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.
Relaxer (2018)
5.9/10
Starring: David Dastmalchian
With the impending Y2K apocalypse fast approaching, Abbie is faced with the ultimate challenge - the unbeatable level 256 on Pac-Man - and he can't ge... Read more
Return to Oz (1985)
6.8/10
Director: Walter Murch
Starring: Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Fairuza Balk, Piper Laurie
A very dark sequel to the classic "The Wizard of Oz", with Dorothy returning to Oz (after a bout in a sanitarium) but finding its famed inhabitants un... Read more
Return to the Lost World (1993)
5/10
Director: Timothy Bond
Starring: John Rhys-Davies, David Warner, Eric McCormack, Tamara Gorski, Darren Mercer
Answering a distress call from Africa, two rival scientists set out for the Lost World and find it threatened with destruction by sinister oil prospec... Read more
Ricky (2009)
5.8/10
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Sergi Lopez, Alexandra Lamy
From the imagination of Francois Ozon ('Swimming Pool', '8 Women') comes 'Ricky', a magical and mysterious tale that blends magic-realism and an affec... Read more
Rise of the Guardians (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Peter Ramsey
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Chris Pine
In this thrilling animated adventure based on William Joyce's "The Guardians of Childhood" book series, Jack Frost relates the tale of how he teamed u... Read more
Rise of the Guardians ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.3/10
Director: Peter Ramsey
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, Chris Pine
In this thrilling animated adventure based on William Joyce's "The Guardians of Childhood" book series, Jack Frost relates the tale of how he teamed u... Read more
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
6.6/10
Director: Byron Haskin
Starring: Paul Mantee, Victor Lundin, Adam West
Genre master Byron Haskin ('War of the Worlds') filmed this loose adaptation of Crusoe's classic shipwreck story, and set it in space, where a lonely... Read more
Ruby Sparks (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Starring: Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Elliott Gould, Steve Coogan, Paul Dano, Chris...
Suffering from writer's block ever since his success as a teenage author, Calvin Weir-Fields (Paul Dano) believes he's on the verge of a breakthrough... Read more
Ruby Sparks (Blu-ray) (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Starring: Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Elliott Gould, Steve Coogan, Paul Dano, Chris...
Suffering from writer's block ever since his success as a teenage author, Calvin Weir-Fields (Paul Dano) believes he's on the verge of a breakthrough... Read more
Samurai Pirate (1963)
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Tadao Nakamaru, Mie Hama, Kumi Mizuno, Ichiro Arishima
In this Japanese adventure, a brave sailor (Toshiro Mifune) called Sinbad (in the English version) is shipwrecked in a strange part of the world and f... Read more