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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.

Life of Pi ( Blu-ray ) (2012)

7.9/10
Director: Ang Lee
Starring: Gerard Depardieu, Rafe Spall, Tabu , Irrfan Khan, Suraj Sharma, Adil Hussain

Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, director Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' is a visually stunning adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the prec... Read more

Bulletproof Monk (2003)

5.5/10
Director: Paul Hunter
Starring: Jaime King, Karel Roden, Seann William Scott, Victoria Smurfit, Chow Yun-Fat, Ma...

For 60 years a mysterious monk (Chow Yun-Fat) with no name has zigzagged the globe to protect an ancient scroll - a scroll that holds the key to unlim... Read more

Cold Souls (2009)

6.5/10
Director: Sophie Barthes
Starring: David Strathairn, Emily Watson, Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, Lauren Ambrose

During rehearsals for Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya", Paul Giamatti finds his soul growing so heavy under the weight of the material that his whole life begi... Read more

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad / The Golden Voyage of Sinbad / Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

Director: Gordon Hessler, Nathan Juran, Sam Wanamaker
Starring: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher, John Phillip Law, C...

A Sinbad Triple Feature featuring the amazing special effects of Ray Harryhausen. "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad" (1958, 85 mins) - This grand adventure/fa... Read more

Time Bandits (1980)

7/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: David Warner, Ian Holm, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall...

An adventure-fantasy comedy directed by Monty Python's Terry Gilliam featuring John Cleese, Sean Connery and Shelley Duvall, about six dwarfs who esco... Read more

MirrorMask (2005)

6.9/10
Director: Dave McKean
Starring: Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Stephanie Leonidas, Gina McKee

This is the wondrous story of Helena, who works for the family circus, and wishes, ironically, that she could run away and join real life. But such is... Read more

Jurassic Park Boxset (1993)

Director: Joe Johnston, Steven Spielberg
Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Tea...

'Jurassic Park' - Michael Crichton re-invented his earlier 'Westworld' story by adding dinosaurs to the mix. The result is a thrill ride that became o... Read more

Inkheart (2008)

6.1/10
Director: Iain Softley
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Eliza Bennett, Sienna Guillory, Paul Bettany, Andy Serkis, Jim B...

Family fantasy adventure with Brendan Fraser as a storyteller with a very special gift. He is a 'Silvertongue'; when he reads a story, the characters... Read more

Eragon (2006)

5.1/10
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Starring: Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Garr...

Based on the best-seller by Christopher Paolini (he was just 17 when his family published it) in which a young orphaned farmboy finds a mystical stone... Read more

10,000 BC (2008)

5.1/10
Director: Roland Emmerich
Starring: Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Steven Strait

Partly filmed on location around Queenstown, this prehistoric epic focuses on D'Leh, a young hunter who's been branded an outcast by his tribe. But he... Read more