Movies Like Babes in the Woods (1932)

Babes in the Woods is a 1932 animation film from Burt Gillett with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Pigs in a Polka and Three Little Wolves.

Animation

Pigs in a Polka

1943

A tuxedo-clad wolf Master of Ceremonies announces the evening's program: the tale of the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs, set to the music of Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Dances. Queue the fairy tale.

6.8

MagicScore

Three Little Wolves

1936

Two little pigs cry wolf on their brother and then an actual wolf comes.

6.5

MagicScore

The Pied Piper

1933

The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lures the rats into a mirage of cheese, which disappears. The citizens, disappointed that all he did was play a tune, offer only pocket change. The piper, angered, plays a new tune that has all the children of the city follow him, even the new twins the stork is preparing to deliver.

6.5

MagicScore

Shrek the Halls

2007

The Christmas tree isn't the only thing green in this new holiday classic. Shrek is back and trying to get into the spirit of the season. After promising Fiona and the kids a Christmas they'll remember, he is forced to take a crash course in the holiday. But just when he thinks he has everything for their quiet family Christmas just right, there is a knock at the door.

6.4

MagicScore

The Little Mermaid

1968

Rusalochka opens in modern day Copenhagen, Denmark. Several tourists gather around the capital's famous mermaid statue, as a tour guide explains its significance. A fish in the water below the tourists scoffs at their foolishness, and then, proceeds to tell about the doomed love of the mermaid. Upon reaching her 15th birthday, the Little Mermaid is allowed to swim up to the surface above. As soon as she does, however, the Mermaid spots a young prince caught up in a dreadful storm. She admires the man's bravery and decides to save him, declaring that, "The beautiful and the brave should not perish." After the mermaid returns to the ocean, she decides that she wants to become human.

7.0

MagicScore

Sleeping Beauty

1959

Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.

6.9

MagicScore

Cinderella

1922

Lotte Reiniger's interpretation of Grimm's recorded version of Aschenputtel (Cinderella) from 1922.

6.5

MagicScore

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea

2000

Set several years after the first film, Ariel and Prince Eric are happily married with a daughter, Melody. In order to protect Melody from the Sea Witch, Morgana, they have not told her about her mermaid heritage. Melody is curious and ventures into the sea, where she meets new friends. But will she become a pawn in Morgana's quest to take control of the ocean from King Triton?

6.4

MagicScore

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

1997

Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seeded hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.

6.2

MagicScore

#10

Beauty and the Beast

2017

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

7.0

MagicScore

#11

The Little Matchgirl

2006

An animated short based on Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a poor young girl with a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames filled with images of loving relatives, bountiful food, and a place to call home.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

Cinderella

1979

The Cinderella story.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

In the Blue Sea, in the White Foam...

1984

Musical fantasy based on Armenian fairy tales.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Mickey and the Beanstalk

1947

A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The Fox and the Hare

1973

Hare enlists four brave friends to help him reclaim his home from the wily Fox.

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Voice of the Nightingale

1923

A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the songbird and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not meant to be captive.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

The Kingdom of the Fairies

1903

At the royal court, a prince is presenting the princess whom he is pledged to marry when a witch suddenly appears. Though driven off, the witch soon returns, summons some of her servants, and carries off the princess. A rescue party is quickly organized, but the unfortunate captive has been taken to a strange, forbidding realm, from where it will be impossible to rescue her without some special help.

6.9

MagicScore

#18

Hansel and Gretel

1983

Tim Burton's reimagined classic combines live action and stop motion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods. It is known for having aired only once on Disney Channel, on Halloween Night in 1983.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Cinderella

1899

A fairy godmother magically turns Cinderella's rags to a beautiful dress, and a pumpkin into a coach. Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets the Prince - but will she remember to leave before the magic runs out? Méliès based the art direction on engravings by Gustave Doré. First known example of a fairy-tale adapted to film, and the first film to use dissolves to go from one scene to another.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

The Little Match Seller

1902

A short melodrama based on Hans Christian Andersen's harrowing tale. A poor little girl tries to sell matchsticks in the freezing December cold. She lights matches for some light and warmth. There are visions: a fireplace, dinner, a Christmas tree. She sees her dead mother, welcoming her.

6.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Babes in the Woods?

The top films similar to Babes in the Woods by MovieMagicScore are Pigs in a Polka (6.8), Three Little Wolves (6.5), The Pied Piper (6.5). Each shares animation themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Babes in the Woods worth watching?

Babes in the Woods holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 72 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Babes in the Woods?

Babes in the Woods (1932) is a animation film directed by Burt Gillett, starring Lucille La Verne, Pinto Colvig, Mary Moder.

Where can I find more recommendations like Babes in the Woods?

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About movies like Babes in the Woods

This ranked list pairs Babes in the Woods (1932), a animation film from Burt Gillett, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Lucille La Verne take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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