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Supernatural Fantasy movies

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

Ghost Town

61. Ghost Town

Comedy Romance Drama Fantasy Dark Comedy
6.7

20081h 42min

United States

Director: David Koepp

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Urban isolation, Unfinished business, Cynicism and empathy, Supernatural interference, Career vs personal life, Romantic entanglement

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Constantine

62. 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

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Apple TV
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The Devil's Backbone

63. 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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The Spiderwick Chronicles

64. The Spiderwick Chronicles

Family Adventure Fantasy Drama Adventure Epic
6.5

20081h 35min

United States

Director: Mark Waters

Twins Jared and Simon move with their sister Mallory and their mother into the old house of their great-great-grandfather, Arthur Spiderwick. One day, Jared discovers a mysterious book written by Arthur that reveals a magical world inhabited by dangerous invisible creatures. The children do not yet know that a mysterious evil is already hunting the book, hoping to claim it for itself.

Themes

Sibling relationship dynamics, Divorce impact, Parent child relationship strain, Single mother burden, Identical twins tension, Family relationships strain

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Monster House

65. Monster House

Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Family Animation
6.7

20061h 31min

United States

Director: Gil Kenan

Three tech-obsessed teens treat Halloween like a game, until a cranky neighbor’s decrepit house turns into a living, breathing monster that targets them, trapping their gadgets, their friends, and their courage inside its walls.

Themes

Community resilience under pressure, Parental absence, Space as threat, Youth agency, Fear of the unseen, Grief embodied in space

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Hellboy

66. Hellboy

Fantasy Action Supernatural Fantasy Superhero Action
6.9

20042h 2min

United States

Director: Guillermo del Toro

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Sacrifice and resilience, Power and responsibility, Occult vs science, Found family under crisis, Duty vs personal choice

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Netflix
Amazon Video
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The Cat Returns

67. The Cat Returns

Adventure Fantasy Animation Drama Family
7.1

20021h 15min

Japan

Director: Hiroyuki Morita

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Self-discovery through adversity, Kindness as courage, Transformation and empowerment, Guardianship by unlikely allies, Choice and independence

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Just Like Heaven

68. Just Like Heaven

Drama Comedy Romance Fantasy Romantic Comedy
6.7

20051h 35min

United States

Director: Mark Waters

David just wants a fresh start in his new San Francisco apartment, UNTIL Elizabeth walks through his walls, swears it’s her place, and no one else can see her, forcing him to dig into her past before she disappears for good.

Themes

Urban isolation, Grief versus openness, Memory and belonging, Unseen connection, Work-life tension, Life-or-death decisions

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A Christmas Carol

69. A Christmas Carol

Drama Fantasy Psychological Drama Supernatural Fantasy
7.4

19991h 37min

United States

Director: David Hugh Jones

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Themes

Class inequality, Family obligation, Charity vs self-interest, Social responsibility, Time as moral force, Transformation through experience

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Night at the Museum

70. Night at the Museum

Action Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
6.5

20061h 48min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Shawn Levy

Larry, a man whose life is going nowhere, takes a job as a night guard at the Museum of Natural History. During his shift, he discovers that all the exhibits come to life at night and wander through the museum. Now he has to protect the museum not only from thieves, but also from the chaos caused by its historical inhabitants.

Themes

Trust under scrutiny, Second chances at work, Work-family balance, Living exhibits under pressure, Collective action and cohesion, Heritage versus modernization

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Disney Plus
Amazon Video
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