Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Action | Fantasy | Horror
The vampire warrioress Selene, escapes imprisonment to find herself in a world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species.
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley
Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Bunraku (2010)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller
A mysterious drifter and an ardent young Japanese warrior Yoshi both arrive in a town that has been terrorized by outrageous and virulent criminals. Each is obsessed with his separate mission, and guided by the wisdom of The Bartender at the Horseless Horseman Saloon, the two eventually join forces to bring down the corrupt and contemptuous reign of Nicola, the awesomely evil "woodcutter" and his lady Alexandra, a femme fatale with a secret past. This classic tale is re-vitalized and re-imagined in an entirely fresh visual context, set in a unique world that mixes skewed reality with shadow-play fantasy, a place where even the landscape can betray you.
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd, Gackt, Shun Sugata, Jordi Mollà, Emily Kaiho
Director: Guy Moshe
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Blithe Spirit (1945)
Comedy | Fantasy
In David Lean's adaptation of Noel Coward's three-act farce, an English mystery novelist invites a medium over for dinner in the hopes of gathering enough material for his latest book, as well as exposing her as a charlatan. However, a series of incidents occur during the course of the evening, which result in a chain of supernatural events being set in motion which wreak havoc on his present marriage, while bringing to light serious flaws in his previous one.
Starring: Rex Harrison, Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Margaret Rutherford
Director: David Lean
The Ant Bully (2006)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
When you're as small as an ant, the world is big – and adventure is bigger! That's what young Lucas discovers after he aims his water pistol at some hapless ants. They retaliate with a secret potion that shrinks "the Destroyer" to their size… and turns an anthill into a mountain of thrills, action and laughs! Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep and Paul Giamatti head the voice cast of this rollicking, warm-hearted family treat.
Starring: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Zach Tyler Eisen
Director: John A. Davis
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Kate & Leopold (2001)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Kate McKay is all business and has no time for anyone, especially her ex-boyfriend neighbor, who keeps claiming he discovered a portal in time. He is true however and upon a trip back to the 1800's an inquisitive, gentlemanly duke named Leopold follows him back to the modern day. Leopold is fascinated by a modern woman like Kate who herself begins to appreciate his old fashioned ways.
Starring: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber
Director: James Mangold
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Adventure | Animation | Family | Fantasy | Thriller
There's magic in the rainforest and it's called FernGully. Deep in the heart of the forest awaits a paradise filled with tiny sprites, winged fairies and tree spirits who all live in joyful harmony. But when their home is threatened by humans, one courageous spirit gives her all to save it.
Starring: Tim Curry, Samantha Mathis, Christian Slater, Robin Williams, Grace Zabriskie
Director: Bill Kroyer
Thumbelina (1994)
Animation | Family | Fantasy
Hans Christian Andersen's heartwarming tale about a thumbsized princess comes to vivid life. A wisp of a girl named Thumbelina is born inside a tulip. Although her stature is small, her adventures are fantastic and bigger than life.
Starring: Jodi Benson, Gary Imhoff, Gino Conforti, Barbara Cook
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Re-Cycle / Gwai wik (2006)
Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Re-Cycle, a romance novelist (Angelica Lee) announces the title of her next project – Land of the Dead. After running out of ideas, she deletes all drafts from her computer. Then she starts seeing a strange woman over and over again and stories described in her drafts all come alive. She decides to follow the woman, who leads her to an unknown land.
Starring: Angelica Lee, Siu-Ming Lau, Zeng Qi Qi, Rain Li, Lawrence Chou
Director: Danny Pang, Oxide Pang
Faust (2011)
Drama | Fantasy
A version of the German legend in which a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge.
Starring: Johannes Zeiler, Anton Adasinsky, Isolda Dychauk, Georg Friedrich
Director: Aleksandr Sokurov
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Penelope (2006)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
A modern day romantic tale about a young girl's inspiring journey, a mysterious family secret and the power of love. With all odds against her, in order for Penelope to break the family curse, she must find true love with "one of her own kind." The warm and funny adventure leads her to realize the most important life lesson, "I like myself the way I am." Penelope Wilhern, born to wealthy socialites, is afflicted by the Wilhern spell that can only be broken when she finds love. Hidden away in her family's estate, the lonely girl meets a string of suitors in her parent's futile attempt to break the curse. Each eligible bachelor is enamored with Penelope and her sizable dowry… until her curse is revealed. Lemon, a mischievous and eager tabloid reporter wants a photograph of the mysterious Penelope and hires Max to pose as a prospective suitor to get the shot. The handsome down-on-his luck gambler finds he falling for Penelope, but not wanting to disappoint her or to expose his surreptitious ways, he decides to disappear. Fed up by his latest betrayal and determined to live life on her own terms, Penelope breaks free from her family and ventures into the world alone. She finds adventure and Annie, her first friend and becomes the person she was meant to be.
Starring: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Reese Witherspoon, Catherine O'Hara
Director: Mark Palansky
Shinobi / Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
The year is 1614. Japan is finally a unified country under the first shogun, Tokugawa. Gennosuke of Kohga and Oboro of Iga, are the last hope of two isolated ninja villages wracked by endless tragedy and a cycle of revenge. The blessing of their love should have brought peace to the suffering people. However, the conspiracy brought by Tokugawa once again tears the two villages apart. Gennosuke constantly speaks in favor of peace, while Oboro takes the choice to fight to resolve the conflict. With each Ninja having super human powers, the battle is set to fight off each other for their own existence. Now destined to meet as enemies, will Gennosuke and Oboro find a way to pursuit their star-crossed love?
Starring: Jô Odagiri, Yukie Nakama
Director: Ten Shimoyama
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi
An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.
Starring: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt, Kiersten Warren
Director: Chris Columbus
The Devil's Rock (2011)
Action | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller | War
Set in the Channel Islands on the eve of D Day,two Kiwi commandos, sent to destroy German gun emplacements to distract Hitler's forces away from Normandy, discover a Nazi occult plot to unleash demonic forces to win the war.
Starring: Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela
Director: Paul Campion
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.
Starring: Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Rooney Mara, Thomas Dekker
Director: Samuel Bayer
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New Nightmare (1994)
Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes, David Newsom, Tracy Middendorf, Fran Bennett, John Saxon
Director: Wes Craven
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Freddy Krueger returns once again to haunt both the dreams of his daughter and Springwood's last surviving teenager.
Starring: Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Lezlie Deane, Breckin Meyer, Yaphet Kotto
Director: Rachel Talalay
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Alice, having survived the previous installment of the Nightmare series, finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of Alice's unborn child. His intention is to be "born again" into the real world. The only one who can stop Freddy is his dead mother, but can Alice free her spirit in time to save her own son?
Starring: Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Kelly Jo Minter, Danny Hassel, Erika Anderson, Nicholas Mele, Joe Seely
Director: Stephen Hopkins
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may know the way to defeat him for good.
Starring: Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman, Lisa Wilcox, Andras Jones, Danny Hassel, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Nicholas Mele
Director: Renny Harlin
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Fantasy | Horror | Thriller
Often described as the best of the Elm Street sequels, Stigmata is placed in a hospital psychiatric ward with six other troubled teens, who all dream about the same horrible Freddy Krueger trying to kill them.
Starring: Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, Craig Wasson, Patricia Arquette, John Saxon
Director: Chuck Russell
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
A group of teenagers are terrorized by "Freddy Krueger", an evil being from another world who gets to his victims by entering their dreams and killing them with gloves that have knife blades attached to each finger.
Starring: John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Heather Langenkamp, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri
Director: Wes Craven
