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Actor: Kathy Bates

Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)

9 May 199922 September 2019

Rating: ★

Alcoholic Millionaire Comedy/Ghost Butler

Director: Bud Yorkin
Actors: Dudley Moore, Liza Minelli, John Gielgud, Cynthia Sikes, …
Category: Fantasy

Shadows and Fog (1991)

8 June 20015 February 2024

Rating: ★★

Kafka and German Expressionism Homage

Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich, John Cusack, …
Category: Fantasy

Prelude to a Kiss (1992)

11 January 200312 February 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Bodyswap

Director: Norman Rene
Actors: Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan, Sydney Walker, Ned Beatty, …
Category: Fantasy

North (1994)

26 December 199922 January 2025

Rating: ★★★

Fabulist Adventure

Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jon Lovitz, Jason Alexander, …
Category: Fantasy

The Stand (1994)

1 July 20193 March 2021

Rating: ★

Showdown Between the Forces of Good and Evil After the Collapse of Civilisation/Stephen King Adaptation

Director: Mick Garris
Actors: Gary Sinise, Jamey Sheridan, Adam Storke, Rob Lowe, …
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Diabolique (1996)

17 February 20035 August 2020

Rating: ½

Les Diaboliques English-Language Remake

Director: Jeremiah Chechik
Actors: Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates, …
Category: Horror

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996)

27 April 200330 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Ghosts of Memory

Director: Michael Pressman
Actors: Peter Gallagher, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, …
Category: Fantasy

Dragonfly (2002)

14 June 200221 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Haunting

Director: Tom Shadyac
Actors: Kevin Costner, Kathy Bates, Joe Morton, Jacob Vargas, …
Category: Horror

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

21 August 201414 January 2024

Rating: ★

Jules Verne Comedy Adaptation

Director: Frank Coraci
Actors: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cecile De France, Jim Broadbent, …
Category: Science Fiction

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

Fred Claus (2007)

18 November 200727 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Santa’s Brother

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

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

14 December 200830 June 2022

Rating: ★★★

Alien Visitor

Director: Scott Derrickson
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alice (2009)

17 February 201124 June 2025

Rating: ★★★

SF Version of Alice in Wonderland

Director: Nick Willing
Actors: Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Matt Frewer, Kathy Bates, …
Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Midnight in Paris (2011)

5 June 201124 April 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Man Timeslips to 1920s Paris Comedy

Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, …
Category: Fantasy

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  • Films About Atlantis
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  • Asylums
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  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
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  • 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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