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Dark Fantasy movies

Grim fantasy with moral grayness where magic has a price and choices lead to harsh consequences.

Priest

1. Priest

Action Fantasy Horror Epic Action Dark Fantasy
5.7
20111h 27min

Overview

In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is kidnapped by vampires, the Priest breaks his vows to hunt them down. He is accompanied by the niece's boyfriend, who is a wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Hunter ethics vs personal ties, Alliance against annihilation, Rebellion at the margins, Religious authority vs autonomy, Outpost fortress vulnerability, Postwar survival dynamics

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Season of the Witch

2. Season of the Witch

Adventure Fantasy Action Adventure Epic Dark Fantasy
5.4
20111h 35min

Overview

A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.

Themes

Duty vs survival, Desertion under pressure, Ritual power and danger, Mass violence and trauma, Religion and pestilence, Witch threat and exorcism

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

3. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Adventure Fantasy Drama Romance Dark Fantasy
5.1
20102h 4min

Overview

Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob, knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Loyalty under pressure, Identity and transformation, Secrecy vs disclosure, Forbidden romance tension, Intergroup alliance under threat

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Enter the Void

4. Enter the Void

Fantasy Drama Dark Fantasy Psychological Drama
7.2
20102h 41min

Overview

This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar, a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda. When Oscar is killed by police during a bust gone bad, his spirit journeys from the past -- where he sees his parents before their deaths -- to the present -- where he witnesses his own autopsy -- and then to the future, where he looks out for his sister from beyond the grave.

Themes

Intergenerational trauma, Afterlife navigation, Memory fragmentation, Family loyalty under peril, Drug trade risk, Sex industry exploitation

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Apple TV
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Air Doll

5. Air Doll

Drama Fantasy Relationship Drama Dark Fantasy
6.9
20091h 52min

Overview

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.

Themes

Factory autonomy tension, Doll as companion, Sex doll exploitation, Objectification through video store, Life-size dynamics, Video store ownership

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Dorian Gray

6. Dorian Gray

Fantasy Drama Thriller Dark Fantasy Tragic Drama
6.2
20091h 52min

Overview

Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.

Themes

Obsession with youth, Portrait as self-image, Societal pressure and vanity, Decadence and corruption, Consequences of indulgence, Mentor influence and decadence

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Coraline

7. Coraline

Animation Family Fantasy Stop-Motion Animation Christmas Family
7.8
20091h 40min

Overview

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

Themes

Coercion and control, Deceptive appearances, Desire for belonging, Adult attention vs neglect, Reality vs fantasy, Boundaries of home

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Apple TV
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

8. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Fantasy Action Thriller Dark Fantasy Epic Action
6.5
20091h 32min

Overview

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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Hellboy II: The Golden Army

9. Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Fantasy Action Dark Fantasy Superhero Action
7.0
20082h

Overview

Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Duty vs personal life, Exile and belonging, Human magical conflict, Sacrifice and loss, Artifacts power

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Apple TV
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Death Note: The Last Name

10. Death Note: The Last Name

Fantasy Thriller Mystery Dark Fantasy Mind Game Thriller
7.1
20062h 20min

Overview

In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) but in the end will Light win? or will a Shinigami named Ryuk make all the difference in Light's victory or his ultimate death?

Themes

Investigative deception, Battle of wits, Supernatural power control, Broadcast manipulation leverage, Rule-based deception, Memory loss gambit

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Google Play Movies
Rakuten TV
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