Cinderella Movies in Order & How Many Are There
It is hard to say which Disney princess is the most famous one, but Cinderella has to be among them. One of the first Disney princesses, most famous for its lost slipper, has been adopted many times for the silver screen. In this article, we will let you know how many times exactly, and what is the best way to watch Cinderella movies in order.
“Cinderella”, or “The Little Glass Slipper”, is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world. The protagonist is a young woman living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune, with her ascension to the throne via marriage. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and AD 23, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story.
In this article though, we will focus on Cindarella movies instead of folk tales. So let’s being and find out how many Cindraella movies are there and what is the best order to watch them.
How many Cinderella movies are there?
There are currently three animated Cinderella movies and two live-action movies. There are also a few more movies that include Cinderella, but we won’t be putting them on this list, as we will focus here more on Disney’s Cinderella movies. Those movies are, Ever After, Ella Enchanted and A Cinderella Story movies. There are also two Disney/Pixar movies that include Cinderella, and those are Into the Woods and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
Let’s see what Cinderella movies look like in release order.
- Cinderella (1950)
- Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
- Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
- Cinderella (2015)
- Cinderella (2021)
We will now sort them in order and let you know more about every one of those movies and how are they connected to each other, so check them out below.
Cinderella movies in order
Cinderella movies are not hard to follow, as all you need to do is watch them in order by release date. The live-action remakes are a bit different than the original Cinderella movie, but that was expected, as the original Cinderella movie is one of the oldest Disney movies of all time. It needed some reimagining. Let’s check them out below.
Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella is a modest and hard-working girl who has lost her mother, and her desperate and lonely father finds an ideal new wife with two daughters to ensure that his daughter is no longer alone.
Cinderella’s father dies and she is forced to continue living with her stepmother and evil stepsisters who make her do the hardest physical work around the house while they enjoy themselves. One day an invitation to a royal ball for all the unmarried girls arrives. Cinderella is happy about the possible ball, and the stepmother promised her that she will be able to go with her half-sisters if she does all the chores in the house and sews herself a dress. Cinderella succeeds with the help of her mouse and bird friends who sew her dress – but when they see this, the jealous stepsisters destroy everything she’s been working on and leave for the ball without her.
Cinderella comes to the Fairy Godmother who, with the help of a spell, gives her a dress, shoes and a carriage with a warning that the spell only lasts until midnight. Cinderella meets the Prince at the ball and forgets the time, so when the clock strikes midnight she runs away from his arms, and on the way the glass slipper falls out, which the Prince finds… it’s the only clue she has about her beloved.
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2002)
Newly crowned princess Cinderella discovers that the princess’s responsibilities that come with life in the castle are more challenging than she imagined.
In three warm stories, Cinderella invites her animal friends and the Fairy Godmother to help her fulfill her royal role to which she will add a dose of her loveliness and charm. In doing so, they will discover that being true to yourself is the best way to make your dreams come true.
Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)
In the house of the Tremaine family, Cinderella’s half-sisters Anastasia and Drisella are doing household chores that Cinderella used to do for them. Desperate and unsatisfied, Anastasia runs away from her obligations at one point and stumbles upon the celebration of Cinderella and the Prince’s one-year relationship, where the Fairy Godmother is also present.
When Fairy Godmother accidentally drops her magic wand, Anastasia gets hold of it and accidentally turns her to stone. Not knowing what to do, Anastasia runs home with the wand, and when her mother (Cinderella’s stepmother) realizes what it is about, she will use it to go back in time and change everything for the benefit of her family…
Cinderella (2015)
The story of Cinderella follows the fate of young Ella, whose merchant father remarried after her mother’s death. Ella accepts the new stepmother and her two daughters, Anastasia and Drisella. After the sudden death of her father, the girl Ella is left at the mercy of her new cruel family, who turn her into a maid covered in ashes, called Cinderella. Not long after, she meets a stranger in the forest, her soul mate, a charming prince.
After the fateful meeting, the kingdom invites all the girls to a ball so that the prince can choose his future wife. Young Ella, despite all the misfortunes inflicted on her by her evil sisters and stepmother, manages to come to the ball and with the help of a magical carriage – a pumpkin and a pair of mice, and the popular glass shoes, she changes her life forever.
Cinderella (2021)
Cinderella from 2021 is another modern adaptation of the original animated Cinderella movie from 1950, and it is a cooperation of Disney and Amazon Prime.
Cinderella, an orphaned girl with an evil stepmother, has big dreams and with the help of her Fabulous Godmother, she perseveres to make them come true.
Do you have to watch Cinderella movies in order?
You should watch Cinderella animated movies in order as their story and characters are connected. About the live-action Cinderella movie, it is an adaptation of the animated Cinderella movie from 1950, and can be watched whenever you want, as it is a standalone movie.
Will there be more Cinderella movies?
There is currently nothing in the works, but we are sure there will be more Cinderella movies in the future, as she is one of the most popular Disney princesses of all time.
