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Supernatural Fantasy movies

Spirits, curses, and mythic beings intrude on everyday life without building a full secondary world.

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

1. Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

Action Fantasy Adventure Science Fiction Epic Action
6.4
20031h 31min

Overview

Mothra and her fairies return to Japan to warn mankind that they must return Kiryu to the sea, for the dead must not be disturbed. However Godzilla has survived to menace Japan leaving Kiryu as the nation's only defense.

Themes

Political gamble with science, Human control of machines, Sacrifice for protection, Duty versus precaution, Open-ended fallout, Technology outpaces policy

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Freaky Friday

2. Freaky Friday

Family Fantasy Comedy Romance Parent-Child Family
6.4
20031h 37min

Overview

Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives.

Themes

Generational role reversal, Family expectations and autonomy, Premature adulthood pressure, Selfless acts, Family bonding under stress, Parent child empathy

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Bruce Almighty

3. Bruce Almighty

Fantasy Comedy Parody Supernatural Fantasy
6.8
20031h 41min

Overview

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

Themes

Power with restraint, Free will limits, Spiritual test of power, Prayer driven chaos, Ambition versus humility, Media influence and trust

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The Cat Returns

4. The Cat Returns

Adventure Fantasy Animation Drama Family
7.1
20021h 15min

Overview

Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

Themes

Human-animal bond, Self-discovery through adversity, Kindness as courage, Transformation and empowerment, Guardianship by unlikely allies, Choice and independence

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Dragonfly

5. Dragonfly

Drama Thriller Fantasy Tragic Drama Supernatural Fantasy
6.1
20021h 44min

Overview

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

Themes

Grief under professional pressure, Pregnancy and loss, Communication with the dead, Ethical conflicts in medicine, Humanitarian impulse vs danger, Cultural encounter and guidance

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Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

6. Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

Adventure Family Fantasy TV Movie Holiday Family
6.3
20011h 21min

Overview

The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters.

Themes

Revenge and consequences, Appearance versus reality, Resilience under threat, Two world coexistence, Magic transformation, Familial cooperation

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Dagon

7. Dagon

Fantasy Horror Thriller Monster Horror Supernatural Fantasy
6.2
20011h 35min

Overview

A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. Running for his life, he uncovers Imboca's secret..they worship Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea...and Dagon's unholy offspring are on the loose...

Themes

Blood sacrifice tradition, Cult devotion and wealth, Outsider influence and transformation, Isolation and decline, Hybrid lineage fear, Religious authority and coercion

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Spirited Away

8. Spirited Away

Animation Family Fantasy Anime Supernatural Fantasy
8.6
20012h 5min

Overview

In a bathhouse where spirits rule the night and stolen names erase who you are, a young girl watches her parents turn into pigs and the only way out is to work for the witch who owns her.

Themes

Parent child relationship, Parallel world crossing, Power of naming, Greed and generosity, Labor in a magical bathhouse, Courage under pressure

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The Mummy Returns

9. The Mummy Returns

Adventure Action Fantasy Adventure Epic Epic Action
6.4
20012h 10min

Overview

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.

Themes

Memory through reincarnation, Pyramid fate control, Duty to family, Tomb legacy, Ancient egypt memory, Protecting the son

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The Devil's Backbone

10. The Devil's Backbone

Fantasy Drama Horror Thriller Supernatural Fantasy
7.4
20011h 48min

Overview

Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.

Themes

Trauma and memory, Political repression, Institutional vulnerability, Isolation and danger, Survival within wartime, Loyalty under stress

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