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Theme: Talking Animals

In almost all cases, Talking Animals refers to the numerous species of animals, birds, reptiles, fish, insects, dinosaurs and the like that feature in Animation. The bevaviour of these animals, while incorporating the characteristics of the animals in question, has been anthropomorphised along the lines of human behaviour and the animals allowed to talk. The first of these appeared in the animated shorts of the 1930s and 40s with characters such as Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety and Sylvester, and others. These spread over to feature films and have become a staple of animation ever since.

The majority of films about Talking Animals films are animated, although there are some occasional live-action equivalents – the most well-known examples being The Muppets and Planet of the Apes franchise, or the assorted CGI talking animal films from Babe (1995) onwards.

There are two different types of animated talking animals. The first type are those that inhabit their own world. In these films, animals are anthropomorphised. That is to say, they gain human-like features, walk upright, wear clothes and speak, while in many cases they are seen holding down human jobs and living in homes. Or else the film is a work where everyday animals in regular farm or pet situations have a secret life where they speak. This is usually a fantasy world removed from the real behaviours of the featured animals – a world free of predators, while those animals that are predators by nature are never seen eating other animals, and where different species live in harmony.

The other type of film is when talking animals interact with humans. This can happen through some magical means, or where the animal is a companion such as the Donkey in the Shrek films. Some science-fiction works show species gaining the capacity of speech due to science (in particular genetic-engineering) or Evolution. In works of fantasy, talking animals occur with regularity in fairytales and Fantasy Otherworlds where they will live alongside humans – a perfect example being Narnia.

The discussion will also group a small subset of these films – the most popular of these being a number of Aardman Animation films – dealing with anthropomorphished animals that displays human-like behaviours but do not talk.


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The 10th Kingdom (2000)

26 December 201425 June 2024

Rating: ★★½

Fairytale Parody Mini-Series

Director: David Carson, Herbert Wise
Actors: Kimberly Williams, John Larroquette, Dianne Wiest, Ed O'Neill, …
Category: Fantasy

The ABCs of Death (2012)

26 February 201320 October 2024

Rating: ★★★

Horror Anthology

Director: Aaron Becker, Nacho Vigalondo, Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Ernesto Diaz Espinoza, …
Actors: Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley
Category: Horror

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

1 June 200420 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Children’s Film/Small Furry Creature’s Adventures

Director: Gary Halvorson
Actors: Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams, Kevin Clash, Steve Whitmire, …
Category: Fantasy

The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)

5 May 200720 December 2021

Rating: ★★★

Disney Animation Anthology

Director: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney
Actors: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone
Category: Fantasy

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)

1 November 20003 July 2022

Rating: ★★½

Living Puppet Boy

Director: Steve Barron
Actors: Martin Landau, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Udo Kier, David Doyle, …
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 (1992)

3 July 19994 October 2024

Rating: ★★

Disney Animation/Arabian Nights Adventure

Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Actors: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, …
Category: Fantasy

Aladdin (2019)

17 August 20193 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Disney Remake/Arabian Nights

Director: Guy Ritchie
Actors: Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Mena Massoud, Marwan Kenzari, …
Category: Fantasy

Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)

20 December 200327 September 2019

Rating: ★★½

Disney Animation/Arabian Nights Adventure

Director: Tad Stones
Actors: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, John Rhys-Davies, …
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

Alice (1988)

6 August 199910 August 2019

Rating: ★★★★★

Surreal Claymation Alice in Wonderland Adaptation

Director: Jan Svankmajer
Actors: Kristyna Kohoutova, Camilla Power
Category: Fantasy

Alice in Wonderland (1933)

1 June 200027 July 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Alice in Wonderland Adaptation

Director: Norman McLeod
Actors: Gary Cooper, W.C. Fields, Charlotte Henry, Edward Everett Horton, …
Category: Fantasy

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

7 January 200310 August 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Disney Animation/Alice in Wonderland Adaptation

Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Actors: Kathryn Beaumont, Verna Felton, Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway, …
Category: Fantasy

Alice in Wonderland (1985)

3 May 20233 May 2023

Rating: ★

Alice in Wonderland TV Adaptation

Director: Harry Harris
Actors: Natalie Gregory, Roddy McDowall, Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, …
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

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

9 March 20105 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Alice in Wonderland Adaptation/Epic Adventure

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, …
Category: Fantasy

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987)

29 June 200825 June 2025

Rating: ★

Animation/Alice in Wonderland Film

Director: Andrea Presciani, Richard Slapczynski
Actors: Janet Waldo, Townsend Coleman, Phyllis Diller, George Gobel, …
Category: Fantasy

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

4 June 201610 August 2019

Rating: ★★

Alice in Wonderland Sequel

Director: James Bobin
Actors: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, …
Category: Fantasy

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

6 May 199926 July 2019

Rating: ★★½

Alice in Wonderland Adaptation

Director: William Sterling
Actors: Fiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore, …
Category: Fantasy

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

5 May 199929 December 2019

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Dog Conman in the Afterlife

Director: Don Bluth
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Dom de Luise
Category: Fantasy

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)

5 September 20027 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Dogs Return from the Afterlife

Director: Paul Sabella
Actors: Charlie Sheen, Dom de Luise, Sheena Easton, Adam Wylie, …
Category: Fantasy

Alpha and Omega (2010)

1 June 201128 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Talking Wolves

Director: Anthony Bell, Ben Gluck
Actors: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Chris Carmack, Christina Ricci, …
Category: Fantasy

Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

19 January 20084 March 2020

Rating: 0­

Singing Chipmunks

Director: Tim Hill
Actors: Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Justin Long, …
Category: Fantasy

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

20 January 20125 December 2024

Rating: ½

Singing Chipmunks

Director: Mike Mitchell
Actors: Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Andy Buckley, …
Category: Fantasy

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

4 April 201627 June 2025

Rating: ★

Singing Chipmunks

Director: Walt Becker
Actors: Jason Lee, Tony Hale, Bella Thorne, Eddie Steeples, …
Category: Fantasy

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

1 October 20103 August 2019

Rating: 0­

Singing Chipmunks

Director: Betty Thomas
Actors: Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee, Wendie Malick, …
Category: Fantasy

An American Tail (1986)

6 May 199917 July 2019

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Immigrant Talking Mice

Director: Don Bluth
Actors: Philip Glasser, Nehemiah Persoff, Amy Green, Dom de Luise, …
Category: Fantasy

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)

1 August 20004 September 2019

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Talking Mice Adventures

Director: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells
Actors: Phillip Glasser, Dom DeLuise, John Cleese, James Stewart, …
Category: Fantasy

Anastasia (1997)

31 March 199918 January 2023

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Amnesiac Russian Royal

Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Actors: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Kelsey Grammer, …
Category: Fantasy

Angry Birds (2016)

24 June 201623 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Videogame Adaptation

Director: Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly
Actors: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, …
Category: Fantasy

Animal Farm (1954)

14 December 20006 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Talking Animal Social Satire

Director: Joy Batchelor, John Halas
Actors: Maurice Denham, Gordon Heath
Category: Fantasy

Animalympics (1979)

9 July 19994 July 2025

Rating: ★

Animation/Talking Animal Olympics

Director: Steven Lisberger
Actors: Gilda Radner, Billy Crystal, Harry Shearer
Category: Fantasy

The Ant Bully (2006)

10 November 20064 September 2019

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Boy Reduced to Ant Size

Director: John A. Davis
Actors: Zach Tyler Eisen, Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Bruce Campbell, …
Category: Fantasy

Antz (1998)

11 June 199910 September 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Talking Ants

Director: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Actors: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone, …
Category: Fantasy

April and the Extraordinary World (2015)

3 November 201520 September 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Steampunk Alternate History Adventure

Director: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci
Category: Science Fiction

Arabian Nights (2015)

8 August 201627 November 2024

Rating: ★★

Anthology of Portuguese Magical Realist Vignettes

Director: Miguel Gomes
Category: Fantasy

The Aristo Cats (1970)

2 May 20068 August 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Disney Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Actors: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Dean Clark, Liz English, …
Category: Fantasy

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

10 August 201922 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Superhero Team-Up

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, …
Category: Science Fiction

Babe (1995)

16 September 20056 July 2024

Rating: ★★★★★

Talking Animals

Director: Chris Noonan
Actors: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes, …
Category: Fantasy

Babe: Pig in the City (1998)

3 April 20016 July 2024

Rating: ★★

Talking Animals

Director: George Miller
Actors: Magda Szubanski, James Cromwell, Mary Stein, E.G. Daily, …
Category: Fantasy

Balto (1995)

17 January 201025 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Talking Husky Dogs

Director: Simon Wells
Actors: Miriam Margolyes, Lola Bates-Campbell, Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, …
Category: Fantasy

Bambi (1942)

26 June 199925 October 2019

Rating: ★★★★★

Disney Animation/Talking Animals

Director: David C. Hand
Category: Fantasy

Bambi II (2006)

27 December 200719 July 2021

Rating: ★★½

Disney Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Brian Pimental
Actors: Alexander Gould, Patrick Stewart, Andrew Bowen, Keith Ferguson
Category: Fantasy

Barbie and the Three Musketeers (2009)

27 February 201427 October 2019

Rating: ★

Animation/Barbie Swashbuckler

Director: William Lau
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Mark Hildreth, Tim Curry, Willow Johnson, …
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 as The Island Princess (2007)

3 February 200822 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Barbie Fairytale

Director: Greg Richardson
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Alessandro Juliani, Steve Marvel, Susan Roman, …
Category: Fantasy

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

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006)

31 December 201527 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Barbie Fairytale

Director: Greg Richardson
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Catherine O'Hara, Chantal Strand, Nicole Oliver, …
Category: Fantasy

Barbie in The Nutcracker (2001)

20 December 200923 September 2023

Rating: ★★

Animation/Barbie Enacts Fairytale

Director: Owen Hurley
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Tim Curry, Christopher Gaze, Peter Kelamis, …
Category: Fantasy

Barbie of Swan Lake (2003)

7 March 200527 October 2019

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Barbie Enacts Fairytale

Director: Owen Hurley
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Mark Hildreth, Kelsey Grammer, Venus Terzo, …
Category: Fantasy

Barnyard (2006)

10 November 200621 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Steve Oedekerk
Actors: Kevin James, Sam Elliott, Courteney Cox, Danny Glover, …
Category: Fantasy

Bartok the Magnificent (1999)

4 July 200518 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Talking Bat’s Adventures/Animation

Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Actors: Hank Azaria, Kelsey Grammer, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, …
Category: Fantasy

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

26 March 200020 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Planet of the Apes Sequel

Director: J. Lee Thompson
Actors: Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Paul Stevens, Paul Williams, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Beastmaster (1982)

4 June 19997 November 2019

Rating: ★★

Sword and Sorcery

Director: Don Coscarelli
Actors: Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn, John Amos, …
Category: Fantasy

Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)

6 April 20027 November 2019

Rating: 0­

The Beastmaster Comes to L.A.

Director: Sylvio Tabet
Actors: Marc Singer, Kari Wuhrer, Wings Hauser, Sarah Douglas, …
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

Bee Movie (2007)

15 December 20078 November 2019

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Talking Bees

Director: Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith
Actors: Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Patrick Warburton, …
Category: Fantasy

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

12 June 200013 January 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Planet of the Apes Sequel/Telepathic Mutants

Director: Ted Post
Actors: James Franciscus, Charlton Heston, Linda Harrison, Maurice Evans, …
Category: Science Fiction

Better Man (2024)

8 March 20256 April 2025

Rating: ★★★½

Rock Star Biopic with an Ape

Director: Michael Gracey
Actors: Robbie Williams, Steve Pemberton, Alison Steadman, Jonno Davies, …
Category: Fantasy

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

9 October 200823 March 2024

Rating: 0­

Talking Dogs

Director: Raja Gosnell
Actors: Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Eugenio Derbez, Marguerite Moreau, …
Category: Fantasy

Black Moon (1975)

11 February 201324 December 2019

Rating: ★★

French New Wave Surrealism

Director: Louis Malle
Actors: Cathryn Harrison, Joe Dallesandro
Category: Fantasy

Bolt (2008)

11 January 200930 December 2021

Rating: ★★★½

Disney Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Actors: John Travolta, Mark Walton, Miley Cyrus, Greg Germann, …
Category: Fantasy

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

8 August 200316 February 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Post-Holocaust

Director: L.Q. Jones
Actors: Don Johnson, Jason Robards, Susanne Benton
Category: Science Fiction

The Boy and the Heron (2023)

5 July 2024

Rating: ★★★

Anime/Boy Enters Otherworld

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Category: Fantasy

A Boy Called Christmas (2021)

25 December 202115 May 2024

Rating: ★★★

Santa Claus Origin Story

Director: Gil Kenan
Actors: Maggie Smith, Michiel Huisman, Jim Broadbent, Kirsten Wiig, …
Category: Fantasy

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)

28 June 20026 March 2020

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Talking Appliances

Director: Robert C. Ramirez
Actors: Deanna Oliver, Roger Kabler, Eric Lloyd, Tim Stack, …
Category: Fantasy

Brother Bear (2003)

30 December 200310 March 2020

Rating: ★★★

Disney Animation/Inuit Warrior Transformed into a Bear

Director: Aaron Blaise, Bob Walker
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Rick Moranis, D.B. Sweeney, Michael Clarke Duncan
Category: Fantasy

A Bug’s Life (1998)

19 June 199926 June 2021

Rating: ★★★

Pixar Animation/Talking Insects

Director: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Actors: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Paniettiere, …
Category: Fantasy

Care Bears Movie 2: A New Generation (1986)

3 June 200119 July 2021

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Cute Talking Bears

Director: Dale Schott
Actors: Pam Hyatt, Cree Summer, Bob Dermer, Alyson Court
Category: Fantasy

The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)

19 April 20077 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Cute Talking Bears

Director: Raymond Jafelice
Actors: Bob Dermer, Dan Hennessey, Colin Fox, Keith Knight, …
Category: Fantasy

The Cat from Outer Space (1978)

5 July 200428 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Cat Alien Visitor/Disney Comedy

Director: Norman Tokar
Actors: Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Roddy McDowall, Ronnie Schell, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

19 April 200430 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Dr Seuss Adaptation

Director: Bo Welch
Actors: Mike Myers, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin, Spencer Breslin, …
Category: Fantasy

The Cat Returns (2002)

25 July 200430 March 2020

Rating: ★★★

Anime/Girl’s Adventure in the World of Cats

Director: Hiroyuki Morita
Category: Fantasy

Cats (2019)

29 March 202013 June 2020

Rating: ★★½

Musical/Singing Cats

Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Francesca Hayward, Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench, Laurie Davidson, …
Category: Fantasy

Cats & Dogs (2001)

6 July 200120 September 2020

Rating: ★★★

Talking Animal Spy Capers

Director: Lawrence Guterman
Actors: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Miriam Margolyes, Tobey Maguire, …
Category: Fantasy

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

31 July 201026 November 2024

Rating: ★★

Talking Animal Spy Capers

Director: Brad Peyton
Actors: Chris O'Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Malcolm Stewart, Kiernan Shipka, …
Category: Fantasy

Charlotte’s Web (1973)

3 July 200214 October 2022

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Talking Barnyard Animals

Director: Charles A. Nichols, Iwao Takamato
Actors: Henry Gibson, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Lynde, Pamelyn Ferdin, …
Category: Fantasy

Charlotte’s Web (2006)

11 February 200726 November 2021

Rating: ★★

Talking Barnyard Animals

Director: Gary Winick
Actors: Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Kevin Anderson, Essie Davis, …
Category: Fantasy

Chicken Little (2005)

7 January 200615 April 2020

Rating: ★½

Disney Animation/Talking Animals/Alien Invasion

Director: Mark Dindal
Actors: Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Steve Zahn, Amy Sedaris, …
Category: Fantasy

Chicken Run (2000)

25 June 20004 January 2025

Rating: ★★★½

Aardman Animation/Talking Chicken Escape Movie

Director: Peter Lord, Nick Park
Actors: Julia Sawalha, Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson, Tony Haygarth, …
Category: Fantasy

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

30 December 20231 January 2025

Rating: ★★★

Aardman Animation/Talking Chicken Caper Film

Director: Sam Fell
Actors: Thandie/Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, …
Category: Fantasy

Christopher Robin (2018)

20 January 201917 November 2023

Rating: ★★

Live-Action Winnie the Pooh Film

Director: Marc Forster
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, …
Category: Fantasy

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

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

22 May 200118 July 2024

Rating: ★★★

Planet of the Apes Sequel

Director: J. Lee Thompson
Actors: Roddy McDowall, Ricardo Montalban, Don Murray, Hari Rhodes, …
Category: Science Fiction

Coonskin (1975)

24 September 201929 June 2022

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Gonzo Depiction of Race Relations

Director: Ralph Bakshi
Actors: Barry White, Charles Gordone, Scatman Crothers, Philip Thomas
Category: Fantasy

Coraline (2009)

25 August 200918 December 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Stop-Motion Animation/Sinister Mirror World

Director: Henry Selick
Actors: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, …
Category: Fantasy

The Country Bears (2002)

11 January 20031 July 2021

Rating: ★★

Talking Bear Country-and-Western Band

Director: Peter Hastings
Actors: Christopher Walken, Diedrich Bader, Eli Marienthal, Stephen Toblowsky, …
Category: Fantasy

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

12 July 201418 July 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Planet of the Apes Prequel

Director: Matt Reeves
Actors: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Toby Kebbell, Gary Oldman, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

7 September 200118 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Talking Dolphins

Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: George C. Scott, Trish van der Vere, Paul Sorvino, Fritz Weaver, …
Category: Science Fiction

DC League of Super Pets (2022)

4 September 202227 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Animation/DC Comics Superhero Pets

Director: Jared Stern
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, …
Category: Science Fiction

Dinosaur (2000)

22 May 200015 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Disney Animation/Talking Dinosaurs

Director: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag
Actors: D.B. Sweeney, Julianna Margulies, Samuel E. Wright, Joan Plowright, …
Category: Fantasy

Disaster Movie (2008)

4 July 20106 August 2024

Rating: ½

Parodies of Various Films

Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Actors: Matt Lanter, Crista Flanagan, Nicole Parker, Kim Kardashian, …
Category: Science Fiction

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  • 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)

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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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