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Actor: Catherine O'Hara

Beetlejuice (1988)

3 July 200016 October 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Gonzo Afterlife Comedy

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, …
Category: Fantasy

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

8 February 200423 April 2020

Rating: ★★★★★

Halloween Denizens Take Over Christmas/Stop-Motion Animation

Director: Henry Selick
Actors: Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, …
Category: Fantasy

Tall Tale (1995)

23 September 20074 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Characters from Wild West Legends

Director: Jeremiah Chechik
Actors: Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Nick Stahl, Scott Glenn, …
Category: Fantasy

Pippi Longstocking (1997)

6 April 20042 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Anarchic Girl/Animation

Director: Clive A. Smith
Actors: Melissa Altro, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, Wayne Robson, …
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

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

28 December 200427 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Gothic Children’s Fantasy

Director: Brad Silberling
Actors: Jim Carrey, Billy Connolly, Meryl Streep, Emily Browning, …
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

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

Monster House (2006)

10 November 200620 December 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Living House Amok

Director: Gil Kenan
Actors: Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, …
Category: Fantasy

Over the Hedge (2006)

21 June 200616 November 2024

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
Actors: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell, Wanda Sykes, …
Category: Fantasy

Penelope (2006)

6 August 20246 August 2024

Rating: ★★

Modern Fairytale/Girl Cursed with a Pig-Like Face

Director: Mark Palansky
Actors: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant, …
Category: Fantasy

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

2 November 20099 June 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Boy Frolics With Friendly Monsters

Director: Spike Jonze
Actors: Max Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, James Gandolfini, …
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

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

Elemental (2023)

26 August 202325 November 2023

Rating: ★★½

Pixar Animation/World of Talking Elements

Director: Peter Sohn
Actors: Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie Del Carmen, Shila Ommi, …
Category: Fantasy

The Wild Robot (2024)

16 November 202416 November 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Animation/Robot’s Adventure

Director: Chris Sanders
Actors: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Boone Storm, …
Category: Science Fiction

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

19 October 202412 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Afterlife Comedy

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Jenna Ortega, …
Category: Fantasy

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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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