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Actor: Michael Gambon

The Beast Must Die (1974)

28 November 200419 December 2021

Rating: ★★½

Werewolf Whodunnit

Director: Paul Annett
Actors: Peter Cushing, Anton Diffring, Calvin Lockhart, Michael Gambon, …
Category: Horror

The Singing Detective (1986)

10 June 202410 June 2024

Rating: ★★★★★

Meta-Fiction/Detective Story Daydreams

Director: Jon Amiel
Actors: Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide, Bill Paterson, …
Category: Fantasy

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)

18 August 20018 November 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Fine Dining and Brutality/Surrealism

Director: Peter Greenaway
Actors: Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard, Richard Bohringer, …
Category: Fantasy

Toys (1992)

18 February 20026 May 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Toy-Maker Wars/Gonzo Fantasy

Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack, Robin Wright, …
Category: Fantasy

Mary Reilly (1996)

17 July 200921 November 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Dr Jekyll’s Maid

Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Glenn Close, …
Category: Horror

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

4 January 200018 March 2025

Rating: ★★★

Headless Horseman Killings

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson, …
Category: Horror

Angels in America (2003)

6 January 200525 August 2019

Rating: ★★★★★

Surreal AIDS Drama/Angelic Visitations

Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, …
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

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

12 February 200517 March 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Retro SF Adventure/Flying Ace Hero

Director: Kerry Conran
Actors: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, …
Category: Science Fiction

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

The Omen (2006)

21 June 200624 January 2025

Rating: ★★

The Biblical End of the World/The Anti-Christ

Director: John Moore
Actors: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, David Thewlis, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, …
Category: Horror

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

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

30 November 200913 April 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Stop-Motion Animation/Talking Animals

Director: Wes Anderson
Actors: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, …
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

The Book of Eli (2010)

18 January 201014 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Post-Holocaust Action

Director: The Hughes Brothers, Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Actors: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, …
Category: Science Fiction

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

Paddington (2014)

17 January 201529 January 2025

Rating: ★★★½

Talking Bear

Director: Paul King
Actors: Hugh Bonneville, Nicole Kidman, Sally Hawkins, Madeleine Harris, …
Category: Fantasy

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

2 December 201710 March 2024

Rating: ★★½

Spy Film/Comic-Book Adaptation

Director: Matthew Vaughn
Actors: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, …
Category: Science Fiction

Paddington 2 (2017)

18 March 201819 February 2025

Rating: ★★★

Talking Bear

Director: Paul King
Actors: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant, Brendan Gleeson, …
Category: Fantasy

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

11 February 202111 February 2021

Rating: ★★

Incompetent Spy Comedy

Director: David Kerr
Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson, Ben Miller, …
Category: Science Fiction

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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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