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Theme: Gonzo Children's Films

The 5000 Fingers of Dr T (1953)

17 August 20025 August 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Dr Seuss Film

Director: Roy Rowland
Actors: Hans Conreid
Category: Fantasy

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

7 January 200310 August 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Disney Animation/Alice in Wonderland Adaptation

Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Actors: Kathryn Beaumont, Verna Felton, Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway, …
Category: Fantasy

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987)

29 June 200825 June 2025

Rating: ★

Animation/Alice in Wonderland Film

Director: Andrea Presciani, Richard Slapczynski
Actors: Janet Waldo, Townsend Coleman, Phyllis Diller, George Gobel, …
Category: Fantasy

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

6 May 199926 July 2019

Rating: ★★½

Alice in Wonderland Adaptation

Director: William Sterling
Actors: Fiona Fullerton, Michael Crawford, Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore, …
Category: Fantasy

Babes in Toyland (1961)

6 May 199919 October 2019

Rating: ★★

Fairytale Adventures

Director: Jack Donohue
Actors: Annette Funicello, Ray Bolger, Tommy Sands, Ed Wynn, …
Category: Fantasy

The Cat in the Hat (2003)

19 April 200430 March 2020

Rating: ★★

Dr Seuss Adaptation

Director: Bo Welch
Actors: Mike Myers, Dakota Fanning, Alec Baldwin, Spencer Breslin, …
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

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)

27 September 201313 May 2023

Rating: ★★½

Animation/Island of Living Food

Director: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn
Actors: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, James Caan, …
Category: Science Fiction

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

2 November 20095 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Animation/Inventor Creates Rains of Food

Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Actors: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, …
Category: Science Fiction, Fantasy

Coraline (2009)

25 August 200918 December 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Stop-Motion Animation/Sinister Mirror World

Director: Henry Selick
Actors: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, …
Category: Fantasy

The Grinch (2018)

25 December 201925 May 2023

Rating: ★★

Animation/Dr Seuss Adaptation

Director: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rashida Jones, Kenan Thompson, Angela Lansbury
Category: Fantasy

Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

21 April 200831 May 2021

Rating: ★★½

Dr Seuss Adaptation/Animation

Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Actors: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, …
Category: Fantasy

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

17 November 200023 December 2019

Rating: ★★

Dr Seuss Adaptation

Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, …
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

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

28 December 200427 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Gothic Children’s Fantasy

Director: Brad Silberling
Actors: Jim Carrey, Billy Connolly, Meryl Streep, Emily Browning, …
Category: Fantasy

The Lorax (2012)

6 March 201231 December 2024

Rating: ★★

Dr Seuss Adaptation/Animation

Director: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Actors: Zac Efron, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, …
Category: Fantasy

Magic in the Mirror (1996)

21 March 199925 October 2024

Rating: ★★★½

Alternate Dimension/Talking Ducks

Director: Ted Nicolaou
Actors: Jamie Renee Smith, Saxon Trainor, David Brooks, Godfrey James, …
Category: Fantasy

Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play (1996)

19 March 19994 January 2025

Rating: ★★

Talking Ducks

Director: Ted Nicolaou
Actors: Jamie Renee Smith, Eileen T'Kaye, Saxon Trainor, David Brooks, …
Category: Fantasy

Mary Poppins (1964)

1 March 200130 April 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Flying Nanny Frolics

Director: Robert Stevenson
Actors: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Karin Dotrice, Matthew Garber, …
Category: Fantasy

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

22 March 201922 May 2025

Rating: ★★

Flying Nanny Frolics

Director: Rob Marshall
Actors: Emily Blunt, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davis, …
Category: Fantasy

Meet the Robinsons (2007)

19 April 200730 December 2022

Rating: ★★★

Disney Animation/Gonzo Future Family/Time Travel

Director: Stephen J. Anderson
Actors: Jordan Fry, Harland Williams, Matthew Josten, Laurie Metcalf, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

8 February 200423 April 2020

Rating: ★★★★★

Halloween Denizens Take Over Christmas/Stop-Motion Animation

Director: Henry Selick
Actors: Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, …
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 Peanut Butter Solution (1985)

5 January 20033 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Children’s Film

Director: Michael Rubbo
Actors: Matthew Mackay, Michael Hogan, Michel Maillot, maillot
Category: Fantasy

The Phantom Tollbooth (1970)

20 November 20007 May 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Journey into Absurdist Realm/Animation

Director: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow
Actors: Butch Patrick
Category: Fantasy

Pippi Goes on Board (1970)

8 March 20086 February 2025

Rating: 0­

Anarchic Girl

Director: Olle Hellbom
Actors: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Par Sundberg, Beppe Wolgren, …
Category: Fantasy

Pippi in the South Seas (1970)

4 May 20086 February 2025

Rating: ★★

Anarchic Girl

Director: Olle Helbom
Actors: Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Par Sundberg, Beppe Wolgren
Category: Fantasy

Pippi Longstocking (1969)

2 December 20076 February 2025

Rating: ★

Anarchic Girl

Director: Olle Helbom
Actors: Inger Nilsson, Par Sundberg, Maria Persson, Beppe Wolgren, …
Category: Fantasy

Pippi Longstocking (1997)

6 April 20042 December 2024

Rating: ★★★

Anarchic Girl/Animation

Director: Clive A. Smith
Actors: Melissa Altro, Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, Wayne Robson, …
Category: Fantasy

Pippi on the Run (1973)

26 December 20046 February 2025

Rating: ★½

Anarchic Girl

Director: Olle Hellbom
Actors: Inger Nilsson, Maria Person, Par Sundberg
Category: Fantasy

The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

12 May 201221 February 2020

Rating: ★★★

Aardman Animation/Gonzo Pirate Adventure

Director: Peter Lord, Jeff Newitt
Actors: Hugh Grant, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman, …
Category: Fantasy

Pufnstuf (1970)

23 February 20043 May 2023

Rating: ★★★★

Gonzo Children’s Film/Magical Island

Director: Hollingsworth Morse
Actors: Billy Hayes, Jack Wild, Billy Barty, Angelo Rossitto, …
Category: Fantasy

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004)

27 September 201728 April 2023

Rating: ★★★

TV Series Spinoff/Gonzo Animation

Director: Stephen Hillenburg
Actors: Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Jeffrey Tambor, Scarlett Johansson, …
Category: Fantasy

Thunderpants (2002)

9 June 200316 April 2025

Rating: ★★★

Kid with Super-Powerful Farts

Director: Peter Hewitt
Actors: Bruce Cook, Rupert Grint, Ned Beatty, Simon Callow, …
Category: Science Fiction

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

Wonka (2023)

3 February 202413 April 2024

Rating: ★★

Willy Wonka Origin Story

Director: Paul King
Actors: Timothee Chalamet, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Jim Carter, …
Category: Fantasy

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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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