FairyTale: A True Story 1997
Directed by Charles Sturridge
- Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Family
- 99 min
- PG
Believe.
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Where do you stand?
Three questions people argue about. Answer first, then see how your circle and the community split.
Would FairyTale: A True Story hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1997?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Is FairyTale: A True Story overrated?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Has FairyTale: A True Story aged badly?
Sign in to answerBe the first to answer.
Ask the title a question
Answered from what people have written, never made up: a verdict, how much when it's a matter of degree, and the sentences that say so, quoted with their names. Reviews here first, then TMDB's reviews and the title's Wikipedia plot and reception. If nothing settles it, you can put it to the curators.
Character
Classical in form, earnest, grave and warm.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Cast
- Florence HoathElsie Wright
- Elizabeth EarlFrances Griffiths
- Paul McGannArthur Wright
- Peter O'TooleSir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Harvey KeitelHarry Houdini
- Phoebe NichollsPolly Wright
- Bill NighyEdward Gardner
- Tim McInnernyJohn Ferret, a Reporter
- Joseph MayHoudini's Assistant
- Peter MullanSergeant Farmer
Crew
- Charles SturridgeDirector
- Ernie ContrerasWriter
- Albert AshWriter
- Tom McLoughlinWriter
- Michael CoulterDirector of Photography
- Zbigniew PreisnerOriginal Music Composer
- Peter CoulsonEditor
- Bruce DaveyProducer
- Wendy FinermanProducer
Where to watch
| Free | |
|---|---|
| Rent | |
| Buy |
US availability, powered by JustWatch via TMDB. Other regions
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
A Walk in the Clouds 199575% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, grave.
Miracle on 34th Street 199474% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, warm.
Moonfleet 195572% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
The Kid 201970% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Ballet Shoes 200869% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Somewhere in Time 198069% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Finding Vivian Maier 201469% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Forever Young 199269% alikeBoth earnest, classical in form, grave.
Mystic Pillars 201971% alikeGame · Both earnest, grave, classical in form.
Game · Both classical in form, earnest, grave.
Often watched with
Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Curator Co.
