Category Archives: Fantasy
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Release 2003
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert
Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325980/
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.
ParaNorman
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Chris Butler, Sam Fell
Writers: Chris Butler
Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623288/
A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn, Richard Outten, Jules Verne
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Luis Guzmán, Vanessa Hudgens
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1397514/
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Release 2012
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Director: Benh Zeitlin
Writers: Lucy Alibar, Benh Zeitlin
Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Lowell Landes, Pamela Harper
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125435/
Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Release 2006
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writers: Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow, Jim Hecht
Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438097/
Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the Ice Age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny, in fact, is not the last of the wooly mammoths.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Release 2007
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Director: Gore Verbinski
Writers: Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert
Stars: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Jack Davenport
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449088/
Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the edge of the map, navigate treachery and betrayal, and make their final alliances for one last decisive battle.
Underworld: Evolution
Release 2006
Genre Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Len Wiseman
Writers: Danny McBride, Len Wiseman, Kevin Grevioux
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401855/
Picking up directly from the previous film, vampire warrior Selena and the half werewolf Michael hunt for clues to reveal the history of their races and the war between them.
Underworld
Release 2003
Genre Action, Fantasy, Thriller
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Director: Len Wiseman
Writers: Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, Danny McBride
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0320691/
Selene, a beautiful vampire warrior, is entrenched in a war between the vampire and werewolf races. Although she is aligned with the vampires, she falls in love with Michael, a werewolf who longs for the war to end.
Brave
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Director: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell
Writers: Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi, Michael Arndt
Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209/
Determined to make her own path in life, Princess Merida defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom. Granted one wish, Merida must rely on her bravery and her archery skills to undo a beastly curse.
Life of Pi
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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Director: Ang Lee
Writers: Yann Martel, David Magee
Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Tandon, Gautam Belur, Adil Hussain
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454876/
A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.