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.
Before I Wake (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Mike Flanagan
Starring: Annabeth Gish, Thomas Jane, Kate Bosworth, Dash Mihok, Jacob Tremblay
After a multi-year delay this well reviewed offering is finally available. Jessie (Kate Bosworth) and Mark (Thomas Jane) decide to take in a sweet and... Read more
Eternals (Blu-ray) (2021)
6.3/10
Director: Chloe Zhao
Starring: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harington, Kumail N...
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), an unexpected tragedy forces the Eternals, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret fo... Read more
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1983)
4.4/10
Director: Stephen Weeks
Starring: Leigh Lawson, Lila Kedrova, Peter Cushing, Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Ronald L...
In this uneven dramatization of a legendary sword-and-sorcery tale, the Green Knight (Sean Connery) is a magician who appears at King Arthur's court b... Read more
The Odd Couple (1979)
7.7/10
Director: Liu Chia-Liang
Starring: Sammo Hung, Ka-Yan Leung , Liu Chia-Liang, Chan Lung, Chung Fat, Ching-Ying Lam
Every ten years the King of the Sword (Sammo Hung) and the King of the Spear (director Liu Chia-liang) meet for a duel that inevitably ends in a draw.... Read more
Wonder Woman ( animated ) (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Lauren Montgomery
Starring: Voices Of, Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina, Rosario Dawson, Marg Hel...
The Amazonian princess gets a reboot for the 21st century in this animated feature from Lauren Montgomery ('Superman: Doomsday', 'Batman: Gotham Knigh... Read more
The Uninvited (1944)
7.4/10
Director: Lewis Allen
Starring: Donald Crisp, Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey
A pair of siblings from London (Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey) purchase a surprisingly affordable, lonely cliff-top house in Cornwall, only to discover... Read more
Imagine That (2009)
5.6/10
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Martin Sheen, Ronny Cox, Thomas Haden Church, Vanessa Williams, Ni...
Comedy/fantasy number about a successful financial executive (Eddie Murphy) who has more time for his Blackberry than his daughter (Yara Shahidi). But... Read more
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
5/10
Director: Christopher Landon
Starring: Andrew Jacobs
Jesse begins experiencing a number of disturbing and unexplainable things after the death of his neighbour. As he investigates, it isn't long before J... Read more
Colossal (2016)
6.2/10
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, Anne Hathaway, Dan Stevens, Jason Sudeikis, Austin Stowell
Gloria (Anne Hathaway) drinks too hard and parties too much. Her boyfriend has enough of it and throws her out. Gloria returns to her hometown, dreami... Read more
Mothra (1961)
6.6/10
Director: Ishiro Honda
Mothra was the third major addition to the Toho Studios' giant-monster stable after Godzilla and Rodan, and the first female beast in the series. The... Read more