261. The Hobbit
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Actors: Orson Bean, Richard Boone, Hans Conried, John Huston, Otto Preminger, Brother Theodore
Plot: This animated take on the classic tale about Bilbo Baggins and his quest that leads to the Ring of Power.
262. Wrath of the Titans
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Actors: Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Liam Neeson, Toby Kebbell, Ralph Fiennes, Édgar Ramírez
Plot: Ten years following his defeat of the Kraken, Perseus is living the quiet
life of a fisherman with his son, Helius. Yet that peace is about to end
as once again, he is drawn into the world of the gods when his father,
Zeus is taken to the underworld, betrayed by Ares and Hades, who have
joined forces with the titan Kronos to regain the waning power of the gods
at any cost.
263. Three O'Clock High
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Phil Joanou
Actors: Casey Siemaszko, Anne Ryan, Richard Tyson, Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Baker Hall, Stacey Glick
Plot: Jerry Mitchell’s having one of those days: he’s late for high school, his car has a flat and he’s been sent to the dean’s office. But worst of all, he’s just ticked off muscle-bound bully Buddy Revell, who challenges him to a fight at 3 p.m.
264. Powder
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Victor Salva
Actors: Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Goldblum, Brandon Smith, Bradford Tatum
265. The Brothers Grimm
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Jonathan Pryce, Monica Bellucci, Lena Headey, Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Plot: A pair of phonies, who create fairy tales and then exploit the vitctims for solving the mystery with fake magic and spells stumble upon a real life fairy tell.
266. Angel-A
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Luc Besson
Actors: Jamel Debbouze, Rie Rasmussen, Gilbert Melki, Serge Riaboukine, Akim Chir, Eric Balliet
Plot: A beautiful woman who might be an angel helps an inept scam artist get his game together.
267. Golem, The ( Golem, wie er in die Welt kam, Der )
Year of Release: 1921
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carl Boese, Paul Wegener
Actors: Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Lyda Salmonova, Ernst Deutsch, Hans Stürm, Max Kronert
268. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders ( Valerie a týden divu )
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Czech
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jaromil Jires
Actors: Jaroslava Schallerová, Helena Anýzová, Petr Kopriva, Jirí Prýmek, Jan Klusák, Libuse Komancová
Plot: Valerie is a little girl, but the story of the movie is less certain then this simple truth. It is more an oniric imagination: vampiric experiences, double meaninings and symbolic gestures. Short story: events and objects tend to take different shapes in the eyes of the child Valerie.
269. Swordsman II aka Legend of the Swordsman, The ( Xiao ao jiang hu zhi: Dong Fang Bu Bai )
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Siu-Tung Ching, Stanley Tong
Actors: Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Michelle Reis, Waise Lee, Rosamund Kwan, Fennie Yuen
270. When Worlds Collide
Year of Release: 1951
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Rudolph Maté
Actors: Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, Peter Hansen, John Hoyt, Larry Keating, Rachel Ames
Plot: Before there was 'Deep Impact' there was this film. A planetoid is due to
impact the Earth, and the government is choosing those who will be the
survivors.
