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.
Terry Gilliam ('Brazil', 'Time Bandits'), the only American member of Monty Python, revives the tall tales of the 17th century German adventurer. John... Read more
Written by ex-Monty Python member Terry Jones, "Erik the Viking" stars Tim Robbins as the eponymous viking who tires of the daily grind of sacking and... Read more
After their last outing, the boys have been banned from ghost-busting and hold down regular jobs. However, the discovery of a massive river of ectopl... Read more
A wealthy, embittered orphan grows up to make the lives of criminals miserable in this big budget box-office extravaganza directed by Tim Burton ('Bee... Read more
An aging ruthless businessman swaps bodies with his grandson in the wake of getting into a car accident. Read more
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the he... Read more
During an argument, a divorced executive and his 11 year old son casually touch a magical Tibetan skull, releasing a mysterious power that transfers t... Read more
From a story by George Lucas comes this epic fantasy-adventure in which Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis), a little person, is entrusted with delivering a... Read more
In a time of social and political unrest in Haiti, anthropologist Dennis Alan (Bill Pullman) travels to the torn country to study a Voodoo drug used i... Read more
Frank Cross (Bill Murray) is a cynical TV executive planning a live adaptation of Dickens' Christmas Carol. Frank's childhood wasn't a particularly pl... Read more