Folktale Movies

Ghost story based on a legendary Thai folk tale.

A collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.

A woman encounters a hitchhiker in the middle of the night while driving. From there, things spiral into absurdity, blurring the lines between what's...

An old Hispanic folktale about a child-stealing witch becomes real in the life of a little girl who's caught between her parent's crumbling marriage...

Short animated version of the Chinese folktale, Nüwa Mends the Heavens

The story takes place in modern-day eastern Serbia, still fertile ground for various forms of superstition and prejudice. Zorica is a village girl...

Wanting to destroy the Archer and marry his wife, the King comes up with tests for the hero.

Tom Davenport's realistic adaptation of an old Appalachian story. With nothing more than her plucky spirit and her pocket knife, a mountain girl...

There's a "silver lining in every cloud" as Donald O'Neary turns every misfortune his two neighbours can engineer into gold coins. Against the...

A collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.

The Queen's cat goes on an adventure in the countryside where he discovers that love, in its many forms, surrounds him.

During a tour of his country, King Matthias the just, comes across a sign in a village: The judge of this village does not have a care in the world!...

The smallest son of the king has to find a bride for himself in the forest. But he finds only a kitty cat.

A woman has 12 daughters and they were so cheeky that once their mother said in anger: "I wish you turned into jackdaws". Immediately the 12 girls...

The poor man’s three sons wanted to get married but their father allowed marrying first only that boy who obtains the most beautiful flower,...

After getting trapped in an isolated woodland, a hunter is tormented by his former prey.

Oscar is a man whose sorrow echoes at the river. He laments the death of his wife by disproving an urban legend, and he is ready for whatever crosses...

A collection of stories compiled from the English dub of the Madhouse anime series Manga Fairy Tales of the World.

Sidney is walking her dog in the forest when she loses track of him. While searching for him she uncovers notes and remains that imply something...