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Fantasy movies

Step into realms of magic, mythical creatures, and supernatural events where the impossible becomes reality.

Subgenres include: Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Low Fantasy.

Phenomenon

1141. Phenomenon

Drama Romance Science Fiction Fantasy
6.4

19962h 3min

United States

Director: Jon Turteltaub

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.


DragonHeart

1142. DragonHeart

Fantasy Action Adventure Drama
6.4

19961h 43min

United States

Director: Rob Cohen

In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder than he'd imagined: If he kills the king, Draco will die as well.


The Craft

1143. The Craft

Horror Drama Fantasy
6.5

19961h 41min

United States

Director: Andrew Fleming

A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.


James and the Giant Peach

1144. James and the Giant Peach

Adventure Animation Family Fantasy
6.7

19961h 19min

United States

Director: Henry Selick

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.


Sabrina the Teenage Witch

1145. Sabrina the Teenage Witch

TV Movie Fantasy Family Comedy
6.1

19961h 31min

United States

Director: Tibor Takács

A girl, sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, finds out on her sixteenth birthday that she is a witch.


Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

1146. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

Animation Adventure Fantasy
7.2

19961h 20min

Japan

Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi

A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. It also retells the Red Ribbon Army story; but this time they find Goku rather than Goku finding them.


Dead Man

1147. Dead Man

Drama Fantasy Western
7.5

19952h 1min

United States, Japan

Director: Jim Jarmusch

On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.


Memories

1148. Memories

Fantasy Animation Science Fiction
7.5

19951h 53min

Japan

Director: Katsuhiro Otomo

Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.


The wicked Badiyanu has come to capture all Earth's children to gain enough power to absorb the planet in her Black Dream Hole. The Black Dream Hole is in Badiyanu's castle and absorbs the dream energy from children. The more children Badiyanu kidnaps, the larger the dream hole gets. The Sailor Team must save Earth's children and prevent the Black Dream Hole from enveloping the entire planet!


Jumanji

1150. Jumanji

Adventure Fantasy Family
7.1

19951h 44min

United States

Director: Joe Johnston

When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game for 26 years -- into their living room. Alan's only hope for freedom is to finish the game, which proves risky as all three find themselves running from giant rhinoceroses, evil monkeys and other terrifying creatures.