FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

Name: FairyTale: A True Story
Director: Charles Sturridge
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Family
Released: 1997
Duration: 99 min

"Believe."

ThumbScore

👍 66%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.

Critics Score

🎬 56% (RT: 56%)

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Director

Charles Sturridge

Runtime

1h 39m

Country

United States of America, United Kingdom

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.4/10 (126 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

56%

Cast

Florence Hoath as Elsie Wright

Elizabeth Earl as Frances Griffiths

Paul McGann as Arthur Wright · 74% avg

Peter O'Toole as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · 72% avg

Harvey Keitel as Harry Houdini · 74% avg

Phoebe Nicholls as Polly Wright

Bill Nighy as Edward Gardner · 72% avg

Tim McInnerny as John Ferret, a Reporter · 70% avg

Is FairyTale: A True Story good?

It's divisive. 66% audience score, estimated from 126 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 56%.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗