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Starring Sam WorthingtonSigourney WeaverMichelle Rodriguez
By James Cameron, 2009.
In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture. .
- Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Starring Sean AstinIan HolmBrad Dourif
By Peter Jackson, 2003.
The third of the trilogy. As the shadow of Mordor grows, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is revealed as hidden heir to the ancient kings of men with the re-forged sword of his ancestors. As he, Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the other members of the scattered fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's...
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Starring Gene WilderJack AlbertsonPeter Ostrum
By Mel Stuart, 1971.
Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) prompts a frenzy when he announces that five golden tickets hidden inside his candy bars will get their holders into his top-secret factory. Amidst a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers, young Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) and Grandpa Joe (Jack...
- Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Starring Sean AstinBernard HillBrad Dourif
By Peter Jackson, 2002.
The second installment of director Peter Jackson's trilogy finds Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) search for the orc-captured Merry (Dominic Monaghan)...
- The Wizard of Oz
Starring Judy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
By Victor Fleming, 1939.
In this charming film based on the popular L. Frank Baum stories, Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and...
- Edward Scissorhands
Starring Johnny DeppWinona RyderVincent Price
By Tim Burton, 1990.
A lonely inventor (Vincent Price) creates a fascinating boy named Edward (Johnny Depp) but dies before attaching human hands. So, Edward makes do with scissors. He lives a monastic existence until an Avon lady (Dianne Wiest) adopts him and takes him to live in the pastel paradise of suburbia.
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Starring Georgie HenleyWilliam MoseleySkandar Keynes
By Andrew Adamson, 2005.
Based on C.S. Lewis's classic novel, this enchanting tale follows four London children who are sent away to a country home for safety during World War II. There, they discover a magical wardrobe that leads them to the mystical land of Narnia, ruled by an evil witch.
- Big Fish
Starring Ewan McGregorAlbert FinneyBilly Crudup
By Tim Burton, 2003.
William Bloom (Billy Crudup) tries to learn more about his dying father, Edward (Albert Finney), by piecing together the facts out of the various fantastic tales and legends of epic proportions he's been told over the years. Edward was a traveling salesman, and his journeys throughout the South are...
- Ghost
Starring Patrick SwayzeDemi MooreWhoopi Goldberg
By Jerry Zucker, 1990.
Gothamites Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly (Demi Moore) see their romance shattered when a street thug kills Sam during a mugging. But love endures beyond the grave when a spectral Sam learns that Molly is in danger and he must find a way to warn her before she suffers his fate.
- Groundhog Day
Starring Bill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris Elliott
By Harold Ramis, 1993.
Bill Murray plays Phil, a TV weatherman working for a local station in Pennsylvania but convinced that national news stardom is in his grasp.
- Coraline
Starring Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher
By Henry Selick, 2009.
In this breathtaking stop-motion animation based on Neil Gaiman's novel, curious young Coraline (voiced by Dakota Fanning) unlocks a door in her family's home and is transported to a universe that strangely resembles her own -- only better. But when her Other Mother (Teri Hatcher) doesn't want...
- Pan's Labyrinth
Starring Ivana BaqueroDoug JonesSergi López
By Guillermo del Toro, 2006.
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by the mysterious Pan, an ancient satyr who claims to know her destiny. As she is pulled into this world, as an escape from her unfortunate...
- The NeverEnding Story
Starring Noah HathawayBarret OliverMoses Gunn
By Wolfgang Petersen, 1984.
A young boy (Barret Oliver) who's constantly harassed by schoolyard bullies holes up in an abandoned attic with an extraordinary book about an amazing universe, a land filled with rock-eating creatures, racing snails and flying dragons. Director Wolfgang Petersen's first English-language film was...
- Spirited Away
Starring Daveigh ChaseMichael ChiklisLauren Holly
By Hayao Miyazaki, 2002.
Adapted from the Japanese original, director Hayao Miyazaki's adventure tale won the Best Animated Feature Oscar for its story of 10-year-old Chihiro. During her family's move to the suburbs, Chihiro wanders into a magical world where a witch rules -- and those who disobey her are turned into...
- Night at the Museum
Starring Ben StillerRicky GervaisCarla Gugino
By Shawn Levy, 2006.
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a T. rex and other exhibits. Larry tries desperately to keep marauding Neanderthals and Mayans in check, fighting a...
- Enchanted
Starring Amy AdamsPatrick DempseyJames Marsden
By Kevin Lima, 2007.
Wide-eyed Princess Giselle (Amy Adams) sees her perfect life in the cartoon kingdom of Andalasia come to an abrupt end when evil Queen Narissa (Susan Sarandon) exiles Giselle to the cruel, real world of New York City, a place ruled by street smarts instead of royals.
- Labyrinth
Starring David BowieJennifer ConnellyFrank Oz
By Jim Henson, 1986.
Teenage Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) embarks on a life-altering quest when she attempts to rescue her little brother, Toby (Toby Froud), from the clutches of treacherous Jareth the Goblin King (David Bowie), who lives in a castle surrounded by a giant labyrinth.
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Starring Yun-Fat ChowMichelle YeohZiyi Zhang
By Ang Lee, 2000.
Ang Lee's articulate direction, coupled with Yuen Woo-Ping's (The Matrix) balletic martial arts choreography, makes for a devastating one-two punch. Potent performances from Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh and newcomer Ziyi Zhang also give heft to this story about a young woman in ancient China who...
- Being John Malkovich
Starring John CusackCameron DiazCatherine Keener
By Spike Jonze, 1999.
Welcome to the fun house: in this exhilaratingly quirky first feature by Spike Jonze, a stellar video director, the reigning fears and obsessions of a technology-crazed, voyeuristic culture are given an even wilder workout than they got from
- Stardust
Starring Charlie CoxRobert De NiroSienna Miller
By Matthew Vaughn, 2007.
A young man journeys to a magical world to win the heart of his true love in this charming fantasy based on Neil Gaiman's novel. Tristan (Charlie Cox) has promised Victoria (Sienna Miller) that he'll retrieve a fallen star to secure her love. Along the way, he battles a pirate named Captain...
- Willow
Starring Val KilmerJoanne WhalleyWarwick Davis
By Ron Howard, 1988.
A dwarfish "Nelwyn" named Willow finds a baby adrift in a river and must protect it from an evil queen (Jean Marsh) bent on its destruction. Along with studly Madmartigan (Val Kilmer), Willow battles dragons and vanquishes evildoers, all the while shielding the infant from harm.
- Field of Dreams
Starring Kevin CostnerAmy MadiganJames Earl Jones
By Phil Alden Robinson, 1989.
Kevin Costner is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play. Co-starring James Earl Jones, Burt Lancaster and Ray Liotta (as...
- Where the Wild Things Are
Starring Catherine KeenerForest WhitakerPaul Dano
By Spike Jonze, 2009.
Producer Tom Hanks and director Spike Jonze bring Maurice Sendak's classic story to life in this enchanting adventure, a dynamic blend of computer animation and live-action puppetry. Sent to bed without his supper, defiant young Max sets off on a journey that leads him to a mysterious forest where...
- Conan the Barbarian
Starring Arnold SchwarzeneggerJames Earl JonesMax von Sydow
By John Milius, 1981.
Catch Arnold before he became a politician! A pure swords-and-sorcery flick, Conan the Barbarian is one of the best and sparked a wave of fantasy films in the early '80s. When Conan's parents are killed in a raid, he's sent to a slave camp where his master trains him to be a warrior and use his...
- Time Bandits
Starring John CleeseSean ConneryIan Holm
By Terry Gilliam, 1981.
In Terry Gilliam's fantastic voyage through time and space, a young boy escapes from his gadget-obsessed parents to join a band of time-traveling dwarves. On their journey, they visit Napoleon (Ian Holm), Robin Hood (John Cleese) and King Agamemnon (Sean Connery), among others.
- Princess Mononoke
Starring Gillian AndersonBilly CrudupClaire Danes
By Hayao Miyazaki, 1997.
This anime epic from director Hayao Miyazaki made critic Roger Ebert's list of 1999's 10 best films. Infected with an incurable disease, Prince Ashitaka (voiced by Yoji Matsuda) travels to the Far East in search of a cure and finds himself caught in a battle between the forest's animals and a...
- Clash of the Titans
Starring Harry HamlinJudi BowkerBurgess Meredith
By Desmond Davis, 1981.
This epic mythological adventure stars Harry Hamlin as Perseus, son of Zeus (Laurence Olivier), who embarks on a series of perilous quests in the hopes of rescuing Princess Andromeda (Judi Bowker) and winning the keys to the kingdom of Joppa. With winged horse Pegasus as his steed, Perseus must...
- The Dark Crystal
Starring Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz
By Jim Henson, 1982.
Jen (puppeteered by Jim Henson), the last of the Gelfling race, is charged with healing the Crystal of Truth -- now called the Dark Crystal after it was cracked, leading to an era of terror -- by finding a missing shard in Aughra's (Frank Oz) observatory.
- Brazil
Starring Jonathan PryceMichael PalinRobert De Niro
By Terry Gilliam, 1985.
The film centers on Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce), a young man trying to find a woman who appears in his dreams while he is working in a mind-numbing job and living a life in a small apartment, set in a dystopian world in which there is an over-reliance on poorly maintained (and rather whimsical)...
- Legend
Starring Tom CruiseMia SaraTim Curry
By Ridley Scott, 1986.
Jack (Tom Cruise) lives peacefully in a mythical forest with animals and goblins until fate leads him to battle a host of terrors to rescue a captive unicorn. If he loses, the world plunges into an eternal ice age. Meanwhile, he must save the beautiful princess Lili (Mia Sara) from the clutches of...
- Excalibur
Starring Terry NigelHelen MirrenNicholas Clay
By John Boorman, 1981.
Visionary director John Boorman serves up a lush interpretation of Thomas Malory's classic novel Le Morte d'Arthur. Boorman weaves a rich tapestry that includes humble squire Arthur pulling the sword Excalibur from the stone; the Round Table's righteous birth and ultimate decline; Guenevere and...
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Starring John NevilleEric IdleSarah Polley
By Terry Gilliam, 1989.
Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam goes the fantasyland distance in this journey to the moon, to the inside of a whale and back again with a Baron in search of his old comrades-in-arms. Although it's not the crowd-pleaser Gilliam's Time Bandits was, this highly imaginative, fun-loving story still...
- The Last Unicorn
Starring Alan ArkinJeff BridgesMia Farrow
By Jules Bass, 1982.
Based on the Peter Beagle novel, this animated tale follows a unicorn who believes she's the last of her species and is searching high and low for someone just like her. All the while, she must avoid the evil Red Bull, who's believed to be the one who killed off the rest of her kind.
- King Kong
Starring Fay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce Cabot
By Merian C. Cooper, 1933.
King Kong is a Pre-Code 1933 fantasy monster adventure film co-directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, and written by Ruth Rose and James Ashmore Creelman after a story by Cooper and Edgar Wallace. The film tells of a gigantic island-dwelling apeman creature called Kong who dies in...
- Harvey
Starring James StewartVictoria HorneCharles Drake
By Henry Koster, 1950.
Affable tippler Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) lives with his sister, Veta (Josephine Hull), and her bashful daughter. They hate his drinking, but what rankles them more is his faithful companion: a 6-foot-tall invisible rabbit named Harvey. Elwood's embarrassing flight of fancy is foiling Veta's...
- Beauty and the Beast
Starring Josette DayJean MaraisMila Parély
By Jean Cocteau, 1946.
Jean Cocteau 's adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (originally released in France as La Belle et la Bête) stars Josette Day as Beauty and Jean Marais as the Beast.
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Starring Gene TierneyRex HarrisonGeorge Sanders
By Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1947.
This lovingly made fantasy, based on the R.A. Dick novel, centers on a lonely widow (Gene Tierney) who refuses to be scared when the ghost of a salty sea captain (Rex Harrison) turns up in her cottage. When her debts mount, he helps her write a successful novel about his life, but she is ultimately...
- Wings of Desire
Starring Bruno GanzSolveig DommartinOtto Sander
By Wim Wenders, 1987.
Wim Wenders won the award for Best Director at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for this captivating vision about an angel (Bruno Ganz) who falls in love with a beautiful circus performer while drifting unnoticed through West Berlin. Overcome by the girl's beauty, the angel decides he wants to become...
