Unlike science fiction, fantasy movie does not aspire to explain the world in which events take place in the point of view of science. The world of a fantasy film exists in the form of some assumptions (most often its location relatively to our reality is not mentioned at all: whether it is a parallel world, or another planet), and its physical laws may differ from the realities of our world. In such a world gods, magic, mythical creatures (dragons, gnomes, trolls), ghosts and any other fantastic beings can be real.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Alan Tall, Paul Cagelet, Nick Phalen, Tamsin MacCarthy, Patricia Dahlquist
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Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Cecil Kellaway, Alex Gibney, Beau Sia, Leslie Mann, Corey Large
When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrioress Selene leads the battle against humankind.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Antoni Corone, Joss Ackland, Robert Schenkkan, Mark Gluckman, Stirling Gallacher
A young girl (Baby Doll) is locked away in a mental asylum by her abusive stepfather where she will undergo a lobotomy in five days' time. Faced with unimaginable odds, she retreats to a fantastical world in her imagination where she and four other female inmates at the asylum, plot to escape the facility. The lines between reality and fantasy blur as Baby Doll and her four companions, as well as a mysterious guide, fight to retrieve the five items they need that will allow them to break free from their captors before it's too late...
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Suraj Thapar, Emma Schweiger, Holly Dennison, Ian Michael Smith, Sam Morton
A cocky test pilot, Hal Jordan ('Ryan Reynolds' ), acquires superhuman powers when he is chosen by "the Ring", the willpower-fed source of power, of the Green Lantern Intergalactic Corps. He, reluctantly at first, takes on the challenges these superheroes face. Putting his self-doubts aside, and spurred on by his sense of duty and love for his beautiful, intellectually equal, colleague, Carol Ferris ( ), he is soon called to defend mankind from Parallax, a super-powerful being who feeds on fear. He is the universe's last chance, as many Lanterns have been killed and the Corps is weakened. And he might just be the right Lantern for the job of keeping the world safe from harm. Based on the characters of DC Comics series "Green Lantern".
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Cassie Ventura, Senen Reyes, Geoffrey Palmer, Lisa Picotte, Beth Allen
Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) thinks he is God's gift at his high school. He plays a prank on a fellow high school student, Kendra (Mary-Kate Olsen) who, unbeknown to him is a witch. Kendra teaches him a lesson by putting a curse on him making him as beastly on the outside as he is on the inside. He has one year to find someone to fall in love with him or stay like that forever.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Alyy Khan, Toni Slama, Ron Hughart, Peter Francis James, Ashley Elmore
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father ( ). Jack (played as an adult by ) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Lauren Owen, Kyle McDonald, Michaela Conlin, Louis Minnaar, Cillian Murphy
Garden gnomes Gnomeo (voice of McAvoy) and Juliet (voice of Blunt) have as many obstacles to overcome as their quasi namesakes when they are caught up in a feud between neighbors. But with plastic pink flamingos and lawnmower races in the mix, can this young couple find lasting happiness?
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Mark Rylance, India Ennenga, Justin Bilyeu, Leo Benvenuti, Desmond Kelly
A 14th century Crusader returns to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence. A priest, a grieving knight, a disgraced itinerant and a headstrong youth who can only dream of becoming a knight join a mission troubled by mythically hostile wilderness and fierce contention over the fate of the girl. When the embattled party arrives at the abbey, a horrific discovery jeopardises the knight's pledge to ensure the girl fair treatment, and pits them against an inexplicably powerful and destructive force.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Thomas Guard, Amy Margolis, Grant Doyle, Nestor Carbonell, Sarah Lafleur
Amanda Seyfried stars in this dark retelling of the classic Little Red Riding Hood fable, set in a medieval village where a werewolf has been terrorizing the citizens. Though the night has become a more and more dangerous time for the villagers, who never know when the beast will leave more bodies strewn in its wake, Valerie is a girl on the brink of womanhood, and is so preoccupied with her love and lust for an orphaned woodcutter that she risks leaving herself vulnerable -- both literally and figuratively. Meanwhile, the townspeople hire a werewolf hunter Gary Oldman to track down the monster and kill it before it wreaks more bloody havoc. But as suspicions brew, the people of the once peaceful town begin to turn on each other, letting the innocence of their formerly happy community fall further and further into the past. ~
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Roger Delmont, Chris Berkeley, Michael Jackson, Dickie Bird, Kim Hughes
Blending state-of-the-art animation with live action, Hop tells the comic tale of Fred, an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world's worst house guest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Dean Hamer, Ashley Newbrough, Jim Bennett, Craig Cornfield, Dora Lipovcan
Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Danny McBride and James Franco team up for an epic comedy adventure set in a fantastical world-Your Highness. As two princes on a daring mission to save their land, they must rescue the heir apparent's fiancée before their kingdom is destroyed. Thadeous (McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious (Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure, adoration and the throne, he's settled for a life of wizard's weed, hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious' bride-to-be, Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel)...
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Patrick Bordier, Carl Dunbar, Esther Dunbar, Kim Basinger, Eric Laneuville
A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: T.J. Shears, Eduardo Alvarado, Melinda Dahl, Andrew McHale
As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal's comrades.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Mark Bierlein, Dave Davies, Milica Govich, Nancy Doetsch
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Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Daniel Read, Mary Lechter, Tinsley Mortimer, Tae-ju Park, Ji-wung Wi
When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smack dab in the middle of Central Park. Just three apples high and stuck in the Big Apple, the Smurfs must find a way to get back to their village before Gargamel tracks them down.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Jarl Borssén, Darrell Hough, Jo Adrian Haavind, Carsten Bjørnlund, Lucy Charles
A group of fugitive Knights Templar attacks a pirate ship and they are cursed to turn into hideous monsters. To fight the curse and ultimately save the world, they must defeat the wizard-dragon who is determined to destroy it.
Genres: Fantasy
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The heartwarming tale of four lively young teens (who just happen to be hamsters) on a quest to find the Palace of Zhu, where they believe all their dreams will come true. Join the feisty and lovable Pipsqueak,Mr. Squiggles, Chunk, Num Nums, and Stinker as she gets swept away to the other side of the Zhuniverse.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Sonequa Martin, Kellie Gerardi, Alex Draper, Tiffany Evans, Sonequa Martin
Description: Action director Ching Siu-Tung helms this fantasy film based on an old Chinese legend about an herbalist who falls in love with a thousand-year-old White Snake disguised as a woman. Jet Li stars as a sorcerer who discovers her true identity and battles to save the man's soul.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Thérèse Dorny, Roselyn Sanchez, Angela Mounsey, Bart Hansard, Hayden Christensen
The Quileute and the Volturi close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses different threats to the wolf pack and vampire coven.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Carey Feehan
It's the closing night at the last drive-in theater in America and Cecil B. Kaufman has planned the ultimate marathon of lost film prints to unleash upon his faithful cinephile patrons. Four films so rare that they have never been exhibited publicly on American soil until this very night! With titles like Wadzilla, I Was A Teenage Werebear, The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, and Zom-B-Movie, Chillerama not only celebrates the golden age of drive-in B horror shlock but also spans over four decades of cinema with something for every bad taste.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Susan Blommaert, Brian W. Seibert, Rajeev Nirmalakhandan, Anise Fuller, Kyle Hagler
Granger - a warrior in medieval times - is sent on a quest to fulfill an ancient prophecy. Venturing through the now war torn Kingdom of Ehb, he teams up with an unlikely band of allies with the goal of slaying the leader of the "Dark Ones". Fighting against all odds, they must free the land from the grasp of the evil tyrant Raven and save the world.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Helen Madden, John McLaughlin, John Quade
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Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Lana Clarkson, Ann Brashares, Stephen Rogers, Bill McKinney, Norma Ray
The warrior Thor (Hemsworth) is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard by his father Odin (Hopkins) for his arrogance and sent to Earth to live among humans. Falling in love with scientist Jane Foster (Portman) teaches Thor much-needed lessons, and his new-found strength comes into play as a villain from his homeland sends dark forces toward Earth.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Dennis McCambridge, Glenn Ficarra, Aurelija Anuzhite, Imbi Strenga, Ellen DeGeneres
Age of the Dragons is a re-imagining of Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick. Set in a mythical realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner joins their quest. Ahab's adopted daughter Rachel, beautiful and tough, runs the hunting vessel. Ahab's obsession is to seek revenge on a great "White Dragon" that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness. In the White Dragon's lair Ahab's secrets are revealed and Rachel must choose between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with Ishmael.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Will Conroy, Cheryl Easton, Leo Horsfield
John Milton is up against the clock: Jonah King, the leader of a Satanic cult, has murdered Milton's daughter and kidnapped her baby. In three days, King and his followers will sacrifice the child at midnight. Milton picks up the trail in Oklahoma as well as rescuing a waitress named Piper from her brutal, two-timing fiancé. There are odd things about Milton: his driver's license is out of date, he has a very strange gun, and he's being pursued by a man in a suit who carries FBI ID and calls himself the Accountant. Piper, who's lived a life on the sidelines, has to piece things together on the fly as they close in on King.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Lalor Roddy, Boyd Holbrook, Luis Bordonada, Jeremiah Bitsui, Kevin Christopher Brown
Faced with extinction, two park rangers are forced to defend the national park against hordes of rampaging orcs. Ancient and long forgotten, these orcs are unleashed from the depths of the mountains, and they won't stop until we're all dead.
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Michael Ian Black, Aaron Au, David Schmidt, Malcolm McDowell, Tsunehiko Kamijô
Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares. Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king's hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man's conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion...until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope. Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes...
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Justine Powell
Martin Scorseses adaptation of Brian Selznicks award-winning novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret stars Asa Butterfield, as an orphan boy who lives in a Parisian train station. Sent to live with his drunken uncle after his fathers death in a fire, Hugo learned how to wind the massive clocks that run throughout the station. When the uncle disappears one day, Hugo decides to maintain the clocks on his own, hoping nobody will catch on to him squatting in the station. His natural aptitude for engineering leads him to steal gears, tools, and other items from a toy-shop owner who maintains a storefront in the station. Hugo needs these purloined pieces in order to rebuild a mechanical man that was left in the fathers care at the museum -- the restoration was a project father and son did together. When Georges Ben Kingsley, the old man who runs the toy stand, catches on to the thievery, he threatens to turn Hugo over to the stations lone police officer Sacha Baron Cohen, who makes every effort to send any parentless child in the station to the orphanage. But Hugos run-in with Georges leads to a friendship with the elderly gentlemans goddaughter, Isabelle Chloe Grace Moretz, who unknowingly possesses the last item Hugo needs to make the mechanical man work again. ~ Rovi
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: John McEnery, Richard Jordan, John Moschitta Jr., Kelly Rebecca Walsh, Barry Seltzer
Jacob, a young man armed with a deadly sword, saves Sarah, a teenage girl, from Mathias, a malevolent...   »
Genres: Fantasy
Starring: Lovette George, Prince Adu
Captain Jack Sparrow (Depp) crosses paths with a woman from his past (Cruz), and he's not sure if it's love -- or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship of the formidable pirate Blackbeard (McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know who to fear more: Blackbeard or the woman from his past.
At the same time, the fundamental difference between the miracles in a fantasy film genre and in fairy-tales consists in the fact that in a good fantasy movie they are the norm of a described world and act systemically, like the laws of nature.
Today, fantasy is also a genre of painting, computer and board games. Such genre universality particularly distinguishes the Chinese fantasy with elements of martial arts.