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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.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

1. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Comedy Fantasy Horror Dark Comedy Supernatural Fantasy
6.6
20241h 45min

Overview

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Generational tension, Family legacy and loss, Afterlife bureaucracy, Paranormal boundary crossing

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Flow

2. Flow

Animation Adventure Fantasy Family Family Animation
7.9
20241h 25min

Overview

A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Collective resilience, Trust through hardship, Shared refuge on water, Inter-species cooperation, Adaptation under disaster

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Harold and the Purple Crayon

3. Harold and the Purple Crayon

Family Comedy Adventure Fantasy Coming-of-Age Adventure
5.7
20241h 30min

Overview

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.

Themes

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Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Tuesday

4. Tuesday

Fantasy Drama
6.3
20241h 50min

Overview

A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird.


The Watchers

5. The Watchers

Fantasy Horror Mystery Supernatural Fantasy Folk Horror
5.7
20241h 42min

Overview

A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

Themes

Bunker secrecy deception, Shapeshifting mimicry threat, Strangers group dynamics, Forest isolation pressure, Fairies hybrid tension, Irish mythology influence

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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My Oni Girl

6. My Oni Girl

Animation Fantasy Adventure Family
6.0
20241h 52min

Overview

A shy teenage boy's inability to say no is tested when a headstrong girl drags him on a mystical journey amid summer snow to find her missing mom.


Overview

After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their kids.

Themes

Loss and resilience, Memory shaping identity, Memory and belonging, Care under pressure, Intergenerational care, Imagination as social glue

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The King Tide

8. The King Tide

Thriller Mystery Fantasy
6.5
20241h 43min

Overview

After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.


10 Lives

9. 10 Lives

Animation Comedy Family Fantasy
6.0
20241h 27min

Overview

A pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate steps in to set him on a transformative journey.


The Greatest Hits

10. The Greatest Hits

Drama Music Romance Fantasy
6.2
20241h 34min

Overview

Harriet finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time – literally. While she relives the past through romantic memories of her former boyfriend, her time travelling collides with a burgeoning new love interest in the present. As she takes her journey through the hypnotic connection between music and memory, she wonders – even if she could change the past, should she?