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.
Labyrinth ( Blu-ray ) (1986)
7.4/10
Director: Jim Henson
Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Shelley Thompson, Toby Froud
Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) wished her baby brother would be taken away by goblins, and now her wish has come true. Jareth (David Bowie), the Goblin Kin... Read more
Lady in the Water (2006)
5.6/10
Director: M Night Shyamalan
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban, Sarita Choudhur...
M Night Shyamalan's 'grown-up bedtime story' stars Paul Giamatti as a depressed building superintendant who inadvertently discovers there is a water n... Read more
Ladyhawke (1985)
7/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer
Matthew Broderick plays an unwilling and unlikely squire to Rutger Hauer's master knight, who labours under a dandy of a curse. He spends his nights a... Read more
Lamb (2021)
6.4/10
Starring: Noomi Rapace
A childless couple, María and Ingvar discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much j... Read more
Land of the Lost (2009)
5.4/10
Director: Brad Silberling
Starring: Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone
Will Ferrell is Dr Rick Marshall, a quantum paleontologist whose wacky ideas about time travel have seen him outcast from the scientific community. Bu... Read more
Land of the Lost ( Blu-ray ) (2009)
5.4/10
Director: Brad Silberling
Starring: Anna Friel, Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Jorma Taccone
Will Ferrell is Dr Rick Marshall, a quantum paleontologist whose wacky ideas about time travel have seen him outcast from the scientific community. Bu... Read more
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
5.5/10
Director: Jan De Bont
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Noah Taylor, Ciaran Hinds, Djimon Hounsou, Til Sc...
Silver spandex-clad archaeologist/globetrotter Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) is back for seconds and faces her most perilous mission: to recover what an... Read more
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
5.8/10
Director: Simon West
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Daniel Craig, Noah Taylor
The voluptuous video-game heroine busts onto the big screen in this action-packed odyssey with Angelina Jolie as aristocratic adventurer Lara Croft, e... Read more
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
5.8/10
Director: Simon West
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig, Iain Glen, Jon Voight, Noah Taylor
The voluptuous video-game heroine busts onto the big screen in this action-packed odyssey with Angelina Jolie as aristocratic adventurer Lara Croft, e... Read more
Legend (1985)
6.5/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, Tim Curry, David Bennent
Visually sumptuous fairytale of the battle between light and darkness for mastery of the world. Stars Tom Cruise and Tim Curry, who is rendered virtua... Read more