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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.

The Dark Tower

371. The Dark Tower

Fantasy Action Science Fiction Epic Fantasy Epic Action
5.6

20171h 35min

United States

Director: Nikolaj Arcel

Overview

A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Mind control dangers, Portal complications, Another world exposure, Exploitation of psychic children, Parallel world pressures

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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I Dream in Another Language

372. I Dream in Another Language

Fantasy Drama
7.4

20171h 41min

Director: Ernesto Contreras

Overview

An indigenous language is in peril, as its last two speakers had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over 50 years. Martín, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the old friends back together and convincing them to speak once again so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it.


Descendants 2

373. Descendants 2

Family Fantasy TV Movie Adventure Music
6.3

20171h 51min

United States

Director: Kenny Ortega

Overview

When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under threat, Magic reliance, Royalty pressure, Appearance as identity, Leadership dynamics

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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No Game, No Life: Zero

374. No Game, No Life: Zero

Adventure Animation Drama Fantasy Romance
7.3

20171h 46min

Japan

Director: Atsuko Ishizuka

Overview

Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard, war consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believes in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Schwi, a female exiled "Ex Machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.

Themes

Trauma and guilt, War and survival, Humanity vs machinery, Human heart vs logic, Individual agency vs hive mind, Power through games

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
HiDive
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Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

375. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

Family Animation Adventure Fantasy Anime
6.3

20171h 38min

Japan

Director: Kunihiko Yuyama

Overview

Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter List of Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander) have already been taken by Trainers who were on time. However, Oak reveals that he has one more Pokémon, an Electric-type named Pikachu. Despite its volatile and feisty personality, as well as its refusal to get inside a Poké Ball, Ash happily takes Pikachu for his journey.

Themes

Teamwork under pressure, Rivals spark development, Alternate universe exploration, Adventure and discovery, Travel as growth, Artifact quest and destiny

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Mary and The Witch's Flower

376. Mary and The Witch's Flower

Adventure Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Epic
6.8

20171h 43min

Japan

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Overview

Mary Smith, a young girl who lives with her great-aunt in the countryside, follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest where she finds a strange flower and an old broom, none of which is as ordinary as it seems.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Abuse of power, Ethics of experimentation, Talent vs expectation, Agency under coercion, Magic vs science

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Wish Upon

377. Wish Upon

Horror Thriller Fantasy Supernatural Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.1

20171h 31min

United States

Director: John R. Leonetti

Overview

A teenage girl discovers a box with magical powers, but those powers comes with a deadly price.

Themes

"movie: wish upon. genres: horror, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Fantasy main themes: magic, Wish fulfillment, Magic, Wish fulfillment full keywords list: magic, Wish fulfillment. concept analysis: the film explores the dangerous allure of power and the consequences of unchecked desires. it serves as a cautionary tale about the cost of pursuing personal gain at the expense of others, Highlighting themes of grief, Loss, And the inescapable nature of fate."

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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The Keeping Hours

378. The Keeping Hours

Drama Fantasy Horror
6.3

20171h 31min

Director: Karen Moncrieff

Overview

A supernatural love story that centers on two parents whose life together falls apart after their son dies. The man, now a successful lawyer, and the woman, now married and an author, get a chance at reconciliation ten years later.


Skins

379. Skins

Drama Comedy Fantasy Relationship Drama Awkward Comedy
6.1

20171h 18min

Spain

Director: Eduardo Casanova

Overview

In a strange world where people share numerous deformities, the same problem we all face challenges each of them: to find someone who accepts you as you are. Sometimes, that means finding yourself first.

Themes

Belonging and acceptance, Consent and coercion, Identity and self-image, Deformity as social barrier, Body modification pressures, Economic marginalization and vulnerability

Available on

Netflix
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The Mummy

380. The Mummy

Fantasy Thriller Action Adventure Horror
5.4

20171h 50min

United States

Director: Alex Kurtzman

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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