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Theme: Magic

Magic is a process inherent in many works of fantasy, although actually defining what it is is elusive. It can be said that it is not scientific in nature or based on real-world physics, otherwise a work becomes one of science-fiction. Nor does it come by divine process otherwise it is a Miracle. If we can define the current world as a rational one, magic is a system or property of things that stands outside these mundane definitions where it is akin to an energy or an invisible force.

Magic can be wielded by adept individuals. In use, magic is capable of transformation of matter or person-into-animal changes, it can create illusions, control of the environment and elements, can be used for healing, to create energy blasts, Mind Control, open portals to other worlds and dimensions, or conjure entities. The employment of magic will frequently be aided by something like a staff, a ring, a lens, a cauldron, potions and the assemblage of obscure items or else via Magic Spells – the uttering of phrases and rituals, which are usually written on scrolls.

It is often seen or implied that magic needs some training in its usage. Those versed in the use of magic are referred to as Magicians, Wizards, Sorcerers or Magic Users or a Witch. It is common in works of fantasy and horror for magic users to be divided into Black and White magicians, between those who make benevolent use of the art and the dark arts. The Harry Potter series and other works gave us schools dedicated to the training of magicians and the apprentice magician story is a trope in its own right.

Magic is also a property had by certain creatures such as unicorns, Dragons and Fairies. It is also something that can be imbued into certain objects such as swords, staffs, flying carpets, red slippers, rings and the like, or even objects that may have residual power such as the robes of a magician. Possession of these is frequently greatly sought. For these see Magical Artefacts.

Most depictions of magic on screen display little interest for analysing the processes of how and why it operates. Some have been brave enough to create magic systems. By and large, the stories about magic that work the best are the ones that try to create some restrictions on its use. This may involve the user being limited in what they can do by their skill or knowledge; that a magic artefact has only a certain amount of energy; that there is a natural depletion of magic in the world; that it requires the collection of obscure items in order to work; or that its use may have some cost to the one wielding it.


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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

11 September 20005 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Arabian Nights Adventures

Director: Nathan Juran
Actors: Kerwin Mathews, Torin Thatcher, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer
Category: Fantasy

Abigail (2019)

26 June 202028 November 2020

Rating: ★★

Alternate Reality/Steampunk and Magic

Director: Alexandr Boguslavskiy
Actors: Tinatin Dalakishvili, Eddie Marsan, Gleb Bochkov, Artem Tkachenko, …
Category: Fantasy

Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer (2010)

9 June 201320 June 2025

Rating: ½

Children’s Fantasy Adventure

Director: Andrew Lauer
Actors: Lea Thompson, Wendie Malick, Eric Lutes, Amy Pietz
Category: Fantasy

Alakazam the Great (1961)

5 May 199927 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Mischievous Monkey’s Adventures/Animation

Director: Osamu Tezuka, Taiji Yabushita
Actors: Frankie Avalon, Jonathan Winters, Sterling Holloway
Category: Fantasy

The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)

2 February 20252 February 2025

Rating: ★★½

Secret Society Designed to Ease Racial Tensions/Satire

Director: Kobi Libii
Actors: Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, …
Category: Fantasy

Arabian Adventure (1979)

18 June 19994 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Arabian Nights Adventure

Director: Kevin Connor
Actors: Oliver Tobias, Christopher Lee, Puneet Sira, Emma Samms, …
Category: Fantasy

Bailey’s Mistake (2001)

6 June 200925 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Magical Realism

Director: Michael M. Robin
Actors: Linda Hamilton, Joan Plowright, Kyle Secor, Jesse James, …
Category: Fantasy

Barbie & the Diamond Castle (2008)

11 January 200927 October 2019

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Barbie Fairytale

Director: Gino Nichele
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Cassidy Ladden, Maryske Hendrikse, Kathleen Barr, …
Category: Fantasy

Barbie as Rapunzel (2002)

24 May 200927 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Barbie Enacts Fairytale

Director: Owen Hurley
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Anjelica Huston, Cree Summer, Ian James Corlett, …
Category: Fantasy

Barbie Fairytopia: Magic of the Rainbow (2007)

9 September 20078 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Land of Fairies

Director: William Lau
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Kathleen Barr, Venus Terzo, Lee Tockar, …
Category: Fantasy

Beautiful Creatures (2013)

14 February 20138 May 2020

Rating: ★★★

Young Adult/War Between Witches

Director: Richard LaGravenese
Actors: Alden Ehrenreich, Jeremy Irons, Alice Englert, Emma Thompson, …
Category: Fantasy

Beauty and the Beast (1946)

26 August 200314 May 2024

Rating: ★★★★★

Fairy-Tale

Director: Jean Cocteau
Actors: Jean Marais, Josette Day
Category: Fantasy

Beauty and the Beast (1991)

7 July 200014 October 2022

Rating: ★★★★

Disney Animation/Fairy-Tale

Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Actors: Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Rex Everhart, …
Category: Fantasy

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

27 May 20175 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Fairy-Tale/Disney Live-Action Remake

Director: Bill Condon
Actors: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, …
Category: Fantasy

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

4 February 20003 May 2020

Rating: ★★★

Adventures with a Good Witch/Disney Film

Director: Robert Stevenson
Actors: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, Roy Snart, …
Category: Fantasy

Bell Book and Candle (1958)

13 December 20009 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Witch in Love

Director: Richard Quine
Actors: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Elsa Lanchester, …
Category: Fantasy

Bewitched (2005)

3 September 200513 November 2019

Rating: ★★

Witch in Love/TV Series Remake

Director: Nora Ephron
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, …
Category: Fantasy

The Black Cauldron (1985)

1 September 200018 April 2022

Rating: ★★

Disney Animation/Sword and Sorcery

Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich
Actors: Nigel Hawthorne, John Hurt, Phil Fondacaro, Freddie Jones
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

The Changeover (2017)

26 March 201812 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Young Adult/Teen Witch’s Journey

Director: Miranda Harcourt, Stuart McKenzie
Actors: Erana James, Timothy Spall, Melanie Lynskey, Lucy Lawless, …
Category: Fantasy

Chemical Wedding (2008)

18 November 20155 July 2020

Rating: ★★★

The Reincarnation of Aleister Crowley

Director: Julian Doyle
Actors: Simon Callow, Lucy Cudden, John Shrapnel, Christina Chong
Category: Horror

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (1988)

5 May 200519 April 2020

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld

Director: Marilyn Fox
Actors: Barbara Kellerman, Richard Dempsey, Sophie Wilcox, Jonathan R. Scott, …
Category: Fantasy

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)

19 June 200525 December 2024

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld

Director: Alex Kirby
Actors: Sophie Wilcox, Jonathan R. Scott, David Thwaites, Samuel West, …
Category: Fantasy

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair (1990)

2 July 20057 July 2023

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld

Director: Alex Kirby
Actors: David Thwaites, Tom Baker, Camilla Power, Barbara Kellerman, …
Category: Fantasy

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (1989)

3 June 20057 July 2023

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld

Director: Alex Kirby
Actors: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Wilcox, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Cook, …
Category: Fantasy

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)

29 June 200819 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld

Director: Andrew Adamson
Actors: Georgie Henley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, …
Category: Fantasy

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

15 December 200513 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld

Director: Andrew Adamson
Actors: Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, …
Category: Fantasy

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)

13 December 201026 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Magical Otherworld

Director: Michael Apted
Actors: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, …
Category: Fantasy

Cinderella (1950)

1 July 199919 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Disney Animation/Fairy-Tale

Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Actors: Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, William Phipps, June Foray
Category: Fantasy

Cinderella III: A Twist in Time (2007)

13 February 200920 September 2022

Rating: ★½

Disney Animation Sequel

Director: Frank Nissen
Actors: Jennifer Hale, Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, Corey Burton, …
Category: Fantasy

The Colour of Magic (2008)

11 January 200923 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Fantasy Comedy/Terry Pratchett Adaptation

Director: Vadim Jean
Actors: David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry, David Bradley, …
Category: Fantasy

Conan the Destroyer (1984)

31 May 200126 October 2020

Rating: ★★

Sword and Sorcery

Director: Richard Fleischer
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones, Olivia D'Abo, Tracey Walter, …
Category: Fantasy

The Covenant (2006)

21 October 20078 May 2025

Rating: 0­

Teen Male Witches

Director: Renny Harlin
Actors: Steven Strait, Laura Ramsey, Sebastian Stan, Toby Hemingway, …
Category: Horror

Descendants 2 (2017)

29 March 20194 April 2019

Rating: 0­

The Children of Disney Villains

Director: Kenny Ortega
Actors: Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, Mitchell Hope, Cameron Boyce, …
Category: Fantasy

Descendants (2015)

27 December 201523 May 2025

Rating: 0­

The Children of Disney Villains

Director: Kenny Ortega
Actors: Dove Cameron, Sofia Carson, BooBoo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, …
Category: Fantasy

Doctor Mordrid (1992)

7 May 201411 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Magician Superhero

Director: Albert Band, Charles Band
Actors: Jeffrey Combs, Yvette Nipar, Brian Thompson, Jay Acovone
Category: Fantasy

Doctor Strange (2007)

1 January 200829 May 2022

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Magician Superhero/Animation

Director: Frank D. Paur, Patrick Archibald, Jay Oliva, Richard Sebast
Actors: Kevin Michael Richardson, Fred Tatisciore, Tara Strong
Category: Fantasy

Doctor Strange (2016)

19 November 201616 December 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Marvel Comics Magician Superhero

Director: Scott Derrickson
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, …
Category: Fantasy

Dr. Strange (1978)

28 February 20126 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Marvel Comics Magician Superhero

Director: Philip DeGuere
Actors: Peter Hooten, John Mills, Jessica Walter, Anne-Marie Martin/Eddie Benton, …
Category: Fantasy

DragonHeart (1996)

28 May 20003 March 2023

Rating: ★★★

Rogue and Dragon

Director: Rob Cohen
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Sean Connery, David Thewlis, Dina Meyer, …
Category: Fantasy

Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer’s Curse (2015)

28 August 201528 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Dragon Fantasy

Director: Colin Teague
Actors: Julian Morris, Tamzin Merchant, Ben Kingsley, Jassa Ahluwalia, …
Category: Fantasy

DragonHeart: A New Beginning (2000)

30 August 20002 September 2020

Rating: ★

Dragon Fantasy

Director: Doug Lefler
Actors: Chris Masterson, Robby Benson, Harry Van Gorkum, Rona Figueroa, …
Category: Fantasy

Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire (2017)

2 November 20178 April 2021

Rating: ★★

Dragon Fantasy

Director: Patrik Syversen
Actors: Patrick Stewart, Tom Thys-Harris, Jessamine-Bliss Bell, Tamzin Merchant
Category: Fantasy

Dragonslayer (1981)

28 August 200125 June 2022

Rating: ★★★★

Sorcerer’s Apprentice vs Dragon

Director: Matthew Robbins
Actors: Peter MacNichol, Ralph Richardson, Caitlin Clarke, Peter Eyre, …
Category: Fantasy

Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

8 December 200010 May 2023

Rating: ★★

Sword and Sorcery

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

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

13 May 202316 December 2023

Rating: ★★

Sword and Sorcery

Director: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Actors: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, …
Category: Fantasy

Earthsea (2004)

21 June 200630 September 2020

Rating: ★

Epic Fantasy/Apprentice Wizard

Director: Robert Lieberman
Actors: Shawn Ashmore, Kristin Kreuk, Isabella Rossellini, Danny Glover, …
Category: Fantasy

Earwig and the Witch (2020)

5 December 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Anime/Witch’s Apprentice

Director: Goro Miyazaki
Category: Fantasy

Ella Enchanted (2004)

12 December 200430 September 2020

Rating: 0­

Revisionist Cinderella Comedy

Director: Tommy O'Haver
Actors: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Aidan McArdle, …
Category: Fantasy

Encanto (2021)

7 January 202226 December 2022

Rating: ★★★

Disney Animation/Magical House

Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard
Actors: Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo, Jessica Darrow, …
Category: Fantasy

Excalibur (1981)

28 June 200212 October 2023

Rating: ★★★★★

Arthurian Legends

Director: John Boorman
Actors: Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, …
Category: Fantasy

Fantasia (1940)

15 July 200218 April 2022

Rating: ★★★★★

Disney Animation and Music Anthology

Director: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Jim Handley, …
Category: Fantasy

Fantasia 2000 (1999)

3 January 20004 January 2022

Rating: ★★

Disney Animation and Music Anthology

Director: Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, …
Actors: Penn Jillette, James Earl Jones, Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin, …
Category: Fantasy

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

10 December 20169 June 2022

Rating: ★★★½

Harry Potter Spinoff

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

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

2 March 201913 February 2023

Rating: ★★

Harry Potter Spinoff

Director: David Yates
Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, …
Category: Fantasy

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

11 June 202211 June 2022

Rating: ★★

Harry Potter Spinoff

Director: David Yates
Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Mads Mikkelsen, Dan Fogler, …
Category: Fantasy

Fire City: End of Days (2015)

11 January 201614 December 2020

Rating: ★★★

Apartment Building of Demons

Director: Tom Woodruff Jr
Actors: Tobias Jelinek, Danielle Chuchran, Keely Aloña, Kimberly Leemans, …
Category: Fantasy

The Flight of Dragons (1982)

29 May 201211 October 2022

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Epic Fantasy

Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr
Actors: John Ritter, Harry Morgan, James Earl Jones, Don Messick, …
Category: Fantasy

Frozen (2013)

30 November 201320 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Disney Animation

Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Actors: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, …
Category: Fantasy

Frozen II (2019)

22 February 202012 August 2022

Rating: ★

Disney Animation

Director: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Actors: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, …
Category: Fantasy

Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

10 March 201816 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Anime in Live-Action/Magician Heroes

Director: Fumihiko Sori
Actors: Ryosuke Yamada, Tsubasa Honda, Dean Fujioka, Ryuta Sato, …
Category: Fantasy

Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation (2022)

16 December 202416 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Anime in Live-Action/Magician Heroes

Director: Fumihiko Sori
Actors: Ryosuke Yamada, Senyo Uchino, Keisuke Watanabe, Tsubasa Honda, …
Category: Fantasy

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (2022)

16 December 202416 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Anime in Live-Action/Magician Heroes

Director: Fumihiko Sori
Actors: Ryosuke Yamada, Tsubasa Honda, Mackenyu Arata, Keisuke Watanabe, …
Category: Fantasy

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)

13 July 201214 June 2023

Rating: ★★

Anime TV Series Spinoff/Magician Heroes

Director: Kazuya Murata
Category: Fantasy

The Glass Slipper (1955)

25 August 200210 May 2021

Rating: ★★

Cinderella Adaptation

Director: Charles Walters
Actors: Leslie Caron, Estelle Winwood, Keenan Wynn, Elsa Lanchester, …
Category: Fantasy

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)

12 November 200221 December 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Arabian Nights Adventure

Director: Gordon Hessler
Actors: John Phillip Law, Tom Baker, Caroline Munro, Douglas Wilmer, …
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

Harlequin (1980)

1 May 200010 December 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Enigmatic Magician

Director: Simon Wincer
Actors: Robert Powell, David Hemmings, Carmen Duncan, Broderick Crawford
Category: Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

6 December 20021 July 2021

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 20101 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Young Wizard

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

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)

15 July 20111 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Young Wizard

Director: David Yates
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, …
Category: Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

26 November 200510 December 2024

Rating: ★★½

Young Wizard

Director: Mike Newell
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Brendan Gleeson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, …
Category: Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

17 July 20091 July 2021

Rating: ★★½

Young Wizard

Director: David Yates
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Grint, …
Category: Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

11 July 200710 December 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Young Wizard

Director: David Yates
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Rupert Grint, …
Category: Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

15 June 200410 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Young Wizard

Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Robbie Coltrane, …
Category: Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

18 November 200122 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Young Wizard

Director: Chris Columbus
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, …
Category: Fantasy

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

25 January 20035 July 2021

Rating: ★

Sword and Sorcery

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

The Hobbit (1977)

3 September 20051 January 2025

Rating: ★★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Animation

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

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

20 December 201411 October 2022

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 201312 December 2024

Rating: ★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure

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

Hocus Pocus (1993)

25 November 200027 October 2022

Rating: ★

Revived Witches/Disney Film

Director: Kenny Ortega
Actors: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, …
Category: Fantasy

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

31 October 202218 January 2023

Rating: ★½

Revived Witches/Disney Film

Director: Anne Fletcher
Actors: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak, …
Category: Fantasy

Hogfather (2006)

15 June 200812 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Fantasy Comedy/Terry Pratchett Adaptation

Director: Vadim Jean
Actors: Marc Warren, David Jason, Joss Ackland, Michelle Dockery, …
Category: Fantasy

The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)

10 March 201911 August 2024

Rating: ★★½

Boy and His Eccentric Warlock Uncle

Director: Eli Roth
Actors: Owen Vaccaro, Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Kyle MacLachlan, …
Category: Fantasy

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

7 January 200613 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Anime/Epic Fantasy

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Category: Fantasy

I Married a Witch (1942)

29 May 200127 October 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Mischievous Witch in Love

Director: Rene Clair
Actors: Veronica Lake, Frederic March, Cecil Kellaway, Susan Hayward
Category: Fantasy

In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007)

24 May 20094 November 2021

Rating: ★★½

Epic Fantasy Adventure/Videogame Adaptation

Director: Uwe Boll
Actors: Jason Statham, Burt Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Matthew Lillard, …
Category: Fantasy

The Initiation of Sarah (2006)

8 September 200917 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Occult War Between Rival Sororities

Director: Stuart Gillard
Actors: Mika Boorem, Summer Glau, Jennifer Tilly, Tessa Thompson, …
Category: Horror

Inkheart (2008)

27 April 201030 April 2022

Rating: ★★

Man Can Bring Fictional Characters to Life

Director: Iain Softley
Actors: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Andy Serkis, Helen Mirren, …
Category: Fantasy

Into the Woods (2014)

25 December 201427 January 2025

Rating: ★

Fairytale Parody Musical

Director: Rob Marshall
Actors: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt, …
Category: Fantasy

Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

19 June 200017 August 2023

Rating: ★★

Heroic Fantasy Adventure

Director: Nathan Juran
Actors: Kerwin Mathews, Torin Thatcher, Judi Meredith, Don Beddoe, …
Category: Fantasy

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)

2 August 201518 August 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Rivalry Between Magicians

Director: Toby Haynes
Actors: Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Marc Warren, Alice Englert, …
Category: Fantasy

Just Visiting (2001)

7 April 20013 June 2024

Rating: ★

Time Travel Comedy

Director: Jean-Marie Poire
Actors: Jean Reno, Christina Applegate, Christian Clavier, Malcolm McDowell, …
Category: Fantasy

Kazaam (1996)

31 March 199930 September 2022

Rating: ★

Kid Befriends Genii

Director: Paul M. Glaser
Actors: Shaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra, Ally Walker, Marshall Manesh
Category: Fantasy

The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

29 March 202112 February 2023

Rating: ★★★

Modern-Day Arthurian Legends

Director: Joe Cornish
Actors: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Patrick Stewart, Angus Imrie, Rebecca Ferguson, …
Category: Fantasy

Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

23 February 200819 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★★

Anime/Young Witch’s Adventures

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Category: Fantasy

Kiki’s Delivery Service (2014)

13 April 201721 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Young Witch’s Adventures

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Actors: Fuka Koshiba, Ryohei Hirota, Machiko Ono, Minako Kotobuki, …
Category: Fantasy

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (2017)

17 July 201724 November 2020

Rating: ½

Modernised Arthurian Legends/The Asylum Mockbuster

Director: Jared Cohn
Actors: Sara Malakul Lane, Eoin O'Brien, Alex Winters, Russell Geoffrey Banks, …
Category: Fantasy

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

15 July 20176 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Arthurian Legends

Director: Guy Ritchie
Actors: Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Djimon Honsou, …
Category: Fantasy

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)

30 October 201620 December 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Anime/Computer Game Adaptation

Director: Takeshi Nozue
Actors: Aaron Paul, Lena Headey, Sean Bean, Liam Mulvey, …
Category: Fantasy

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  • The Assessment (2024)
  • The Mighty Gorga (1969)
  • Empire of the Apes (2013)
  • The Holy Virgin Versus the Evil Dead (1991)
  • Swarmed (2005)
  • Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
  • Incantation (2022)
  • Dick Dynamite: 1944 (2023)
  • The Shrouds (2024)
  • Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
  • Incoming (2018)
  • Box: Metaphor (2023)
  • The House That Vanished (1973)
  • Skinwalker Ranch (2013)
  • A Werewolf in England (2020)
  • Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024)
  • Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)
  • Until Dawn (2025)
  • Alpha Girls (2013)
  • Tentacles (1977)

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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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