The following list is a compilation of costume dramas (fantasy or fairytale) in movies, TV series, and animations with or without a set time period. This page will no longer be updated; I will be adding films on imdb instead.
MOVIES
- Aladdin (2019)
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) – Victorian/fantasy
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) – Victorian/fantasy
- Allerleirauh (2012) – Medieval/fairytale
- Beauty and the Beast (17 March 2017) – 18th Century / fairytale
- La Belle et la bête (2014) – 1810 & Medieval/fairytale
- The Brothers Grimm (2005) – Regency/fantasy
- Captain America: The First Avenger – WW2/fantasy
- Christopher Robin (2018) – WWII/fairytale
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) – WWII/fantasy
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) – WWII/fantasy
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) – WWII/fantasy
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair (?) – fantasy *in production
- Cinderella (2015) – early 19th C / fairytale
- Cowboys and Aliens (2011) – Victorian/Sci-fi
- Crimson Peak (2015) – Victorian/fantasy
- Dark Shadows (2012) – 18th C/1970’s/fantasy
- Dracula Untold (2014) – Medieval/fantasy
- Dumbo (29 Mar 2019) – Edwardian/fairytale
- Ella Enchanted (2004) – fairytale
- Enchanted – fairytale/modern
- FairyTale: A True Story (1997) – 1917/fantasy
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) – 1920’s/fantasy
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) – 1920’s/fantasy
- The Golden Compass – fantasy
- Gulliver’s Travels – fairytale/modern
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) – fantasy
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) – fantasy
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) – fantasy
- The House with a Clock in its Walls (2018) – 1950’s/fantasy
- The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016) – fantasy
- Inkheart (2008) – fantasy/modern
- Into the Woods (2014) – fairytale
- Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) – fantasy
- The Jungle Book (2016) – Victorian/fairytale
- King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) – Medieval/fantasy
- King Kong (2005) – 1930s/fantasy
- A Knight’s Tale (2001) – fiction (Medieval)
- Labyrinth (1986) – fantasy
- The Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring – fantasy
- The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers – fantasy
- The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King – fantasy
- Maleficent (2014) – fairytale/Medieval
- Maleficient 2: Mistress of Evil (2019) – fairytale/Medieval
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999) – Edwardian/fantasy
- Mirror, Mirror (2012) – fairytale
- The Moon and the Sun (2015) – fantasy /Baroque
- Much Ado About Nothing – Shakespeare (Rococo and Regency)
- Mulan (27 Mar 2020) – legend
- The Mummy (1999) – 1920s/fantasy
- The Mummy Returns (2001) – 1930s/fantasy
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) – 1940s/fantasy
- Neverland (2011)
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2 Nov 2018) – Victorian/fantasy
- Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
- Pan (2015) – WWII/fairytale
- Peter Pan (2003) – Victorian/fairytale
- Pinocchio (2019) – 18-19th C?/fairytale
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) – Georgian/fantasy
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006) – Georgian/fantasy
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007) – Georgian/fantasy
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) – Georgian/fantasy
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) – Georgian/fantasy
- Pirates of the Caribbean 6 (?) – fantasy
- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) – Regency/fantasy
- The Princess Bride (1987) – fairytale (Medieval)
- Red Riding Hood (2011) – fairytale
- Robin Hood (2018) – Medieval/fantasy
- The Secret of Moonacre (2008) – fantasy (Victorian)
- The Seventh Son (2015)
- The Shape of Water (2017) – 1960’s/fantasy
- Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) – fairytale
- Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace – Sci-fi
- Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (2002) – Sci-fi
- Star Wars III: The Revenge of the Sith (2005) – Sci-fi
- Stardust (2007) – fairytale (Victorian and Medieval)
- Tale of Tales / Il racconto dei racconti (2015) – fairytale (Baroque)
- Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) – fairytale (Medieval)
- The Time Machine (2002) – Victorian/sci-fi
- Van Helsing (2004) – Victorian/fantasy
- Victor Frankenstein (2015) – Victorian/sci-fi
- Wonder Woman (2018) – WWI/fantasy
- Your Highness (2011) – fairytale/Medieval
TV SERIES
- Carnival Row (2019) – Victorian/fantasy
- Dracula (2013) – Costumes have a modern twist on Victorian clothing
- ITV’s Beowulf (2016) – Medieval/fantasy
- Firefly – S1E4 (2002) – Sci-fi
- ITV’s The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015) – Victoria/scifi
- Galavant (2015) – fairytale
- The Game of Thrones (2011-Present) – Medieval/fantasy
- Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As A Fairytale (2001) – fairytale/19th Century
- Legend of Cambria (2018) – Medieval/fantasy
- Merlin’s Apprentice (2006) – fairytale
- Once Upon A Time (2011-2017) – fairytale/fantasy/modern
- Once Upon A Time in Wonderland (2013-2014) – Victorian England / fantasy
- ITV’s Peter & Wendy (2015) – modern/Victorian/fantasy
- Prince Charming (2001) – Medieval / modern
- Reign (2013-Present) – Elizabethan/fantasy
- Snow White (2001) – Medieval/fairytale
- Tenth Kingdom (2000) – fairytale/modern
ANIMATION
- Adama (2015) – historical fiction (1914)
- The Adventures of Tin Tin (2011) – historical fiction (early 20th Century)
- Aladdin – historical fairytale
- Anastasia – historical fairytale (early 20th Century)
- Beauty & The Beast – historical fairytale (late Victorian)
- Brave – historical fairytale (Medieval)
- Cinderella – historical fairytale (late Victorian)
- Elena of Avalor (2016) – fairytale
- Enchanted (2007) – fairytale (animation: medieval / live-action: modern)
- BBC One’s Ethel & Ernest (2016)
- Frozen (2013) – fairytale (mid/late Victorian)
- Frozen 2 (22 Nov 2019) – fairytale (mid/late Victorian)
- Hotel Transylvania (2012) – Victorian/present-day/fantasy
- Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart (2014) – Victorian/fantasy
- The Little Mermaid – historical fairytale (Mixture of period costumes)
- Mavka: The Forest Song (2018?) – Ancient Ukrainian Pagan Mythology
- Moana (2016) – fiction
- Mulan – historical fiction
- Peter Pan – historical fairytale (late Victorian)
- CBC’s Pirate’s Passage (4 Jan 2015) – 1950’s/fantasy
- Pocahontas – historical fairytale (Jacobean)
- The Princess & the Frog – historical fairytale (1920s)
- Puss in Boots (2011)
- Shrek 1-4 (2001-2010) – historical fairytale (Medieval)
- Sleeping Beauty – historical fairytale (Medieval but mixture of period costumes)
- Snow White – historical fairytale (Medieval)
- The Stolen Princess (2017)
- The Swan Princess – historical fairytale (Medieval)
- Tangled – historical fairytale (Medieval)
- Thumbelina – historical fairytale (Medieval but mixture of period costumes)
Here’s a few I’d mention
Christopher Robin (Post WW2/Fantasy)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Post WW2/Fantasy)
Overlord (WW2/Horror)
The Mummy (1930s/Fantasy)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (1930s/Fantasy)
The Mummy Returns (1930s/Fantasy)
Wild Wild West (Victorian/Steampunk Sci-Fi)
King Kong (1930s/Fantasy)
Hi Shane,
Sorry for not seeing this until now (having Disqus issues)! Thank you for your additions!
Heres a few that may have slipped your mind
Mary Poppins Returns (1930s/Fantasy)
Nanny McPhee (1940s/Fantasy)
The Last Airbender (Ancient Asia/Fantasy)