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.
Deathstalker (1983)
4.5/10
Director: James Sbardellati
Starring: Lana Clarkson, Rick Hill, Barbi Benton
The warrior Deathstalker is tasked by an old witch lady to obtain and unite the three powers of creation - a chalice, an amulet, and a sword - lest th... Read more
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
6.3/10
Director: Joe Cornish
Starring: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Rebecca Ferguson, Patrick Stewart, Noma Dumezweni, Natha...
Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they b... Read more
Conan the Barbarian (3D Blu-ray) (2011)
6.9/10
Director: Marcus Nispel
Starring: Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui, Stephen Lang, Jason Momoa, Rachel Nic...
A powerful Cimmerian warrior, Conan (Jason Momoa) carves a bloody path across the land of Hyboria on a personal vendetta. That soon turns into a an ep... Read more
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( Blu-ray ) (3D) (2016)
7.3/10
Director: David Yates
Starring: Jon Voight, Ron Perlman, Samantha Morton, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Eddie Red...
Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne ( The Theory of Everything, The Danish Girl ) stars in the central role of Magizoologist Newt Scamander, under t... Read more
Testament of Orpheus / The Blood of a Poet (1959)
Director: Jean Cocteau
Starring: Jean Cocteau, Henri Cremieux, Edouard Dermithe
In his last film, legendary writer/artist/filmmaker Jean Cocteau portrays an 18th-century poet who travels through time on a quest for divine wisdom.... Read more
Spider-Man 1 & 2 (2002)
7.3/10
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: James Franco, Willem Dafoe, Tobey Maguire, Rosemary Harris, Kirsten Dunst, Cliff...
1: A bite from a genetically altered arachnid turns timid high schooler Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) into a web-spinning wallcrawler who learns throug... Read more
New Adventures of Tarzan: Volume 2 (1934)
5.4/10
Director: Edward Kull
Starring: Herman Brix, Ula Holt
This oddity was produced by Edgar Rice Burroughs' own company and was the first Tarzan film shot on location (in Guatemala). The adventurers seek the... Read more
Raised By Wolves 2 (2022)
7.5/10
Starring: Travis Fimmel
In season two of RAISED BY WOLVES, Android partners Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim), along with their brood of six human children,... Read more
The Lost World (1992)
5.3/10
Director: Timothy Bond
Starring: David Warner, John Rhys-Davies, Tamara Gorski, Eric McCormack, Darren Mercer
Pursuing rumours of prehistoric life still thriving in the unexplored jungles of Africa, thrill-seeking journalist, Edward Malone, sparks an expeditio... Read more
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1984)
7.5/10
Director: Will Vinton
Starring: James Whitmore, Voice Of
Will Vinton (official owner of the copyrighted 'Claymation' term) directs this sweet and imaginative film that was the first feature-length of its kin... Read more