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.
Fantastic Four ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
5.7/10
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon
Adapted from the long-running Marvel comic; the story of four scientists who receive a massive dose of gamma rays while working in space, and are mira... Read more
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
5.7/10
Director: Tim Story
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry...
The effects-laden sequel to the 2005 film sees our heroic foursome battling an interstellar baddie whose unannounced arrival flattens a large chunk of... Read more
Fantasy Island (2020)
4.8/10
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Michael Pena, Maggie Q
The enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn... Read more
Fantasy Island (Blu-ray) (2020)
4.8/10
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Michael Pena, Maggie Q
The enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn... Read more
Fantasy Mission Force (1984)
Director: Chu Yen-ping
Starring: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Jimmy Wang Yu
A truly off-the-wall WW2 actioner with Jackie Chan as part of an elite commando team sent to rescue a group of Allied Generals kidnapped by the Japane... Read more
Fatman (2020)
5.9/10
Starring: Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins
A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man... Read more
Faust (2011)
6.7/10
Director: Alexander Sokurov
Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Georg Friedrich, Johannes Zeiler, Isolda Dychauk, Anton Adasins...
Aleksandr Sokurov directs this German-language adaptation of the classic tale about a man who sells his soul to the Devil. The story, woven into the f... Read more
Faust (Blu-ray) (2011)
6.6/10
Director: Alexander Sokurov
Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Georg Friedrich, Johannes Zeiler, Isolda Dychauk, Anton Adasins...
Aleksandr Sokurov directs this German-language adaptation of the classic tale about a man who sells his soul to the Devil. The story, woven into the f... Read more
Field of Dreams (1989)
7.5/10
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Starring: Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Burt La...
A magical fantasy about farmer Kevin Costner who hears messages from an invisible voice, leading him to build a baseball diamond in his cornfield. 'If... Read more
Field of Dreams ( Blu-ray ) (1989)
7.5/10
Director: Phil Alden Robinson
Starring: Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster, James Earl Jones, Kevin Costner, Ray Liotta
A magical fantasy about farmer Kevin Costner who hears messages from an invisible voice, leading him to build a baseball diamond in his cornfield. 'If... Read more