Fantasy Films
Fantasy Films, unlike science fiction films that base their content upon some degree of scientific truth, take the audience to netherworld, fairty-tale places where events are unlikely to occur in real life. In mythological or legendary times, they transcend the bounds of human possibility and physical laws. Fantasy films are often in the context of the imagination, dreams, or hallucinations of a character or within the projected vision of the storyteller. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. They may appeal to both children and adults, depending upon the particular film.
Below is a collection of films where imagination has no bounds. Where entire worlds have been created and populated with mythical creatures, magical quests and larger than life heroes and villains.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, M...
Unique director Tim Burton re-teams with muse Johnny Depp bringing Roald Dahl's classic morality tale to the big screen once more. Reinvented and reim... Read more
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
6.7/10
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Christopher Lee, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, James Fox, Johnny Depp, Noah...
Unique director Tim Burton re-teams with muse Johnny Depp bringing Roald Dahl's classic morality tale to the big screen once more. Reinvented and reim... Read more
Charlie St Cloud (2010)
Director: Burr Steers
Starring: Donal Logue, Kim Basinger, Ray Liotta, Amanda Crew, Charlie Tahan, Zac Efron
Based on a novel by Ben Sherwood, this heartfelt drama stars Zac Efron as young sailor, Charlie St. Cloud. The recipient of a Stanford scholarship, Ch... Read more
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
7.2/10
Director: Makoto Shinkai
A.k.a. "Journey to Agartha". A coming-of-age anime from director Makoto Shinkai ("5 Centimetres Per Second") following the adventures of a young girl... Read more
Choking Man (2006)
6/10
Director: Steve Barron
Starring: Octavio Gomez Berrios, Eugenia Yuan, Mandy Patinkin, Aaron Paul, Kate Buddeke
Jorge (Octavio Gomez Berrios) is a shy young Ecuadorian dish washer living in Jamaica - not as in the Caribbean, but as in, Queens, New York City. He... Read more
Chronicle (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Josh Trank
Starring: Ashley Hinshaw, Dane DeHaan, Michael Kelly, Michael B Jordan, Alex Russell
Part teen drama and part superhero fantasy, this powerful "found footage" sci-fi tale follows bullied high schooler Andrew, his cousin Matt, and popul... Read more
Cinderella (2015)
6.9/10
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgard, Holliday Grainger...
The story of "Cinderella" follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to... Read more
Cinderella ( Blu-ray ) (2015)
6.9/10
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Stellan Skarsgard, Holliday Grainger...
The story of "Cinderella" follows the fortunes of young Ella (Lily James) whose merchant father remarries following the death of her mother. Eager to... Read more
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
5.9/10
Director: Paul Weitz
Starring: John C Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Fugit, Ray Steve...
Welcome to the Cirque du Freak, a traveling sideshow filled with magical creatures, misunderstood freaks, and the mysterious vampire, Larten Crepsley... Read more
Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away (2012)
6.8/10
Director: Andrew Adamson
Starring: Erica Linz, Igor Zaripov
The world-renowned acrobatic entertainers shine once more in this visually extravagant odyssey in which a young woman's enchantment with an aerial per... Read more