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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.

One Piece Film: Strong World

611. One Piece Film: Strong World

Animation Fantasy Adventure Anime Quest Fantasy
7.4

20091h 54min

Japan

Director: Munehisa Sakai

20 years after his escape from Impel Down, the legendary pirate Shiki, the Golden Lion, reappears causing massive upheaval to the Marines. During his long seclusion, he was able to come up with a scheme to bring the World Government to his knees. On his way to execute the plan, Shiki crosses paths with the Straw Hat Pirates and becomes so impressed with Nami's knowledge of meteorology that he abducts her to forcedly enlist her into his crew. Luffy and the gang end up on a strange land populated with monstrous beasts as they desperately search for Shiki and Nami.

Themes

Loyalty under duress, Power abuse, Biological manipulation, Coercion and recruitment, Ecological hazards, Collective action

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Princess and the Frog

612. The Princess and the Frog

Animation Romance Fantasy Family Animated Fantasy Adventure
7.2

20091h 38min

United States

Director: Ron Clements

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him.

Themes

Deception and impersonation, Transformation and identity shift, Economic inequality and aspiration, Romance versus duty, Social mobility under pressure, Restaurant dreams and ownership, Voodoo magic and manipulation

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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A Christmas Carol

613. A Christmas Carol

Animation Family Fantasy Drama Christmas Family
6.8

20091h 36min

United States

Director: Robert Zemeckis

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

Greed and generosity tension, Christmas eve ritual pressure, Poverty and charity expectations, 19th century class strain, Moneylender accountability and duty, Victorian england wealth gap, Ghost as social mirror

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Afro Samurai: Resurrection

614. Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Animation Action Adventure Drama Fantasy
7.1

20091h 41min

United States, Japan

Director: Fuminori Kizaki

Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.

Themes

Loyalty and betrayal, Adoptive kin tension, Cycle of revenge, Forbidden resurrection, Identity and surrogate family, Vengeance vs detachment, Power through legacy

Available on

Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
Fandango At Home
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The Invention of Lying

615. The Invention of Lying

Comedy Fantasy Romance Satire Romantic Comedy
6.4

20091h 40min

United States

Director: Ricky Gervais

Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.

Themes

Social ascent through lies, Deception via lies, Ethics of lying, Loyalty amid lies, Fame through fabrication, Religion as social narrative

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Air Doll

616. Air Doll

Drama Fantasy Relationship Drama Dark Fantasy
6.9

20091h 52min

Japan

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.

Themes

Factory autonomy tension, Doll as companion, Sex doll exploitation, Objectification through video store, Life-size dynamics, Video store ownership

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Dorian Gray

617. Dorian Gray

Fantasy Drama Thriller Dark Fantasy Tragic Drama
6.2

20091h 52min

United Kingdom

Director: Oliver Parker

Seduced into the decadent world of Lord Henry Wotton, handsome young aristocrat Dorian Gray becomes obsessed with maintaining his youthful appearance, and commissions a special portrait that will weather the winds of time while he remains forever young. When Gray's obsession spirals out of control, his desperate attempts to safeguard his secret turn his once-privileged life into a living hell.

Themes

Obsession with youth, Portrait as self-image, Societal pressure and vanity, Decadence and corruption, Consequences of indulgence, Mentor influence and decadence

Available on

Google Play Movies
YouTube
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

618. Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Animation Family Adventure Fantasy Animated Fantasy Adventure
6.7

20091h 21min

India, United States

Director: Klay Hall

A blue harvest moon will rise, allowing the fairies to use a precious moonstone to restore the Pixie Dust Tree, the source of all their magic. But when Tinker Bell accidentally puts all of Pixie Hollow in jeopardy, she must venture out across the sea on a secret quest to set things right.

Themes

Temper under blue moon pressure, Duty to protect moonstone, Collaboration under mirror constraints, Balloon bound quest, Learning through error and repair, Safeguarding pixie dust tree

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

619. Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Family TV Movie Adventure Comedy Fantasy
6.2

20091h 34min

United States

Director: Lev L. Spiro

A young wizard accidentally conjures a spell that puts her family in jeopardy.

Themes

Power and responsibility, Parental authority under threat, Family cohesion under stress, Memory vs identity, Trust amid deception, Choice and consequence

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
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The Time Traveler's Wife

620. The Time Traveler's Wife

Drama Romance Fantasy Passionate Romance Time-Rule Fantasy
7.1

20091h 47min

United States

Director: Robert Schwentke

Clare falls for Henry, the man who keeps vanishing into other moments of her life. At first she just wants to know when he’ll show up next. Then every missed dinner, every empty bed, every unexplained bruise on a future Henry turns into one question that eats her alive: what moment in time finally takes him from her?

Themes

Memory shaping relationships, Love across eras, Unstable marriage, Time as burden, Bounded agency, Infertility and loss

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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