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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.

Constantine

151. Constantine

Fantasy Action Horror Supernatural Fantasy Supernatural Horror
7.0

20052h 1min

Germany, United States

Director: Francis Lawrence

John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Good versus evil, Hidden powers awakening, Illness as catalyst, Supernatural negotiation, Angelic vs demonic conflict

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Angel-A

152. Angel-A

Romance Comedy Drama Fantasy Romantic Comedy
7.0

20051h 31min

France

Director: Luc Besson

A beautiful and mysterious woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together... but is their meeting purely coincidence?

Themes

Performance under pressure, Trust and manipulation, Unlikely partnership, Romance vs deception, Ambition and control, Fate vs coincidence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

153. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Fantasy Action Thriller Dark Fantasy Epic Action
6.5

20091h 32min

United States

Director: Patrick Tatopoulos

A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

Themes

Class inequality, Loyalty under pressure, Abuse of power, Forbidden love constraints, Aristocratic oppression, Slavery and rebellion

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Being John Malkovich

154. Being John Malkovich

Comedy Drama Fantasy High-Concept Comedy Psychological Drama
7.7

19991h 53min

United States

Director: Spike Jonze

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

Themes

Control through embodiment, Desire and rejection, Ownership and autonomy, Identity collision, Immortality via bodies, Betrayal and manipulation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Penelope

155. Penelope

Fantasy Comedy Romance Fantasy Romance High-Concept Comedy
6.7

20071h 43min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Mark Palansky

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

Themes

Appearance vs identity, Public spectacle and tabloids, Forced marriage expectations, Self empowerment and autonomy, Class constraints and blue bloods, Transformation and self acceptance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

156. Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Comedy Music Fantasy Adventure Parody
6.8

20061h 33min

United States, Germany

Director: Liam Lynch

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers... a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

Themes

Ambition and loyalty, Temptation vs mission, Creative collaboration, Economic insecurity, Pursuit of fame, Band dynamics under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Inland Empire

157. Inland Empire

Horror Thriller Mystery Drama Fantasy
6.8

20063h

United States, France

Director: David Lynch

When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.

Themes

Parallel realities and duplicity, Infidelity and professional risk, Curse and creative ambition, Doppelgänger and identity fragmentation, Deception within production, Surreal cinema as pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Devil's Backbone

158. The Devil's Backbone

Fantasy Drama Horror Thriller Supernatural Fantasy
7.4

20011h 48min

Spain, Mexico

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.

Themes

Trauma and memory, Political repression, Institutional vulnerability, Isolation and danger, Survival within wartime, Loyalty under stress

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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To escape the bombing of London, four children are sent to the countryside to stay at an old professor’s house. There, they discover a mysterious wardrobe that leads to the magical land of Narnia. Once inside, they learn that the country is under the rule of the White Witch, who has plunged it into an eternal winter, and soon find themselves drawn into the struggle for its future.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Good versus evil, Sibling loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and trust, Prophecy and destiny, Moral resilience under danger

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Il Mare

160. Il Mare

Fantasy Drama Romance Relationship Drama Fantasy Romance
7.5

20001h 36min

South Korea

Director: Lee Hyun-seung

In the year 1999, a young woman leaves her quaint seaside house and returns to the city, leaving in the mailbox a card for the next owner, with instructions to forward any mail of hers to the new address. In the year 1997, a jaded young architect moves into the same house and finds the letter. His reply, which he slips into the mailbox, finds its way to her, beginning a parallel-time love story separated by a span of two years.

Themes

Letter-based connection, Mailbox as conduit, Millenium drift, Beach interludes, Time travel romance, Parallel timelines

Available on

Plex
Plex Channel
Kocowa
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