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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2,834555Cinderella
Lily James, Cate BlanchettReleased: 2015
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
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1,930364The Princess Diaries
Anne Hathaway, Mandy MooreReleased: 2001
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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1,380340The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Anne Hathaway, Julie AndrewsReleased: 2004
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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3,2901,011Ever After
Drew Barrymore, Anjelica HustonReleased: 1998
Directed by: Andy Tennant
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2,619619Ella Enchanted
Anne Hathaway, Heidi KlumReleased: 2004
Directed by: Tommy O'Haver
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3,639826A Cinderella Story
Hilary Duff, Jennifer CoolidgeReleased: 2004
Directed by: Mark Rosman
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1,760708Cinderella
June Foray, Mike DouglasReleased: 1950
Directed by: Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
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1,370439Enchanted
Amy Adams, Susan SarandonReleased: 2007
Directed by: Kevin Lima
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2,480647A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
Lucy Hale, Missi PyleReleased: 2011
Directed by: Damon Santostefano
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3,4241,033Another Cinderella Story
Selena Gomez, Jane LynchReleased: 2008
Directed by: Damon Santostefano
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1,444353A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits
Sofia Carson, Jennifer TillyReleased: 2016
Directed by: Michelle Johnston
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1,319441The Prince and Me
Julia Stiles, Miranda RichardsonReleased: 2004
Directed by: Martha Coolidge
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1,026415Cinderella
Whitney Houston, Whoopi GoldbergReleased: 1997
Directed by: Robert Iscove
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1,311542What a Girl Wants
Amanda Bynes, Kelly PrestonReleased: 2003
Directed by: Dennie Gordon
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422125Not Cinderella's Type
Paris Warner, Tim FlynnReleased: 20/2/2018
Directed by: Brian Brough
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895340After the Ball
Portia Doubleday, Marc-Andre GrondinReleased: 2015
Directed by: Sean Garrity
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534289Cinderella III: A Twist in Time
Frank Welker, Tress MacNeilleReleased: 2007
Directed by: Frank Nissen
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706263Ice Princess
Hayden Panettiere, Michelle TrachtenbergReleased: 2005
Directed by: Tim Fywell
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558361Into the Woods
Johnny Depp, Anna KendrickReleased: 2014
Directed by: Rob Marshall
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415272Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
Frank Welker, Tress MacNeilleReleased: 2002
Directed by: John Kafka, Darrell Rooney
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415356Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Julie Andrews, Edie AdamsReleased: 1957
Directed by: Ralph Nelson
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621247A Princess for Christmas
Roger Moore, Katie McGrathReleased: 2011
Directed by: Michael Damian
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139128Sabrina
Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey BogartReleased: 1954
Directed by: Billy Wilder
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1,208501Rags
Drake Bell, Keke PalmerReleased: 2012
Directed by: Bille Woodruff
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483443Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale
Sterling Knight, Kiely WilliamsReleased: 2010
Directed by: Sean Dunson, John Dunson
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