It’s Alive (1974)
Killer Mutant Baby
Director: Larry Cohen
Actors: John P. Ryan, Sharon Farrell
Category: Horror
J’Accuse (1919)
Anti-War Film
Director: Abel Gance
Category: Fantasy
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Fantastical Journey/Stop-Motion Animation/Roald Dahl Adaptation
Director: Henry Selick
Actors: Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, …
Category: Fantasy
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Greek Myth Adventure
Director: Don Chaffey
Actors: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Nigel Green, Laurence Naismith, …
Category: Fantasy
Jekyll (2007)
Modernised Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde/TV Mini-Series
Director: Matt Lipsey, Douglas Mackinnon
Actors: James Nesbitt, Gina Bellman, Denis Lawson, Paterson Joseph, …
Category: Horror
La Jetee (1962)
French New Wave/Time Paradox
Director: Chris Marker
Category: Science Fiction
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
Documentary About Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Failed Dune Production
Director: Frank Pavich
Actors: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chris Foss, H.R. Giger, Brontis Jodorowsky, …
Category: Science Fiction
John Dies at the End (2012)
Reality-Expanding Drugs/Gonzo Supernatural Investigators
Director: Don Coscarelli
Actors: Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes, Paul Giamatti, Glynn Turman, …
Category: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
Joker (2019)
Comic-Book Super-Villain
Director: Todd Phillips
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy, Zazie Beetz, …
Category: Fantasy
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
Rivalry Between Magicians
Director: Toby Haynes
Actors: Eddie Marsan, Bertie Carvel, Marc Warren, Alice Englert, …
Category: Fantasy
Ju-on: The Grudge (2003)
Japanese Ghost Story
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Actors: Megumi Okina, Kanji Tsuda, Takako Fuji, Yui Ichikawa, …
Category: Horror
Jurassic Park (1993)
Genetically-Engineered Dinosaurs Amok
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, …
Category: Science Fiction
The Keeping Hours (2017)
Haunting
Director: Karen Moncrieff
Actors: Lee Pace, Carrie Coon, Amy Smart, Ana Ortiz
Category: Horror
Kichiku (1997)
Student Revolutionary Group’s Turmoils/Splatter
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri
Category: Horror
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Curse Placed on a Man’s Family
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Actors: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy, …
Category: Horror
The Kingdom (1994)
Haunted Hospital/Black Comedy
Director: Morten Arnfred, Lars von Trier
Actors: Ernst Hugo Järegård, Kirsten Rolffes, Søren Pilmark, Peter Mygind, …
Category: Horror
Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
Animation/African Folk Tales
Director: Michel Ocelot
Category: Fantasy
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Martial Arts Spoof
Director: Stephen Chow
Actors: Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Chi Chung Lam, …
Category: Fantasy
Kuroneko (1968)
Japanese Ghost Story
Director: Kaneto Shindo
Actors: Kei Sato, Taiji Tonoyama
Category: Horror
Kwaidan (1964)
Japanese Ghost Story Anthology
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai
Category: Horror
Labyrinth (1986)
Magical Goblin World
Director: Jim Henson
Actors: Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie
Category: Fantasy
Lady in White (1988)
Ghost Story
Director: Frank LaLoggia
Actors: Lukas Haas, Katherine Helmond, Jason Presson, Alex Rocco, …
Category: Horror
Ladyhawke (1985)
Mediaeval Fantasy/Lovers Under Animal Transformation Curse
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern, …
Category: Fantasy
Lamb (2021)
Sheep-Human Hybrid Child
Director: Valdimar Johannsson
Category: Fantasy
Last Action Hero (1993)
Adventures Inside the Movie Screen/Action Movie Parody
Director: John McTiernan
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charles Dance, Austin O'Brien, Robert Prosky, …
Category: Fantasy
The Last Exorcism (2010)
Exorcism Found Footage Film
Director: Daniel Stamm
Actors: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum, …
Category: Horror
The Last House on the Left (1972)
Sadism and Revenge
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: David Hess, Fred Lincoln, Martin Kove
Category: Horror
Last Night (1998)
The End of the World
Director: Don McKellar
Actors: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, David Cronenberg, Callum Keith Rennie, …
Category: Science Fiction
The Last Unicorn (1982)
Unicorn’s Quest/Animation
Director: Julie Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr
Actors: Mia Farrow, Alan Arkin, Tammy Grimes, Christopher Lee, …
Category: Fantasy
Late Night With the Devil (2023)
Demonic Possession Live on TV
Director: Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
Actors: David Dastmalchian, Ian Bliss, Laura Gordon, Fayssal Bazzi, …
Category: Horror
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
Haunted House
Director: John Hough
Actors: Roddy McDowall, Pamela Franklin, Clive Revill, Gayle Hunnicutt
Category: Horror
Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
Anime/Teen Demon
Director: Hideki Takayama
Lemming (2005)
Surreal Identity Exchange
Director: Dominik Moll
Category: Fantasy
Let the Right One In (2008)
Child-like Vampire
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Actors: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson
Category: Horror
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
Haunting
Director: John Hancock
Actors: Zohra Lampert, Mariclare Costello, Gretchen Corbett
Category: Horror
Letters from a Dead Man (1986)
The Nuclear Holocaust – The Russian Perspective
Director: Konstantin Lopuchansky
Category: Science Fiction
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)
Jilted Woman’s Elaborate Revenge
Director: Philip Saville
Actors: Julie T. Wallace, Dennis Waterman, Patricia Hodge, Liz Smith, …
Category: Fantasy
The Lion King (1994)
Disney Animation/Talking Animals
Director: Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Actors: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, James Earl Jones, …
Category: Fantasy
Lisa and the Devil (1972)
Italian Psycho-Thriller/Haunted House Film
Director: Mario Bava
Actors: Elke Sommer, Telly Savalas, Alida Valli, Sylva Koscina, …
Category: Horror
The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Killer Plant Black Comedy
Director: Roger Corman
Actors: Jonathan Haze, Mel Welles, Jackie Joseph, Dick Miller, …
Category: Horror
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Killer Plant Musical
Director: Frank Oz
Actors: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin, Vincent Gardenia, …
Category: Fantasy
The Living and the Dead (2016)
Ghost Story
Director: Alice Troughton, Sam Donovan
Actors: Colin Morgan, Charlotte Spencer, Nicholas Woodeson, Malcolm Storrey, …
Category: Horror
Lizzie (2018)
The Lizzie Borden Story/True Crime
Director: Craig William MacNeill
Actors: Chloe Sevigny, Kristen Stewart, Jamey Sheridan, Denis O'Hare, …
Category: Horror
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
Jack the Ripper Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actors: Ivor Novello
Category: Horror
Long Weekend (1978)
Nature’s Revenge
Director: Colin Eggleston
Actors: John Hargreaves, Briony Behets
Category: Horror
Looper (2012)
Time Travel Film
Director: Rian Johnson
Actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Noah Segan, …
Category: Science Fiction
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Reversion to Barbarism
Director: Peter Brook
Actors: James Aubrey, Hugh Edwards
Category: Science Fiction
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Epic Fantasy Adventure
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Bean, …
Category: Fantasy
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Epic Fantasy Adventure
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, …
Category: Fantasy
Lost in Austen (2008)
Modern Woman Trapped Inside Pride and Prejudice
Director: Dan Zeff
Actors: Jemima Rooper, Elliot Cowan, Tom Mison, Hugh Bonneville, …
Category: Fantasy
Lost in La Mancha (2002)
Documentary About the Making of Terry Gilliam’s Failed Don Quixote Project
Director: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Category: Fantasy
The Lost Room (2006)
Everyday Objects with Mysterious Powers
Director: Craig R. Baxley, Michael B. Watkins
Actors: Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Pollak, Dennis Christopher, …
Category: Fantasy
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
Documentary About the Problem-Ridden Island of Dr Moreau Film
Director: David Gregory
Actors: Fairuza Balk, Peter Elliott, Marco Hofschneider, Rob Morrow, …
Category: Science Fiction
Love & Human Remains (1993)
Modern Sexuality/Serial Killer
Director: Denys Arcand
Actors: Thomas Gibson, Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Ferguson, Rick Roberts, …
Category: Horror
The Love Witch (2016)
Modern Witch
Director: Anna Biller
Actors: Samantha Robinson, Gian Keys, Jeffrey Vincent Parise, Robert Seeley, …
Category: Fantasy
M (1931)
Criminal Underworld Hunts Child Murderer
Director: Fritz Lang
Actors: Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke
Category: Horror
M (1951)
Criminal Underworld Hunts Child Murderer
Director: Joseph Losey
Actors: David Wayne, Martin Gabel, Raymond Burr, Steve Brodie, …
Category: Horror
Machete Kills (2013)
Gonzo Action Film
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Danny Trejo, Mel Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez, Demian Bachir, …
Category: Science Fiction
Mad Detective (2007)
Detective That Can See People’s Inner Personalities
Director: Johnnie To, Wai Ka Fai
Actors: Lau Ching Wan, Andy On, Lam Ka-tung, Kelly Lin, …
Category: Fantasy
Mad God (2021)
Surreal Nightmare World/Stop-Motion Animation
Director: Phil Tippett
Actors: Alex Cox, Hans Brekke, Jake Freytag, David Lauer, …
Category: Fantasy
Mad Love (1935)
Mad Surgeon/Possessed Hands
Director: Karl Freund
Actors: Peter Lorre, Colin Clive, Frances Drake, Edward Brophy
Category: Horror
The Magician (1958)
Enigmatic Magician
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Max Von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Bjornstrand, Åke Fridell, …
Category: Fantasy
Malpertuis (1972)
Mysterious Old House/Greek Gods
Director: Harry Kumel
Actors: Orson Welles, Susan Hampshire, Mathieu Carriere, Daniel Pilon
Category: Fantasy
Man Bites Dog (1992)
Serial Killer Mockumentary/Black Comedy
Director: Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel, Benoit Poelvoorde
Actors: Benoit Poelvoorde, Remy Belvaux
Category: Horror
The Man From Earth (2007)
Immortal Man
Director: Richard Schenkman
Actors: David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, Richard Riehle, John Billingsley, …
Category: Science Fiction
Man on a Swing (1974)
Ambiguous Clairvoyant
Director: Frank Perry
Actors: Joel Grey, Cliff Robertson, Peter Masterson, George Voskovec, …
Category: Fantasy
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Historical Horror/Man With a Frozen Grin
Director: Paul Leni
Actors: Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin, Olga Baclanova, Brandon Hurst
Category: Horror
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Brainwashed Assassin/Political Satire
Director: John Frankenheimer
Actors: Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, James Gregory, …
Category: Science Fiction
Marquis (1989)
Marquis De Sade Story/Obscene Puppet Show
Director: Henri Xhonneux
Category: Fantasy
The Martian (2015)
Astronaut Stranded on Mars
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Matt Damon, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, …
Category: Science Fiction
Martyrs (2008)
Imprisonment and Torture
Director: Pascal Laugier
Category: Horror
Mary and Max (2008)
Claymation/Friendship by Correspondence
Director: Adam Elliot
Category: Fantasy
Mary Poppins (1964)
Flying Nanny Frolics
Director: Robert Stevenson
Actors: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Karin Dotrice, Matthew Garber, …
Category: Fantasy
Mary Reilly (1996)
Dr Jekyll’s Maid
Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole, Glenn Close, …
Category: Horror
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Super-Villain
Director: Charles Brabin
Actors: Boris Karloff, Myrna Loy, Karen Morley, Jean Hersholt, …
Category: Horror
Match Point (2005)
Murder and Conscience
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, …
Category: Fantasy
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
The Afterlife
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Actors: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring, Raymond Massey, …
Category: Fantasy
Mauvais Sang (1986)
Near-Future Romance
Director: Leos Carax
Actors: Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy, Michel Piccoli, …
Category: Science Fiction
Meet the Feebles (1990)
Obscene Puppet Show
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Donna Akersten, Stuart Devenie, Mark Hadlow
Category: Fantasy
Melies Cinemagician (2011)
Compilation of Georges Melies Shorts
Director: Georges Melies
Category: Fantasy
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
Claymation/Eccentric Characters
Director: Adam Elliot
Actors: Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jackie Weaver, Magda Szubanski, …
Category: Fantasy
The Menu (2022)
Fine Dining and Horror
Director: Mark Mylod
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, John Leguizamo, …
Category: Horror
Metropolis (1927)
Dystopia/Social Revolution/Mad Scientist/Android Temptress
Director: Fritz Lang
Actors: Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Alfred Abel, Fritz Rasp, …
Category: Science Fiction
Metropolis (2001)
Anime/Retro Future/Android Girl
Director: Rintaro
Category: Science Fiction
Michael (2011)
Paedophile and His Child Prisoner
Director: Markus Schleinzer
Actors: Michael Fuith
Category: Horror
The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
Ritual Killer on the Subway/Clive Barker Adaptation
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Actors: Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb, Brooke Shields, …
Category: Horror
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2014)
Shakespeare Adaptation/Fairy Enchantments
Director: Julie Taymor
Actors: David Harewood, Kathryn Hunter, Lily Englert, Jake Horowitz, …
Category: Fantasy
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Comedy/Greek Tragedy Spoof
Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Rapaport, …
Category: Fantasy
Minority Report (2002)
Future Precognitive Police Force
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Tom Cruise, Max Von Sydow, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, …
Category: Science Fiction
The Minus Man (1999)
Genteel Serial Killer
Director: Hampton Fancher
Actors: Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Brian Cox, Mercedes Ruehl, …
Category: Horror
Miracle in Milan (1951)
Italian Neo-Realism with Fantasy Elements
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Francesco Golisano, Brunella Bovi, Emma Gramatica
Category: Fantasy
MirrorMask (2005)
Fantastical Dream World
Director: Dave McKean
Actors: Stephanie Leonidas, Rob Brydon, Jason Barry, Gina McKee, …
Category: Fantasy
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Spy/Action Film
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Actors: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, …
Category: Science Fiction
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
Spy/Action Film
Director: Brad Bird
Actors: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, …
Category: Science Fiction
The Mist (2007)
Creatures in the Fog/Stephen King Adaptation
Director: Frank Darabont
Actors: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, …
Category: Horror
Monster (2003)
True-Life Serial Killer
Director: Patty Jenkins
Actors: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, …
Category: Horror
Monster House (2006)
Animation/Living House Amok
Director: Gil Kenan
Actors: Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, …
Category: Fantasy
Monsters (2010)
Alien-Infested Zone
Director: Gareth Edwards
Actors: Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides
Category: Science Fiction
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Pixar Animation/Monsters in the Closet
Director: Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich
Actors: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, …
Category: Fantasy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Absurdist Parody of the Arthurian Legends
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Actors: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, …
Category: Fantasy