Once upon a time

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows once upon a time

poster The Waif and the Wizard
The Waif and the Wizard
2mn - Drama, Fantasy
The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's another early example of a two-shot film along the lines …
poster Beatrice Fairfax
Beatrice Fairfax
(4.0/5)
300mn - Action, Adventure
Beatrice Fairfax, the original advice-to-the-lovelorn reporter and her friend and not-so-secret admirer Jimmy Barton investigate calls for help and escape exotic perils and dangers. Episodes include excit…
poster Secrets
Secrets
(3.2/5)
108mn - Drama
An old woman's memories are rekindled as she rereads her diary. She recalls her youth in England when she married a suitor over the objections of her parents and moved with him to the Wyoming frontier. Th…
poster Her Crowning Glory
Her Crowning Glory
14mn - Comedy
A widower becomes infatuated with his daughter's governess, to the displeasure of the child and her nurse.
poster The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
(3.5/5)
75mn - Drama, Fantasy
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Do…
poster Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
86mn - Fantasy, Adventure
A young prince and his loyal companion embark on a perilous quest to awaken a cursed princess from her eternal slumber, battling an evil queen and legions of undead monsters in this dark fantasy retelling…
poster Chinatown Nights
Chinatown Nights
(2.8/5)
83mn - Drama, Action, Crime
When bored socialite Joan Fry ventures into San Francisco's Chinatown seeking excitement, she becomes caught in the violent crossfire of a brutal gang war and falls for Chuck Riley, the ruthless white lea…
poster Snow White in the Dark Woods
Snow White in the Dark Woods
116mn - Fantasy, Horror, Adventure
A young woman goes on a search for her kidnapped sister. She soon falls victim to a jealous queen who can't stand anyone who is considered more beautiful than herself. The adventure and terror begins as t…
poster Onesime, Clockmaker
Onesime, Clockmaker
(3.2/5)
8mn - Sci-Fi, Comedy
In an effort to secure a promised inheritance, Onésime invents a time machine that speeds up activity on earth, hyper-animates men and machines, and telescopes the human life-cycle.
poster Cinderella
Cinderella
(3.1/5)
52mn - Fantasy, Drama
Good-hearted Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, but she is able to go to the Royal Ball with the help of the Fairy Godmother. Based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale, and featuring…
poster The Enchanted Well
The Enchanted Well
3mn - Fantasy
A witch curses a town's well.
poster L'amorino
L'amorino
13mn -
A father tries to arrange a marriage to a wealthy man for his daughter, but she don't like him. And in anger she accidentally makes a young officer see stars and one can sparkles in their eyes.
poster Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
2mn - Drama
A handful of short tales of love, framed by leaf masks.
poster Much Ado About Mutton
Much Ado About Mutton
(3.6/5)
7mn - Animation
The big bad wolf is hungry and thinks lamb-chops would fill his need, so he puts the a snatch of a couple of Uncle Blackie's fleecy-white nephews. Uncle Blackie takes offense at this and dispatches the wo…
poster Enoch Arden: Part II
Enoch Arden: Part II
17mn - Drama
Annie remains faithful to her husband, Enoch, even though he's been lost at sea for many years. Finally her grown children convince her to marry Philip, her former suitor. Enoch is rescued from the desert…
poster Alice and the Three Bears
Alice and the Three Bears
7mn - Animation
The Three Bears are busy cooking when Baby Bear realises his recipe requires hops. Naturally his first inclination is to go find some frogs to provide for him his hops, so he runs off and pursues a frog a…
poster Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
(3.5/5)
90mn - Drama
A mother haunted by vivid dreams of another life travels to Ireland to uncover the truth about her past incarnation as an Irishwoman who died in the 1930s, leading to an emotional reunion with the childre…
poster Crazytown
Crazytown
(3.5/5)
6mn - Animation, Comedy
The story of a town where everything is topsy-turvy.
poster Ramona
Ramona
17mn - Drama, Romance, Western
Ramona, residing on her wealthy Spanish adoptive mother's rancho in California, falls in love with the Indian Alessandro. When Ramona is denied permission to marry Alessandro, the lovers elope, only to fi…
poster Mia and the Dragon Princess
Mia and the Dragon Princess
83mn - Action, Crime, Fantasy
When plucky barmaid Mia takes in a mysterious mute woman fleeing violent thugs, she's thrust into a dangerous world of martial arts, ancient secrets, and deadly pursuit that will test her courage and tran…
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