Movies with fantastical vibe

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Tense Dynamic Claustrophobic Atmospheric Fast-paced

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Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.

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Betrayal and shifting loyalties, Secret guardians guarding knowledge, Mythic artifacts driving action, Energy as weapon, Humans and machines cohabitation, Hidden histories shaping present

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Tense Adventurous Eerie Fast-paced Fantastical

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Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Capt. Jack Sparrow feels the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost sailors led by his old nemesis, the evil Capt. Salazar, escape from the Devil's Triangle. Jack's only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, but to find it, he must forge an uneasy alliance with a brilliant and beautiful astronomer and a headstrong young man in the British navy.

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Duty vs desire, Loyalty under pressure, Alliances and rivalries, Legacy and lineage, Curse and restoration, Knowledge and discovery

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Realistic Tense Bleak Fast-paced Fantastical

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When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.

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Loyalty under threat, Usurpation fuels rebellion, Lineage legitimacy crisis, Arcane influence manipulation, Duty versus ambition, Prophecy versus agency

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Bleak Fantastical Dreamlike Intense Measured

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12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

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Intergenerational bonds, Caregiving burden, Fantasy as coping, Illness and coping, Truth and vulnerability, Bullying and isolation

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Immersive Tense Intimate Atmospheric Eerie

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Kubo just wants to know who his father really was—but every answer his magic uncovers drags him deeper into a war between gods and ghosts. When his own stories start coming to life, the question that haunts him isn’t who his father is anymore…it’s what they’ll take from him next.

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Duty versus curiosity, Art as survival, Compassion over vengeance, Stories as shield, Memory as magic, Ancestral belonging and duty

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Realistic Tense Heartwarming Steady Intimate

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For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

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Belonging and chosen family, Trust between humans and nature, Guardianship and risk, Outsiders and integration, Survival and adaptation, Bridging worlds

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Dynamic Fast-paced Fantastical Oppressive Gritty

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Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment.

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Leadership legitimacy, Mining encampment pressure, Slavery critique, Diamonds financing power, Train disruption, Nature versus industry

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Atmospheric Bleak Fast-paced Fantastical Stylish

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As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.

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Deception and trust, Female empowerment under threat, Power struggle among sisters, Illusion as control, Rebellion and autonomy, Maternal power dynamics

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Fast-paced Fantastical Measured Charged Dusty

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A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.

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Loyalty and betrayal, Sacrifice and resilience, Oppression and rebellion, Power vs legitimacy, Mortal divine alliance, Destiny and duty

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Tense Dynamic Bleak Relentless Fantastical

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Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

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Loyalty under pressure, Betrayal and loyalty, Rebellion against tyranny, Legacy of a fallen order, Pursuit of missing knowledge, Ethical use of technology

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