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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.

Mr. Destiny

961. Mr. Destiny

Fantasy Comedy Science Fiction Romance
6.4

19901h 50min

United States

Director: James Orr

Larry Burrows is unhappy and feels powerless over his life. He believes his entire life could have turned out differently had he not missed that shot in a baseball game when was a kid. One night he meets this mysterious man, who could change his fate by offering him that alternative life he always dreamed of. But as Burrows embarks on this journey of self discovery he realises that even this new life has its problems and drawbacks..


DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp

962. DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp

Adventure Animation Family Comedy Fantasy
6.8

19901h 14min

France

Director: Bob Hathcock

With his nephews and niece, everyone's favorite rich uncle, Scrooge McDuck, treks from his mansion home in Duckburg in search of the long-lost loot of the thief Collie Baba. But finding the goods isn't quite what it's "quacked" up to be! Their thrilling adventure leads to comical chaos, magical mayhem, and a lesson about what is far more valuable than money, gold and jewels.


Ghost

963. Ghost

Fantasy Drama Thriller Mystery Romance
7.1

19902h 7min

United States

Director: Jerry Zucker

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

Themes

Everlasting love, Afterlife contact, Crime and corruption, Belief vs skepticism, Deception and trust, Unseen influence

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

964. Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Comedy Horror Fantasy
6.5

19901h 46min

United States

Director: Joe Dante

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!


The Witches

965. The Witches

Fantasy Family Horror Supernatural Fantasy Vacation Family
6.8

19901h 31min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Nicolas Roeg

A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?

Themes

Power and manipulation, Child vulnerability, Deception by appearances, Masquerading as institutions, Guardianship and protection, Collective resistance

Available on

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Dreams

966. Dreams

Fantasy Drama
7.7

19901h 59min

Japan, United States

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia—meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.


Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

967. Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Thriller Comedy Fantasy Horror
6.2

19901h 33min

United States

Director: John Harrison

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.


The Voice of the Moon

968. The Voice of the Moon

Adventure Comedy Fantasy
6.3

19902h

France, Italy

Director: Federico Fellini

Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia made of television commercials, beauty pageants, rock music, Catholicism, and pagan rituals.


Nightbreed

969. Nightbreed

Horror Fantasy Action
6.5

19902h 1min

United States

Director: Clive Barker

A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.