Films and television programmes based on Alice in Wonderland

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A variety of films and television programmes based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) by Lewis Carroll have been created. The following is a list of close adaptations, including sequels or original works set in the same universe:

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Films

Theatrical films

TitleYearFormatCountryNotesReference
Alice in Wonderland 1903Live-action short (Silent) United KingdomDirected by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow [1] [2]
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1910Live-action short (Silent) United StatesDirected by Edwin Stanton Porter [3]
Alice in Wonderland 1915Live-action film (Silent) United StatesDirected by W. W. Young [3]
Alice Comedies 1923–27Animated/Live-action short (Silent) United StatesDirected by Walt Disney, these were sold by Disney as animated shorts.
Alice in Wonderland 1931Live-action filmUnited StatesDirected by Bud Pollard; first talkie [3]
Alice in Wonderland 1933Live-action/Animated filmUnited StatesDirected by Norman Z. McLeod (Live-action), with the exception of Walrus and The Carpenter sequence, which was animated by Harman-Ising Studio. [4] [3]
Alice1946United Kingdom BBC production starring Vivian Pickles directed by George More O'Ferrall [5]
Alice in Wonderland 1949 Live-action/Stop motion FranceDirected by Dallas Bower
Alice in Wonderland 1951 Animated film United States Walt Disney Animation Studios, directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske. Note: a television promo (also Disney's first ever TV production) entitled One Hour in Wonderland was released the prior year [6]
Alice of Wonderland in Paris 1966 Animated film United States-Czech Childhood Productions, directed by Gene Deitch
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1972Live-action filmUnited Kingdom Musical film [3]
Alice in Wonderland 1976Live-action filmUnited StatesErotic musical comedy, directed by Bud Townsend
Alice or the Last Escapade 1977Live-action filmFranceFilm directed by Claude Chabrol
Alice in Wonderland 1981 Animated film USSRAlisa v Strane Chudes, animation, Kievnauchfilm, [7]
Alice Through the Looking Glass 1982 Animated film USSRAlisa v Zazerkale, animation, Kievnauchfilm [7]
Alice 1982Live-action filmPoland
Dreamchild 1985Live-action filmUnited KingdomDirected by Gavin Millar
Alice 1988 Live-action/Stop motion CzechiaDirected by Jan Švankmajer
Alice Underground 1999Live-action shortUnited StatesWritten and directed by Robert E. Lee, US [8]
Alice in Wonderland 1999Live-actionUnited States, United Kingdom, GermanyWritten by Peter Barnes; directed by Nick Willing [9]
Malice in Wonderland 2009Live-Action filmUnited KingdomDirected by Simon Fellows and written by Jayson Rothwell
Alice in Wonderland 2010Live-action/Animated filmUnited StatesDirected by Tim Burton, stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter
Alice Through the Looking Glass 2016Live-action/Animated filmUnited StatesSequel to the 2010 Tim Burton film, stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rhys Ifans, Richard Armitage and Helena Bonham Carter
Alice and the Land that Wonders [10] 2020Live Action FilmItalyDirected by Giulia Grandinetti [11]
Come Away 2020Live-action filmUnited StatesDirected by Brenda Chapman
Alice Dos Anjos (Alice in Backlands)2021Live action filmBrazilMusical film, directed by Daniel Leite Almeida [12]
Alice, Through the Looking 2021Live action filmUnited KingdomDirected by Adam Donen [13] [14]
Alice no Mundo da Internet (Alice in the Internet)2022Live action filmBrazilMusical film, directed by Fabrício Bittar [15]
The disembodied adventures of Alice2024Live action filmIrelandDirected by Cléa van der Grijn [16] [17]
Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to: Dive in Wonderland 2025Anime filmJapan [18]
Get LostTBD (upcoming)Live-Action FilmUnited StatesDirected by Daniela Amavia [19]

Direct-to-video

TitleYearFormatCountryNotes
Alice Through the Looking Glass1987 Animated DTV filmAustralia Burbank Films Australia, directed by Andrea Bresciani and Richard Slapczynski
Alice in Wonderland 1988 Animated DTV filmAustralia Burbank Films Australia
Sugar & Spice: Alice in Wonderland 1991 Animated short TV filmJapanwritten by Steve Kramer, Japan
Alice in Wonderland 1993 Original video animation JapanHello Kitty and Friends OVA directed by Yasuo Ishikawa, Japan
Alice in Wonderland 1995 Animated DTV filmUnited States-Japandirected by Toshiyuki Hiruma and Takashi Masunaga, Japan, US
Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland2009 Animated filmUnited StatesProduced by Disney Channel and distributed by Walt Disney Home Video [20]
Alice in Murderland 2010 Low-budget horror film United States Brain Damage Films, directed by Dennis Devine [21]
Malice in La La Land2010 Adult film United StatesMiss Lucifer Production, directed by Lew Xypher [22]

Television

TitleYearFormatCountryNotes
Alice in Wonderland 1937Live-action TV shortUnited Kingdomdirected by George More O'Ferrall [23]
Alice 1946Live-action TV shortUnited Kingdomon BBC, starring Vivian Pickles directed by George More O'Ferrall, UK [24]
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass1948TV broadcastUnited KingdomBBC production [25]
Alice in Wonderland 1950Live-action TV filmUnited StatesBroadcast on the CBS Ford Theatre, starring Iris Mann as Alice, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. [26]
Alice au pays des Merveilles1951TV filmFranceTV broadcast of a stage version
Alice in Wonderland 1955Live-action TV filmUnited Statesa live television adaptation of the 1932 Broadway version of the novel, co-written by Eva LeGallienne and directed by George Schaefer for the Hallmark Hall of Fame [27]
The Adventures of Alice 1960Live-action TV filmUnited KingdomThe play is based on the books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. [28]
Alice in Wonderland 1962Live-action TV filmAustraliaIt was a pantomime and aired as part of the BP Super Show.
Alice in Wonderland (or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?) 1966Animated television filmUnited Statesanimated by Hanna-Barbera, with Janet Waldo as Alice
Alice in Wonderland 1966Live-action TV filmUnited Kingdom BBC television play directed by Jonathan Miller, UK
Alice Through the Looking Glass 1966Live-action TV filmUnited StatesMade-for-television musical directed by Alan Handley
Alice au pays des merveilles1970TV filmFranceDirected by Jean-Christophe Averty
Alice in Wonderland 1973Animated TV episodesUnited StatesEpisode 17 of Festival of Family Classics, produced by Rankin/Bass
Alice Through the Looking Glass 1973Live-action TV filmUnited KingdomBBC adaptation starring Sarah Sutton
Nel mondo di Alice1974TV seriesItaly [29]
Alice in Wonderland 1977Animated TV episodeJapanEpisode 62 of Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi, produced by Dax International and Madhouse [30]
Alice in Wonderland1982Live-action TV filmUnited Statestelevised stage adaptation by Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis; the cast included Julee Cruise. Released by MCA Home Video [31]
Alice at the Palace 1982Live-action TV filmUnited Statesfilm of Elizabeth Swados's 1981 Alice in Concert with Meryl Streep [32]
Alice in Wonderland 1983Live-action TV filmUnited Stateson PBS's Great Performances , based on the 1982 Broadway 1932 revival
Alice in Wonderland 1983Animated TV seriesJapanFushigi no Kuni no Arisu, anime, Nippon Animation, Japan
Alice in Wonderland 1985Live-action TV seriesUnited Kingdomon Anglia, puppetry by Stephen Mottram, UK [33]
Alice in Wonderland 1985Live-action TV filmUnited Stateson CBS, directed by Harry Harris
Alice in Wonderland 1985TV specialUnited StatesTwo-part made-for-TV special produced by Irwin Allen
Alice in Wonderland 1986Live-action TV seriesUnited Kingdomfour 30-minute episodes on BBC, written and directed by Barry Letts [34]
Adventures in Wonderland 1992–95Live-action/Puppet TV seriesUnited StatesProduced by The Walt Disney Company.
Alice in Wonderland 1995Animated TV episodeJapanEpisode 14 of World Fairy Tale Series by Toei Animation [35]
Alice Through the Looking Glass 1998Live-action TV filmUnited Kingdomdirected by John Henderson, with Kate Beckinsale as Alice, UK [36]
Alice in Wonderland 1999Live-action TV filmUnited Kingdom & United Statesdirected by Nick Willing, stars Ben Kingsley, Martin Short, Whoopi Goldberg, UK\US
Alice, de l'autre côté du miroir 2003Animated TV filmFrancedirected by Dominque Debar, produced by Storimages
Alice (miniseries) 2009Live-action TV miniseriesUnited Kingdom & CanadaDirected by Nick Willing, Canada, UK
Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse)2009Animated TV episodeUnited StatesDeveloped for television [37] by Roberts (Bobs) Gannaway from the original 2009 Video of the same name [20]
Hat Trick (Once Upon a Time) 2012Live-action TV episodeUnited StatesCo-written by Vladimir Cvetko and David H. Goodman, and directed by Ralph Hemecker
Jody in Wonderland (The Dumping Ground)2013Live-action TV episodeUnited KingdomDirected by Nigel Douglas, Christmas special [38]
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland 2013–2014Live-action TV seriesUnited States ABC Studios American fantasy-drama series created by Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Zack Estrin, and Jane Espenson
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland2014BalletCanada The Royal Ballet A co-production with The National Ballet of Canada
CBeebies Alice in Wonderland2015Television filmUnited Kingdom BBC CBeebies Christmas Show for children tx BBC1 18 December 2015
Liisa Ihmemaassa2016BalletFinland YLE arena broadcast, televised performance of Jorma Elo's ballet adaptation [39]
Alice & Lewis 2020Animation TVFranceTF1
Alix et Les Merveilleux 2019Live-action TV seriesCanada Radio Canada Televisions [40]
Alice L'integral (Alice et autres Merevilles, Alice traverse le mirroir)2021Theatre broadcastsFrance Culturebox France, 2 part televised performance of Fabrice Meliquot's adaptations for Theatre de la Ville, Paris. [41]
Alice's Wonderland Bakery 2022Animated TV seriesUnited States Disney Junior
Alice im Wunderland2023Ballet live broadcastGermany Bayerische Staadsoper TV. co production with Royal Ballet, London [42]
Lookingglass Alice2023Theatre Circus BroadcastUnited States PBS [43]
Descendants: The Rise of Red 2024Streaming filmUnited States Disney+ film

See also

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