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.
Wolf Children (2012)
8.2/10
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
From award-winning director Mamoru Hosoda ("Summer Wars", "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time"), an elegiac animated fantasy which follows the growth and... Read more
The Fall (2006)
7.9/10
Director: Tarsem Singh
Starring: Justine Waddell, Lee Pace
Every so often a film comes out of nowhere to reaffirm your love for cinema by allowing you to experience the delight of something entirely fresh and... Read more
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
5.9/10
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Mako , Wilt Chamberlain, Tracey Walter, Oliv...
In this sequel, Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and his cohorts must rescue a Princess from the clutches of an evil wizard and retrieve a valuable magic... Read more
Dean Spanley (2008)
7.2/10
Director: Toa Fraser
Starring: Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Peter O'Toole, Art Malik, Judy Parfitt,...
A whimsical and hypnotic tale, set in Edwardian England, and starring Peter O'Toole as the cantankerous father of an exasperated Jeremy Northam. Their... Read more
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
6.8/10
Director: David Yates
Starring: Johnny Depp, Kevin Guthrie, Carmen Ejogo, Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, D...
In an effort to thwart Grindelwald's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former stud... Read more
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
5.5/10
Director: Jan De Bont
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Noah Taylor, Ciaran Hinds, Djimon Hounsou, Til Sc...
Silver spandex-clad archaeologist/globetrotter Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) is back for seconds and faces her most perilous mission: to recover what an... Read more
The Wizard of Oz: Collector's Edition (1939)
8/10
Director: Victor Fleming
Starring: Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley...
Follow Dorothy over the rainbow and down the Yellow Brick Road, along with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, Cowardly Lion and Toto, too, for fun and adven... Read more
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Benh Zeitlin
Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, Dwight Henry
Mixing fairy tale magic with gritty realism, this mesmerizing drama stars newcomer Quvenzhane Wallis (in an Oscar-nominated performance) as Hushpuppy,... Read more
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Starring: Adam Sandler, David Spade, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, Kevin Ja...
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, a lavish resort owned by Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) that serves as a no humans allowed vacation spot for werewolv... Read more
Thelma (2017)
7.7/10
Director: Joachim Trier
Starring: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen
A college student starts to experience extreme seizures while studying at a university in Oslo, Norway. She soon learns that the violent episodes are... Read more