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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 Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

531. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Adventure Fantasy Drama Romance Epic Fantasy
5.6

20121h 55min

United States

Director: Bill Condon

After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.

Themes

Misinformation and mistaken identity, Public testimony and proof, Imprinting and kinship bonds, Leadership versus family safety, Protective secrecy, Family obligation under threat

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

532. Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

Fantasy Family Music Drama Romance
6.7

20121h 31min

Director: Andrew Adamson

An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.


A Werewolf Boy

533. A Werewolf Boy

Romance Fantasy Passionate Romance
7.2

20122h 2min

South Korea

Director: Jo Sung-hee

An unexpected phone call brings an elderly woman to her childhood country cottage, and memories of an orphan boy she knew 47 years ago come flooding back to her.

Themes

Memory and longing, Outsider integration and care, Power dynamics in housing, Loyalty under isolation, Resilience through nurture, Stigma and acceptance

Available on

The Roku Channel
Tubi TV
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Blancanieves

534. Blancanieves

Drama Fantasy Epic Fantasy Historical Drama
7.5

20121h 44min

Spain, France

Director: Pablo Berger

A black and white silent movie, based on the Snow White fairy tale, that is set in a romantic version of 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.

Themes

Identity through performance, Jealous stepmother rivalry, Spectacle as commodification, Glamour and danger of bullfighting, Silent film aesthetics, Female agency under threat via bullfighter

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Upside Down

535. Upside Down

Romance Science Fiction Drama Fantasy Passionate Romance
6.3

20121h 44min

Canada, France

Director: Juan Diego Solanas

In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?

Themes

Upper class divisions, Cosmetics power dynamic, Forbidden love pressure, Dual gravity division, Exploitation and prejudice, Alternative reality constraints

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
fuboTV
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Hotel Transylvania

536. Hotel Transylvania

Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Family Animation
7.0

20121h 31min

United States

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

Themes

Romance across boundaries, Deception and revelation, Protective parenting dynamics, Belonging vs difference, Fear of humans

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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The Brass Teapot

537. The Brass Teapot

Comedy Fantasy Thriller Dark Comedy Supernatural Fantasy
6.3

20121h 40min

United States

Director: Ramaa Mosley

When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.

Themes

Moral compromise, Boundary erosion, Cost of security, Financial insecurity, Risk for gain, Pain as currency

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

538. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Adventure Action Fantasy War History
7.4

20122h 14min

Japan

Director: Keishi Otomo

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

Themes

Trauma from violence, Restraint in violence, Protecting the vulnerable, Duty vs mercy, Oppression by wealth, Loyalty and crime

Available on

Netflix
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Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess

539. Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess

Animation Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy
7.0

20121h 26min

Director: Masaya Fujimori

The film revolves around a mysterious girl named Éclair who appears before Fairy Tail, the world's most notorious wizard's guild. She lost all of her memories, except for the imperative that she must deliver two Phoenix Stones somewhere. The stones may spell the collapse of the magical world, and Natsu, Lucy, and the rest of the Fairy Tail guild are caught up in the intrigue.


Secret of the Wings

540. Secret of the Wings

Animation Family Fantasy Adventure Family Animation
7.0

20121h 15min

India, United States

Director: Peggy Holmes

Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.

Themes

Seasonal division vs unity, Border policy and separation, Authority versus tradition, Curiosity versus caution, Crossing as conflict, Sibling bonds across boundaries, Resilience through cooperation

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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