Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage / Faust (1926)
Drama | Fantasy | Horror
God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.
Starring: Emil Jannings, William Dieterle, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard
Director: F.W. Murnau
Casper (1995)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
A paranormal expert and his daughter bunk in an abandoned house populated by 3 mischievous ghosts and one friendly one.
Starring: Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Cathy Moriarty, Chauncey Leopardi, Eric Idle, Ben Stein
Director: Brad Silberling
Deep Red Love / Sekiseki renren (2013)
Drama | Fantasy | Thriller
High school student Juri (Tao Tsuchiya) leaps to her death. Afterwards, Juri wanders to her house, school and street. She feels loneliness as nobody else is able to see her. She talks to those that she comes across including her mother & classmates, but nobody responds to her comments. Juri then sees a horrifying monster, which she never saw prior to her suicide. She calls the scary monster "Bug Man". When the mind of humans become weak, the Bug Man tempts those to commit suicide. One day, Juri walks along the street as usual. She then meets a girl that is able to see Juri. Juri names the girl Ringo-chan and plays at the park with her. Their happy moments does not last long. When they come back from the park, Juri sees Ringo-chan's mother with a grim face. The Bug Man is standing behind her mother.
Starring: Tao Tsuchiya, Fumika Shimizu, Ryô Yoshizawa, Yô Yoshida, Narimi Arimori, Ren Ohsugi, Naomi Akimoto
Director: Kazuya Konaka
Passage to Zarahemla (2007)
Adventure | Fantasy
Two teens from L.A. make their way to Utah to hide with distant Mormon relatives from their troubled pasts. An earthquake opens up a time rift, drawing them and their pursuers into an ancient mesoamerican war.
Starring: Summer Naomi Smart, Moronai Kanekoa, Brian Kary, D.L. Walker, Sila Agavale, Jose Bacio
Director: Chris Heimerdinger
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
For Peter Parker, life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen, high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dane DeHaan, Jamie Foxx, Sally Field, Colm Feore
Director: Marc Webb
Santa's Slay (2005)
Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
WWE wrestler Bill Goldberg stars as Santa Claus in this horrific comedy, but he's not like the Santa we know and love. One thousand years after losing a bet with an angel that conscripted him to a millennium of cheer and generosity, Santa, who is in reality a demon, is off the hook and returning to his evil ways. The reign of terror that follows is battled by high schooler Nick -whose grandfather happens to have been the angel who won the bet- and his girlfriend, Mac…
Starring: Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp
Director: David Steiman
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Ninja Apocalypse (2014)
Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Framed for assassinating the Grandmaster, the Lost Ninja Clan must battle their way up an underground nuclear bunker filled with hordes of supernatural enemies, mutants and flesh eating zombies. Trapped a thousand feet below the earth's crust, these ninjas will face hell.
Starring: Christian Oliver, Les Brandt, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ernie Reyes Jr.
Director: Lloyd Lee Barnett
It's Magic, Charlie Brown (1981)
Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Short
Taking advantage of a newly acquired magic tricks kit, Snoopy decides to put on a magic act. For the finale, he turns Charlie Brown invisible, but he can't change him back right away. While Snoopy searches for the counter spell, Charlie Brown struggles with this bizarre problem, but realizes that he has a golden opportunity to finally kick Lucy's football.
Starring: Michael Mandy, Brent Hauer, Cindi Reilly, Rocky Reilly, Sydney Penny, Casey Carlson, Christopher Donohoe, Shannon Cohn, Bill Melendez
Director: Phil Roman
Unico / The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
Unico the magical Unicorn is born with incredible powers that make people happy. But that angers some very jealous gods. They order the West Wind to cast the tiny Unicorn into exile and thus begins Unico's amazing adventures. He's whisked away to the Land of Mist on the Edge of the Earth where he teaches the meaning of friendship to Beezil. The pesky little Devil of Solitude. But Unico cannot stay. He journeys on to meet Katy a sad little kitty who dreams of becoming a witch. When Unico's magic transforms her into a beautiful girl she falls under the spell of a wicked count and a raging demon. Evil and hatred challenge Unico's powers of love.
Starring: Katsue Miwa, Ryouko Kitamiya, Kazuko Sugiyama, Junko Hori, Makio Inoue, Iruka, Taeko Nakanishi, Chieko Baishô
Director: Toshio Hirata, Osamu Tezuka
The Zero Theorem (2013)
Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton, David Thewlis, Mélanie Thierry
Director: Terry Gilliam
The Prophecy II / God's Army II (1998)
Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Gabriel once again returns to Earth. This time he has come to prevent the birth of a child conceived between the angel Danyael and a human woman, Valerie. A brutal war begins after Danyael attacks and kills several members of the army of angels that Gabriel has summoned. Gabriel resurrects and recruits the assistance of a teenage girl, Izzy, who has just committed suicide. Together they engage Danyael and his angel followers in a battle that rages on into the Garden of Eden!
Starring: Christopher Walken, Russell Wong, Jennifer Beals, Brittany Murphy, Eric Roberts, Glenn Danzig
Director: Greg Spence
Le pont du Nord / North Bridge (1981)
Comedy | Fantasy | Mystery
Marie is a claustrophobic ex-con who, shortly after wandering into Paris, encounters the wild and potentially troubled young woman Baptiste. Baptiste accompanies Marie on her quest to solve the mystery behind the contents of her former lover's suitcase.
Starring: Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier, Pierre Clémenti, Jean-François Stévenin
Director: Jacques Rivette
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent / God's Army III (2000)
Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
As the War in Heaven and on Earth continues, Pyriel, the Angel of Genocide, rises to power intending to destroy all of mankind. The only one who stands in his way is Danyael the offspring of an angel and a human woman. However, Danyael is unaware of his purpose until he runs into Gabriel. He has previously become human himself and is acting as Danyael's secret guardian. Now, the fate of the world hangs in the balance as Danyael sets out to confront Pyriel and fulfill his prophesied destiny!
Starring: Christopher Walken, Steve Hytner, Scott Cleverdon, Dave Buzzotta, Vincent Spano, Brad Dourif
Director: Patrick Lussier
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
As told to a psychiatrist: Mr. Peabody, middle-aged Bostonian on vacation with his wife in the Caribbean, hears mysterious, wordless singing on an uninhabited rock in the bay. Fishing in the vicinity, he catches…a mermaid. He takes her home and, though she has no spoken language, falls in love with her. Of course, his wife won't believe that thing in the bathtub is anything but a large fish. Predictable complications follow in rather tame fashion.
Starring: William Powell, Ann Blyth, Irene Hervey, Clinton Sundberg, Andrea King, Art Smith
Director: Irving Pichel
Jack et la mécanique du coeur / Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart / The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2013)
Adventure | Animation | Drama | Fantasy | Musical | Romance
Edinburgh, late 19th century. Little Jack is born on a day so cold that his heart remains frozen. Madeleine the midwife replaces his heart with a cuckoo-clock. It will work, as long as Jack follows the rules, mainly not falling in love. But his encounter with a fiery-eyed girl singing on a street corner and his decision to chase after her will test the resistance of his makeshift heart to the breaking point.
Starring: Mathias Malzieu, Olivia Ruiz, Grand Corps Malade, Jean Rochefort, Rossy de Palma, Babet
Director: Stéphane Berla, Mathias Malzieu
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea / Ponyo / Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
The daughter of the king of the ocean, Ponyo is no ordinary goldfish – she has all the magic of the sea at her disposal. But when five-year-old Sosuke finds her near his seaside home, a special connection sparks between the two children, and Ponyo becomes determined to become human.
Starring: Yuria Nara, Hiroki Doi, Jôji Tokoro, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yûki Amami, Kazushige Nagashima, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Noah Lindsey Cyrus, Tina Fey, Frankie Jonas
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Noah (2014)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
A man suffering visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family a coming flood. Inspired by the Biblical story.
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro / Arsene Lupin and the Castle of Cagliostro / Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro (1979)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy
When master thief Lupin III, a.k.a. "The Wolf" inadvertently steals a fortune in counterfeit bills from a casino, he is quick to realize the high-quality printing plates that made them are worth even more. Tracing the source of the money to the small European country of Cagliostro, Lupin and his team of colorful outlaws cross swords with the nation's mysterious monarch over his forthcoming marriage to the last princess of the Cagliostro family. It's fast-paced adventure as Lupin must battle fearsome ninjas, rescue a damsel in distress and uncover the key to the lost Cagliostro fortune. Written and directed by Academy Award-winning anime pioneer and visionary Hayao Miyazaki (SPIRITED AWAY, PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE), everyone will enjoy this lighthearted romp which Steven Spielberg once called one of the greatest adventure movies of all time.
Starring: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Gorô Naya, Sumi Shimamoto
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Beauty and the Beast / La belle et la bête (2014)
Fantasy | Romance
An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Vincent Cassel, André Dussollier, Eduardo Noriega, Audrey Lamy, Nicolas Gob, Myriam Charleins
Director: Christophe Gans
The Spiral / Ring: The Spiral / Rasen (1998)
Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Following the events of Ring, the body of Ryūji Takayama, former husband of Reiko Asakawa and father of Yōichi Asakawa, is examined by his friend and rival, pathologist Mitsuo Andō. After he finds a cryptic note in Takayama's stomach, Reiko and Yōichi also turn up dead. Andō soon learns of a mysterious cursed videotape, haunted by the spirit of a murdered young woman. Rumor has it that anyone who watches the video will die exactly one week later. Despondent over the death of his own child, and believing that he is being guided by his rival's ghost, Andō decides to see the video for himself. After watching the tape, strange things begin to happen around him, and he soon discovers that the tape's restless spirit has different plans in store for him.
Starring: Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kôichi Satô, Hinako Saeki, Shingo Tsurumi, Shigemitsu Ogi
Director: Jôji Iida
