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Crew: Roald Dahl

The BFG (1989)

1 March 20156 November 2020

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Roald Dahl Adaptation/Friendly Giant

Director: Brian Cosgrove
Actors: David Jason, Don Henderson
Category: Fantasy

The BFG (2016)

10 July 201613 April 2025

Rating: ★★★

Roald Dahl Adaptation/Friendly Giant

Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, …
Category: Fantasy

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

16 September 200517 October 2024

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Children’s Film/Fantastical Candy Factory

Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, …
Category: Fantasy

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

7 September 200030 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Fantastical Flying Car/Musical

Director: Kenneth Hughes
Actors: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Gert Frobe, Lionel Jeffries, …
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

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

1 December 200018 November 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Fantastical Journey/Stop-Motion Animation/Roald Dahl Adaptation

Director: Henry Selick
Actors: Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, …
Category: Fantasy

Matilda (1996)

5 May 200313 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Gifted Child/Roald Dahl Adaptation

Director: Danny DeVito
Actors: Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris, Danny DeVito, …
Category: Fantasy

Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)

27 November 201731 January 2024

Rating: ★

Animation/Cartoon Animals Redo Willy Wonka

Director: Spike Brandt
Actors: Lincoln Melcher, J.P. Karliak, Jess Harnell, Mick Wingert, …
Category: Fantasy

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

29 July 20023 February 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Gonzo Children’s Adventure/Fantastical Candy Factory

Director: Mel Stuart
Actors: Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson, Roy Kinnear
Category: Fantasy

The Witches (1990)

16 December 20036 September 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Evil Witches/Roald Dahl Adaptation

Director: Nicolas Roeg
Actors: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Bill Paterson, Rowan Atkinson, …
Category: Fantasy

The Witches (2020)

7 November 20204 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Evil Witches/Roald Dahl Adaptation

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Jahzir Bruno, Chris Rock, …
Category: Fantasy

You Only Live Twice (1967)

2 December 200113 April 2025

Rating: ★★★

James Bond Film

Director: Lewis Gilbert
Actors: Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Mie Hama, Tetsura Tamba, …
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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