon Santostefano
- 102,357628
A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
Lucy Hale, Missi PyleReleased: 2011
Directed by: Damon Santostefano
- 111,011398
Cinderella
Whitney Houston, Whoopi GoldbergReleased: 1997
Directed by: Robert Iscove
- 121,380351
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits
Sofia Carson, Jennifer TillyReleased: 2016
Directed by: Michelle Johnston
- 131,255430
The Prince and Me
Julia Stiles, Miranda RichardsonReleased: 2004
Directed by: Martha Coolidge
- 141,245509
What a Girl Wants
Amanda Bynes, Kelly PrestonReleased: 2003
Directed by: Dennie Gordon
- 15437138
Not Cinderella's Type
Paris Warner, Tim FlynnReleased: 20/2/2018
Directed by: Brian Brough
- 16512276
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Frank Welker, Tress MacNeilleReleased: 2007
Directed by: Frank Nissen
- 17528343
Into the Woods
Johnny Depp, Anna KendrickReleased: 2014
Directed by: Rob Marshall
- 18663245
Ice Princess
Hayden Panettiere, Michelle TrachtenbergReleased: 2005
Directed by: Tim Fywell
- 19389258
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Frank Welker, Tress MacNeilleReleased: 2002
Directed by: John Kafka, Darrell Rooney
- 20398334
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Julie Andrews, Edie AdamsReleased: 1957
Directed by: Ralph Nelson
- 21576237
A Princess for Christmas
Roger Moore, Katie McGrathReleased: 2011
Directed by: Michael Damian
- 221,146466
Rags
Drake Bell, Keke PalmerReleased: 2012
Directed by: Bille Woodruff
- 23831323
After the Ball
Portia Doubleday, Marc-Andre GrondinReleased: 2015
Directed by: Sean Garrity
- 24130127
Sabrina
Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey BogartReleased: 1954
Directed by: Billy Wilder
- 25467419
Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale
Sterling Knight, Kiely WilliamsReleased: 2010
Directed by: Sean Dunson, John Dunson
