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.
The Borrowers (1973)
5.7/10
Director: Walter C. Miller
Starring: Barnard Hughes, Beatrice Straight, Eddie Albert, Judith Anderson, Tammy Grimes
Pod Clock is the head of a small family. They are that small they actually live under the floorboards of a Victorian mansion, surviving on the left-ov... Read more
The Bothersome Man (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Jens Lien
Starring: Trond Fausa Aurvaag, Petronella Barker, Per Schaaning, Birgitte Larsen, Johannes...
40-year-old Andreas has arrived in a strange city with absolutely no idea how he got there. He has a job, a flat, a beautiful girlfriend, but somehow,... Read more
The BoxTrolls (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
Starring: Ben Kingsley, James Urbaniak, Jared Harris, Toni Collette, Simon Pegg, Nick Fros...
Based on Alan Snow's book Here Be Monsters!, The Boxtrolls is, first and foremost, a magnificent work of design. Visually, the movie looks like a visi... Read more
The BoxTrolls ( Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D ) (2014)
6.8/10
Director: Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
Starring: Ben Kingsley, James Urbaniak, Jared Harris, Toni Collette, Simon Pegg, Nick Fros...
Based on Alan Snow's book Here Be Monsters!, The Boxtrolls is, first and foremost, a magnificent work of design. Visually, the movie looks like a visi... Read more
The Brand New Testament (2015)
7.1/10
Director: Jaco Van Dormael
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Benoit Poelvoorde, Francois Damiens, Yolande Moreau, Pili Gro...
In Belgian director Jaco Van Dormaels universe, God (Benoit Poelvoorde) is a mean-spirited bastard lounging around his Brussels apartment in dressing... Read more
The Brass Teapot (2012)
6.4/10
Director: Ramaa Mosley
Starring: Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel, Alia Shawkat, Juno Temple, Bobby Moynihan, Debr...
John (Michael Angarano) and Alice (Juno Temple) live in small-town America - married, very much in love, and broke. But an accident leads them to a ro... Read more
The Bride! (2026)
5.7/10
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal
In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as the Bride, sparking romance, poli... Read more
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
5.9/10
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Monica Bellucci, Matt Damon, Lena Headey, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Peter St...
Con-men Will and Jake Grimm (Matt Damon and Heath Ledger) travel from town to town ridding frightened townsfolk of beasts and boogeymen they themselve... Read more
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Andrew Adamson
Starring: Ben Barnes, Sergio Castellitto, Warwick Davis, Peter Dinklage, Georgie Henley, S...
The second in the Narnia series from Kiwi director Andrew Adamson finds the Pevensie children once again whisked away into the realm of Narnia, where... Read more
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian ( Blu-ray ) (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Andrew Adamson
Starring: Ben Barnes, Sergio Castellitto, Warwick Davis, Peter Dinklage, Georgie Henley, S...
The second in the Narnia series from Kiwi director Andrew Adamson finds the Pevensie children once again whisked away into the realm of Narnia, where... Read more