151. 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.
152. 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.
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. 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.
155. 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.
156. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Destin Daniel Cretton
Actors: Simu Liu, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Awkwafina, Fala Chen, Ben Kingsley, Meng'er Zhang
Plot: Having been raised to be a human weapon for the family business of high-profile assassination, instead Shang-Chi has left behind that life for some sense of normalcy on the streets of San Francisco. But an inevitable family reunion from his father means he will have to face his past and put his training to the ultimate test.
157. Byzantium
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Jordan
Actors: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Riley, Caleb Landry Jones, Daniel Mays, Bradley James
Plot: Two mysterious women arrive in a run-down coastal resort, seeking refuge. One befriends a local, Noel, who offers them shelter in his guesthouse, Byzantium. The other comes across Frank and lets sleep their lethal secret: both are 200-year-old vampires, and they need fresh blood. The secret gets out and soon the two must deal with the deadly consequences.
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. 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.
160. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Finnish
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jalmari Helander
Actors: Per Christian Ellefsen, Peeter Jakobi, Tommi Korpela, Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Jonathan Hutchings
Plot: An archeological dig in Finland unearths the "real" Santa Claus and far from Jolly Old Saint Nick we all know. Soon after children start disappearing and a father and son are determined to stop him, before his elves can find him.
