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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.

Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)

6.9/10
Director: Andy Morahan
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, Mako

Pursued across time by a ruthless arch rival, the immortal Highlander, Connor McLeod, must take a heroic stand in order to rid Earth of the unstoppabl... Read more

The Myth (2005)

6.2/10
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Ken Lo, Mallika Sherawat

Jackie Chan plays two roles in this time-bending comic fantasy. He is both Qin Dynasty General Meng Yi, and his contemporary reincarnation, archaeolo... Read more

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( Blu-ray ) (2008)

5.2/10
Director: Rob Cohen
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Wong, R...

Another entertaining entry in the FX-laden 'Mummy' franchise, with Brendan Fraser and co back to kick more crusty old butt. Jet Li is the 2000-year-ol... Read more

The Mummy Returns ( Blu-ray ) (2001)

6.3/10
Director: Stephen Sommers
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Ve...

Thrilling, and effects packed, follow-up to the atmospheric blockbuster brings back Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz as the adventurers who must again... Read more

A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

5.7/10
Director: Wilson Yip
Starring: Elvis Tsui Kam Kong, Kara Hui, Louis Koo, Yifei Liu

A kinetic remake of the classic Hong Kong original. Whilst spending the night in a haunted house tax collector Ning meets and falls in love with Sian,... Read more

The Prophecy (1995)

6.5/10
Director: Gregory Widen
Starring: Elias Koteas, Eric Stoltz, Christopher Walken, Virginia Madsen, Viggo Mortensen,...

An unusual shocker starring Christopher Walken as the evil angel Gabriel, whose jealousy over God's interest in humans leads him to instigate a war on... Read more

Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)

5.8/10
Director: Caroline Thompson
Starring: Clancy Brown, Miranda Richardson, Tom Irwin, Warwick Davis, Kristin Kreuk, Vera...

There is perhaps no more beloved Brothers Grimm fairy-tale than the legend of a beautiful young girl fleeing her home because of a jealous stepmother.... Read more

The Darkest Minds (2018)

5.5/10
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Starring: Bradley Whitford, Mandy Moore, Wade Williams, Gwendoline Christie, Amandla Stenb...

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. One of the most powerful young peop... Read more

The Mermaid (2016)

6.3/10
Director: Stephen Chow
Starring: Deng Chao, Yun Lin, Show Luo, Yuqi Zhang, Pierre Bourdaud

From Stephen Chow, director of Kung Fu Hustle, comes The Mermaid: the comedic action-filled phenomenon that has become China's biggest film of all ti... Read more

The Dead Don't Die (2019)

5.5/10
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tom Waits, Chloe Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover,...

The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves. Read more