Sometimes reality fails. At times like this, you can google and search for “faraway places, daring sword fights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!” No, we don't just quote Beauty and the Beastwe're talking fantasy stories and if you're craving a movie that takes you to another world! From family favorites to award-winning dramas and more, we have best fantasy movieswhich you can watch right now.
Mary and the Witch Flower
Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Giles New
Writers: Riko Sakaguchi and Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Cast: Hana Sugisaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yuki Amami, Fumiyo Kohinata, Hiraki Mitsushima
Unfortunately, there are currently no Studio Ghibli movies on Netflix (no one is better at fantasy, after all), but if you're looking for a similar magical thrill, check out the Studio Ponoc offshoot with Mary and the witch's flower. .Adapted from the novelMary Stewart "Little broom" Mary and the Witch's Flower.it's light and easy, a real delight from start to finish. The animated adventure follows a bumbling, well-meaning young girl in the halls of a magic school where nefarious plans are at work. Mary is an ordinary schoolgirl in a quiet summer town until she stumbles upon a magical Nightfly flower that gives her great magical powers. Unfortunately, the effects are short-lived, but Mary takes a "smoke while you have it" approach to magic, fully embracing her newfound world. The film's history is somewhat minor, but its wonders are immense, and while it owes a lot to its predecessor, Ghibli, delivery service Kiki., there is something so breathtaking about the magical sights to be found in the halls of Endor College. Lest I forget the most important thing, some adorable animated cats.
Coraline
Writer / Director: Henry Selick
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Kate David, Jennifer Saunders, Ian McShane, Don French, John Hodgman
A little creepy, a little fantastic and totally gorgeous stop motion animation, coraline follows a young girlDakota Fanning) through a mysterious door to another world, where she finds a seemingly perfect fantasy life populated by slightly doppelgangers of her loved ones. only to discover that there is something seriously skewed about it all. Based on a children's novelNeil Gaiman, Hugo and Bram Stoker, award-winning children's novel, "Coraline" bursting at the seams with otherworldly wonders and frightening thrills for all ages.
Paranormal
Writer/Directors: Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
Cast: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorehead, Callie Hernandez, Lew Temple, Tate Ellington, Shane Brady, Kira Powell, Dave Lawson Jr.
In "Endless" there may not be dragons, fairies or crazy heroes, but indie fantasy horror from spring directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead discreetly creates one of the most compelling and exciting myths in the hills outside of San Diego. The film follows two brothers (played by Benson and Moorhead) who return to the cult as runaway kids and discover that there may be more than a few crazy cultists there. Add a pair of two moons, a mysterious red grass, and a game of tug of war that stretches high into the sky, and The Endless filled with subtle dark fantasy that captures the imagination. A semi-sequel to the 2012 festival hit, alternately funny and scary, with moments of dark existential meditation."Permission" is one of the best stealth indies in recent memory, and if you're looking for a fantasy story that stands firmly on its feet in the real world, you can't go wrong.
Hellboy
Writer / Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Rupert Evans, John Hurt, Brian Steele, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden
Guillermo Del Toro again for it! The genre enthusiast champion brings his love of fantasy to the superhero genre with an ambitious adaptationeveryone favorite comic Mike Mignola "Hellboy". Half creature, half fantasy epic, half superhero action, Hellboy takes Del Toro, pet Ron Perlman, and places him in murderous prosthetics as the titular baby demon turned agent of the Paranormal Research and Defense Bureau. Meaty romp that never looks at its flamboyant genre side, hellboy witty and warm-hearted, perked up when Del Toro leans into his knack for sympathetic family tales and imaginative otherworldly creatures alike.
A kink in time
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writers: Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell
Cast: Storm Reed, Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Levi Miller, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, Andre Holland and Zach Galifianakis
Though "Wrinkle of Time" perhaps not the most densely constructed film ever made, what's in the big-budget adaptation"Madeline L'Engle"Ava DuVernay there is not enough coherence, it compensates for the essence and theme. The story follows a 13-year-old girl who embarks on an interdimensional journey to find her father, who has accidentally teleported to another world. This is a story about how light overcomes darkness, and good overcomes evil and hatred, which is especially important for young viewers. Young Storm Reed delightful and compelling in the lead role, and the visuals are impressive.
John Carter
Director: Andrew Stanton
Writers: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Moton, Mark Strong, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Willem Dafoe, Ciaran Hinds and Bryan Cranston
Make no mistake, the movieJohn Carter" flawed, but very interesting. Originally announced as Pixar's first live action film (directed byAndrew Stanton didWALL-E and Blooking for nemo and co-authorMark Andrews didBrave), the film ambitiously adaptsEdgar Rice Burroughs series of novels that focus on a civil war soldier who moves to Mars, populated by various races involved in the war. Although the resultseveraltangled up, the worldbuilding remains huge, and there's a lot of charm all over the place. It's worth coming back to if you weren't crazy about it when you first saw it, or if you've never seen it and love light, colorful sci-fi fantasy epics, blow it up.
