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Theme: Breaking the Fourth Wall Gags

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

1 June 20046 June 2019

Rating: ★★

Children’s Film/Small Furry Creature’s Adventures

Director: Gary Halvorson
Actors: Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams, Roscoe Orman, Sonia Manzano
Category: Fantasy

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)

2 July 20005 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Characters From a Cartoon Series Enter the Real World

Director: Des McAnuff
Actors: Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, Randy Quaid, …
Category: Fantasy

Aladdin (2019)

17 August 201919 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Disney Remake/Arabian Nights

Director: Guy Ritchie
Actors: Mena Massoud, Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Billy Magnusson
Category: Fantasy

The Ape Man (1943)

19 April 20046 September 2019

Rating: ★

Mad Scientist Becomes Ape Man

Director: William Beaudine
Actors: Bela Lugosi, Wallace Ford, Louise Currie, Henry Hall, …
Category: Horror

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

19 October 20023 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Spy Movie Spoof

Director: Jay Roach
Actors: Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Michael Caine, Verne Troyer, …
Category: Science Fiction

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

14 June 19993 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Spy Movie Spoof

Director: Jay Roach
Actors: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Verne Troyer, Seth Green, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Bat (1959)

21 January 201030 October 2019

Rating: ★

Old Dark House Thriller

Director: Crane Wilbur
Actors: Agnes Moorehead, Vincent Price, Lenitra Lane, Gavin Gordon, …
Category: Horror

The Bat Whispers (1930)

1 February 200130 October 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Old Dark House Comedy-Thriller

Director: Roland West
Actors: Chester Morris, Una Merkel, Grayce Hampton, Maude Eburne, …
Category: Horror

The Beast With Five Fingers (1946)

14 August 20017 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Disembodied Hand

Director: Robert Florey
Actors: Peter Lorre, Robert Alda, Andrea King, J. Carrol Naish, …
Category: Horror

Bugsy Malone (1976)

4 May 201710 March 2020

Rating: ★½

Gangster Film Cast With Children

Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Scott Baio, Jodie Foster
Category: Fantasy

The Cat and the Canary (1939)

11 July 201125 March 2020

Rating: ★★★

Old Dark House Comedy

Director: Elliott Nugent
Actors: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, George Zucco, Gale Sondergaard, …
Category: Horror

The Dead Don’t Die (2019)

14 September 201917 July 2020

Rating: ★★½

Zombie Comedy

Director: Jim Jarmusch
Actors: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloe Sevigny, …
Category: Horror

Deadpool 2 (2018)

10 November 201824 September 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero

Director: David Leitch
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison, Morena Baccarin, …
Category: Science Fiction

Deadpool (2016)

14 February 201620 November 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Marvel Comics Superhero

Director: Tim Miller
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, …
Category: Science Fiction

Deathtrap (1982)

6 March 20014 July 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Whodunnit Parody/Ira Levin Adaptation

Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon
Category: Fantasy

Deranged (1974)

11 April 20051 April 2020

Rating: ★★★★

True Life Necrophile Ed Gein Biopic

Director: Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby
Actors: Roberts Blossom, Leslie Carlson
Category: Horror

Dr Giggles (1992)

2 January 200015 January 2020

Rating: ★★★

Psycho Medic

Director: Manny Coto
Actors: Larry Drake, Holly Marie Combs, Cliff De Young, Michelle Johnson
Category: Horror

Dr Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)

4 July 200113 October 2020

Rating: 0­

Mad Scientist/Spy Spoof

Director: Mario Bava
Actors: Vincent Price, Fabian, Franco Franchi, Cicchio Ingrassia, …
Category: Science Fiction

Forbidden City Cop (1996)

17 January 20117 April 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Gonzo Hong Kong Comedy/Period Spy Film

Director: Stephen Chow, Vincent Kuk
Actors: Stephen Chow, Carina Lau, Carmen Lee, Tat-Ming Cheung, …
Category: Fantasy

Funny Games (1997)

2 November 201030 August 2018

Rating: ★★★★

Sadism and Torture

Director: Michael Haneke
Actors: Susanne Lothar, Arno Frisch, Ulrich Muhe, Frank Giering, …
Category: Horror

Funny Games U.S. (2007)

26 October 200830 June 2020

Rating: ★★★

Sadism and Torture

Director: Michael Haneke
Actors: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet, …
Category: Horror

George of the Jungle (1997)

19 January 20086 June 2019

Rating: ★★★

Cartoon in Live-Action/Jungle Hero Parody

Director: Sam Weisman
Actors: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, John Cleese, …
Category: Fantasy

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

28 March 20116 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Muppet Movie

Director: Jim Henson
Actors: Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin, Jack Warden, Peter Falk, …
Category: Fantasy

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

6 December 20029 September 2019

Rating: ★★

Malicious Creatures

Director: Joe Dante
Actors: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover, Dick Miller, …
Category: Fantasy

Hectic Knife (2016)

6 January 20177 June 2019

Rating: 0­

Gonzo Vigilante Film

Director: Greg DeLiso
Actors: Peter Litvin, J.J. Brine, Georgia Haege, John Munnelly, …
Category: Fantasy

Hitchcock (2012)

1 December 201220 October 2020

Rating: ★★★★

The Making of Psycho

Director: Sacha Gervasi
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Danny Huston, Scarlett Johansson, …
Category: Horror

The Holy Mountain (1973)

21 December 200031 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Transcendental Mysticism

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Actors: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Category: Fantasy

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)

7 May 201130 August 2018

Rating: ★

Animation/Fairytale Parody

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

The Hypnotic Eye (1960)

18 December 201330 August 2018

Rating: ★★★

Hypnotism Disfigurements

Director: George Blair
Actors: Jacques Bergerac, Allison Hayes, Joe Patridge, Marcia Henderson, …
Category: Horror

The Icicle Thief (1989)

23 May 200317 July 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Characters Enter a Film/Comedy

Director: Maurizio Nichetti
Actors: Maurizio Nichetti, Caterina Sylos Labini, Federico Rizzo, Heidi Komarek, …
Category: Fantasy

Invasion of Alien Bikini (2011)

17 October 20114 May 2019

Rating: ★★★

Gonzo Alien Seduction/South Korean Comedy

Director: Oh Young Doo
Actors: Hong Youngguen, Eun-Jung Ha
Category: Science Fiction

Killer Tomatoes Eat France (1992)

5 September 200630 January 2020

Rating: ★★

Genre Spoof

Director: John De Bello
Actors: Marc Price, John Astin, Angela Visser, Steve Lundquist, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

3 June 201731 August 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Animation/Lego Universe Superheroes

Director: Chris McKay
Actors: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Zach Galifianakis, …
Category: Fantasy

The Lego Movie 2 (2019)

23 March 20192 January 2021

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Adventures in the Lego Universe

Director: Mike Mitchell
Actors: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, …
Category: Fantasy

The Lego Movie (2014)

7 February 201424 September 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Animation/Adventures in the Lego Universe

Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Actors: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Will Ferrell, …
Category: Fantasy

The Mask (1994)

11 September 200417 December 2018

Rating: ★★

Zany Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Chuck Russell
Actors: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Greene, Peter Riegert, …
Category: Fantasy

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

16 September 20055 March 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Absurdist Parody of the Arthurian Legends

Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Actors: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, …
Category: Fantasy

Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)

1 June 200115 June 2019

Rating: ★★★

Absurdist Comedy Skits

Director: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Actors: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, …
Category: Fantasy

The Muppet Movie (1979)

2 February 200114 November 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Muppet Movie

Director: James Frawley
Actors: Charles Durning, Mel Brooks, Orson Welles, Paul Williams, …
Category: Fantasy

The Muppets (2011)

19 November 20116 March 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Muppet Movie

Director: James Bobin
Actors: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, …
Category: Fantasy

Muppets Most Wanted (2014)

22 March 20149 June 2019

Rating: ★★½

Muppet Movie

Director: James Bobin
Actors: Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Salma Hayek, …
Category: Fantasy

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

6 January 200230 August 2018

Rating: ★★

Muppet Movie

Director: Frank Oz
Actors: Julianna Donald, Lonnie Price, Frank Zorich, Dabney Coleman, …
Category: Fantasy

The Oracle (1953)

6 September 20031 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Greek Oracle/Predicting the Future

Director: Pennington Richards
Actors: Michael Medwin, Robert Beatty, Joseph Tomelty, Virginia McKenna, …
Category: Fantasy

The Pirate Movie (1982)

22 January 20137 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Pirate Musical

Director: Ken Annakin
Actors: Christopher Atkins, Kristy McNichol, Bill Kerr, Garry McDonald
Category: Fantasy

Princes and Princesses (1999)

31 December 19999 March 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Animated Fairytale Anthology

Director: Michel Ocelot
Actors: Arlette Mirapeu, Philippe Cheytion, Yves Barasq
Category: Fantasy

Range 15 (2016)

14 April 20179 August 2020

Rating: 0­

Zombie Comedy

Director: Ross Patterson
Actors: Mat Best, Nick Palmisciano, Jarred Taylor, Vincent Vargas, …
Category: Horror

Rango (2011)

13 March 201110 November 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Talking Animal Western Homage

Director: Gore Verbinski
Actors: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina, …
Category: Fantasy

Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)

5 January 200630 August 2018

Rating: ★

Genre Spoof

Director: John De Bello
Actors: George Clooney, John Astin, Anthony Starke, Karen Mistal, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again (2016)

4 December 20164 April 2019

Rating: ★

Gender-Bender Rock Musical/Frankenstein Spoof

Director: Kenny Ortega
Actors: Laverne Cox, Tim Curry, Ryan McCartan, Victoria Justice, …
Category: Science Fiction

Rubber (2010)

4 October 201031 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Killer Car Tire/Meta-Fictional Monster Movie Parody

Director: Quentin Dupieux
Actors: Stephen Spinella, Wings Hauser, Jack Plotnick, Roxane Mesquida, …
Category: Fantasy, Horror

Sausage Party (2016)

20 August 201614 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Talking Supermarket Produce

Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Actors: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Michael Cera, Salma Hayek, …
Category: Fantasy

Sexcula (1974)

5 November 201330 August 2018

Rating: ★

X-Rated Frankenstein Spoof

Director: Bob Hollowich
Actors: Debbie Collins, John Alexander, Jamie Orlando, Tim Lowery, …
Category: Horror

Shaolin Soccer (2001)

1 April 200315 December 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Flying Martial Arts and Soccer

Director: Stephen Chow
Actors: Stephen Chow, Yut Fei Wong, Patrick Tse
Category: Fantasy

She Kills (2016)

20 July 201617 July 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Woman with a Vagina Possessed by Satan

Director: Ron Bonk
Actors: Jennie Russo, Trey Harrison, Michael Merchant, David Royal, …
Category: Horror

The Simpsons Movie (2007)

31 July 200722 July 2019

Rating: ★★

The Simpsons Film Spinoff

Director: David Silverman
Actors: Dan Castellanata, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, …
Category: Fantasy

Space Zombie Bingo!!! (1993)

2 October 20202 October 2020

Rating: ★

Deliberately Bad SF Film

Director: George Ormrod
Category: Science Fiction

Spaceballs (1987)

10 March 20041 October 2020

Rating: ★★

Star Wars Parody

Director: Mel Brooks
Actors: Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Rick Moranis, John Candy, …
Category: Science Fiction

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)

16 March 202016 March 2020

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Comic-Book Superhero Team

Director: Aaron Horvath, Peter Rida Michail
Actors: Scott Menville, Greg Cipes, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Temptation of Dr Antonio (1962)

22 December 201130 August 2018

Rating: ★★★

Giant Anita Ekberg Steps Off a Billboard

Director: Federico Fellini
Actors: Anita Ekberg, Peppino De Filippo
Category: Fantasy

Tone-Deaf (2019)

28 December 202028 December 2020

Rating: ★★★

Wannabe Serial Killer Black Comedy

Director: Richard Bates Jr.
Actors: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Kim Delaney, Ray Wise, …
Category: Horror

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)

13 January 201310 December 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Comic-Book Character

Director: René Goscinny, Henri Gruel, Albert Uderzo', Pierre Watrin
Category: Fantasy

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)

4 November 20118 March 2019

Rating: ★★½

Gonzo Stoner Film

Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Actors: Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris, Tom Lennon, …
Category: Fantasy

Winnie the Pooh (2011)

14 July 201114 January 2019

Rating: ★★★

Disney Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
Actors: Jim Cummings, Bud Luckey, John Cleese, Craig Ferguson, …
Category: Fantasy

The Wizard of Gore (1970)

12 May 19993 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Splatter Magician

Director: Herschell Gordon Lewis
Actors: Ray Sager, Judy Cler, Wayne Ratay
Category: Horror

YatterMan (2009)

19 May 201110 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Anime TV Series in Live-Action/Gonzo Giant Robot Heroics

Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Sho Sakurai, Kyoko Fukada, Saki Fukuda, Katsuhisa Namase, …
Category: Science Fiction

Zardoz (1974)

26 January 201130 August 2018

Rating: ★

Barbarian Disrupts Utopia of Immortals

Director: John Boorman
Actors: Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, …
Category: Science Fiction

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Theme Essays

  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Nazis
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Sexual Fetishism in Fantastic Cinema
  • 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 Based on 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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