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.
AKA: 'The Immortals'. This big budget wu shu spectacular was slated on its original release, and though the plot, based on a complex novel, is somewh... Read more
A superhuman mystical hero returns from the grave to exact revenge on the killers of his fiancee and himself on the eve of their wedding. The tragic d... Read more
Inspired by the manic 1940s cartoons of Tex Avery and based on the comic book of the same name, this loopy tale has a bank clerk discovering an ancien... Read more
Lamont Cranston, having lived a life of moral degradation, is 'reborn' as a singleminded crimefighter with the ability to cloud men's minds. This adap... Read more
This anthology is divided into four segments: "The Library" which is the wraparound segment involving Lovecraft's research into the Book of The Dead a... Read more
Steven Spielberg's brontosaurus-sized blockbuster, based on Michael Crichton's best-seller, follows scientists Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (... Read more
This sentimental fantasy follows the misadventures of Robert Downey Jr, who, at the moment of his birth is 'adopted' by a quartet of ghosts. Realising... Read more
'Jurassic Park' - Michael Crichton re-invented his earlier 'Westworld' story by adding dinosaurs to the mix. The result is a thrill ride that became o... Read more
Answering a distress call from Africa, two rival scientists set out for the Lost World and find it threatened with destruction by sinister oil prospec... Read more
Steven Spielberg's brontosaurus-sized blockbuster, based on Michael Crichton's best-seller, follows scientists Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (... Read more