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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.

The Yin Yang Master

471. The Yin Yang Master

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance
6.4

20211h 53min

China

Director: Li Weiran

The world is on the verge of a devastating war with monsters who are coming to retrieve the Scaling Stone. Yin Yang Master Qingming's life is in danger and he travels to different worlds to prepare for the upcoming assaults. On his journey, Qingming finds that the key to all the calamities is embracing his hybrid identity of both human and monster.


A Writer's Odyssey

472. A Writer's Odyssey

Fantasy Action Adventure Drama
6.2

20212h 10min

China

Director: Lu Yang

Kongwen Lu is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.


Long Story Short

473. Long Story Short

Romance Comedy Fantasy Romantic Comedy Time-Rule Fantasy
6.6

20211h 30min

Australia, France

Director: Josh Lawson

Teddy wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that he's jumped forward a year in his life to his first anniversary. Trapped in an endless cycle of time jumps, transported another year ahead every few minutes, he is faced with a race against time as his life crumbles around him.

Themes

Trust and deception, Commitment under pressure, Time loop consequences, Career versus love, Agency within repetition, Routine versus novelty

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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New Gods: Nezha Reborn

474. New Gods: Nezha Reborn

Animation Fantasy Action
6.8

20211h 57min

China

Director: Zhao Ji

While living as an ordinary deliveryman and motor racing fan, Nezha encounters old nemeses and must rediscover his powers to protect his loved ones.


Space Sweepers

475. Space Sweepers

Drama Fantasy Science Fiction Space Sci-Fi
6.5

20212h 16min

South Korea

Director: Jo Sung-hee

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

Themes

Debt and survival pressures, Corporate power and injustice, Environmental activism and security, Technology as weapon and tool, Human-android bonds, Space colony inequality

Available on

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Wish Dragon

476. Wish Dragon

Animation Family Comedy Fantasy Romance
7.2

20211h 39min

United States, China

Director: Chris Appelhans

Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

Themes

Class inequality, Betrayal and deception, Identity through disguise, Desire vs duty, Loyalty and sacrifice, Economic status

Available on

Netflix
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After a total solar eclipse, a dark circus troupe appears, Mamoru is stricken with a mysterious malady and bad things start happening across the city. Sequel to the Sailor Moon Crystal TV series.


Soul

478. Soul

Animation Family Comedy Fantasy Drama
8.0

20201h 41min

United States

Director: Pete Docter

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

Themes

Self-discovery through new experiences, Mentorship and guidance dynamics, Life-affirming choices under pressure, Meaning beyond career labels, Art as identity and expression, Afterlife as existential prompt

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Poupelle of Chimney Town

479. Poupelle of Chimney Town

Animation Drama Fantasy Adventure
6.4

20201h 40min

Japan

Director: Yusuke Hirota

The story is about a young boy named Lubicchi and a trashman named Poupelle who meet on a Halloween night in a city that is full of tall chimneys. The chimneys pour out black smoke and the true sky cannot be seen.


In the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves. Ash Ketchum and Pikachu meet Koko and help him protect the Great Tree from the crooked scientist Dr. Zed.