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.
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
7.3/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, James Hong, Dennis Dun
Furiously offbeat, lightning-paced adventure by John Carpenter, blending action, horror, comedy and martial arts, about a ragtag group of heroes out t... Read more
Big Trouble in Little China ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
7.3/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Dennis Dun, James Hong, Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell
Furiously offbeat, lightning-paced adventure by John Carpenter, blending action, horror, comedy and martial arts, about a ragtag group of heroes out t... Read more
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)
6.2/10
Director: Cathy Yan
Starring: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord. Read more
Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (Blu-ray) (2020)
6.2/10
Director: Cathy Yan
Starring: Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord. Read more
Black Adam (2022)
6.4/10
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Shahi
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his e... Read more
Black Death (2010)
6.4/10
Director: Christopher Smith
Starring: David Warner, John Lynch, Sean Bean, Tim McInnerny, Eddie Redmayne, Andy Nyman,...
In medieval England fallen under the shadow of the plague, a young monk called Osmund (Eddie Redmayne) is charged in leading a fearsome knight, Ulric... Read more
Blade of the Rose (2004)
Director: Corey Yuen Kwai, Patrick Leung
Starring: Jaycee Chan, Edison Chen, Charlene Choi, Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Donnie Yen, Daniel...
Jaycee Chan (Jackie's son) makes his film debut in this comic martial arts fantasy as a young boy (with the inauspicous name of Charcoal Head) who is... Read more
Blancanieves (2012)
Director: Pablo Berger
Starring: Angela Molina, Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Maribel Verdu, Pere Ponce, Jose Maria Pou,...
Once upon a time there was a girl named Carmen, who never knew her mother. She learned the art of her father, a famous bullfighter, but was hated by h... Read more
Bleach the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
7.3/10
Director: Noriyuki Abe
When a caravan transporting the King's Seal is attacked, Toshiro Hitsugaya and Squad 10 are on the ready. As they prepare to protect the treasure that... Read more
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Noriyuki Abe
This feature-length film spawned from the anime series finds Soul Reaper Senna destroying curious new creatures of unknown origin, leading Ichigo and... Read more