List of live-action puppet films


This is a list of live-action puppet films. They use string or some other form of arm assistant. These films should not be confused with stop-motion animation which use frame by frame technique.

1920s-1960s

The Great Gabbo The Limejuice Mystery or Who Spat in Grandfather's Porridge? - UKPuppet Show - USAThe Emperor's Dream - ChineseLili - USAThe Spirit of Christmas - USAThunderbirds Are GO - UKThunderbird 6 - UKThe Muppet Musicians of Bremen - USAHey, Cinderella! - USA/Canada

1970s

Pufnstuf - USAThe Great Santa Claus Switch - USAThe Frog Prince (1971 film) - USA/CanadaThe Investigator - USALet My Puppets Come - USAEmmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas - USAMagic - USAThe Muppet Movie - USA

1980s

The Empire Strikes Back - USACaptain Scarlet vs. the Mysterons - UKRevenge of the Mysterons from Mars - UKThe Great Muppet Caper - USAThe Dark Crystal - USA/UKReturn of the Jedi - USAThe Neverending Story - USA/West Germany The Muppets Take Manhattan - USASesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird - USALabyrinth - UKThe Christmas Toy - USA/CanadaThe Tale of the Bunny Picnic - USA/UKLittle Shop of Horrors - USASuperstar: The Karen Carpenter Story - USAMeet the Feebles - New ZealandMonster Maker - USAPuppet Master - USA (film series)

1990s

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter - USA/West GermanyThe Witches - USADolly Dearest - USAMuppet*Vision 3D - USAThe Muppet Christmas Carol - USADollman vs. Demonic Toys - USAMr. Willowby's Christmas Tree - USAMuppet Treasure Island - USAMystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie - USABuddy - USAA Rat's Tale - Germany/USBarney's Great Adventure - USAThe Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland - USABeing John Malkovich - USAMuppets from Space - USARagdoll - USA

2000s

Legend of the Sacred Stone - TaiwaneseRat - USAThe Book of Pooh: Stories from the Heart - USAKermit's Swamp Years - USAThe Country Bears - USAIt's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie - USAGood Boy! - USAFive Children and It - USA/UK/FranceStrings - Denmark/Norway/Sweden/UKTeam America: World Police - USAThe Muppets' Wizard of Oz - USAMirrorMask - USA/UKDante's Inferno - USADead Silence - USA31 minutos, la película - Chile/Brazil/SpainForgetting Sarah Marshall - USA

2010s

The Beaver - USAThe Muppets - USAThe Greyness of Autumn - - ScotlandMuppets Most Wanted - USALessons Learned - USAScooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map - USA

2020s

Gulabo Sitabo - - IndiaAutumn Never Dies - - ScotlandA Fairy Tale After All - USAAbruptio - USAThe rise and fall of the Chop Chop Show - Argentina