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.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
7.4/10
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, James Nes...
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarve... Read more
The Red Turtle (2016)
7.5/10
Director: Michael Dudok de Wit
If one day Studio Ghibli decides to produce an animator from outside the studio, it will be him, was Miyazakis pronouncement after watching Dudok de... Read more
Doctor Strange (2016)
7.5/10
Director: Scott Derrickson
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumber...
Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) is a hotshot neurosurgeon who performs miracles with his mind and hands, saving lives from certain death. Too s... Read more
Orlando (1992)
7.2/10
Director: Sally Potter
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp
After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world. Young nobleman Orlando is comma... Read more
Dr Seuss' The Lorax (2012)
Director: Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud
Starring: Danny DeVito, Betty White, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Rob Riggle
From the "Despicable Me" team comes this charming, computer-animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' cautionary fable about Ted (voiced by Zac Efron), a 12-y... Read more
King Kong (1933)
7.9/10
Director: Ernest B Schoedsack, Merian C Cooper
Starring: Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot
He is billed as "the eighth wonder of the world" and, in the sixty years since the movie's release, animator Willis O'Brien's awesome creature has all... Read more
Ghostbusters (1984)
7.8/10
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Annie Po...
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis are three unemployed parapsychology professors who set up shop as a high-profile ghost removal service; but... Read more
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
5.1/10
Director: George Miller (II)
Starring: Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt
This sequel follows the young hero in a quest to save a beautiful princess. On his odyssey he befriends some fabulous creatures while battling some ho... Read more
Spy Kids 3: Game Over 3D (2003)
4.2/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Ricardo Montalban, Hol...
Aka "Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over". Secret agent siblings Juni and Carmen Cortez set out on their most mind-blowing mission yet: a journey inside the virtu... Read more
Night at the Museum (2006)
6.4/10
Director: Shawn Levy
Starring: Bill Cobbs, Steve Coogan, Dick Van Dyke, Ricky Gervais, Carla Gugino, Kim Raver,...
Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is a frustrated inventor who takes a job working the graveyard security shift at the Museum of Natural History, just to keep... Read more