171. Céline and Julie Go Boating ( Céline et Julie vont en bateau )
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jacques Rivette
Actors: Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier, Marie-France Pisier, Barbet Schroeder, Nathalie Asnar
Plot: Celine and Julie are two friends that do random things including finding lovers and eating magic candy.
172. The Mummy
Year of Release: 1932
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Karl Freund
Actors: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Bramwell Fletcher, Arthur Byron
Plot: A group of archaeologists uncover a tomb containing the Scroll of Thoth. One man opens the scroll and goes mad when he discovers it brought an ancient mummy back to life. Now free, the mummy seeks the companionship of his ancient lover, whom he believes is reborn in the body of a young half-Egyptian woman.
173. Wicked
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jon M. Chu
Actors: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode
Plot: The re-imagining of the classic Wizard of Oz goes from the stage to the
big screen as we follow Elphaba on a journey to change the world. The
green-skinned woman is different in more ways than one - a precious gift
of true magic in a world where magic is waning. She arrives at college
and is paired with Glinda, rich and rather spoiled, but soon the two
find a friendship. When her powers are recognized, she is invited to an
audience with the Wizard of Oz himself - only to realize a dark truth
and put on a path that will ultimately label her "wicked".
174. The Frighteners
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Jake Busey
Plot: After the death of his wife, a budding architect started to see ghosts.
Abandoning his dream house, he beings a new career of convincing ghosts to
haunt a house then "exorcising" them for a small fee. Then a grim new
ghost appears on the scene and the bodies start piling up, each with a
ghostly number on their foreheads.
175. Beauty and the Beast
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bill Condon
Actors: Dan Stevens, Emma Watson, Luke Evans, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad
Plot: The classic fairy tale comes to life: a young woman finds herself in a fantastical castle that is ruled by a prince-turned-beast. If he cannot find love, the curse that has transformed him will become permanent.
176. Frank Herbert's Dune
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Harrison
Actors: Alec Newman, William Hurt, Saskia Reeves, James Watson, Ian McNeice
Plot: A sci-fi channel made for tv re-make of the original Dune (1984) that pulls in more of the plot and character development of the original novel.
177. Phantom Boy
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Actors: Edouard Baer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Audrey Tautou, Jackie Berroyer, Alex Robini
178. The BFG
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall, Bill Hader, Jemaine Clement, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton
Plot: A young girl, Sophie, encounters a BFG (Big Friendly Giant) who, despite his appearance, is a gentle, kind soul. She finds out he has been outcast because, unlike his peers, won't eat little boys and girls. The two set out on an adventure to make sure the aggressive giants leave the human world alone.
179. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rian Johnson
Actors: Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Plot: Rey has tracked down Luke Skywalker after years of isolation and though the former Jedi is reluctant to teach another, he realizes her raw power has consequences for the entire galaxy. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren and the First Order, recovering from the loss of their superweapon, step up their efforts to take down the Resistance, with a recovered Finn, ace pilot Poe Dameron and Resistance leader Leia doing everything in their power to hold their alliance together.
180. Underworld Awakening
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, Sandrine Holt, Robert Lawrenson, Charles Dance, India Eisley
Plot: The vampire Selene has escaped imprisonment only to face a world where
both vampires and lycans face extinction at the hands of man, who has
discovered their secret existence.
