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LIST OF FANTASY TITLES E-K
The Ratings:
 – Terrible, The Worst |
 – Disappointingly Poor |
| – Mediocre |
– Fair But Not Great |
| – Very Good |
– A Masterpiece |
| Title | Director/Year | Theme | Rating |
| E | |||
| Earthsea | Robert Lieberman 2004 |
Epic Fantasy/Apprentice Wizard | |
| Ed and His Dead Mother | Jonathan Wacks 1993 |
Zombified Mother Comedy | |
| Edward Scissorhands | Tim Burton 1990 |
Alienated Artificial Boy | |
| 18 Again | Paul Flaherty 1988 |
Grandfather/Grandson Bodyswap | |
| Elektra | Rob Bowman 2005 |
Comic-Book Superheroine | ½ |
| Elf | Jon Favreau 2003 |
Ungainly Christmas Elf Comes to New York | |
| Ella Enchanted | Tommy O’Haver 2004 |
Revisionist Cinderella | |
| The Emerald Forest | John Boorman 1985 |
Amazon Rainforest Drama/Magical Realism | |
| The Emperor’s New Clothes | David Irving 1987 |
Fairy-Tale | |
| The Emperor’s New Groove | Mark Dindal 2000 |
Disney Animation/Man Transformed into a Llama | |
| The Emperor’s New Groove 2: Kronk’s New Groove | Saul Andrew Blinkoff & Elliot M. Bour 2005 |
Disney Animation | |
| Empire of Passion | Nagisa Oshima 1978 |
Japanese Ghost Story | |
| The Empty Mirror | Barry J. Hershey 1997 |
Adolf Hitler Reminisces | |
| Enchanted | Kevin Lima 2007 |
Animated Fairytale Characters Enter the Real World | ½ |
| The Enchanted Cottage | John Cromwell 1945 |
Romantic Fantasy | ½ |
| Entropy | Phil Joanou 1999 |
Filmmaker’s Surreal Autobiography | ½ |
| Epic Movie | Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer 2007 |
Genre Spoof | ½ |
| Epidemic | Lars von Trier 1987 |
Film-Makers at Work/Plague/Hypnotism | ½ |
| Era of Vampire (Wellson Chin, 2002). Refer to Vampire Hunters. | |||
| Eragon | Stefen Fangmeier 2006 |
Epic Dragon Fantasy | |
| Eraserhead | David Lynch 1977 |
Surrealist Weirdness | ½ |
| Erik the Viking | Terry Jones 1989 |
Norse Myth Comedy | |
| Ernest Goes to Jail | John Cherry 1990 |
Idiot Gets Magnetic Powers | ½ |
| Ernest Saves Christmas | John Cherry 1988 |
Idiot Aids Santa Claus | ½ |
| Ernest Scared Stupid | John Cherry 1991 |
Idiot vs a Troll | |
| Erotic Ghost Story | Ngai Kai Lam 1990 |
Hong Kong Erotica/Mischievous Fairies | ½ |
| Erotic Ghost Story II | Peter Ngor 1991 |
Hong Kong Erotica/Horny Demon | |
| Erotic Ghost Story III | Ivan Lai 1992 |
Hong Kong Erotica in the Afterlife | |
| Erotic Possessions | William Wildest 1999 |
Erotica/Possession By Starlet’s Ghost | |
| Evan Almighty | Tom Shadyac 2007 |
Modern-Day Noah’s Ark Comedy | |
| EverAfter | Andy Tennant 1998 |
Deconstructed Cinderella | |
| Every Home Should Have One | Jim Clark 1970 |
Daydreamer’s Naughty Fantasies | |
| Everyone Says I Love You | Woody Allen 1996 |
Surreal Musical Comedy | |
| Excalibur | John Boorman 1981 |
Arthurian Legends | |
| Executioners (Ching Siu-Tung, Johnny To, 1993). Refer to The Heroic Trio II: Executioners. | |||
| The Exterminating Angel | Luis Buñuel 1962 |
Surrealism | |
| The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child | Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf 1977 |
Animation/Windup Toy’s Quest | |
| Extraordinary Visitor | John W. Doyle 1998 |
Divine Visitor Comedy | |
| F | |||
| FairyTale: A True Story | Charles Sturridge 1997 |
Photos of Fairies/“True Story” | ½ |
| The Falls | Peter Greenaway 1980 |
Absurdist Post-Holocaust | |
| The Family Man | Brett Ratner 2000 |
Alternate Life Pathways | ½ |
| Fanny and Alexander | Ingmar Bergman 1982 |
Family Saga/Ghosts | |
| Fantasia | Various 1940 |
Disney Animation and Music Anthology | |
| Fantasia 2000 | Various 2000 |
Disney Animation and Music Anthology | |
| The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (Toshio Hirata, 1981). Refer to Unico. | |||
| Faraway, So Close! | Wim Wenders 1993 |
Angels | ½ |
| Faust | F.W. Murnau 1926 |
Pact with the Devil | |
| Faust | Jan Svankmajer 1994 |
Pact with the Devil/Surreal Puppet Version | |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Terry Gilliam 1998 |
Surreal Drug Hallucinations | |
| Fellini’s Casanova | Federico Fellini 1976 |
Fantasticized Historical Biography | |
| Ferngully: The Last Rainforest | Bill Kroyer 1992 |
Environmentally Aware Animation | |
| Field of Dreams | Phil Alden Robinson 1989 |
Mystical Baseball Field with Ghost Players | |
| The Fiendish Plot of Dr Fu Manchu | Piers Haggard 1980 |
Fu Manchu Spoof | ½ |
| Fight Club | David Fincher 1999 |
Brawling Clubs/Anarchist Revolution/Split Personality | |
| Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Tetsuya Nomura 2005 |
Anime/Computer Game Adaptation | |
| Finding Nemo | Andrew Stanton 2003 |
Animation/Talking Fish | |
| Finding Neverland | Marc Forster 2004 |
Peter Pan’s Creator Biopic | |
| Finian’s Rainbow | Francis Ford Coppola 1968 |
Leprechaun Musical | |
| Fire and Ice | Ralph Bakshi 1983 |
Sword and Sorcery/Animation | |
| First Knight | Jerry Zucker 1995 |
Arthurian Legends | |
| The Fisher King | Terry Gilliam 1991 |
Modern-Day Grail Quest | ½ |
| Fist of the North Star | Tony Randel 1995 |
Post-Holocaust Martial Arts/Manga Adaptation | |
| The 5000 Fingers of Dr T | Roy Rowland 1953 |
Dr Seuss Film | |
| The Flintstones | Brian Levant 1994 |
Prehistoric Comedy/Cartoon in Live-Action | |
| The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Brian Levant 2000 |
Prehistoric Comedy | |
| Fluke | Carlo Carlei 1995 |
Man Reincarnates as a Dog | |
| Flushed Away | David Bowers, Sam Fell 2006 |
Animation/Talking Rats | ½ |
| The Footstep Man | Leon Narbey 1992 |
Ghost Emerges from a Film | |
| Forbidden City Cop | Stephen Chow, Vincent Kuk 1996 |
Gonzo Hong Kong Comedy/Period Spy Film | |
| Forest Warrior | Aaron Norris 1996 |
Environmental Ghost Warrior | |
| Forever Together (Richard Friedman, 1998). Refer to Can’t Be Heaven. | |||
| The Fountain | Darren Aronofsky 2006 |
Mystical Quest for Immortality | |
| Four Rooms | Anders, Rockwell, Rodriguez & Tarantino 1995 |
Black Comedy Portmanteau | |
| The 4th Dimension | Tom Mattera, Dave Mazzoni 2006 |
Mental Illness and Mathematics | |
| The Fourth Man | Paul Verhoeven 1983 |
Precognitive Dreams/Deadly Seductress | |
| The Fox and the Hound | Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens 1981 |
Disney Animation/Talking Animals | |
| Francis | Arthur Lubin 1950 |
Talking Mule Comedy | |
| Freaky Friday | Gary Nelson 1977 |
Mother-Daughter Bodyswap Comedy | ½ |
| Freaky Friday | Mark Waters 2003 |
Mother-Daughter Bodyswap Comedy | |
| Fred Claus | David Dobkin 2007 |
Santa’s Brother | |
| Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby | Matthew Bright 1999 |
Deconstructed Hansel and Gretel | |
| Frodo is Great ... Who is That!!? | Stan Alley, Hannah Clarke, Nick Booth 2004 |
Lord of the Rings Fandom | |
| Frog Dreaming | Brian Trenchard-Smith 1986 |
Monster/Aboriginal Magic/Children’s Film | |
| The Frog Prince | Jackson Hunsicker 1987 |
Fairy-Tale | ½ |
| Fun & Fancy Free | Various 1947 |
Disney Animation Anthology | |
| Fungus the Bogeyman | Stuart Orme 2004 |
Secret World of Filth-Loving Bogeys | |
| G | |||
| Gabriel Over the White House | Gregory LaCava 1933 |
Angels Influence The President to Ruthless Action | |
| Galgameth | Sean McNamara 1996 |
Children’s Sword and Sorcery | ½ |
| The Game | David Fincher 1997 |
Reality Games | |
| Garfield | Peter Hewitt 2004 |
Lazy Talking Cat/Comic-Strip Adaptation | |
| Garfield 2 (Tim Hill, 2006). Refer to Gerfield: A Tale of Two Kitties. | |||
| Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties | Tim Hill 2006 |
Lazy Talking Cat | |
| George of the Jungle | Sam Weisman 1997 |
Cartoon in Live-Action/Jungle Hero Parody | |
| Get to Know Your Rabbit | Brian De Palma 1971 |
Absurdist Comedy | |
| Ghost | Jerry Zucker 1990 |
Man Returns as a Ghost | |
| The Ghost and Mrs Muir | Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1947 |
Ghost-Mortal Friendship | ½ |
| Ghost Dad | Sidney Poitier 1990 |
Man Returns as a Ghost Comedy | |
| The Ghost Goes West | Rene Clair 1936 |
Haunted Castle Comedy | ½ |
| Ghost Rider | Mark Steven Johnson 2007 |
Comic-Book Avenger/Demonic Superhero | ½ |
| Ghost Writer | Kenneth J. Hall 1989 |
Starlet’s Ghost Comedy | ½ |
| Ghostbusters | Ivan Reitman 1984 |
Team of Spook Chasers | ½ |
| Ghostbusters II | Ivan Reitman 1989 |
Team of Spook Chasers | |
| Ghosts – Italian Style | Renato Castellani 1968 |
Haunted Villa/Italian Comedy | |
| The Gift | Sam Raimi 2000 |
Clairvoyant Murder Mystery | |
| Girlfriend from Hell | Daniel M. Peterson 1989 |
Possession Comedy | |
| The Glass Slipper | Charles Walters 1955 |
Cinderella Adaptation | |
| Glen or Glenda? | Edward D. Wood Jr 1952 |
Surreal Transvestitism “Documentary”/Classic Bad Movie | |
| A Gnome Gnamed Gnorm (Stan Winston, 1992). Refer to Upworld. | |||
| The Gnome-Mobile | Robert Stevenson 1967 |
Gnome Adventure/Disney Film | |
| The Golden Child | Michael Ritchie 1986 |
Asian Supernatural Quest/Comedy | |
| The Golden Compass | Chris Weitz 2007 |
Epic Fantasy Adventure | |
| The Golden Voyage of Sinbad | Gordon Hessler 1973 |
Arabian Nights Adventure | |
| Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Brent Loefke 1995 |
Modernized Fairy-Tale | |
| Gor | Fritz Kiersch 1987 |
Barbarian Planet | |
| Gordy | Mark Lewis 1995 |
Talking Pig | ½ |
| Gormenghast | Andy Wilson 2000 |
Imaginary Castle World | |
| Grampire | David Blyth 1992 |
Children’s Vampire Film | |
| The Great Mouse Detective | Various 1986 |
Disney Animation/Mouse Sherlock Holmes | |
| The Great Muppet Caper | Jim Henson 1981 |
Muppet Movie | |
| The Great Yokai War | Takashi Miike 2005 |
War in the World of Japanese Spirits | |
| The Green Mile | Frank Darabont 1999 |
Miracle-Healing Death Row Inmate | |
| Green Snake | Tsui Hark 1993 |
Hong Kong Supernatural Fantasy | |
| Gremlins | Joe Dante 1984 |
Malicious Creatures | |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Joe Dante 1990 |
Malicious Creatures | |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Hugh Hudson 1984 |
Revisionist Tarzan Film | |
| Grimm’s Fairy Tales for Adults | Pierry Thiele 1970 |
Erotic Fairytale Adaptations | |
| Groundhog Day | Harold Ramis 1993 |
Timeloop Comedy | |
| Gulliver’s Travels | Dave Fleischer 1939 |
Animation/Land of Little People | |
| Gulliver’s Travels | Peter Hunt 1977 |
Land of Little People | ½ |
| A Guy Named Joe | Victor Fleming 1943 |
Man Becomes Guardian Angel | |
| Gwendoline | Just Jaeckin 1985 |
Lost City Quest/Softcore Fetishism/Comic Strip Adaptation | |
| H | |||
| Hail Mary | Jean-Luc Godard 1984 |
Modern Day Immaculate Conception | |
| The Halfway House | Basil Dearden 1944 |
Haunted Inn | |
| Hamlet | Kenneth Branagh 1996 |
Shakespeare Adaptation/Ghosts and Madness | |
| Hamlet | Michael Almereyda 2000 |
Modernized Shakespeare Adaptation | |
| Hancock | Peter Berg 2008 |
Burned-Out Superhero | |
| The Hanging Garden | Thom Fitzgerald 1997 |
Gay Man’s Childhood/Ghosts | |
| Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (Phillip Saville, 2001). Refer to My Life as a Fairytale: Hans Christian Andersen. | |||
| Hansel and Gretel | Len Talan 1987 |
Fairy-Tale | |
| Hanussen | Istvan Szabo 1988 |
Charismatic Clairvoyant/Hypnotist | |
| The Happiness of the Katakuris | Takashi Miike 2001 |
Gonzo Black Comedy | ½ |
| Happy Feet | George Miller 2006 |
Animation/Talking Penguins | |
| Harlequin | Simon Wincer 1980 |
Enigmatic Magician | ½ |
| Harry and the Hendersons | William Dear 1987 |
Cute Bigfoot | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Chris Columbus 2002 |
Young Wizard | |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Mike Newell 2005 |
Young Wizard | ½ |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | David Yates 2007 |
Young Wizard | ½ |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Chris Columbus, 2001). Refer to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. | |||
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Alfonso Cuaron 2004 |
Young Wizard | |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | Chris Columbus 2001 |
Young Wizard | |
| Harvey | Henry Koster 1950 |
Invisible Companion | |
| The Haunted Castle (Georges Melies, 1895). Refer to The Devil’s Manor. | |||
| Hawk the Slayer | Terry Marcel 1980 |
Sword and Sorcery | |
| Heart and Souls | Ron Underwood 1993 |
Disembodied Souls Comedy | |
| Heart Condition | James D. Parriott 1990 |
Bigoted Man Gets Black Ghost Companion | ½ |
| Hearts and Armour | Giacomo Battiato 1983 |
Chivalry and Sorcery | ½ |
| Hearts in Atlantis | Scott Hicks 2001 |
Clairvoyance | |
| Heaven | Scott Reynolds 1998 |
Precognition | |
| Heaven Can Wait | Ernst Lubitsch 1943 |
Womanizer Tells His Life Story to The Devil | ½ |
| Heaven Can Wait | Warren Beatty, Buck Henry 1978 |
Afterlife Mixup | ½ |
| Heaven Only Knows | Albert S. Rogell 1947 |
Angel Visits Out West | ½ |
| Heavenly Creatures | Peter Jackson 1994 |
Schoolgirl Lovers-Killers/True Story | ½ |
| The Heavenly Kid | Cary Medoway 1995 |
Teen Angel | ½ |
| Heavy Metal | Gerald Potterton 1981 |
Adult Animation Anthology | |
| Hello Again | Frank Perry 1987 |
Resurrected Housewife Comedy | |
| Help! | Richard Lester 1965 |
The Beatles Gonzo Hijinks | |
| Help! I’m a Fish | Stefan Fjeldmark, Michael Hegner 2000 |
Animation/Children Transformed Into Talking Fish | |
| Herbie: Fully Loaded | Angela Robinson 2005 |
Cute Car/Disney Comedy | ½ |
| Herbie Goes Bananas | Vincent McEveety 1980 |
Cute Car/Disney Comedy | |
| Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo | Vincent McEveety 1977 |
Cute Car/Disney Comedy | |
| Herbie Rides Again | Robert Stevenson 1974 |
Cute Car/Disney Comedy | ½ |
| Hercules | Pietro Francisci 1957 |
Greek Mythological Hero | ½ |
| Hercules | Luigi Cozzi 1983 |
Greek Mythological Hero | |
| Hercules | Ron Clements, John Musker 1997 |
Disney Animation/Greek Mythology | |
| Hercules Against the Moon Men | Giacomo Gentilomo 1964 |
Italian Muscleman Adventure | |
| Hercules Goes Bananas (Arthur Allan Seidelman, 1970). Refer to Hercules in New York. | |||
| Hercules in New York | Arthur Allan Seidelman 1970 |
Greek Mythological Hero in the Present/Comedy | |
| Hercules in the Center of the Earth | Mario Bava 1961 |
Greek Mythological Hero | |
| Hercules in the Haunted World (Mario Bava, 1961). Refer to Hercules in the Center of the Earth. | |||
| Hercules Returns | David Parker 1993 |
Muscleman Movie with Dubbed Comedy Soundtrack | |
| Hercules: The Movie (Arthur Allan Seidelman, 1970). Refer to Hercules in New York. | |||
| Hercules Unchained | Pietro Francisci 1959 |
Greek Mythological Hero | |
| Hercules vs the Vampires (Mario Bava, 1961). Refer to Hercules in the Center of the Earth. | |||
| Here Comes Mr Jordan | Alexander Hall 1941 |
Afterlife Mixup | ½ |
| Hero | Barney Platts-Mills 1980 |
Finn MacCool Legend | ½ |
| Hero | Zhang Yimou 2003 |
Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | |
| Hero at Large | Martin Davidson 1980 |
Pretend Superhero | |
| The Heroic Trio | Ching Siu-Tung, Johnny To 1993 |
Hong Kong Superheroines | ½ |
| The Heroic Trio II: Executioners | Ching Siu Tung, Johnny To 1993 |
Hong Kong Superheroines | |
| High Plains Drifter | Clint Eastwood 1973 |
Western/Supernatural Retribution | |
| High Spirits | Neil Jordan 1988 |
Haunted Castle Comedy | |
| Highlander | Russell Mulcahy 1986 |
Immortal Combat | |
| Highlander II: The Quickening | Russell Mulcahy 1991 |
Immortal Combat/Dark Future | |
| Highlander III: The Sorcerer | Andy Morahan 1994 |
Immortal Combat | |
| Highlander: Endgame | Douglas Aarniokoski 2000 |
Immortal Combat | |
| Highway 61 | Bruce McDonald 1991 |
Eccentric Road Movie/Pursuit By The Devil | |
| Highway to Hell | Ate de Jong 1991 |
Afterlife Parody | |
| The Hobbit | Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr 1977 |
Epic Fantasy Adventure/Animation | |
| Hocus Pocus | Kenny Ortega 1993 |
Revived Witches Disney Comedy | |
| Hogfather | Vadim Jean 2006 |
Terry Pratchett Adaptation | |
| The Holy Mountain | Alejandro Jodorowsky 1973 |
Transcendental Mysticism | |
| Home on the Range | Will Finn, John Sandford 2004 |
Disney Animation/Talking Cattle | |
| Hoodwinked! | Cory Edwards 2005 |
Animation/Little Red Riding Hood Deconstructed | |
| Hook | Steven Spielberg 1991 |
Grown-Up Peter Pan | |
| The Horn Blows at Midnight | Raoul Walsh 1942 |
Last Trumpeter Screwball Comedy | ½ |
| The Horse’s Mouth (Pennington Richards, 1953). Refer to The Oracle. | |||
| Horton Hears a Who! | Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino 2008 |
Dr Seuss Adaptation/Animation | ½
|
| The Hot Chick | Tom Brady 2002 |
Gender Exchange Comedy | ½ |
| Hot to Trot | Michael Dinner 1988 |
Talking Horse | |
| Hour of the Wolf | Ingmar Bergman 1968 |
Tormented Artist’s Hallucinations | |
| House of Flying Daggers | Zhang Yimou 2004 |
Flying Swordsmen | |
| The House of the Spirits | Bille August 1993 |
Family Saga/Magical Realism | |
| Household Saints | Nancy Savoca 1992 |
Catholicism and Miracles | ½ |
| How I Won the War | Richard Lester 1967 |
WWII Absurdist Black Comedy | |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Ron Howard 2000 |
Dr Seuss Adaptation | |
| How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Bruce Robinson 1989 |
Talking Boil/Black Comedy | |
| Howl’s Moving Castle | Hayao Miyazaki 2004 |
Anime/Epic Fantasy | |
| Hudson Hawk | Michael Lehmann 1991 |
Gonzo Caper Comedy | |
| The Hudsucker Proxy | Joel Coen 1994 |
Black Comedy/Divine Intervention | |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise 1996 |
Ugly Teenager/Disney Animation | |
| Hundra | Matt Cimber 1983 |
Amazonian Warrior | |
| Hunk | Lawrence Bassoff 1987 |
Pact with the Devil for the Perfect Male Body | ½ |
| I | |||
| I Married a Strange Person | Bill Plympton 1997 |
Bizarre Surrealist Animation | |
| I Married a Witch | Rene Clair 1942 |
Mischievous Witch in Love | |
| I Was a Teenage Faust | Thom Eberhardt 2001 |
Pact with the Devil Comedy | |
| Ice Age | Chris Wedge 2002 |
Animation/Prehistoric Talking Animals | ½ |
| Ice Age 2 | Carlos Saldanha 2006 |
Animation/Prehistoric Talking Animals | |
| The Iceman Cometh | Huo Yao-Liang 1989 |
Hong Kong Martial Arts/Warriors Thawed Out in the Present | |
| The Icicle Thief | Maurizio Nichetti 1989 |
Characters Enter a Film/Comedy | |
| If ... | Lindsay Anderson 1969 |
Armed Revolution in a Boy’s Boarding School | |
| If Only (Maria Ripoll, 1998). Refer to Twice Upon a Yesterday. | |||
| If the Shoe Fits | Tom Clegg 1990 |
Modernized Cinderella | |
| If You Believe | Alan Metzger 1999 |
Woman Meets Her Childhood Self | ½ |
| The Illusionist | Neil Burger 2006 |
Enigmatic Stage Magician | |
| The Image of Dorian Grey in the Press (Ulrike Ottinger, 1984). Refer to Dorian Grey as Reflected in the Popular Press. | |||
| Images | Robert Altman 1972 |
Identity Blurring/Surrealism | ½ |
| In Search of the Castaways | Robert Stevenson 1962 |
Jules Verne Adventure | |
| In Your Hands | Annette K. Olesen 2004 |
Miracle-Healing Prison Inmate | |
| Incident at Owl Creek Bridge (Robert Enrico, 1961). Refer to An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. | |||
| The Incredible Mr Limpet | Arthur Lubin 1964 |
Man Becomes a Porpoise | |
| The Indian in the Cupboard | Frank Oz 1995 |
Toy Indian Comes to Life | |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Steven Spielberg 2008 |
High Adventure/Alien Artefacts | |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Steven Spielberg 1989 |
High Adventure/Holy Grail Quest | |
| Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Steven Spielberg 1984 |
High Adventure | ½ |
| Inland Empire | David Lynch 2006 |
Surrealism | |
| An Inspector Calls | Guy Hamilton 1954 |
Mysterious Police Inspector/Morality Play | ½ |
| Institute Benjamenta; or This Dream People Call Human Life | The Brothers Quay 1995 |
Surrealism | |
| Intacto | Juan Carlos Fresnadillo 2001 |
Gambling on People’s Luck Quotient/Thriller | |
| Into the West | Mike Newell 1993 |
Mystical Horse/Irish Magical Realism | ½ |
| The Invisible | David S. Goyer 2007 |
Disembodied Teenager | |
| Iron Warrior | Al Bradley 1986 |
Italian Sword and Sorcery | |
| It’s a Wonderful Life | Frank Capra 1946 |
Angel Presents an Alternate Life Pathway | |
| J | |||
| Jabberwocky | Terry Gilliam 1977 |
Mediaeval Quest Black Comedy | ½ |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Jean Yarborough 1952 |
Two Idiots Enact Fairytale | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Martin Gates 1997 |
Animation/Fairytale | |
| Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Brian Henson 2001 |
Revisionist Fairytale | |
| Jack Frost | Troy Miller 1998 |
Man Reincarnated as a Snowman | |
| Jack the Giant Killer | Nathan Juran 1962 |
Heroic Adventure | |
| James and the Giant Peach | Henry Selick 1996 |
Fantastical Journey/Talking Bugs | |
| Jason and the Argonauts | Don Chaffey 1963 |
Greek Myth Adventure | |
| Jason and the Argonauts | Nick Willing 2000 |
Greek Myth Adventure | |
| Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | Hiroyuki Okiura 1998 |
Anime/Werewolf Anti-Terrorist Squad | ½ |
| Joe’s Apartment | John Payson 1996 |
Singing Cockroaches | ½ |
| The Journals of Knud Rasmussen | Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk 2006 |
Inuit Culture and First Meeting with Europeans | ½ |
| Jubilee | Derek Jarman 1978 |
Punk Future | |
| Juliet of the Spirits | Federico Fellini 1965 |
Woman Blurs Reality and Fantasy | |
| Jumanji | Joe Johnston 1995 |
Chaos-Unleashing Boardgame | |
| Jungle Book | Zoltan Korda 1942 |
Jungle Boy | |
| The Jungle Book | Wolfgang Reitherman 1967 |
Disney Animation/Jungle Boy | |
| The Jungle Book | Stephen Sommers 1994 |
Jungle Hero | ½ |
| The Jungle Book 2 | Steve Trenbrith 2003 |
Disney Animation/Jungle Boy | ½ |
| Jungle Boy | Allan Goldstein 1996 |
Jungle Boy | ½ |
| Just Like Heaven | Mark Waters 2005 |
Ghost Romantic Comedy | ½ |
| Just My Luck | Daniel Petrie 2006 |
Good Luck-Bad Luck Teen Romantic Comedy | ½ |
| Just Visiting | Jean-Marie Gaubert 2001 |
Time Travel Comedy | |
| K | |||
| Kaos | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani 1984 |
Luigi Pirandello Anthology/Werewolf/Ghosts | ½ |
| Kazaam | Paul M. Glaser 1996 |
Kid Befriends Genii | |
| The Kid | Jon Turteltaub 2000 |
Man Meets His Boyhood Self | |
| Kids of the Round Table | Robert Tinnell 1995 |
Boy Finds Excalibur | ½ |
| Kiki’s Delivery Service | Hayao Miyazaki 1989 |
Anime/Young Witch’s Adventures | |
| The King and I | Richard Rich 1999 |
Animation | |
| The King and the Bird (Paul Grimault, 1980). Refer to The King and the Mockingbird. | |||
| The King and the Mockingbird | Paul Grimault 1980 |
Animation/Fairytale | |
| King Arthur | Antoine Fuqua 2004 |
Arthurian Legends | |
| King Kong | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsak 1933 |
Giant Ape | |
| King Kong | Peter Jackson 2005 |
Giant Ape | |
| King Solomon’s Mines | J. Lee Thompson 1985 |
African Adventure | |
| King Solomon’s Mines | Steve Boyum 2004 |
African Adventure | ½ |
| Kirikou and the Wild Beasts | Benedicte Gallup, Michel Ocelot 2005 |
Animation/African Folk Tales | ½ |
| Kiss of the Beast (Chares Band, 1990). Refer to Meridian. | |||
| Kriemhild’s Revenge | Fritz Lang 1924 |
Teutonic Legend | ½ |
| Krull | Peter Yates 1983 |
Sword and Sorcery | |
| Kull the Conqueror | John Nicolella 1997 |
Sword and Sorcery | |
| Kung Fu Hustle | Stephen Chow 2004 |
Martial Arts Spoof | |
| Kung Fu Panda | Mark Osborne, John Stevenson 2008 |
Animation/Talking Animal Martial Arts | ½ |
| Kung Fu Soccer (Stephen Chow, 2001). Refer to Shaolin Soccer. | |||
| Kung Pow: Enter the Fist | Steve Oedekerk 2002 |
Martial Arts Spoof | |
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