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.
It's A Wonderful Life ( Blu-ray ) (1946)
8.6/10
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Beulah Bondi, Donna Reed, Gloria Grahame, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel B...
Classic bittersweet comedy/drama that is the quintessential Frank Capra film. James Stewart is a banker living in the typical American small town of B... Read more
Itsy Bitsy (2019)
4.8/10
Starring: Bruce Davison, Denise Crosby
Kara, a private nurse and single mother, moves from the big city to the quiet countryside with her two children, 13-year-old Jesse and 8-year-old Camb... Read more
Jabberwocky (1977)
6.2/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Deborah Fallender, Michael Palin, Max Wall, Harry H Corbett, John Le Mesurier, W...
The Dark Ages as they should have been. A hyper-comic fairytale from the mind of Monty Python's Terry Gilliam, and starring Python-pal Michael Palin. Read more
Jack Brown Genius (1994)
5.3/10
Director: Tony Hiles
Starring: Lisa Chappell, Marton Csokas, Stuart Devenie, Timothy Balme, Nicola Murphy
In this wonderful fantasy, the spirit of an inventive monk, Elmer, who died 1,000 years ago while trying out his newest invention, a pair of wings, en... Read more
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
6.3/10
Director: Bryan Singer
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ian McShane, Stanley Tucci, Bill Nighy, Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor T...
When Jack (Nicholas Hoult), a young farmhand, unwittingly opens a gateway into the world of giants, an ancient war is reignited as the giant warriors... Read more
Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014)
5.5/10
Director: Carter Smith
Starring: Morgan Saylor, Cameron Monaghan
Based on the novel "One For Sorrow" by Christopher Barzak, Jamie Mark is Dead is the story of a murdered high school boy who returns as a ghost lookin... 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
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
John Carter (2012)
6.6/10
Director: Andrew Stanton
Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, James Pu...
Based on "A Princess of Mars," the first book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Barsoom" series of novels, this action-packed sci-fi tale follows former Confe... Read more
John Carter ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
6.6/10
Director: Andrew Stanton
Starring: Ciaran Hinds, Mark Strong, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Dominic West, James Pu...
Based on "A Princess of Mars," the first book in Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Barsoom" series of novels, this action-packed sci-fi tale follows former Confe... Read more