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.
Fantasy Mission Force (1984)
Director: Chu Yen-ping
Starring: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Jimmy Wang Yu
A truly off-the-wall WW2 actioner with Jackie Chan as part of an elite commando team sent to rescue a group of Allied Generals kidnapped by the Japane... Read more
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
5/10
Director: Charles Haas
Starring: Gordon Scott, Rickie Sorensen, Eve Brent
Gordon Scott stars as the jungle-dwelling icon in this classic adventure. Enforcing the jungle's code of justice, Tarzan tries to impede the actions o... Read more
The Cobbler (Blu-ray) (2014)
5.8/10
Director: Tom McCarthy
Starring: Adam Sandler, Melonie Diaz, Steve Buscemi
A cobbler, bored of his everyday life, stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to become other people and see the world in a different way. Read more
The Frankenstein Theory (Blu-ray) (2013)
4.2/10
Director: Andrew Weiner
Starring: Joe Egender
From the makers of The Last Exorcism comes a boldly original vision of horror. What if the most chilling novel of all time was actually based on a tru... Read more
Hot To Trot (1988)
4.4/10
Director: Michael Dinner
Starring: Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, John Candy
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the he... Read more
Hello Again (1987)
5.3/10
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Shelley Long, Judith Ivey, Gabriel Byrne
A suburban housewife chokes to death and is brought back to life by a spell cast by her wacky sister. Read more
Like Father Like Son (1987)
5.2/10
Director: Rod Daniel
Starring: Dudley Moore, Margaret Colin
A mysterious potion switches the personalities of a buttoned up doctor and his laid back son. Read more
Vice Versa (1988)
5.9/10
Director: Brian Gilbert
Starring: Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage
During an argument, a divorced executive and his 11 year old son casually touch a magical Tibetan skull, releasing a mysterious power that transfers t... Read more
Relaxer (2018)
5.9/10
Starring: David Dastmalchian
With the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced with the ultimate challenge - the unbeatable level 256 on Pac-Man - and he can't ge... Read more
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
6.7/10
Director: Johnnie To
Starring: Sammi Cheng
A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate. Read more