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Supernatural Fantasy movies

Spirits, curses, and mythic beings intrude on everyday life without building a full secondary world.

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

1. Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

Science Fiction Action Animation Fantasy Superhero Action
7.0
20181h 26min

Overview

Amanda Waller's top-secret "Task Force X" — consisting of Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, and Copperhead — is on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they're willing to risk their lives to steal it. However, the Suicide Squad isn't the only group of villains seeking to possess the object. It's a race for the golden prize, and second place isn't an option if they want to stay alive.

Themes

Betrayal under pressure, Loyalty versus ambition, Nanite bomb control, Race for relic, Relic temptation risk, Alliance fragility under stress

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Warning

2. The Warning

Thriller Drama Fantasy Domestic Thriller Psychological Drama
5.9
20181h 32min

Overview

Ten-year-old Nico receives a threatening letter and now his life is in danger. No one seems to believe him except one person that he doesn't know.

Themes

"movie: the warning. genres: thriller, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy main themes: mathematician, Bullying, Mother son relationship, Mathematician, Bullying, Mother son relationship full keywords list: mathematician, Bullying, Mother son relationship. concept analysis: the film explores the cyclical nature of trauma and fate, Illustrating how past violence reverberates through time, Affecting future generations. it delves into the themes of sacrifice and the desperate measures one takes to protect the innocent from repeating history."

Available on

Netflix
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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

3. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Animation Fantasy Drama Adventure Anime
7.4
20181h 55min

Overview

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.

Themes

Family relationships, Coming of age, Captivity and escape, Dragon presence, Military conflict, Time skip consequences

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV
Crunchyroll
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Every Day

4. Every Day

Romance Fantasy Supernatural Fantasy Fantasy Romance
6.4
20181h 37min

Overview

16-year old Rhiannon falls in love with a mysterious spirit named “A” that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and “A” work each day to find each other, not knowing what the next day will bring.

Themes

Body as vessel, Privacy vs intrusion, Family stress, Romance across bodies, Identity across change

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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I Kill Giants

5. I Kill Giants

Fantasy Drama Coming-of-Age Drama Supernatural Fantasy
6.1
20171h 46min

Overview

Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its inhabitants, who do not understand her strange behavior.

Themes

Trauma and coping, Fantasy as coping mechanism, Bullying dynamics and resilience, Adolescent identity under pressure, Support systems in crisis, Grief and maternal illness

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Unicorn Store

6. Unicorn Store

Fantasy Drama Comedy Supernatural Fantasy Family Drama
5.6
20171h 31min

Overview

A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.

Themes

"movie: unicorn store. genres: fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy main themes: dreams, Allegory, Misfit, Dreams, Allegory, Misfit full keywords list: dreams, Allegory, Misfit, Unicorn, Woman director. concept analysis: the film explores the tension between childhood dreams and adult realities, Highlighting the importance of self-acceptance and personal growth. it emphasizes that true fulfillment comes not from external fantasies but from understanding oneself and nurturing meaningful relationships."

Available on

Netflix
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The Mummy

7. The Mummy

Fantasy Thriller Action Adventure Horror
5.4
20171h 50min

Overview

Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient queen whose destiny was unjustly taken from her is awakened in our current day, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.

Themes

Power and possession, Ambition and consequence, Science versus occult threat, Ancient tomb power, Secret society meddling, Life and death balance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Adventure Action Fantasy Treasure Hunt Supernatural Fantasy
6.5
20172h 9min

Overview

Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

Themes

Duty vs desire, Loyalty under pressure, Alliances and rivalries, Legacy and lineage, Curse and restoration, Knowledge and discovery

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Ghost Story

9. A Ghost Story

Drama Fantasy Mystery Romance Supernatural Fantasy
6.8
20171h 33min

Overview

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife, only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away.

Themes

Grief and memory, Death and ghost, Loss and morality, Unreliable reality, House as memory, Piano as presence

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering.

Themes

Pursuit of escape, Performative violence, Addiction and agency, Manipulation and self-worth, External catastrophe and personal collapse, Fragile friendships

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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