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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.

FernGully: The Last Rainforest

941. FernGully: The Last Rainforest

Family Fantasy Animation Adventure
6.6

19921h 16min

Australia, United States

Director: Bill Kroyer

When a sprite named Crysta shrinks a human boy, Zak, down to her size, he vows to help the magical fairy folk stop a greedy logging company from destroying their home: the pristine rainforest known as FernGully. Zak and his new friends fight to defend FernGully from lumberjacks — and the vengeful spirit they accidentally unleash after chopping down a magic tree.


The Cave of the Golden Rose

942. The Cave of the Golden Rose

Adventure Family Fantasy Romance
7.5

19913h 20min

Italy

Director: Lamberto Bava

After a queen's tragic death, the king abandons his newborn daughter in a cave, but a witch saves her. Years later, the tomboy princess must confront and ultimately falls in love with the enemy king.


The Addams Family

943. The Addams Family

Comedy Fantasy
7.0

19911h 40min

United States

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.


Highway to Hell

944. Highway to Hell

Fantasy Action Comedy Horror
6.0

19911h 34min

United States

Director: Ate de Jong

Charlie and Rachel run away from home to get married in Las Vegas. But they get attacked by a zombie who takes Rachel with him to hell, where she will become one of Satan's brides


Beauty and the Beast

945. Beauty and the Beast

Romance Family Animation Fantasy
8.0

19911h 24min

United States

Director: Gary Trousdale

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.


Cast a Deadly Spell

946. Cast a Deadly Spell

TV Movie Mystery Comedy Horror Fantasy
6.4

19911h 36min

United States

Director: Martin Campbell

In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.


Prospero's Books

947. Prospero's Books

Drama Fantasy
6.8

19912h 6min

Japan, United Kingdom

Director: Peter Greenaway

An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.


Rock-A-Doodle

948. Rock-A-Doodle

Comedy Family Animation Fantasy Music
6.0

19911h 17min

Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: Don Bluth

Chanticleer is a foolhardy farm rooster who believes his crows can actually make the sun come up and shine. When the sun rises one morning without Chanticleer's crow, he leaves the farm in disgrace and runs off to become a rock 'n' roll singer. But in his absence, a sinister, sunshine-hating owl prepares to take over.


Toto the Hero

949. Toto the Hero

Drama Comedy Fantasy
7.4

19911h 31min

Belgium, France

Director: Jaco Van Dormael

80-year-old Thomas recounts his childhood and middle age through a series of flashbacks and dream sequences. Thomas believes he’s been taken away from a better life at birth; following a hospital fire, he vividly recalls being swapped with another new-born, and subsequently grows up in a poorer neighbouring household.


The Double Life of Véronique

950. The Double Life of Véronique

Drama Fantasy
7.6

19911h 38min

France, Norway

Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.