Category Archives: Fantasy
Trolls
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
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Director: Walt Dohrn, Mike Mitchell
Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Erica Rivinoja, Thomas Dam
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Baranski
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1679335/
After the Bergens invade Troll Village, Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and the curmudgeonly Branch set off on a journey to rescue her friends.
Slash
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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Director: Clay Liford
Stars: Michael Johnston, Hannah Marks, Deborah Abbott, Laura Bailey, Courtney Bandeko
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4729990/
Freshman Neil's Vanguard stories are all he cares about...until he meets the older Julia, who pushes him to put his own fan fic online. When the website's moderator takes a special interest in Neil's work, it opens up a whole new universe.
Storks
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Nicholas Stoller, Doug Sweetland
Writers: Nicholas Stoller
Stars: Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, Jennifer Aniston, Ty Burrell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4624424/
Storks have moved on from delivering babies to packages. But when an order for a baby appears, the best delivery stork must scramble to fix the error by delivering the baby.
The Red Turtle
Release 2016
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Director: Michael Dudok de Wit
Writers: Michael Dudok de Wit, Pascale Ferran
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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3666024/
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
Eliminators
Release 2016
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: James Nunn
Writers: Nathan Brookes, Bobby Lee Darby
Stars: Scott Adkins, Stu Bennett, Daniel Caltagirone, James Cosmo, Mem Ferda
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4587366/
A former US Federal Agent must abandon the witness protection program and come out of hiding when his London home is invaded in error due to a wrong address. When the event ends with multiple homicides, the news triggers those hunting him to send Europe's most dangerous assassin to kill him. Now on the run with his daughters life in jeopardy, a determined father must get her to safety before the people he's been hiding from tracks him down.
Pete's Dragon
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Director: David Lowery
Writers: David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, Malcolm Marmorstein, Seton I. Miller, S.S. Field
Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence, Wes Bentley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788732/
The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon.
Kubo and the Two Strings
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Travis Knight
Writers: Marc Haimes, Chris Butler, Shannon Tindle
Stars: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4302938/
A young boy named Kubo must locate a magical suit of armor worn by his late father in order to defeat a vengeful spirit from the past.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Ransom Riggs, Jane Goldman
Stars: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1935859/
When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.
The BFG
Release 2016
Genre Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Melissa Mathison, Roald Dahl
Stars: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3691740/
A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children.
Nine Lives
Release 2016
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writers: Gwyn Lurie, Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Dan Antoniazzi, Ben Shiffrin
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell, Cheryl Hines, Mark Consuelos
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4383594/
A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.