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.
She (1965)
5.8/10
Director: Robert Day
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress is the beautiful Ayesha - 'She who must be obeyed' - in H Rider Haggard's fantasy of the love-starved eternal queen, seeking the reinca... Read more
Mary Poppins ( Blu-ray ) (1964)
7.8/10
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: David Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke, Elsa Lanchester, Glynis Johns, Julie Andrews, Ka...
Beloved Disney film combines brilliant, animated sequences with a delightful story about Julie Andrews as a magical nanny who transforms the lives of... Read more
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
6.6/10
Director: Byron Haskin
Starring: Paul Mantee, Victor Lundin, Adam West
Genre master Byron Haskin ('War of the Worlds') filmed this loose adaptation of Crusoe's classic shipwreck story, and set it in space, where a lonely... Read more
Mary Poppins (1964)
7.8/10
Director: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns
Beloved Disney film combines brilliant, animated sequences with a delightful story about Julie Andrews as a magical nanny who transforms the lives of... Read more
7 Faces of Dr Lao (1964)
7.3/10
Director: George Pal
Starring: Tony Randall, Barbara Eden, Arthur O'Connell
Tony Randall plays six roles in this western/fantasy about a travelling circus that has the power to alter lives. Randall plays the ancient Dr. Lao as... Read more
Jason and the Argonauts ( Blu-ray ) (1963)
7.4/10
Director: Don Chaffey
Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond
Jason, a fearless sailor and explorer, returns to the kingdom of Thessaly after a 20-year voyage to make his rightful claim to the throne. But to do s... Read more
Samurai Pirate (1963)
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Tadao Nakamaru, Mie Hama, Kumi Mizuno, Ichiro Arishima
In this Japanese adventure, a brave sailor (Toshiro Mifune) called Sinbad (in the English version) is shipwrecked in a strange part of the world and f... Read more
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
7.4/10
Director: Don Chaffey
Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond
Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen provided the effects for this mythological adventure, which stars Todd Armstrong as the sailor and explorer who... Read more
The Exterminating Angel (1962)
8.2/10
Director: Luis Bunuel
Starring: Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere, Claudio Brook
Louis Bunuel's masterpiece tells the story of guests invited to a lavish dinner party who find they are unable to leave at the end of the evening. A m... 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