The 7th Dwarf (2014): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2014, The 7th Dwarf is a fantasy, adventure, family and animation film directed by Boris Aljinovic, running about 87 minutes. “Seven heroes. Seven times the fun.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Seven clumsy dwarfs try to undo the spell they unwillingly unleashed and save the fairy tales world with the help of a tired dragon and a butterfly. The evil witch Dellamorta cursed princess Rose when she was a baby. Before she turns 18, Rose will get stung in the finger by a sharp object and she and the whole castle will fall into a hundred year long sleep unless her true love would kiss her. The night before her birthday she sends her bf Jack to the 7 dwarfs, who live behind the 7 mountains to hide until after Rose has turned 18. Unfortunately he gets lost and captured by Dellamorta's dragon Burner. So at the party, Rose gets stung in the finger, and everyone falls into deep sleep. Everyone but the 7 dwarfs of course who will go on a journey to save Jack so he can save Rose.

Who’s in it. The 7th Dwarf stars Otto Waalkes as Bubi (voice), Mirco Nontschew as Tschakko (voice), Boris Aljinovic as Cloudy (voice) and Ralf Schmitz as Sunny (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.4/10, The 7th Dwarf has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The 7th Dwarf page.

If you liked it. Fans of The 7th Dwarf tend to enjoy The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Green Mile, Spirited Away and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.