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Theme: Elves

Arthur Christmas (2011)

15 December 201121 February 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Animation/Santa’s Son

Director: Sarah Smith
Actors: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, …
Category: Fantasy

Bright (2017)

1 January 20188 February 2021

Rating: ★★★

Alternate Present Where Fantasy Creatures and Humans Coexist

Director: David Ayer
Actors: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Lucy Fry, Edgar Ramirez, …
Category: Fantasy

A Christmas Horror Story (2015)

25 December 201525 December 2020

Rating: ★★

Anthology of Christmas Horror Stories

Director: Grant Harvey, Steve Hoban, Brett Sullivan
Actors: William Shatner, George Buza, Debra Lynne McCabe, Alex Ozerov, …
Category: Horror

The Dark Crystal (1982)

9 July 20131 March 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Fantastical Other World/Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Actors: Barry Dennen, Billie Whitelaw, Michael Kilgarriff
Category: Fantasy

Dudes & Dragons (2015)

15 May 201628 September 2020

Rating: ★

Epic Fantasy Comedy

Director: Maclain Nelson, Stephen Shimek
Actors: Adam Johnson, James Marsters, Maclain Nelson, Kaitlin Doubleday, …
Category: Fantasy

Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

8 December 200019 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Sword and Sorcery

Director: Courtney Solomon
Actors: Justin Whalin, Jeremy Irons, Marlon Wayans, Thora Birch, …
Category: Fantasy

Elf (2003)

25 November 20035 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Ungainly Christmas Elf Comes to New York

Director: Jon Favreau
Actors: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, …
Category: Fantasy

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

10 December 201612 November 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Harry Potter Spinoff

Director: David Yates
Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Colin Farrell, …
Category: Fantasy

Fatman (2020)

20 December 202020 December 2020

Rating: ★★★

Kid Hires a Hitman to Kill Santa

Director: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms
Actors: Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Chance Hurstfield, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, …
Category: Fantasy

Fred Claus (2007)

18 November 20075 November 2020

Rating: ★★

Santa’s Brother

Director: David Dobkin
Actors: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Kevin Spacey, John Michael Higgins, …
Category: Fantasy

Grimm’s Snow White (2012)

10 August 20127 July 2020

Rating: ★★

Fairytale Adaptation

Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Actors: Jane March, Eliza Bennett, Jamie Thomas King, Sebastian Wimmer, …
Category: Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

6 December 200225 February 2019

Rating: ★★

Young Wizard

Director: Chris Columbus
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, …
Category: Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010)

17 November 201026 February 2019

Rating: ★★★

Young Wizard

Director: David Yates
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, John Hurt, …
Category: Fantasy

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

25 January 200313 April 2020

Rating: ★

Sword and Sorcery

Director: Terry Marcel
Actors: Jack Palance, John Terry, Bernard Bresslaw, Morgan Sheppard, …
Category: Fantasy

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

9 October 200829 October 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Demon Superhero/Comic-Book Adaptation

Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Actors: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander, …
Category: Fantasy

The Hobbit (1977)

3 September 200522 March 2020

Rating: ★★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Animation

Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr
Actors: Orson Bean, John Huston, Richard Boone, Hans Conreid, …
Category: Fantasy

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

14 December 201229 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, …
Category: Fantasy

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

20 December 201429 October 2019

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, …
Category: Fantasy

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

14 December 201329 October 2019

Rating: ★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Aidan Turner, …
Category: Fantasy

Krampus (2015)

12 December 201524 August 2019

Rating: ★★

Christmas Horror Film

Director: Michael Dougherty
Actors: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, …
Category: Horror

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

17 December 200029 July 2019

Rating: ★★★

Epic Fantasy/Animation

Director: Ralph Bakshi
Actors: Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt, …
Category: Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

19 December 20011 March 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, …
Category: Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

23 December 200320 June 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Sean Astin, …
Category: Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

24 December 200229 July 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, …
Category: Fantasy

Mythica: The Darkspore (2015)

16 September 201619 May 2020

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Anne Black
Actors: Melanie Stone, Adam Johnson, Jake Stormoen, Nicola Posener, …
Category: Fantasy

Mythica: The Iron Crown (2016)

19 May 202011 August 2020

Rating: ★★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: John Lyde
Actors: Melanie Stone, Jake Stormoen, Adam Johnson, Kevin Sorbo, …
Category: Fantasy

Mythica: The Necromancer (2015)

21 August 201719 May 2020

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: A. Todd Smith
Actors: Melanie Stone, Jake Stormoen, Nicola Poesner, Adam Johnson, …
Category: Fantasy

Onward (2020)

5 April 20204 January 2021

Rating: ★★★

Pixar Animation/Alternate Present Inhabited by Magic Creatures

Director: Dan Scanlon
Actors: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, …
Category: Fantasy

The Polar Express (2004)

28 November 20046 November 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Train Journey to the North Pole

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Jimmy Bennett
Category: Fantasy

Santa Baby (2006)

28 December 201130 August 2018

Rating: ★★

Santa’s Daughter

Director: Ron Underwood
Actors: Jenny McCarthy, George Wendt, Kandyse McClure, Ivan Sergei, …
Category: Fantasy

Santa Claus – The Movie (1985)

12 January 201415 October 2020

Rating: 0­

The Santa Claus Story

Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Actors: David Huddleston, Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, Christian Fitzpatrick, …
Category: Fantasy

Santa Claus vs. the Zombies (2010)

31 March 201414 September 2019

Rating: 0­

Santa Claus Faces the Zombie Apocalypse

Director: George Bonilla
Actors: Billy W. Blackwell, Tony Armstrong, Claude D. Miles, Reaper M. Jones, …
Category: Horror

The Santa Clause (1994)

18 February 201030 August 2018

Rating: ★

Man Becomes Santa

Director: John Pasquin
Actors: Tim Allen, Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold, Eric Young, …
Category: Fantasy

The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

2 February 201030 August 2018

Rating: ★½

Santa Seeks a Wife

Director: Michael Lembeck
Actors: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, David Krumholtz, …
Category: Fantasy

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

3 February 201030 August 2018

Rating: ★

Santa vs Jack Frost

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

Sleeping Beauty (1988)

5 August 201430 August 2018

Rating: ★★

Fairytale

Director: David Irving
Actors: Tahnee Welch, Kenny Baker, Morgan Fairchild, David Holliday, …
Category: Fantasy

Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011)

24 November 201219 October 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Marvel Comics Norse God Superhero

Director: Sam Liu, Gary Hartle
Actors: Matt Wolf, Rick Gomez, Tara Strong, Chris Britton, …
Category: Fantasy

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

9 November 20136 August 2019

Rating: ★★½

Marvel Comics Norse God Superhero

Director: Alan Taylor
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, …
Category: Fantasy

The Throbbit (2015)

15 February 201623 March 2020

Rating: 0­

The Hobbit Parody

Director: Timothy Alan Richardson
Category: Fantasy

Unholy Night (2019)

24 December 20203 January 2021

Rating: ★★★

Christmas Horror Anthology

Director: Kristian Lariviere, Chris Chitaroni, Randy Smith
Actors: Jennifer Allanson, Jim McDonald, Emily Shanley, Brad Abramenko, …
Category: Horror

Warcraft (2016)

18 June 20166 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Computer Game Adaptation/Epic Fantasy

Director: Duncan Jones
Actors: Travis Fimmel, Toby Kebbell, Paula Patton, Ben Schnetzer, …
Category: Fantasy

The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)

2 September 201530 August 2018

Rating: ½

Christmas Film

Director: Ron Underwood
Actors: John Goodman, Chris Kattan, Eddie Griffin, Ethan Suplee, …
Category: Fantasy

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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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