151. Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue
Actors: Steve Burton, Rachel Leigh Cook, Mena Suvari, Crispin Freeman, George Newbern, Christy Carlson Romano
Plot: A planet is ravaged by the "Geostigma" disease and an ex-mercenary decides to fight again when three mysterious men begin kidnapping children sticken with the sickness.
152. Orpheus ( Orphée )
Year of Release: 1950
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean Cocteau
Actors: Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares, Marie Déa, Henri Crémieux, Juliette Gréco
Plot: The young poet is introduced to The Princess - death itself, and becomes ensnared by her. His wife, Eurydice, wants to tell him of her pregnancy but is ignored - and is killed a short time later. Orpheus wants to save he and goes through a mirror to the Underworld. Once there, The Princess agrees they can leave together - provided Orpheus leads the way and never looks back on his wife until they have exited the Underworld.
153. Help!
Year of Release: 1965
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Richard Lester
Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron
Plot: The Fab Four make like James Bond when Ringo falls into the possession of
ring making him the target of cultists and some mad scientists.
154. How to Train Your Dragon
Year of Release: 2025
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Dean DeBlois
Actors: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James
155. The Fog
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, George 'Buck' Flower, Hal Holbrook
Plot: The town of Antonio Bay is preparing to celebrate 100 years, but a secret from the past comes back in the form of an eerie fog and ghosts within seeking revenge.
156. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Zach Helm
Actors: Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Nick Jonas, Madison Iseman
Plot: Four students tasked with cleaning the school basement stumble upon an old gaming system. Hooking it up, the four choose their characters only to be transported into the world of Jumanji where the shy nerd is now a muscled tank, the jock is a puny brainiac, the shy girl is an Amazon warrior and the hottie is a schlubby professor. Together they will brave the wild animals, jungle traps and devious puzzles all in a bid to return to their normal lives.
157. Where the Wild Things Are
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Spike Jonze
Actors: Catherine Keener, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O'Hara, James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Lauren Ambrose
Plot: Based on the popular book by Maurice Sendak, when Max is sent to bed without supper, he creates his own world populated by wild beasts who crown Max their new king.
158. Matter of Life and Death, A ( Stairway to Heaven )
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Actors: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Roger Livesey
Plot: A British aviator returning from a bombing run during WWII barely escapes the wreckage of his burning plane, but not before making contact with Juna, an USAAF radio operator. Waking up on the surf, he meets and falls in love with June only to learn that he was supposed to die, but was overlooked. Pleading for a chance at life, he is granted his wish and must present his case at a celestial trial that will determine his future.
159. Shazam!
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David F. Sandberg
Actors: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou, Asher Angel, Grace Fulton
Plot: Streetwise foster kid Billy Batson, like many teens, has always dreamed of being a superhero. But thanks to a run-in with a wizard, and a little magic, Billy just has to utter the word Shazam! and finds himself transformed into an adult superhero - and must decide how best to use this newfound power.
160. John Carter
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Andrew Stanton
Actors: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Mark Strong, Dominic West
Plot: A Civil War veteran finds himself transported to Mars, which contains a lush, tropical world inhabited by massive, green barbarians and a princess in need of a hero.
