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Supernatural Fantasy movies

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

Beauty and the Beast

1. Beauty and the Beast

Family Fantasy Romance Supernatural Fantasy Fantasy Romance
7.1
20172h 9min

Overview

A live-action adaptation of Disney's version of the classic tale of a cursed prince and a beautiful young woman who helps him break the spell.

Themes

Appearance versus reality, Sacrifice for loved ones, Curse as catalyst, Castle as confinement, Social suspicion and outsiders, Memory and restoration

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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On Body and Soul

2. On Body and Soul

Drama Romance Fantasy Bittersweet Romance Supernatural Fantasy
7.5
20171h 56min

Overview

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.

Themes

Workplace alienation drives behavior, Suspicion erodes trust, Shared dream fosters closeness, Unspoken longing colors interactions, Desire under strain, Bodily contact anxiety arises

Available on

Apple TV
Amazon Prime Video
blue TV
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Justice League Dark

3. Justice League Dark

Animation Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction
7.1
20171h 16min

Overview

When innocent civilians begin committing unthinkable crimes across Metropolis, Gotham City and beyond, Batman must call upon mystical counterparts to eradicate this demonic threat to the planet; enter Justice League Dark. This team of Dark Arts specialists must unravel the mystery of Earth's supernatural plague and contend with the rising, powerful villainous forces behind the siege—before it's too late for all of mankind.

Themes

Demonic threat dynamics, Supernatural power politics, Magic relics influence, Duty under crisis, Monster as catalyst, Creature dynamics ethics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Fallen

4. Fallen

Drama Fantasy Romance Supernatural Fantasy Dark Romance
5.2
20161h 31min

Overview

Lucinda Price is sent to a reform academy under the assumption that she has killed a boy. There, she meets two mysterious boys, Cam and Daniel, to whom she feels drawn to both. But as the love triangle unfurls, it is Daniel that Luce cannot keep herself away from, and things begin to take a darker turn when she finds out his true identity.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Power dynamics, Forbidden romance, Destiny and choice, Stigma and blame, Memory and past connections, Institutional confinement

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Doctor Strange

5. Doctor Strange

Fantasy Adventure Action Supernatural Fantasy Superhero Action
7.5
20161h 55min

Overview

After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

Themes

Ambition vs discipline, Time manipulation temptation, Power from forbidden sources, Duty vs personal glory, Mentor trust and deception, Identity through role

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Monster Calls

6. A Monster Calls

Fantasy Adventure Family Supernatural Fantasy Parent-Child Family
7.4
20161h 48min

Overview

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

Themes

Intergenerational bonds, Caregiving burden, Fantasy as coping, Illness and coping, Truth and vulnerability, Bullying and isolation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Don't Kill It

7. Don't Kill It

Fantasy Horror Action Supernatural Horror Buddy Action
5.2
20161h 23min

Overview

Demon hunter Jebediah Huntley teams up with an FBI agent to battle a supernatural force in the southern state of Mississippi.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Survival under threat, Institutional doubt, Family violence under stress, Possession dynamics, Unseen menace

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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Pete's Dragon

8. Pete's Dragon

Adventure Family Fantasy Adventure Epic Animal Companion Family
6.7
20161h 43min

Overview

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

Themes

Belonging and chosen family, Trust between humans and nature, Guardianship and risk, Outsiders and integration, Survival and adaptation, Bridging worlds

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Suicide Squad

9. Suicide Squad

Action Adventure Fantasy Superhero Action Adventure Epic
5.9
20162h 2min

Overview

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

Themes

Loyalty under coercion, Betrayal among allies, Moral ambiguity of criminals, Outsiders as assets, Control via implanted devices, Coercive government program

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The BFG

10. The BFG

Adventure Family Fantasy Adventure Epic Parent-Child Family
6.3
20161h 57min

Overview

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Themes

Power and responsibility, Outsider protection and trust, Fear as political tool, Dreams shaping action, Monarchy under threat, Protecting children from danger

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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