Fantasy movies
Hellraiser
Fantasy / Horror , produced in 1987, UK , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
Clive Barker's feature directing debut graphically depicts the tale of a man and wife who move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, he is brought back into existence by a drop of blood on the floor. He soon forces his former mistress to bring him his necessary human sacrifices to complete his body... but the Cenobites won't be happy about this.
Bruce Almighty
Comedy / Fantasy / Romance , produced in 2003, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Bruce is a down on his luck TV news reporter. In a fit of desperation he challenges God and vents that if only he had God's power, he could solve all his problems. God responds to his challenge and allows Bruce to take on his powers to prove himself. Bruce soon learns that being God is very challenging.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Adventure / Family / Fantasy / Mystery , produced in 2002, Germany, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) returns to Hogwarts School of Wizardry for his second year. After a confrontation with a house elf named Dobby, Harry escapes to the Weasley house with Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) in a flying car. They are then late for the train and have to ride it to school. When they get there, strange happenings invade the school. "Mudbloods" (people of Muggle families) are "petrified" by an evil monster lurking in the grounds. When every one suspects that it is him, the trio then set out to find the culprit and find out more than they bargained for: the diary of Tom Riddle, why Hagrid was expelled and what the Chamber of Secrets is and why is it so feared in Hogwarts.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Adventure / Family / Fantasy , produced in 2001, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
On his 11th birthday, young Harry Potter discovers the life he never knew he had, the life of a wizard. In his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he meets his two best friends Ron Weasley, an expert at Wizard Chess, and Hermione Granger, a girl with non-magic parents. Harry learns the game of Quiditch and Wizard Chess on his way to facing a Dark Arts teacher who is bent on destroying him.
Groundhog Day
Comedy / Fantasy / Romance , produced in 1993, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
Bill Murray's hero, Phil Connors, is a weather man - he works at the silver screen telling weather reports to the audience. He is an egocentric man who suffers from megalomania, he thinks that soon he will be able to change this job for the better: to become a major TV star. At one moment Phil heads to a little town to make a report about a funny holiday named "Groundhog Day". Then it turns out to be that the Groundhog Day is the only number in the calendar of this small town - every morning is the beginning of February, 2nd. Phil understands that somehow he should leave this vicious circle...
Dogma
Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance , produced in 1999, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Two mischievous angels who were laid off by God and are given the boot. Finding themselves banned to Wisconscin, they set out for New Jersey where they find a loophole that will allow them to re-enter heaven. The only problem is it will destroy humanity. An abortion clinic worker who is a relative of Christ, a wisecracking 13th apostle, a stripper/muse, and mischievous mall rats Jay and Silent Bob band together to stop them.
Underworld
Action / Fantasy / Horror / Romance / Thriller , produced in 2003, Germany, Hungary, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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The action takes place in the underworld inhabited by two rival clans – Vampires and Lycans (Werewolves) - who have been sworn enemies for centuries. It’s ironical that a beautiful young Vampire warrior, Selene (Kate Beckinsale), falls in love with her clan’s enemy, Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman). In fact he is not a Werewolf; he is a human who has been captured by the Lycans because he has unique blood picture which can save their clan from extinction.
Dune
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Sci-Fi , produced in 1984, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Set in a distant future where life in the universe and space travel is dependent upon a spice found only on the planet Dune, this film tracks the rise of young Paul Atreides, son of good Duke Lito, from the time of his father's betrayal and murder by a rival lord, Baron Harkonnen, to his discovery of the great secret behind the planet Dune and his own destiny, which is to free the planet and its denizens of the cruel rule of the Emperor.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Thriller , produced in 1989, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
This time, Indy is on a perilous hunt for the Holy Grail. He's not alone, either. Joining Junior—uh, Indy—is none other than his cantankerous dad. Father and son have rarely seen eye to eye. But if the adventure they share can't bridge the generation gap, nothing can. It can. It does. Also a brief glimpse into the life of Indy as an adolescent which reveals how the fedora, the bull whip, and the ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) became part of Indy lore.
The Cell
Crime / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller , produced in 2000, Germany, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Carl Rudolph Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) is a schizophrenic serial killer who abducts young attractive women and encloses them in a glass cell hidden in the basement of an abandoned facility. Then he turns on a shower and videotapes how the cell is being filled with water for 40 hours and his victims are slowly going mad and drowning. The maniac attaches chains to steel rings that pierce his flesh and views the footage while hanging under the ceiling. It's a tough task for the police to bring the killer to justice. After the most recent abduction the police finally track him down. Unfortunately, Carl suffers a seizure and falls into an irreversible coma. Time is short and the location of his latest victim is unknown. When FBI Agent Peter Novak hears about Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez), a psychotherapist experimenting with a unique way of entering the mind of comatose patients, he decides to enlist her help to get the information he needs. Using her incredible skills, Catherine travels into the killer's mind and finds it to be a bizarre, abstract, violent and scary world. It's easy to enter this world but it's almost impossible to get out of it...
Monsters, Inc.
Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy , produced in 2001, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
They are monsters but they are not scary at all, some of them are even sweet and funny. They live in the world behind our closet doors, in the city of Monstropolis. The city dwellers work for Monsters Inc., a gigantic corporation which specializes in scaring human kids and generating energy from their screams. The funniest thing is that even skilled scream-generators such as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (John Goodman), a huge monster with blue fur and horns, and his bustling dude Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), a green one-eyed monster, are terrified of kids! And when a fearless little girl, Boo (Mary Gibbs), follows Sully into the factory, she turns the monster world topsy-turvy!
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Action / Adventure / Fantasy , produced in 2001, Germany, Japan, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
She is an exceptional case. Divinely beautiful, incredibly clever and courageous – a rose without thorn! She speaks foreign languages, is skilled in hand-to-hand fighting and weapons training, and able to survive in extreme conditions. There is no woman on the planet to compare with her. This girl is a daughter of Lord Richard Croft (Jon Voight). Her name is Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie). She is a tireless adventurer and archeologist who travels to exotic places in search of lost treasures and artifacts. This time she must find the unique artifact that grants the possessor ultimate power over space and time. Lara starts a race against time to get the two halves of the Triangle of Light before a crew of villains called the Illuminati acquires the talisman. The destiny of the human race is in Lara's delicate and safe hands...
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi , produced in 2003, Czech Republic, Germany, UK, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Set in England during the Victorian age, the tale brings together well-known figures from classic literature. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a team of superheroes led by intrepid adventurer Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) and comprised of invisible man Rodney Skinner (Tony Curran), Captain Nemo (Naseeruddin Shah), Dracula vampiress Mina Harker (Peta Wilson), Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend), American secret service agent Tom Sawyer (Shane West), and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde (Jason Flemyng). The League members have an urgent assignment to scotch the mysterious Phantom who is intent on turning the nations of the world against one another so as to rule the world. Using Captain Nemo’s submarine, the Nautilus, the superheroes go to Venice, Italy where the villain is up to sabotage a conference of world leaders by blowing up the city to sink. Needless to say, this will have catastrophic consequences for all life on Earth. The Extraordinary Gentlemen have only 96 hours to prevent him from reaching his menacing aim.
The Mask
Action / Comedy / Crime / Fantasy , produced in 1994, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Jim Carrey stars as mild-mannered bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss, who discovers a mysterious ancient mask that brings his inner most desires to wild, screaming life! Now, together with his sidekick Milo, this wise-cracking green tornado is taking Edge City over the top.
Unbreakable
Drama / Fantasy / Thriller , produced in 2000, USA , added: 24 Mar 2005
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David Dunn (Bruce Willis), a Philadelphia football-stadium security guard, is famous for his uncanny ability to survive all horrendous catastrophes. David is "unbreakable": he has never been injured or sick, not even a day.
Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a comic book dealer, is David's opposite. He is an accident-prone guy who even emerged from the womb with broken arms and legs. All his life, Elijah, nicknamed "Mr. Glass", has been sick because of his strange and rare bone disease. One day, after a disastrous train crash, David encounters the cripple Elijah, who offers an odd theory as to why David has so tremendous potential, why he has survived without a single scratch...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy , produced in 2003, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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The action takes place in the 17th century in the Caribbean Sea. Elizabeth Swann (Keira Knightley), a beautiful young daughter of a governor, gets a mysterious golden medallion. The skull medallion brings misfortune upon Elisabeth and her childhood friend Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) as it is cursed by the pirates of the Caribbean Sea. Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and his horde of undead pirates doomed to the eternal crucifixion have been guarding the Aztec treasures for many years. The medallion they have lost is the thing they need to get rid of an ancient damnation. Owing to the disappearance of the medallion, the skeletal pirates have to attack the city of Port Royal and kidnap Elisabeth to get it back. The roguish yet courageous Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp), along with Will Turner, assembles a crew to rescue Ms. Swann and take vengeance on the detestable pirates. They hijack a ship from the British Navy and set out on an extremely adventurous quest that makes the blood curdle and shivers run up and down the spine.
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Action / Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi , produced in 2001, Japan, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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In the year 2065, the meteorite fall has caused almost complete destruction and chaos on Earth. Alien creatures are threatening to wipe the human race off the face of the earth. The last remaining earth dwellers settle in the barrier cities so as to survive and battle against the aliens. Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na) is determined not to surrender to the invaders at any price, though she is aware of being deadly infected by alien particles. Teamed up with Dr. Sid (Donald Sutherland), her scientific mentor, and Captain Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin), the leader of the Deep Eyes military squadron, Aki keeps on fighting against the alien race. The movie depicts the story of love, soul, and the basic human instinct - striving to survive at any cost.
Final Destination 2
Fantasy / Horror / Thriller , produced in 2003, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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It’s impossible to cheat Death. Sometimes potential victims manage to escape their fates, but it is only a matter of time before Old Reaper that doesn't like being outwitted comes back and takes revenge on them. Kimberly Corman (A.J. Cook) and 8 random strangers could hardly avoid a horrific car crash. Now Death's plot is not only to harm the survivors, but every single person they've come in contact with. They must find a way to stop Death before it's to late... but how will they stop it?
Dragonheart
Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy , produced in 1996, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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In medieval England, Bowen (Dennis Quaid), a young knight-dragonslayer dedicated to the long lost code of honor, befriends Draco, the last dragon on Earth, who, above having a wise and noble soul, can talk. The Queen's son Einon (David Thewlis), whom Bowen had been teaching swordsmanship and morality, has grown to become a tyrannical king. Now Bowen and Draco both betrayed by the Einon in the past, feel it's time to defeat the evil ruler. The mission, however, is hard and controversial, for years ago Draco chose to give a half of his heart to young Einon as it was the only way to save his life. Thus, if Einon dies, so does Draco...
Sleepy Hollow
Fantasy / Horror / Thriller , produced in 1999, Germany, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Set in the late 18th century, England, the story revolves around Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp), a New York constable who is charged with investigating a series of mysterious decapitations which take place in a godforsaken small village called Sleepy Hollow. The locals are terrified, for they strongly believe in the legend of a monstrous Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken). They claim that the sinister ghost of a Hessian soldier rides out of the night, attacking innocent victims and returning to the Underworld with their heads cut off. Crane, the highly educated man believing only in logic, is certain that it is a ruthless serial murderer who wanders in the nearby woods. But when he launches his investigation, he encounters terrifying, inexplicable phenomena.
Freddy vs. Jason
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller , produced in 2003, Italy, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Two of the most remembered eighties slasher film icons finally clash together on the big screen in a film fans have long been awaiting. Trapped in Hell when the authorities of Springwood manage to erase all evidence of his existence (and thus the fear that gives him his power), nightmare spirit Freddy Krueger comes across the soul of the equally infamous Camp Crystal Lake mad slasher, Jason Voorhees. Taking the guise of Jason's mother, Freddy resurrects him and commands him to start terrorizing Springwood, hoping to instill enough fear that the name Freddy Krueger gets out again so that the ensuing panic makes Freddy strong enough to return a seventh time. The plan works, but Freddy soon discovers that Jason, true to his nature in the past, will not stop killing, and is taking each of his victims. Determined to retake his position as the most feared killer in Springwood, Freddy devises a plan to sedate Jason into unconsciousness in order to battle him to the death. In the meantime, a small band of survivors who learn what's happening make their own efforts to not only ensure Jason's victory, but to return him to Camp Crystal Lake.
The Scorpion King
Action / Adventure / Fantasy / Romance / Thriller , produced in 2002, Belgium, Germany, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
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Long before the Pyramids were built, a daring and ruthless conqueror came from the East. He came along with the hordes of his loyal, bloodthirsty warriors and so he subdued ancient lands which fell before the sword of the furious invader. When the world was drowned into the dark waves of chaos, lawlessness and violence, the hero came to ruin the insuperable evil invaders. He was a hireling long ago, and his veins were filled by the scorpions' blood, now he is to defend the world against the evil powers. Let the Biblical city of Gomorrah contemplate the bloody battle!.. This prequel to The Mummy series stars The Rock, a WWE celebrity along with Steven Brand as Memnon (the tyrant), and Kelly Hu as a beautiful sorceress.
Spider-Man
Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi / Thriller , produced in 2002, USA , added: 02 Dec 2004
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Well-known and deeply respected for his great deeds, the red-and-blue-suited Spider-Man is an idol and hero in New York City. Meanwhile, the modest Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) leads a regular, almost ascetic lifestyle, trying to win his spurs as a photographer, and Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) is the star of a great Broadway show. She is one of few people who know about Peter’s crime-fighting alter-ego. Harry Osborn (James Franco), once Peter’s friend, who is also aware of his secret identity, has become the New Goblin, bent on taking revenge the death of his father, the Green Goblin, by killing Spider-Man. Moreover, he is attracted by the charming Mary Jane and willing to take her away from Peter. To make matters more complicated, Peter is taken over by mysterious black alien substance Venom which amplifies his powers and changes his personality for the worst. And now he must battle not only with his remorseless foes, Harry and Flint Marko (Thomas Haden Church), a crime fugitive incidentally transformed into Sandman, but also with...himself.
Shrek
Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Romance , produced in 2001, USA , added: 24 Aug 2004
Description:
Once upon a time, in a far away kingdom, there lived a big green ogre named Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers). He led a solitary life in his own smelly swamp in the woods. One day the evil midget - Lord Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow), the ruler of Duloc – banished all the familiar fairy tale characters to Shrek's swamp land. Unfortunately for the ogre, his peaceful life has an end. To get rid of annoying settlers, Shrek must rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona (voiced by Cameron Diaz), confined to the tower and guarded by a fire-spouting dragon, and convince her to be Farquaad's wife. Accompanied by the garrulous and wisecracking Donkey (voiced by Eddie Murphy), Shrek makes his way to the distant castle and, on his quest, gets involved in a set of bizarre situations.
What Dreams May Come
Drama / Fantasy / Romance , produced in 1998, USA , added: 10 Sep 2004
Description:
Based on a metaphysical 1978 novel by the talented science fiction and horror author Richard Matheson, this romantic fantasy-drama won an Oscar for its expensive and impressive visuals depicting an imaginative afterlife. Robin Williams stars as Chris Nielsen, a doctor who has suffered with his artist wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra) through the devastating loss of their children, Marie and Ian, who were killed in a car accident. When Chris dies and goes to Heaven he meets Albert and discovers that Heaven is even more wondrous than anything he could have imagined. However, Chris's death is the last straw for Annie and she in her madness commits suicide and journeys to a place very different from Chris. He decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven. This is a beautiful story that reminds us that love is stronger than death.
Last Action Hero
Action / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy , produced in 1993, USA , added: 27 Sep 2004
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Young Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) gets to the other side of the silver screen and he meets his idol - Arnold Schwarzenegger who appears in the film as an action superhero Jack Slater. Danny becomes a participant of an action, and what is more, becomes the workmate of the movie superstar. The most difficult trial awaits our heroes when Slater gets into the real world facing the real, not the onscreen, offenders. Here, in the real world, he can die as every other man. This movie contains many allusions to the several famous Schwarzenegger's films - "Terminator -1, -2, Predator, True Lies" and other.
Big Fish
Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Fantasy , produced in 2003, USA , added: 01 Oct 2004
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This film follows the incredible life of Edward Bloom (Albert Finney), a well known wonderful storyteller whose tall tales involve a witch with a glass eye that can see the future, giants and werewolves, a haunted forest, and of course, a big fish that refuses to be caught. A self-described small-town hero, Bloom enjoys recounting his unbelievable adventure stories about how he left home at 18 determined to explore the world. He worked for the circus, took on courageous assignments as a WWII soldier, and wandered across the country as a traveling salesman. Bloom weaves his magical and delightful stories into his genealogical fabric. As a result, his son Will (Billy Crudup) considers him a braggart that never cares for his family and doesn’t get along with him. When Edward becomes incurably ill with cancer, his estranged son visits him for the last time. Will tries to separate the myth from the truth and finally understand who his father really was...
Evil Dead II
Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror , produced in 1987, USA , added: 05 Nov 2004
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Ash - the sole survivor of the original 'Evil Dead' - returns with his girlfriend Linda to the remote cabin in the woods. He discovers a tape recorder that a professor had used to record incantations from the Necronomicon XMortis - the Book of the Dead. When he turns it on, the recording releases a dark, sinister force from the woods. It turns Linda into a zombie, her soul possessed by some hideous demon, and then tries to do the same to Ash. Other people come to help Ash, but one by one they are taken over by the Evil Dead force that also possesses Linda, the Professor, and the Professor's wife...and they try to make sure Ash is...Dead by Dawn!
The Crow
Action / Crime / Fantasy / Thriller , produced in 1994, USA , added: 15 Nov 2004
Description:
The action-packed, explosive movie tells the tragic story of rock musician Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his sweetheart Shelly Webster (Sofia Shinas) who never get married because they are viciously assaulted and murdered by a gang of street thugs for no reason at all. One year later, the guy's restless soul is brought back to life by a mysterious crow and Eric goes on a mission to exact vengeance on his killers, Top Dollar (Michael Wincott), the leader of the gang, and his violent henchmen.
From Dusk Till Dawn
Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller , produced in 1996, USA , added: 21 Dec 2004
Description:
Two fugitive brothers at gunpoint get an ex-minister and his two children to take them accross the border into Mexico. They drive to a Mexican biker bar to rendevous with other crooks. While at the bar, a few unusual things happen.
