10 Movies Like Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

Description: A classic fantasy adventure featuring a young protagonist who embarks on a magical journey to a faraway land, encountering strange creatures and overcoming obstacles to return home.

Fact: The film's iconic ruby slippers were originally silver in the book. The horse of a different color scene was achieved by using Jell-O crystals on the horses, which they kept trying to lick off.

Description: A whimsical tale of a young girl who falls into a fantastical world filled with peculiar characters and surreal landscapes, navigating through absurd challenges to find her way back.

Fact: The Cheshire Cat's disappearing act was one of the first uses of the Xerox process in animation. Lewis Carroll's original illustrations inspired many of the character designs.

Description: A magical story about children who fly to a mystical island where they encounter pirates, mermaids, and fairies, learning about bravery and the bittersweet nature of growing up.

Fact: Tinker Bell's animation was modeled after actress Margaret Kerry. This was the first Disney animated feature to release original songs simultaneously with the film's soundtrack.

Description: A young boy discovers a magical book that transports him to a fantasy realm where he must help save the land from destruction by believing in the power of imagination.

Fact: The film used one of the most expensive animatronic puppets ever created for Falkor the luckdragon. The iconic theme song was performed by Limahl, former lead singer of Kajagoogoo.

Description: A teenage girl must navigate a fantastical maze filled with bizarre creatures and challenges to rescue her baby brother from the Goblin King, learning about responsibility along the way.

Fact: David Bowie's crystal ball juggling was entirely real - no special effects were used. The film's puppetry work was done by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, featuring some of their most complex designs.

Description: A fairy tale adventure blending romance, comedy, and fantasy elements, following a young woman and her true love as they face numerous fantastical obstacles to be reunited.

Fact: The famous sword fight between Westley and Inigo took three weeks to film. Mandy Patinkin based his performance as Inigo on his own father who died of cancer, channeling his desire for revenge against the disease.

Description: A reluctant hero embarks on a quest to protect a special child from an evil queen, encountering magical creatures and discovering his own hidden courage along the journey.

Fact: George Lucas originally conceived the story as a sequel to Star Wars featuring Ewoks. Warwick Davis was cast as Willow after playing Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi.

Description: A grown-up Peter Pan must return to Neverland to rescue his children from Captain Hook, rediscovering the magic of childhood and the power of belief along the way.

Fact: The elaborate pirate ship set was built on a soundstage with a 90,000-gallon water tank. Spielberg originally considered Michael Jackson for the role of Peter Pan before casting Robin Williams.

Description: A young boy escapes his miserable life by entering a giant peach, embarking on a surreal journey with anthropomorphic insects across the ocean to a magical new home.

Fact: The film combines live-action with stop-motion animation, with the peach sequences taking two years to complete. The giant peach prop was 20 feet in diameter and weighed nearly 5,000 pounds.

Description: A romantic fantasy adventure about a young man who crosses into a magical realm to retrieve a fallen star, encountering witches, pirates, and supernatural dangers along his quest.

Fact: The film's sky pirate ship was a full-scale, functional airship that really flew. Neil Gaiman wrote the original novel to be an adult fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride.