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Actor: Martin Short

Innerspace (1987)

3 November 200314 June 2022

Rating: ★★

Fantastic Voyage Spoof

Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, …
Category: Science Fiction

We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story (1993)

20 January 200124 June 2021

Rating: ★★

Animation/Talking Dinosaurs

Director: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick Zondag, Ralph Zondag
Actors: John Goodman, Yeardley Smith, Kenneth Mars, Walter Cronkite, …
Category: Fantasy

Mars Attacks! (1996)

17 March 200121 September 2019

Rating: ★★★

Gonzo Alien Invasion

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah Jessica Parker, Annette Bening, …
Category: Science Fiction

A Simple Wish (1997)

25 February 200114 March 2025

Rating: 0­

Inept Fairy Godmother

Director: Michael Ritchie
Actors: Martin Short, Mara Wilson, Kathleen Turner, Amanda Plummer, …
Category: Fantasy

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

10 May 199924 June 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/The Biblical Exodus

Director: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells
Actors: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, …
Category: Fantasy

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

30 June 20033 July 2019

Rating: ★★★

Alice in Wonderland TV Adaptation

Director: Nick Willing
Actors: Tina Majorino, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Christopher Lloyd, …
Category: Fantasy

Prince Charming (2000)

22 December 200513 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Fairytale Prince in the Modern Day

Director: Allan Arkush
Actors: Sean Maguire, Martin Short, Christina Applegate, Bernadette Peters, …
Category: Fantasy

Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2001)

23 December 200121 December 2021

Rating: ★★

Animation/Juvenile Scientific Genius

Director: John A. Davis
Actors: Debi Derryberry, Patrick Stewart, Martin Short, Rob Paulsen, …
Category: Science Fiction

Treasure Planet (2002)

24 December 200224 December 2022

Rating: ★★

Disney Animation/Treasure Island in Outer Space

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce, Emma Thompson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper (2004)

17 July 200927 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Barbie Fairytale

Director: William Lau
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Martin Short, Allesandro Juliano, Mark Hildreth, …
Category: Fantasy

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

11 February 20074 December 2024

Rating: ★

Santa vs Jack Frost

Director: Michael Lembeck
Actors: Tim Allen, Martin Short, Elizabeth Mitchell, Wendy Crewson, …
Category: Fantasy

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

21 April 200821 March 2025

Rating: ★★½

Secret World of Magical Creatures

Director: Mark Waters
Actors: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Sarah Bolger, David Strathairn, …
Category: Fantasy

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)

7 May 201125 August 2021

Rating: ★

Animation/Fairytale Parody

Director: Mike Disa
Actors: Hayden Panettiere, Patrick Warburton, Glenn Close, Joan Cusack, …
Category: Fantasy

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)

6 June 201214 August 2020

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Actors: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, …
Category: Fantasy

Frankenweenie (2012)

28 November 201219 October 2024

Rating: ★★

Universal Frankenstein Homage/Boy Resurrects Dog/Stop-Motion Animation

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Charlie Tahan, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, …
Category: Horror

Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (2014)

28 September 201522 December 2023

Rating: ★★

Animation/The Wizard of Oz Sequel

Director: Will Finn
Actors: Lea Michele, Martin Short, Oliver Platt, Hugh Dancy, …
Category: Fantasy

The Addams Family (2019)

10 January 202014 October 2021

Rating: ★★½

Kinky Perverse Family/Animation

Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Actors: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloe Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, …
Category: Fantasy

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

10 February 202413 April 2024

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Merman Superhero

Director: James Wan
Actors: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen III, Nicole Kidman, …
Category: Science Fiction

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns
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