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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.

Highway to Hell

1211. Highway to Hell

Fantasy Action Comedy Horror
6.0

19911h 34min

United States

Director: Ate de Jong

Charlie and Rachel run away from home to get married in Las Vegas. But they get attacked by a zombie who takes Rachel with him to hell, where she will become one of Satan's brides


Beauty and the Beast

1212. Beauty and the Beast

Romance Family Animation Fantasy
8.0

19911h 24min

United States

Director: Gary Trousdale

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.


Cast a Deadly Spell

1213. Cast a Deadly Spell

TV Movie Mystery Comedy Horror Fantasy
6.4

19911h 36min

United States

Director: Martin Campbell

In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.


Prospero's Books

1214. Prospero's Books

Drama Fantasy
6.8

19912h 6min

Japan, United Kingdom

Director: Peter Greenaway

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.


Rock-A-Doodle

1215. Rock-A-Doodle

Comedy Family Animation Fantasy Music
6.0

19911h 17min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Don Bluth

Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Chanticleer's crow, he leaves the farm in disgrace and runs off to become a rock 'n' roll singer. But in his absence, a sinister, sunshine-hating owl prepares to take over.


Toto the Hero

1216. Toto the Hero

Drama Comedy Fantasy
7.4

19911h 31min

Belgium, France

Director: Jaco Van Dormael

80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream sequences. Thomas believes he’s been taken away from a better life at birth; following a hospital fire, he vividly recalls being swapped with another new-born, and subsequently grows up in a poorer neighbouring household.


The Double Life of Véronique

1217. The Double Life of Véronique

Drama Fantasy
7.6

19911h 38min

France, Norway

Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.


Truly Madly Deeply

1218. Truly Madly Deeply

Fantasy Drama Comedy Romance
7.2

19911h 46min

United Kingdom

Director: Anthony Minghella

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be – hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.


Delicatessen

1219. Delicatessen

Comedy Science Fiction Fantasy
7.5

19911h 39min

France

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.


Hook

1220. Hook

Adventure Fantasy Comedy Family Adventure Epic
6.8

19912h 22min

United States

Director: Steven Spielberg

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

Themes

Work life imbalance, Parental responsibility under strain, Mentor through play, Memory shaping identity, Imagination versus conformity, Trust under manipulation

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