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Theme: Eastern Beliefs

Eastern Beliefs is an umbrella term used to refer to various religions to emerge from the Asia and the East – Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto and assorted folk religions. No insult is intended to any followers by grouping these together by region.

Cinematic depictions of these widely differ depending on whether works are Western or made by Eastern filmmakers. Western filmmakers deal with cliche elements – exotic martial arts techniques, Himalayan monasteries where those steeped in yogic practices have gained advanced mental powers, occasionally artefacts of power from said countries.

Eastern filmmakers take a very different approach. Hong Kong Cinema and Wu Xia is afire with a wild melange of elements involving demons, deities, fairies, reincarnation, ghosts, the importance of luck, the use of written prayers as spells, and of course martial arts and swordfighting techniques that allow flamboyantly over-the-top fighting techniques. Similar elements of casually accepted ghosts, malevolent spirits and reincarnation play out in Thai fantastic cinema.

There is a body of ghost stories (kaidan eiga) that emerge from the Japanese tradition and often concern vengeful and wronged spirits. Imitators of these spread throughout Asia and there is a whole other topic for the horror cinema of the region with Asian Horror.


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The 8th Night (2021)

21 August 202218 August 2024

Rating: ★★★½

South Korean Possession Film

Director: Kim Tae-hyung
Actors: Sung-min Lee, Nam Da-reum, Park Hae-joon, Kim Dong-young, …
Category: Horror

Ace Drummond (1936)

8 April 199920 June 2025

Rating: ★★

Serial/Flying Ace Hero

Director: Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith
Actors: John Dusty King, Jean Rogers, Noah Beery Jr, C. Montague Shaw
Category: Science Fiction

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

20 August 200328 December 2023

Rating: ★★★

Comic-Book Superhero/Serial

Director: John English, William Witney
Actors: Tom Tyler, Louise Currie, Robert Strange, Bryant Washburn, …
Category: Fantasy

Alakazam the Great (1961)

5 May 199927 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Mischievous Monkey’s Adventures/Animation

Director: Osamu Tezuka, Taiji Yabushita
Actors: Frankie Avalon, Jonathan Winters, Sterling Holloway
Category: Fantasy

Alice (1990)

12 September 199928 December 2019

Rating: ★★

Modernised Alice in Wonderland

Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna, William Hurt, Keye Luke, …
Category: Fantasy

All Of Me (1984)

3 July 19993 December 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Bodyswap Comedy

Director: Carl Reiner
Actors: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Richard Libertini, …
Category: Fantasy

Audrey Rose (1977)

6 January 200119 June 2021

Rating: ★★

Reincarnation/Courtroom Drama

Director: Robert Wise
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Marsha Mason, Susan Swift, John Beck, …
Category: Horror

Batman Begins (2005)

15 June 200530 September 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, …
Category: Fantasy

Bulletproof Monk (2003)

20 August 200314 June 2023

Rating: ★

Martial Arts Fantasy

Director: Paul Hunter
Actors: Chow Yun Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, …
Category: Fantasy

Cemetery of Splendor (2015)

20 October 20153 February 2022

Rating: ★★

Thai Supernatural

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Actors: Jenjira Pongpas
Category: Fantasy

Chandu the Magician (1932)

11 April 200126 June 2024

Rating: ★★½

Mystical Superhero

Director: William Cameron Menzies, Marcel Varnel
Actors: Edmund Lowe, Bela Lugosi, Irene Ware, Herbert Mundin, …
Category: Fantasy

A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

3 April 20013 June 2023

Rating: ★★★★★

Hong Kong Supernatural Fantasy/Ghost Romance

Director: Ching Siu-Tung
Actors: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma
Category: Fantasy

A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)

23 May 200318 April 2020

Rating: ★★★

Hong Kong Supernatural Fantasy

Director: Ching Siu-Tung
Actors: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Jackie Cheung, Michelle Reis, …
Category: Fantasy

A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)

3 April 201424 September 2020

Rating: ★

Chinese Supernatural Fantasy/Ghost Romance

Director: Yip Wai Shun
Actors: Louis Koo, Kara Hui, Elvis Tsui
Category: Fantasy

A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)

3 July 199918 April 2020

Rating: ★★½

Hong Kong Supernatural Fantasy/Ghost Romance

Director: Ching Siu-Tung
Actors: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Joey Wong, Jackie Cheung
Category: Fantasy

A Chinese Ghost Story: A Tsui Hark Animation (1997)

3 October 201810 July 2020

Rating: ★★★

Hong Kong Supernatural Fantasy/Animation

Director: Andrew Chen
Category: Fantasy

A Chinese Tall Story (2005)

22 February 201812 April 2023

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Journey to the West Adaptation

Director: Jeffrey Lau
Actors: Nicholas Tse, Charlene Choi, Fan Bingbing, Steven Cheung
Category: Fantasy

The Coffin (2008)

17 February 201328 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Thai Ghost Story

Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Actors: Karen Mok, Andrew Lin
Category: Horror

Death of Me (2020)

28 February 202131 October 2023

Rating: ★★

Tourists Caught Up in Sinister Rituals

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Actors: Maggie Q, Luke Hemsworth, Alex Essoe, Kelly Bronwen Jones, …
Category: Horror

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018)

10 November 201914 July 2020

Rating: ★★½

Historical Detective/Flying Swordsmen Fantasy

Director: Tsui Hark
Actors: Mark Chao, Carina Lau
Category: Fantasy

Doctor Strange (2007)

1 January 200829 May 2022

Rating: ★★

Marvel Comics Magician Superhero/Animation

Director: Frank D. Paur, Patrick Archibald, Jay Oliva, Richard Sebast
Actors: Kevin Michael Richardson, Fred Tatisciore, Tara Strong
Category: Fantasy

Doctor Strange (2016)

19 November 201616 December 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Marvel Comics Magician Superhero

Director: Scott Derrickson
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, …
Category: Fantasy

Doomsday Book (2012)

3 April 201810 March 2025

Rating: ★★★

South Koren SF Anthology

Director: Yim Pil-sung, Kim Jee-woon
Actors: Doona Bae, Song Sae-Byeok
Category: Science Fiction

Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)

10 November 20062 September 2020

Rating: ★★★

Hong Kong Martial Arts

Director: Wilson Yip
Actors: Donnie Yen, Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Wah Yuen, …
Category: Fantasy

East Meets West (2011)

21 October 201230 September 2020

Rating: ★★

Hong Kong Comedy/Eastern Deities Become Superheroes

Director: Jeffrey Lau
Actors: Karen Mok, Kenny Bee, Eason Chan, William So, …
Category: Fantasy

Emperor Visits the Hell (2012)

11 October 201225 February 2020

Rating: ★★★

Modernised Journey to the West

Director: Li Luo
Category: Fantasy

Enter the Void (2009)

13 December 201018 February 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Soul’s Journey Into the Afterlife

Director: Gaspar Noe
Actors: Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta, Olly Alexander, Emily Alyn Lind
Category: Fantasy

Exhuma (2024)

18 August 202424 September 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Korean Shamanism and Exorcism

Director: Jae-hyun Jang
Actors: Min-sik Choi, Kim Go-eun, Yoo Hae-jin, Lee Do-hyun, …
Category: Horror

The Eye 10 (2005)

6 August 201110 November 2020

Rating: ★★

Thai Ghost Story

Director: Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Category: Horror

The Eye 2 (2004)

26 March 200710 November 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Woman Sees the Dead

Director: Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Actors: Shu Qi, Eugenia Yuan, Philip Kwok
Category: Horror

A Fish (2012)

9 October 201216 March 2023

Rating: ★

South Koren Deathdream Film

Director: Hong-min Park
Actors: Jang-hoon Lee, Sun-bin Kim, So-eun Choi
Category: Fantasy

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

9 October 20088 December 2020

Rating: ★

Martial Arts Adventure

Director: Rob Minkoff
Actors: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou, …
Category: Fantasy

Ghost Bride (2013)

15 August 20142 April 2021

Rating: ★

Ghostly Chinese Bride

Director: David Blyth
Actors: Yoson An, Rebekah Palmer, Geeling Ng, Ian Mune
Category: Horror

Ghost Lantern (1993)

17 September 202018 January 2023

Rating: ★★

Hong Kong Reincarnation Romance Comedy

Director: Andrew Lau
Actors: Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chingmy Yau, Roy Cheung
Category: Fantasy

Ghost Month (2007)

26 August 20129 May 2024

Rating: ★

Haunting

Director: Danny Draven
Actors: Marina Resa, Shirley To, Rick Irvin, Jerod Edington
Category: Horror

The Golden Child (1986)

18 March 200311 May 2021

Rating: ★

Asian Supernatural Quest/Comedy

Director: Michael Ritchie
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance, Charlotte Lewis, Victor Wong
Category: Fantasy

Golden Kingdom (2015)

29 September 201511 May 2021

Rating: ★★½

The Lives of Buddhist Orphans/Magical Realism

Director: Brian Perkins
Category: Fantasy

Hero (2003)

25 July 200416 May 2020

Rating: ★★★★★

Flying Swordsmen Fantasy

Director: Zhang Yimou
Actors: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, …
Category: Fantasy

The Holy Mountain (1973)

21 December 200012 December 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Transcendental Mysticism

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Actors: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Category: Fantasy

The Humanoid (1979)

1 April 200331 August 2020

Rating: ★★

Italian Space Opera

Director: Aldo Lado
Actors: Richard Kiel, Barbara Bach, Leonard Mann, Corinne Clery, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

7 September 201021 September 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Magical Circus/Deals with the Devil

Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield, …
Category: Fantasy

Incantation (2022)

23 June 202523 June 2025

Rating: ★★½

Found Footage/Aftermath of a Paranormal Investigation

Director: Kevin Ko
Actors: Hsuan-yen Tsai, Sin-Ting Huang, Ying-Hsuan Kao, RQ, …
Category: Horror

The Invincible Iron Man (2007)

12 February 201317 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Animation/Marvel Comics Superhero

Director: Frank D. Paur, Patrick Archibald, Jay Oliva
Actors: Marc Worden, Elisa Gabrielli, John McCook, Fred Tatasciore, …
Category: Science Fiction

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)

7 April 201418 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Epic Chinese Legend/Comedy Prequel

Director: Stephen Chow
Actors: Wen Zhang, Shu Qi, Huang Bo, Ge Hang Yu, …
Category: Fantasy

Journey to the West: Demon Chapter (2017)

22 May 201718 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Epic Chinese Legend

Director: Tsui Hark
Actors: Kris Wu, Lin Gengxin, Yao Chen, Jelly Lin, …
Category: Fantasy

Kung Fu from Beyond the Grave (1982)

19 July 201729 March 2021

Rating: ★★

Martial Arts vs Evil Sorcerer

Director: Lee Chiu
Actors: Billy Chong, Lo Lieh
Category: Fantasy

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

24 July 20051 February 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Martial Arts Spoof

Director: Stephen Chow
Actors: Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Chi Chung Lam, …
Category: Fantasy

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

16 June 201121 March 2025

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Talking Animal Martial Arts

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Actors: Jack Black, Gary Oldman, Angelina Jolie, Michelle Yeoh, …
Category: Fantasy

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

29 June 200821 March 2025

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Talking Animal Martial Arts

Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Actors: Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, …
Category: Fantasy

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

30 May 20164 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Animation/Talking Animal Martial Arts

Director: Alessandro Carloni, Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Actors: Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, J.K. Simmons, Dustin Hoffman, …
Category: Fantasy

Kung Fu Zombie (1981)

17 March 201631 July 2024

Rating: ★

Hong Kong Comedy/Kung Fu vs Supernatural

Director: Hwa I Hung
Actors: Billy Chong
Category: Fantasy

Kwaidan (1964)

1 May 20022 January 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Japanese Ghost Story Anthology

Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai
Category: Horror

The Last Airbender (2010)

3 July 201013 July 2024

Rating: ★★★

Epic Fantasy Adventure

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Actors: Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, …
Category: Fantasy

The Last Mimzy (2007)

27 December 200712 April 2023

Rating: ★★

Toys from the Future

Director: Bob Shaye
Actors: Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rainn Wilson, Kathryn Hahn, …
Category: Science Fiction

Little Buddha (1993)

8 March 200030 December 2024

Rating: ★★

The Story of Buddha

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda
Category: Fantasy

Longing for the Rain (2013)

11 October 201327 August 2021

Rating: ★★½

Woman’s Mystery Dream Lover

Director: Lina Yang
Category: Fantasy

Lost Horizon (1937)

4 June 20018 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Hidden Valley Paradise/The Secret of Longevity

Director: Frank Capra
Actors: Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt, H.B. Warner, Edward Everett Horton, …
Category: Fantasy

Lost Horizon (1973)

4 April 20094 May 2020

Rating: ★

Hidden Valley Paradise/The Secret of Longevity/Musical

Director: Charles Jarrott
Actors: Peter Finch, John Gielgud, Liv Ullman, Michael York, …
Category: Fantasy

The Mad Monk (1993)

4 May 200213 July 2022

Rating: ★★½

Hong Kong Heavenly Comedy

Director: Ching Siu-Tung, Johnny To
Actors: Stephen Chow, Maggie Cheung, Paul Chun, Anita Mui
Category: Fantasy

The Man From Earth (2007)

19 September 201025 March 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Immortal Man

Director: Richard Schenkman
Actors: David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, Richard Riehle, John Billingsley, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Man with the Iron Fists 2 (2015)

17 July 20155 January 2025

Rating: ★★

Martial Arts

Director: Roel Reiné
Actors: RZA, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Dustin Nguyen, Carl Ng, …
Category: Fantasy

The Matrix (1999)

11 May 19996 January 2025

Rating: ★★★★★

Virtual Reality

Director: The Wachowskis, Lilly/Andy Wachowski, Lana/Larry Wachowski
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

23 May 200329 December 2021

Rating: ★★★

Virtual Reality

Director: The Wachowskis, Lilly/Andy Wachowski, Lana/Larry Wachowski
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Harold Perrineau Jr, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

11 November 200329 December 2021

Rating: ★★★

Virtual Reality

Director: The Wachowskis, Lana/Larry Wachowski, Lilly/Andy Wachowski
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, …
Category: Science Fiction

Moksha – Or The World and I, How Does That Work? (2012)

13 October 201224 September 2020

Rating: ★★½

Man Chained Up/Existential Parable

Director: Koo Sungzoo
Actors: Jang Sukhyun, Min Kyungjin, Kim Jungsuk, Park Gilsu, …
Category: Fantasy

Molom, A Legend of Mongolia (1995)

2 March 19995 April 2023

Rating: ★★★

Buddhist Journey

Director: Marie Jaoul de Poncheville
Actors: Tsededordj, Yobdejunai
Category: Fantasy

The Monkey King 2 (2016)

5 August 20164 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Epic Chinese Legend

Director: Soi Cheang
Actors: Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, William Feng, Xiao Shen Yang, …
Category: Fantasy

The Monkey King (2001)

22 December 200527 June 2019

Rating: ★½

Epic Chinese Legend

Director: Peter MacDonald
Actors: Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Eddie Marsan, …
Category: Fantasy

The Monkey King (2014)

8 September 201427 October 2020

Rating: ★★½

Epic Chinese Legend

Director: Soi Cheang
Actors: Donnie Yen, Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok, Peter Ho, …
Category: Fantasy

The Monkey King 3 (2018)

16 April 20189 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Epic Chinese Legend

Director: Soi Cheang
Actors: William Feng, Aaron Kwok, Xiao Shen Yang, Him Law, …
Category: Fantasy

Monkey King: Hero is Back (2015)

27 November 201927 November 2019

Rating: ★★

Animation/Epic Chinese Legend

Director: Tian Xiao Peng
Category: Fantasy

The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven (1965)

25 October 201215 October 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Chinese Animation/Journey to the West Adaptation

Director: Wan Laiming
Category: Fantasy

Mr Vampire (1985)

12 November 200216 July 2024

Rating: ★★★★

Hong Kong Supernatural Comedy

Director: Ricky Lau
Actors: Lam Ching-Ying, Ricky Hui, Billy Lau, Siu-Ho Chin, …
Category: Fantasy

Mr Vampire 1992 (1992)

17 July 202417 July 2024

Rating: ★★½

Hong Kong Hopping Vampire Comedy

Director: Ricky Lau
Actors: Ricky Hui, Lam Ching-Ying, Billy Lau, Chin Siu Ho
Category: Fantasy

Mr Vampire 4 (1988)

24 June 202027 June 2024

Rating: ★★

Hong Kong Hopping Vampire Comedy

Director: Ricky Lau
Actors: Anthony Chan, Wu Ma, Loletta Lee, Yuen Wah, …
Category: Fantasy

Mr Vampire II (1986)

18 March 20057 July 2023

Rating: ★

Hong Kong Hopping Vampire Comedy

Director: Ricky Lau
Actors: Yuen Biao, Billy Lau, Lam Ching-Ying, Woo Fung, …
Category: Fantasy

Mr Vampire III (1987)

19 January 200823 November 2023

Rating: ★★

Hong Kong Ghost Comedy

Director: Ricky Lau
Actors: Lam Ching-Ying, Richard Ng, Billy Lau
Category: Fantasy

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

9 October 200822 July 2019

Rating: ★

Revived Mummy/Chinese Adventure

Director: Rob Cohen
Actors: Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li, Luke Ford, …
Category: Horror

Reign of Assassins (2010)

14 September 201223 December 2021

Rating: ★★

Chinese Flying Swordsmen Film

Director: Chao Bin-Su
Actors: Michelle Yeoh, Shawn Yue, Barbie Hsu, Leon Dai, …
Category: Fantasy

Revolt of the Zombies (1936)

2 December 200128 February 2025

Rating: ★

Cambodian Zombie Secrets

Director: Victor Halperin
Actors: Dean Jagger, Dorothy Stone, Roy D'Arcy, George Cleveland
Category: Horror

Saga of the Phoenix (1990)

12 August 202112 August 2021

Rating: ★

Wu Xia Film/Hell Maiden Visits Earth

Director: Ngai Kai Lam, Lau Sze-Yue
Actors: Gloria Yip, Yuen Biao
Category: Fantasy

Sex and Zen (1991)

11 September 201112 March 2025

Rating: ★★★★

Hong Kong Erotic Comedy

Director: Michael Mak
Actors: Lawrence Ng, Amy Yip, Lo Lieh, Carrie Ng, …
Category: Fantasy

Sex & Zen II (1996)

11 September 19991 November 2019

Rating: ★★

Hong Kong Erotic Comedy/Gender Changing Sorcerer

Director: Chin Man Kei
Actors: Lorretta Lee Lai-Chun, Elvis Tsui, Lok Tat-Wah, Hsu Chi, …
Category: Fantasy

The Shadow (1994)

20 January 20012 February 2021

Rating: ★★★

Mystical Superhero

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Actors: Alec Baldwin, Jone Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle, …
Category: Fantasy

Shaolin Soccer (2001)

1 April 200315 December 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Flying Martial Arts and Soccer

Director: Stephen Chow
Actors: Stephen Chow, Yut Fei Wong, Patrick Tse
Category: Fantasy

Shikoku (1999)

14 October 19994 August 2023

Rating: ★★★

Japanese Ghost Story

Director: Shunichi Nagasaki
Actors: Yui Natsukawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Chiaki Kuriyama, Toshie Negishi
Category: Horror

The Silent Flute (1978)

19 June 200014 May 2024

Rating: ★

Zen Quest

Director: Richard Moore
Actors: Jeff Cooper, David Carradine, Christopher Lee, Eli Wallach, …
Category: Fantasy

The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)

1 September 20124 August 2022

Rating: ★★★

Wu Xia Film

Director: Ching Siu-Tung
Actors: Jet Li, Raymond Lam, Shengyi Huang, Charlene Choi, …
Category: Fantasy

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

4 April 200115 February 2023

Rating: ★★★★★

Space Opera

Director: Irvin Kershner
Actors: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, …
Category: Science Fiction

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)

30 April 201031 March 2025

Rating: ★★

Videogame Adaptation

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Actors: Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein, Robin Shou, …
Category: Fantasy

The Supernormal (1992)

6 July 199925 December 2022

Rating: ★★★

Chinese Supernatural Documentary

Director: Lo Ting Kit
Actors: Edward Li
Category: Fantasy

Taichi Hero (2012)

13 February 20144 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Wu Xia Film

Director: Stephen Fung
Actors: Jayden Yuan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Angelababy, Eddie Peng Yu-Yen, …
Category: Fantasy

Taichi Zero (2012)

30 July 20134 April 2025

Rating: ★★

Wu Xia Film

Director: Stephen Fung
Actors: Jayden Yuan, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Eddie Peng Yu-Yen, Angelbaby, …
Category: Fantasy

A Thousand Words (2012)

2 March 201213 December 2023

Rating: ★

Man Has a Thousand Words Before He Dies Comedy

Director: Brian Robbins
Actors: Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, …
Category: Fantasy

Three Wishes (1995)

20 February 199926 April 2023

Rating: ★★½

1950s Coming of Age Tale/Mysterious Stranger

Director: Martha Coolidge
Actors: Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joseph Mazzello, David Marshall Grant, …
Category: Fantasy

El Topo (1970)

21 July 20007 February 2024

Rating: ★★½

Surrealist Zen Western

Director: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Actors: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Robert John, Brontis Jodorowsky, David Silva
Category: Fantasy

Treasure Hunt (1994)

14 September 20025 November 2019

Rating: ★★

Hong Kong Comedy-Romance/Magical Girl

Director: Jeffrey Lau
Actors: Chow Yun Fat, Wu Chien-lien, Chia Hui Liu, Han Chin, …
Category: Fantasy

Turning Red (2022)

18 March 202222 August 2023

Rating: ★★★

Pixar Animation/Girl Transforms Into a Panda

Director: Domee Shi
Actors: Rosalin Chiang, Sandra Oh, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, …
Category: Fantasy

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

12 October 20103 February 2022

Rating: ★★★½

Thai Spirits

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Actors: Sakda Kaewbuadee, Jenjira Pongpas
Category: Fantasy

Vampire Hunters (2002)

18 October 200427 May 2025

Rating: ★★

Hong Kong Fantasy/Monks vs Undead

Director: Wellson Chin
Actors: Ken Chang, Michael Chow, Lam Suet
Category: Fantasy

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  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns
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Copyright Richard Scheib 1999-2025

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