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INDEX OF FANTASY TITLES L-Q
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| Title | Rating | Stars | ||
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| Labyrinth | Jim Henson 1986 |
Magical Goblin World | |
Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie |
| Lady and the Tramp | Various 1955 |
Disney Animation/Talking Animals | |
[Animation] |
| Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp’s Adventure | Darrell Rooney, Jeannine Roussel 2001 |
Disney Animation/Talking Animals | |
|
| Lady in the Water | M. Night Shyamalan 2006 |
Water Nymph, Predestination and Myth | |
Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard |
| Ladyhawke | Richard Donner 1985 |
Mediaeval Fantasy/Lovers Under Animal Transformation Curse | |
Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| The Lake House | Alejandro Agresti 2006 |
Letters Across Time/Romance | |
Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock |
| Lancelot du Lac | Robert Bresson 1974 |
Arthurian Legends |
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| The Land Before Time | Don Bluth 1988 |
Animation/Talking Dinosaurs | ½ |
[Animation] |
| The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving | Roy Allen Smith 1995 |
Animation/Talking Dinosaurs | ½ |
[Animation] |
| The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists | Roy Allen Smith 1995 |
Animation/Talking Dinosaurs | |
[Animation] |
| The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | Charles Grosvenor 1997 |
Animation/Talking Dinosaurs | |
[Animation] |
| The Land Has Eyes | Vilsoni Hereniko 2004 |
Fijian Culture and Myth | ½ |
|
| Lara Croft, Tomb Raider | Simon West 2001 |
Videogame Adaptation | |
Angelina Jolie, Iain Glen |
| Lara Croft, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life | Jan de Bont 2003 |
Videogame Adaptation | |
Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler |
| Last Action Hero | John McTiernan 1993 |
Film as Separate Reality/Action Movie Parody | |
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charles Dance |
| The Last Airbender | M. Night Shyamalan 2010 |
Epic Fantasy Adventure | |
Noah Rider, Dev Patel, Jackson Rathbone |
| The Last Dragon | Michael Schultz 1985 |
Gonzo Martial Arts/Disco Film | |
Taimak, Vanity |
| The Last Legion | Doug Lefler 2007 |
Historical Adventure/Arthurian Origins | ½ |
Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai |
| The Last Unicorn | Julie Bass, Arthur Rankin 1982 |
Unicorn’s Quest/Animation | |
|
| Last Year in Marienbad | Alain Resnais 1961 |
French New Wave/Time and Memory | |
Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sascha Pitoeff |
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Stephen Norrington 2003 |
Teamup of Characters from Victorian Fiction/Graphic Novel Adaptation | |
Sean Connery, Stuart Townsend, Peta Wilson |
| The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse | Steve Bendelack 2005 |
TV Characters Enter the Real World | ½ |
The League of Gentlemen, David Warner |
| Leapin’ Leprechauns! | Ted Nicolaou 1995 |
Leprechauns | ½ |
John Bluthal, Grant Cramer |
| Leapin’ Leprechauns! 2 | Ted Nicolaou 1996 |
Leprechauns vs Witch | |
Madeleine Potter, Godfrey James |
| Left Behind | Vic Sarin 2000 |
Christian Anti-Christ Film | |
Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson |
| Left Behind: World at War | Craig R. Baxley 2005 |
Christian Anti-Christ Film | ½ | Kirk Cameron, Lou Gossett Jr |
| Legend | Ridley Scott 1985 |
Adult Fairytale | |
|
| The Legend of the Flying Swordsman | Bosco Lam 2000 |
Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | |
Wong Git, Sonny Chiba |
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole | Zack Snyder 2010 |
Animation/Talking Owls | ½ |
Voices: Jim Sturgess, Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Rush |
| Legend of the Overfiend | Hideki Takayama 1989 |
Anime/Teen Demon | |
[Animation] |
| The Legend of Zu (Tsui Hark, 2001). Refer to Zu Warriors. | ||||
| Legends of Shaolin (Wong Jing, 1994). Refer to The New Legend of Shaolin. | ||||
| Lemming | Dominik Moll 2005 |
Surreal Identity Exchange | |
Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charlotte Rampling |
| Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events | Brad Silberling 2004 |
Gothic Children’s Fantasy | |
Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Billy Connolly |
| Leones | Jazmin Lopez 2012 |
Deathdream |
|
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| Let Me Die Quietly | Mitchell Reichler 2009 |
Clairvoyance Thriller |
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Charles Casillo, Dana Perry |
| A Letter to Momo | Hiroyuki Okiura 2011 |
Anime/Girl Befriends Goblins | ½ |
[Animation] |
| Letters from the Big Man | Christopher Munch 2011 |
Communing with Bigfoot |
|
Lily Rabe, Jason Butler Harner |
| Liar Liar | Tom Shadyac 1997 |
Man Cursed with a Truth-Telling Wish Comedy | |
Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly |
| A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman | Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, Ben Timlett 2012 |
Absurdist Animated Biopic |
|
Voices: Graham Chapman, John Cheese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin |
| Life During Wartime | Todd Solondz 2009 |
Interwoven Dramas/Ghosts of Ex Boyfriends | |
Shirley Henderson, Ciaran Hinds, Allison Janney |
| Life is to Whistle (Fernando Perez, 1998). Refer to Life is Whistling. | ||||
| Life is Whistling | Fernando Perez 1998 |
Cuban Magical Realism | ½ |
|
| A Life Less Ordinary | Danny Boyle 1997 |
Kidnapping & Angelic Intervention Comedy | ½ |
Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz |
| Life or Something Like It | Stephen Herek 2002 |
Woman Receives a Prophecy of Her Death | |
Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns |
| The Lifeforce Experiment (Piers Haggard, 1993). Refer to The Breakthrough. | ||||
| Like Father, Like Son | Rod Daniel 1987 |
Father-Son Bodyswap Comedy | |
Dudley Moore, Kirk Cameron |
| Like Water for Chocolate | Alfonso Arau 1992 |
Magical Realism/Magic Cooking | ½ |
Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi |
| L’il Abner | Melvin Frank 1959 |
Gonzo Comic-Strip Adaptation/Musical | |
Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stella Stevens |
| Limit Up | Richard Martini 1989 |
Pact with the Devil | |
Nancy Allen, Dean Stockwell |
| The Limits of Control | Jim Jarmusch 2009 |
Cryptic Assignment/Surrealism | |
Isaach De Bankole, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Bill Murray |
| The Lion King | Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff 1994 |
Disney Animation/Talking Animals | |
Voices: Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones |
| A Little Bit of Soul | Peter Duncan 1997 |
Longevity Drug and Satanism Black Comedy | |
Geoffrey Rush, David Wenham |
| Little Buddha | Bernardo Bertolucci 1993 |
The Story of Buddha | |
Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda |
| The Little Mermaid | Ron Clements, John Musker 1989 |
Disney Animation/Fairy-Tale | ½ |
Voices: Jodi Benson, Buddy Hackett, Rene Auberjonois |
| The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Jim Kammerud 2000 |
Disney Animation | ½ |
Voices: Jodi Benson, Clancy Brown |
| The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning | Peggy Holmes 2008 |
Disney Animation | |
Voices: Jodi Benson, Sally Field |
| Little Monsters | Richard Alan Greenberg 1989 |
Secret World of Monsters Under the Bed | |
Fred Savage, Howie Mandel |
| Little Nicky | Steven Brill 2000 |
The Devil’s Son Comedy | |
Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Patricia Arquette |
| Little Otek (Jan Svankmajer, 2000). Refer to Otesanek. | ||||
| The Little Prince | Stanley Donen 1974 |
Musical Fable/Young Boy Alien Visitor | |
Richard Kiley, Stephen Warner, Gene Wilder |
| Little Shop of Horrors | Frank Oz 1986 |
Killer Plant Musical | |
Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin |
| The Little Vampire | Uli Edel 2000 |
Children’s Vampire Film | ½ |
Jonathan Lipnicki, Jim Carter, Richard E. Grant |
| Live and Let Die | Guy Hamilton 1973 |
James Bond vs Voodoo | ½ |
Roger Moore, Jane Seymour, Yaphet Kotto |
| A Lobster Tale | Adam Massey 2006 |
Magical Realism/Miracle Healing Moss | ½ |
Colm Meaney, Alberta Watson |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Joe Dante 2003 |
Toon Adventures | ½ |
Brendan Fraser, Bugs Bunny |
| The Lorax | Chris Renaud 2012 |
Dr Seuss Adaptation/Animation |
|
Voices: Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Betty White |
| Lord of the Elves (Joseph J. Lawson, 2012). Refer to Age of the Hobbits. | ||||
| The Lord of the Rings | Ralph Bakshi 1978 |
Epic Fantasy/Animation | |
Voices: John Hurt, Anthony Daniels |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Peter Jackson 2001 |
Epic Fantasy Adventure | |
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Peter Jackson 2003 |
Epic Fantasy Adventure | ½ |
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Peter Jackson 2002 |
Epic Fantasy Adventure | |
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen |
| The Lost Empire (Peter MacDonald, 2001). Refer to The Monkey King. | ||||
| Lost Highway | David Lynch 1997 |
Identity Exchange/Surrealism | ½ |
Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty |
| Lost Horizon | Frank Capra 1937 |
Hidden Valley Paradise/The Secret of Longevity | |
Ronald Colman, Jane Wyatt |
| Lost Horizon | Charles Jarrott 1973 |
Hidden Valley Paradise/The Secret of Longevity/Musical | |
Peter Finch, John Gielgud, Michael York, Sally Kellerman |
| Lost in Austen | Dan Zeff 2008 |
Modern Woman Trapped Inside Pride and Prejudice | |
Jemima Rooper, Elliot Cowan, Gemma Arterton |
| Lost in La Mancha | Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe 2002 |
Documentary About the Making of Terry Gilliam’s Failed Don Quixote Project | |
[Documentary] |
| The Lost Platoon | David A. Prior 1989 |
Immortal Mercenaries | ½ |
|
| The Lost Room | Craig R. Baxley, Michael B. Watkins 2006 |
Everyday Objects with Mysterious Powers | |
Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Pollak |
| Love and Death | Woody Allen 1975 |
Russian Literature Screwball Parody | ½ |
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton |
| The Love Bug | Robert Stevenson 1969 |
Cute Car/Disney Comedy | ½ |
Dean Jones, Buddy Hackett |
| The Love Bug | Peyton Reed 1997 |
Cute Car/Disney Comedy | ½ |
Bruce Campbell, John Hannah |
| Love is a Treasure | Eija-Liisa Ahtila 2002 |
Subjective Portraits of Mental Illness | |
|
| The Lovely Bones | Peter Jackson 2009 |
Murdered Girl Looks on From the Afterlife | |
Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci |
| Lovesick | Marshall Brickman 1983 |
Psychotherapy Romantic Comedy/Freud’s Ghost | |
Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness |
| Low Life | Nicolas Klotz 2011 |
French Immigration Nightmare/Cursed Documents |
|
Camille Rutherford, Arash Naimian |
| The Luck of the Irish | Henry Koster 1949 |
Leprechaun | |
Tyrone Power, Cecil Kellaway |
| The Luck of the Irish | Paul Hoen 2001 |
Teenage Leprechaun | ½ |
Ryan Merriman, Henry Gibson |
| Lucky Encounter | Johnny Lo 1992 |
Hong Kong Ghost Child Comedy | |
Tony Leung, Anthony Wong |
| Lunacy | Jan Svankmajer 2005 |
Surrealism/Insane Asylum | |
|
| Lunatics: A Love Story | Josh Becker 1991 |
Gonzo Hallucinations | |
Ted Raimi, Deborah Foreman, Bruce Campbell |
| M | ||||
| The Machinist | Brad Anderson 2004 |
Anorexia, Sleeplessness and Reality Blurrings | ½ |
Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| Mad Detective | Johnnie To, Wai Ka Fai 2007 |
Detective That Can See People’s Inner Personalities | |
Lau Ching Wan, Andy On |
| The Mad Monk | Ching Siu-Tung, Johnny To 1993 |
Hong Kong Heavenly Comedy | ½ |
Stephen Chow, Maggie Cheung |
| Mad Monster Party? | Jules Bass 1967 |
Famous Monster Bash/Puppet Show | |
Voices: Boris Karloff |
| Madagascar | Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath 2005 |
Animation/Talking Animals | |
Voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath 2008 |
Animation/Talking Animals | ½ |
Voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer |
| Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted | Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon 2012 |
Animation/Talking Animals | ½ |
Voices: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer |
| Made in Heaven | Alan Rudolph 1987 |
Romance in the Afterlife | ½ |
Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis |
| The Magic Carpet | Brita Wielopolska 1985 |
Arabian Nights Children’s Fantasy | ½ |
|
| The Magic Crane | Benny Chan 1993 |
Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | |
Tony Leung, Anita Mui, Rosamund Kwan |
| The Magic Flying Mouse | ????? ????? |
Chinese Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | |
|
| Magic in the Mirror | Ted Nicolaou 1996 |
Alternate Dimension/Talking Ducks | ½ |
Jamie Renee Smith, Saxon Trainor |
| Magic in the Mirror: Fowl Play | Ted Nicolaou 1996 |
Talking Ducks | |
Jamie Renee Smith, Saxon Trainor |
| Magic in the Water | Rick Stevenson 1995 |
Children Discover Sea Monster | |
Mark Harmon, Joshua Jackson |
| The Magic Legs | ????? ????? |
Chinese Martial Arts | |
|
| The Magic Sword | Bert I. Gordon 1962 |
Heroic Fantasy Adventure | ½ |
Gary Lockwood, Basil Rathbone |
| The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (Frederik Du Chau, 1998). Refer to Quest for Camelot. | ||||
| The Magical Land of the Leprechauns | John Henderson 1999 |
Leprechaun Fantasy | |
Randy Quaid, Colm Meaney |
| The Magician | Ingmar Bergman 1958 |
Enigmatic Magician | |
Max Von Sydow, Erland Josephson |
| Magnolia | Paul Thomas Anderson 1999 |
Interwoven Stories/Unexplained Phenomena | ½ |
Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, William H. Macy |
| The Magus | Guy Green 1969 |
Reality Games | ½ |
Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, Candice Bergen |
| Mahabharat | Babubhai Mistry 1965 |
Indian Epic Legend | ½ |
|
| Making Waves | George Saunders 1994 |
Erotica/Relationship Drama/Angelic Intervention | |
George Saunders, Mickey Rooney |
| Malpertuis | Harry Kumel 1972 |
Mysterious Old House/Greek Gods | |
Susan Hampshire, Orson Welles |
| A Man Called Hero | Andrew Lau 1999 |
Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy | |
Ekin Cheng, Nicholas Tse |
| Man on a Swing | Frank Perry 1974 |
Ambiguous Clairvoyant | |
Cliff Robertson, Joel Grey |
| The Man Who Could Miracles | Lothar Mendes 1937 |
Man Gains Miraculous Powers | |
Roland Young, Ralph Richardson |
| The Man Who Sued God | Mark Joffe 2001 |
Man Sues the Churches Comedy | |
Billy Connolly, Judy Davis |
| The Man with Rain in His Shoe (Maria Ripoll, 1998). Refer to Twice Upon a Yesterday. | ||||
| The Man with the Iron Fists | The RZA 2012 |
Martial Arts/Shaw Brothers Homage |
|
RZA, Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu |
| Mannequin | Michael Gottlieb 1987 |
Romance with a Mannequin Come to Life | |
Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall |
| Mannequin on the Move | Stewart Raffill 1991 |
Romance with a Statue Comes to Life | |
William Ragsdale, Kristy Swanson |
| Mariko Rose the Spook | Devi Kobayashi 2009 |
Japanese Gay Film/Ghost of a Drag Queen | ½ |
|
| Marquis | Henri Xhonneux 1989 |
Marquis De Sade Story/Obscene Puppet Show | |
[Puppets] |
| Mary and Max | Adam Elliot 2008 |
Plasticine Animation/Friendship by Correspondence | |
Voices: Toni Collette, Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| Mary Poppins | Robert Stevenson 1964 |
Flying Nanny Frolics | | Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke |
| The Mask | Charles Russell 1994 |
Zany Comic-Book Superhero | |
Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz |
| Masters of the Universe | Gary Goddard 1987 |
Intergalactic Sword-and-Sorcery | |
Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Courteney Cox |
| Match Point | Woody Allen 2005 |
Murder and Conscience | |
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Scarlett Johansson |
| Matilda | Danny DeVito 1996 |
Gifted Child/Roald Dahl Adaptation | |
Mara Wilson, Embeth Davidtz |
| A Matter of Life and Death | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger 1946 |
The Afterlife | |
David Niven, Kim Hunter |
| Max & Co | Frederic Guillaume, Samuel Guillaume 2007 |
Claymation/Talking Animals | |
[Claymation] |
| Max Payne | John Moore 2008 |
Videogame Adaptation/Vigilante Cop | |
Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges |
| Maxie | Paul Aaron 1985 |
Possession by Flapper’s Ghost Comedy | ½ | Glenn Close, Mandy Patinkin |
| McDull – The Pork of Music | Brian Tse 2012 |
Hong Kong Animation/Talking Animal Satire |
|
|
| Me Myself I | Pip Karmel 1999 |
Woman’s Alternate Life Pathways | ½ |
Rachel Griffiths |
| Me Two | Nicolas & Bruno 2008 |
French Bodyswap Comedy | |
Daniel Auteuil, Alain Chabat |
| Meatballs III: Summer Job | George Mendeluk 1987 |
Teenage Makeout Comedy/Angelic Intervention | |
Patrick Dempsey, Sally Kellerman |
| The Medallion | Gordon Chan 2003 |
Martial Arts Comedy/Superpowers | |
Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Julian Sands |
| Meet Joe Black | Martin Brest 1998 |
Death Falls in Love | |
Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani |
| Meet Mr Lucifer | Anton Pelissier 1953 |
The Devil Stirs Mischief Via TV | |
Sterling Holloway, Gordon Jackson |
| Meet the Feebles | Peter Jackson 1990 |
Obscene Puppet Show | |
[Puppets] |
| Meet the Santas | Harvey Frost 2005 |
Santa’s Son Gets Married | |
Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard |
| Meet the Spartans | Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer 2008 |
Parodies of Various Films | ½ | Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Kevin Sorbo |
| Megiddo | Brian Trenchard-Smith 2001 |
The Biblical End of the World | |
Michael York, Michael Biehn |
| Mekong Hotel | Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2012 |
Thai Ghosts/Reincarnated Lovers |
|
|
| Melies Cinemagician | Georges Melies 2011 |
Compilation of Georges Melies Shorts |
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| Meridian | Charles Band 1990 |
Erotic Fairytale | |
Sherilyn Fenn, Malcolm Jamieson |
| Merlin (Paul Hunt, 1992). Refer to October 32nd. | ||||
| Merlin’s Apprentice | David Wu 2006 |
Arthurian Legends Adventure | |
Sam Neill, Miranda Richardson |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Luc Besson 1999 |
Historical Epic | |
Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich , Dustin Hoffman |
| Metamorphosis | Lee Samchil 2010 |
South Korean Franz Kafka Adaptation | |
|
| The Mexican | Gore Verbinski 2001 |
Romantic Comedy/Magical Realism | |
Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts |
| Michael | Nora Ephron 1996 |
Irreverent Angel | |
John Travolta, William Hurt, Andie McDowell |
| Midnight in Paris | Woody Allen 2011 |
Man Timeslips to 1920s Paris Comedy | ½ |
Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams |
| Midnight’s Children | Deepa Mehta 2012 |
Salman Rushdie Adaptation/Modern History of India/Children With Superpowers | ½ |
Satya Babha, Shahana Goswami, Charles Dance |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Michael Hoffman 1999 |
Shakespeare Adaptation/Fairy Enchantments | |
Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Everett, Christian Bale |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Ed Fraiman 2005 |
Modernised Shakespeare Adaptation | ½ |
Bill Patterson, Lennie James, Imelda Staunton |
| A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy | Woody Allen 1982 |
Period Sexual Rondeau Comedy | ½ |
Woody Allen, Mia Farrow |
| Mighty Aphrodite | Woody Allen 1995 |
Comedy/Greek Tragedy Spoof | |
Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino |
| Mighty Joe Young | Ernest B. Schoedsack 1949 |
Giant Ape | ½ |
Robert Armstrong, Terry Moore |
| The Milagro Beanfield War | Robert Redford 1988 |
Magical Realism | ½ |
John Heard, Christopher Walken, Sonia Braga |
| Millennium Actress | Satoshi Kon 2001 |
Anime/Actress’s Surreal Biography | |
[Animation] |
| Mindgame | Masaki Yuasa 2004 |
Surrealist Anime | |
[Animation] |
| The Miracle | Irving Rapper 1959 |
Statue of the Virgin Mary Comes to Life/Catholic Historical Romance |
|
Carroll Baker, Roger Moore |
| Miracle in the Rain | Rudolph Mate 1956 |
Love After Death/Catholicism | |
Jane Wyatt, Van Johnson |
| The Miracle of the Bells | Irving Pichel 1948 |
Catholicism and Miracles | |
Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra |
| Miracle on 34th Street | George Seaton 1947 |
Santa in Court | ½ |
Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara |
| Miracle on 34th Street | Les Mayfield 1994 |
Santa in Court | |
Dylan McDermott, Richard Attenborough |
| Mirror Mirror | Tarsem Singh Dhandwar 2012 |
Snow White Adaptation |
|
Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer |
| MirrorMask | Dave McKean 2005 |
Fantastical Dream World | |
Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry |
| Miss Potter | Chris Noonan 2006 |
Children’s Author Beatrix Potter Biopic | |
Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor |
| The Missing | Ron Howard 2003 |
Western/American Indian Sorcerer | |
Cate Blanchett, Tommy Lee Jones |
| Mr Destiny | James Orr 1990 |
Angel Presents an Alternate Life Pathway | |
James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine |
| Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium | Zach Helm 2007 |
Magical Toyshop | |
Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman |
| Mr Peabody and the Mermaid | Irving Pichel 1948 |
Mermaid Comedy | |
William Powell, Ann Blyth |
| Mr. Tree | Jie Han 2011 |
Life in Rural China/Advice from Ghosts |
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| Mr Vampire | Ricky Lau 1985 |
Hong Kong Supernatural Comedy | |
Ricky Hui, Billy Lau |
| Mr Vampire II | Ricky Lau 1986 |
Hong Kong Vampire Comedy | |
Yuen Biao, Billy Lau |
| Mr Vampire III | Ricky Lau 1987 |
Hong Kong Ghost Comedy | |
Lam Ching-Ying, Billy Lau |
| The Mistress of Spices | Paul Mayeda Berges 2005 |
Indian Magical Realism/Magical Spices | |
Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott |
| The Mists of Avalon | Uli Edel 2001 |
Revisionist Arthurian Legends | ½ |
Julianna Margulies, Anjelica Huston |
| Modesty Blaise | Joseph Losey 1966 |
Female Super Thief/Comic Book Adaptation | |
Monica Vitti, Terence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde |
| Moksha – Or The World and I, How Does That Work? | Koo Sungzoo 2012 |
Man Chained Up/Existential Parable | ½ |
|
| Molom, A Legend of Mongolia | Marie Jaoul de Poncheville 1995 |
Buddhist Journey | |
|
| The Monkey King | Peter MacDonald 2001 |
Epic Chinese Legend | ½
|
Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling |
| The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven | Wan Laiming 1965 |
Chinese Animation/Journey to the West Adaptation | ½ |
[Animation] |
| Monkeybone | Henry Selick 2001 |
Cartoonist in the Afterlife | ½ |
Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda |
| Monster House | Gil Kenan 2006 |
Animation/Living House Amok | |
Voices: Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| A Monster in Paris | Bibi Bergeon 2011 |
Animation/Genteel Singing Monster |
|
Voices: Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh |
| Monsters, Inc. | Pete Docter 2001 |
Pixar Animation/Monsters in the Closet | |
Voices: John Goodman, Billy Crystal |
| Montana Mike (Albert S. Rogell, 1947). Refer to Heaven Only Knows. | ||||
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones 1975 |
Absurdist Parody of the Arthurian Legends | |
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones |
| Monty Python’s The Life of Brian | Terry Jones 1979 |
Accidental Messiah Absurdist Comedy | |
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones |
| Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life | Terry Jones 1983 |
Absurdist Comedy Skits | |
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones |
| Moon Man | Stephan Schesch 2012 |
Animation/Man in the Moon Comes Down to Earth | |
[Animation] |
| Moonrise (David Blyth, 1992). Refer to Grampire. | ||||
| Moonwalker | Various 1988 |
Michael Jackson Anthology/Michael Jackson Superhero | |
Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci |
| More Than a Miracle | Francesco Rosi 1967 |
Magical Realist Fairytale | |
Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif |
| Mortal Kombat | Paul Anderson 1995 |
Interdimensional Gladiatorial Combat/Videogame Adaptation | |
Christopher Lambert, Linden Ashby, Robin Shou, Talisa Soto |
| Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | John R. Leonetti 1997 |
Interdimensional Gladiatorial Combat/Videogame Adaptation | |
Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, James Remar |
| The ? Motorist | Walter R. Booth 1906 |
Motorcar Travels Into Space |
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| The Mouse That Roared | Jack Arnold 1959 |
The World’s Smallest Country Invades the USA | |
Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg |
| MouseHunt | Gore Verbinski 1997 |
Men vs an Intelligent Mouse | |
Nathan Lane, Christopher Walken |
| Mulan | Tony Bancroft, Barry Cook 1998 |
Disney Animation/Chinese Legend | |
Voices: Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy |
| Mulholland Dr. | David Lynch 2001 |
Hollywood Noir/Surrealism | ½ |
Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring |
| The Mummy | Stephen Sommers 1999 |
Revived Mummy/Adventure | |
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz |
| The Mummy Returns | Stephen Sommers 2001 |
Revived Mummy/Adventure | |
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz |
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Rob Cohen 2008 |
Revived Mummy/Chinese Adventure | |
Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li |
| Münchausen | Josef von Baky 1943 |
World’s Greatest Liar’s Adventures | ½ |
Hans Albers |
| Munster Go Home | Earl Bellamy 1966 |
Family of Monster Lookalikes/The Munsters Film | |
Fred Gwynne, Yvonne de Carlo, Terry-Thomas |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol | Brian Henson 1992 |
Muppet Movie | |
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Michael Caine |
| The Muppet Movie | James Frawley 1979 |
Muppet Movie | |
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy |
| Muppet Treasure Island | Brian Henson 1996 |
Muppet Movie | |
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Tim Curry |
| The Muppets | James Bobin 2011 |
Muppet Film |
|
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Jason Segel, Amy Adams |
| Muppets from Space | Tim Hill 1999 |
Muppet Movie | |
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy |
| The Muppets Take Manhattan | Frank Oz 1984 |
Muppet Movie | |
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy |
| The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz | Kirk R. Thatcher 2005 |
Muppet Movie | |
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Ashanti |
| Murder Scene | Rob King 2000 |
Clairvoyance Thriller | |
Nicole Eggert, Timothy Bottoms |
| Murder Seen (Rob King, 2000). Refer to Murder Scene. | ||||
| The Muse | Albert Brooks 1999 |
Modern Muse/Hollywood Satire | ½ |
Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone |
| My Boyfriend’s Back | Bob Balaban 1993 |
Teen Zombie Comedy | |
Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, Mary Beth Hurt |
| My Demon Lover | Charlie Loventhal 1987 |
Possession Comedy | |
Scott Valentine |
| My Grandfather is a Vampire (David Blyth, 1992). Refer to Grampire. | ||||
| My Life as a Fairytale: Hans Christian Andersen | Phillip Saville 2001 |
Fairytale Author Biopic | ½ |
Kieran Bew, James Fox |
| My Neighbor Totoro | Hayao Miyazaki 1988 |
Anime/Children Befriend Mysterious Creature | |
[Animation] |
| My Winnipeg | Guy Maddin 2007 |
Surreal Documentary | |
Ann Savage |
| Mystery Men | Kinka Usher 1999 |
Bumbling Superheroes | |
Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Janeane Garofalo, Geoffrey Rush |
| Mystery Train | Jim Jarmusch 1989 |
Anthology of Tales from a Memphis Hotel/Ghost of Elvis |
|
Joe Strummer, Steve Buscemi, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
| N | ||||
| Nang Nak | Nonzee Nimibutr 1999 |
Love After Death | |
|
| Nanny McPhee | Kirk Jones 2005 |
Magical Nanny | |
Emma Thompson, Colin Firth |
| Nanny NcPhee & the Big Bang | Susanna White 2010 |
Magical Nanny | |
Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal |
| Nanny McPhee Returns (Susanna White, 2010). Refer to Nanny NcPhee & the Big Bang. | ||||
| The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey | Vincent Ward 1988 |
Mediaevals Time-Travel to the Present-Day | |
|
| Nemesis Game | Jesse Warn 2003 |
Enigmatic Game/Reality Bender | |
Carly Pope, Adrian Paul, Ian McShane |
| Nemo (Arnaud Selignac, 1984). Refer to Dream One. | ||||
| The Neverending Story | Wolfgang Petersen 1984 |
Fantasy Adventure Inside an Interactive Book | ½ |
Noah Hathaway, Barrett Oliver |
| The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter | George Miller 1990 |
Adventures in a Fantasy Land | |
Jonathan Brandis, Clarissa Burt |
| The Neverending Story III | Peter MacDonald 1994 |
Adventures in a Fantasy Land | |
Jason James Richter, Jack Black |
| Neverland | Nick Willing 2011 |
SF Version of Peter Pan |
|
Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Charlie Rowe |
| The New Adventures of Pinocchio | Michael Anderson 1999 |
Living Puppet Boy | ½ | Martin Landau, Udo Kier |
| The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking | Ken Annakin 1988 |
Anarchic Girl | |
Tami Erin, George Dicenzo |
| The New Adventures of Snow White (Pierry Thiele, 1970). Refer to Grimm’s Fairy Tales for Adults. | ||||
| The New Adventures of Tarzan | Edward Kull 1935 |
Jungle Hero | |
Bruce Bennett |
| The New Legend of Shaolin | Wong Jin 1994 |
Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy | |
Jet Li, Chingmy Yau |
| New York Stories | Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola 1989 |
Anthology of New York Tales/Giant Nagging Mother | |
Woody Allen, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette |
| Night at the Museum | Shawn Levy 2006 |
Museum Exhibits Come to Life | |
Ben Stiller, Robin Williams |
| Night at the Museum 2 | Shawn Levy 2009 |
Museum Exhibits Come to Life | |
Ben Stiller, Amy Adams |
| Night in Paradise | Arthur Lubin 1946 |
Greek Storyteller | ½ | Turhan Bey, Merle Oberon |
| Night of the Flood | Bernar Hebert 1996 |
End of the World Dance Film | |
|
| Nightmare | Maxwell Shane 1956 |
Film Noir/Precognitive Dream | |
Kevin McCarthy, Edward G. Robinson |
| Nightmare Alley | Edmund Goulding 1947 |
Fake Clairvoyant/Predestination | |
Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Ian Keith |
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | Henry Selick 1993 |
Halloween Denizens Take Over Christmas | |
Voices: Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara |
| The Nines | John August 2007 |
Reality Bender | |
Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Hope |
| Ninja Assassin | James McTeigue 2009 |
Martial Arts | |
Rain, Naomie Harris |
| No Retreat, No Surrender | Corey Yuen 1986 |
Martial Arts/Ghost of Bruce Lee | ½ | Kurt McKinney, Jean-Claude Van Damme |
| North | Rob Reiner 1994 |
Fabulist Adventure | |
Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis |
| Nostradamus | Roger Christian 1994 |
Historical Biopic of a Clairvoyant | |
Tcheky Karyo, Julia Ormond, F. Murray Abraham |
| Nothing | Vincenzo Natali 2003 |
Two Characters in a Blank White Void | |
David Hewlett, Andrew Miller |
| The Number 23 | Joel Schumacher 2007 |
Numerological Obsession and Paranoia/Reality Bender | ½ | Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen |
| Nympho Libre | Toby Dammit, Johnny Legend 2007 |
Mexican Wrestling Pornographic Parody | |
Johnny Legend |
| O | ||||
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Joel Coen 2000 |
Depression-Era Odyssey | |
George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson |
| Obsession | Brian De Palma 1976 |
Reincarnation Thriller | |
Cliff Robertson, Genevieve Bujold |
| An Occurrence (Robert Enrico, 1962). Refer to An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. | ||||
| An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge | Robert Enrico 1961 |
Deathdream | ½ |
|
| October 32nd | Paul Hunt 1992 |
Modern-Day Arthurian Legends | ½ | Richard Lynch, James Hong |
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green | Peter Hedges 2012 |
Magic Child Appears Out of the Garden |
|
Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton |
| Of Love and Other Demons | Hilda Hidalgo 2010 |
Possible Demonic Possession/Magical Realism | |
Eliza Triana, Pablo Derqui |
| The Offering | Francesca Fisher, Taggart Siegel 1995 |
Mexican Sorceress/Magical Realism | |
Maira Serbulo, Thom Vernon |
| Oh, God! | Carl Reiner 1977 |
The Almighty Appears Comedy | ½ |
George Burns, John Denver |
| Oh God Book II | Gilbert Gates 1980 |
The Almighty Appears Comedy | |
George Burns, Louanne, David Birney |
| Oh Heavenly Dog | Joe Camp 1980 |
Man Reincarnates as a Dog Comedy | |
Chevy Chase, Benji, Jane Seymour |
| Oliver & Company | George Scribner 1988 |
Disney Animation/Talking Animals | ½ |
Voices: Billy Joel, Bette Midler, Dom de Luise |
| Olivier, Olivier | Agnieszka Holland 1992 |
Child’s Mysterious Disappearance | |
Gregoire Colin, Marina Golovine |
| The Omega Code | Robert Marcarelli 1999 |
Christian Anti-Christ Film | |
Casper Van Dien, Michael York |
| On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Vincente Minelli 1970 |
Reincarnation and Clairvoyance Musical | ½ |
Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand |
| On Borrowed Time | Harold S. Bucquet 1939 |
Man Captures Death | ½ |
Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke |
| On the Nose | David Caffrey 2001 |
Severed Head Predicts Horse Races/Comedy | |
Robbie Coltrane, Dan Akyroyd |
| Once Upon a Forest | Charles Grosvenor 1993 |
Environmentally Aware Animation/Talking Animals | |
Voices: Michael Crawford, Ben Vereen |
| Once Upon a Mattress | Kathleen Marshall 2005 |
Musical Fairytale | |
Tracey Ullman, Carol Burnett |
| Ondine | Neil Jordan 2009 |
Man Fishes Up a Selkie | ½ |
Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda |
| One Hundred and One Dalmatians | Various 1961 |
Disney Animation/Talking Animals | |
[Animation] |
| 101 Dalmatians | Stephen Herek 1996 |
Live-Action Disney Remake/Dognapping Villainness | |
Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson |
| 102 Dalmatians | Kevin Lima 2000 |
Dognapping Villainness | |
Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu |
| 1001 Nights (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1974). Refer to Arabian Nights. | ||||
| Open Season | Roger Allers, Jill Culton 2006 |
Animation/Talking Animals | ½ |
Voices: Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher |
| The Oracle | Pennington Richards 1953 |
Greek Oracle/Predicting the Future | |
Michael Medwin, Robert Beatty |
| Orlando | Sally Potter 1992 |
Gender-Changing Immortal Across the Ages | ½ |
Tilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Quentin Crisp |
| Orpheus | Jean Cocteau 1950 |
Modernised Greek Myth | |
Jean Marais, Maria Casares |
| Osmosis Jones | Bobby & Peter Farrelly 2001 |
Talking Germs Inside a Slob’s Body | |
Bill Murray, Chris Rock |
| Otesanek | Jan Svankmajer 2000 |
Wooden Log-Baby Monster/Gonzo Surrealism | |
|
| Outside Satan | Bruno Dumont 2011 |
Ambiguous Miraculous Visitor |
|
David Dewaele, Alexandra Lematre |
| Over Her Dead Body | Jeff Lowell 2008 |
Ghostly Ex Comedy | |
Eva Longoria, Lake Bell, Paul Rudd |
| Over the Hedge | Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick 2006 |
Animation/Talking Animals | |
Voices: Bruce Willis, Garry Shandling, Steve Carell |
| Oz: The Great and Powerful | Sam Raimi 2013 |
The Wizard of Oz Prequel | ½ |
James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz |
| P | ||||
| A Page of Madness | Teinosuke Kinugasa 1926 |
Madness/Surrealism | ½ |
|
| The Pagemaster | Maurice Hunt, Joe Johnston 1994 |
Adventures in the Land of Fiction | ½ |
Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd |
| Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Albert Lewin 1951 |
Immortally Cursed Sea Captain/Romantic Fantasy | ½ |
Ava Gardner, James Mason |
| Pan’s Labyrinth | Guillermo Del Toro 2006 |
Girl Discovers Magical Realm | |
Sergi Lopez, Ariadna Gil, Doug Jones |
| ParaNorman | Chris Butler, Sam Fell 2012 |
Stop-Motion Animated Children’s Film/Kid Sees Dead People |
|
Voices: Kodi SmitMcPhee, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck |
| Parsifal | Hans Jürgen Syberberg 1982 |
Wagner Opera/Arthurian Legends | |
|
| A Pass from the Back | Gil Mehmert 2004 |
Toy Footballer Comes to Life | ½ |
|
| Passion of Mind | Alain Berliner 2000 |
Woman’s Double Life in Dreams | |
Demi Moore, Demi Moore, Stellan Skarsgård |
| The Passion of the Christ | Mel Gibson 2004 |
Christian Torture Film | |
Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci |
| Passport to Pimlico | Henry Cornelius 1949 |
London Suburb Becomes a Foreign Country Comedy | |
Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley |
| Paws | Karl Zwicky 1997 |
Talking Dog | |
Billy Connolly, Nathan Cavaleri |
| The Peanut Butter Solution | Michael Rubbo 1985 |
Gonzo Children’s Film | |
|
| Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure | Tim Burton 1985 |
Overgrown Adolescent’s Kitsch Adventures | |
Pee-Wee Herman |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | Francis Coppola 1986 |
Time Travel/Housewife Revisists Her Youth | |
Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage |
| Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Chris Columbus 2010 |
Greek Gods in the Present Day | |
Logan Lerman, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean |
| Perdita Durango | Alex de la Iglesia 1997 |
Outlaw Lovers/Santeria Sorceror | |
Rosie Perez, Javier Bardem |
| Perfect Blue | Satoshi Kon 1998 |
Anime/Psycho-Thriller | |
[Animation] |
| Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Tom Tykwer 2006 |
Killer with a Hyper-Acute Sense of Smell | |
Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Hurd-Wood |
| The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of Yik-Yak (Just Jaeckin, 1984). Refer to Gwendoline. | ||||
| The Perils of Pauline | Herbert B. Leonard, Joshua Shelley 1967 |
Heroine’s Campy Adventures | |
Pamela Austin, Pat Boone, Terry-Thomas |
| Persistence of Vision | Kevin Schreck 2012 |
Making of The Thief and the Cobbler Documentary |
|
[Documentary] |
| Peter Pan | Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 1953 |
Disney Animation/Children’s Adventures in a Magic Land | |
[Animation] |
| Peter Pan | P.J. Hogan 2003 |
Children’s Adventures in a Magic Land | |
Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jason Isaacs |
| Peter Rabbit and Tales of Beatrix Potter (Reginald Mills, 1971). Refer to Tales of Beatrix Potter. | ||||
| Pete’s Dragon | Don Chaffey 1977 |
Boy and Invisible Dragon/Disney Film | |
Helen Reddy, Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters |
| The Phantom | Simon Wincer 1996 |
Comic-Book Superhero | |
Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones |
| The Phantom | Paolo Barzman 2009 |
Comic-Book Superhero | ½ |
Ryan Carnes, Sandrine Holt, Isabella Rossellini |
| The Phantom of the Opera | Joel Schumacher 2004 |
Disfigured Madman/Musical Adaptation | |
Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow 1970 |
Journey into Absurdist Realm/Animation | |
Butch Patrick |
| Phantoms (Charles Band, 1990). Refer to Meridian. | ||||
| Photographing Fairies | Nick Willing 1997 |
Fairies and Altered Perception | |
Toby Stephens, Ben Kingsley |
| The PianoTuner of EarthQuakes | Quay Brothers 2005 |
Surrealism | |
Cesar Sarachu, Gottfried John, Assumpta Serna |
| The Picnic at Hanging Rock | Peter Weir 1975 |
Unexplained Disappearance | |
Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, John Jarrett |
| Pink Floyd – The Wall | Alan Parker 1982 |
Descent into Madness/Rock Musical | |
Bob Geldof |
| Pinocchio | Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen 1940 |
Disney Animation/Living Puppet Boy | |
[Animation] |
| Pippi Goes on Board | Olle Hellbom 1970 |
Anarchic Girl | |
Inger Nilsson |
| Pippi in the South Seas | Olle Hellbom 1970 |
Anarchic Girl | |
Inger Nilsson |
| Pippi Longstocking | Olle Hellbom 1969 |
Anarchic Girl | |
Inger Nilsson |
| Pippi Longstocking | Clive Smith 1997 |
Anarchic Girl/Animation | |
[Animation] |
| Pippi on the Run | Olle Hellbom 1973 |
Anarchic Girl | ½ |
Inger Nilsson |
| The Pirate Movie | Ken Annakin 1982 |
Gonzo Pirate Musical |
|
Kristy McNichol, Christopher Atkins |
| The Pirates! Band of Misfits | Peter Lord 2012 |
Aardman Animation/Gonzo Pirate Adventure |
|
Voices: Hugh Laurie, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton |
| The Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists (Peter Lord, 2012). Refer to The Pirates! Band of Misfits. | ||||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End | Gore Verbinski 2007 |
Pirate Fantasy Swashbuckler | |
Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest | Gore Verbinski 2006 |
Pirate Fantasy Swashbuckler | ½ |
Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Rob Marshall 2011 |
Pirate Fantasy Swashbuckler |
|
Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Gore Verbinski 2003 |
Pirate Fantasy Swashbuckler | ½ |
Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom |
| The Plague Dogs | Martin Rosen 1982 |
Animation/Talking Escaped Lab Animals | |
Voices: John Hurt, Christopher Benjamin |
| Play It Again Sam | Herbert Ross 1972 |
Romantic Advice from Humphrey Bogart’s Ghost Comedy | |
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton |
| Pleasantville | Gary Ross 1998 |
Trapped in a 1950s TV Show | ½ |
Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy |
| Pocahontas | Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg 1995 |
Disney Animation/First Meeting Between English & American Indians | |
Voices: Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson |
| Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World | Tom Ellery, Bradley Raymond 1998 |
Disney Animation/Pocahontas Goes to England | |
Voices: Irene Bedard, Billy Zane |
| Pokemon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back | Kunihiko Yuyama 1998 |
Animation/Cute Creatures | |
[Animation] |
| Pokemon the Movie 2000 (Kunihiko Yuyama, 1999). Refer to Pokemon: The Power of One. | ||||
| Pokemon: The Power of One | Kunihiko Yuyama 1999 |
Animation/Cute Creatures | ½ |
[Animation] |
| The Polar Express | Robert Zemeckis 2004 |
Animation/Train Journey to the North Pole | |
Tom Hanks |
| Pom Poko | Isao Takahata 1994 |
Anime/Raccoons Declare War on Humanity | |
[Animation] |
| Ponyo on a Cliff By the Sea | Hayao Miyazaki 2008 |
Anime/Fish Girl Becomes Human | |
[Animation] |
| Pootie Tang in “Sine Your Pitty on the Runy Kine” | Louis C.K. 2001 |
Funky Incomprehensible Superhero | |
Lance Crouther, Chris Rock |
| Pop Skull | Adam Wingard 2007 |
Drug Hallucinations and Madness | ½ |
|
| Popeye | Robert Altman 1980 |
Gonzo Comic-Strip Character | ½ |
Robin Williams, Shelley Duval |
| Porco Rosso | Hayao Miyazaki 1992 |
Anime/Talking Pig Aviator | |
[Animation] |
| Portrait of Jennie | William Dieterle 1948 |
Supernatural Romance | |
Joseph Cotten, Jennifer Jones |
| Possession | Andrzej Zulawski 1981 |
Marriage Breakdown/Surrealism/Monsters | |
Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill |
| Possible Loves | Sandra Werneck 2001 |
Alternate Life Pathways | |
|
| Posthumous Memoirs | Andre Klotzel 2001 |
Dead Man Narrates His Life Story | |
|
| Powder | Victor Salva 1995 |
Psychically Gifted Alienated Teenager | |
Sean Patrick Flanery, Lance Henriksen |
| Practical Magic | Griffin Dunne 1998 |
Modern Witches | |
Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman |
| The Preacher’s Wife | Penny Marshall 1996 |
Angelic Visitation | ½ |
Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston |
| Prehistoric Women (Michael Carreras, 1967). Refer to Slave Girls. | ||||
| Prelude to a Kiss | Norman Rene 1992 |
Bodyswap | |
Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan |
| Premonition | Mennan Yapo 2007 |
Clairvoyant Visions | |
Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon |
| The Prestige | Christopher Nolan 2006 |
Rival Victorian Stage Magicians | |
Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale |
| The Price of Milk | Harry Sinclair 2000 |
Kiwi Magical Realism | |
Danielle Cormack, Karl Urban |
| Prince Charming | Allan Arkush 2000 |
Fairytale Prince in the Modern Day | |
Sean Maguire, Martin Short, Christina Applegate |
| The Prince of Egypt | Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells 1998 |
Animation/The Biblical Exodus | |
Voices: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Mike Newell 2010 |
Videogame Adaptation/Arabian Nights Adventure | |
Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton |
| Prince Valiant | Anthony Hickox 1997 |
Sword and Sorcery/Comic-Strip Adaptation | |
Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigl, Joanna Lumley |
| Princes and Princesses | Michel Ocelot 1999 |
Animated Fairytale Anthology | |
[Animation] |
| The Princess and the Cobbler (Richard Williams, 1994). Refer to The Thief and the Cobbler. | ||||
| The Princess and the Frog | Ron Clements, John Musker 2009 |
Disney Animation/Animal Transformation | ½ |
Voices: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos |
| The Princess and the Goblin | Jozsef Gemes 1992 |
Animation/Fairytale | |
|
| The Princess Bride | Rob Reiner 1987 |
Fairytale Romance/Swashbuckler | |
Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright, Chris Sarandon |
| Princess Mononoke | Hayao Miyazaki 1997 |
Anime/Epic Fantasy | |
[Animation] |
| Princess of the Sun | Philippe Leclerc 2007 |
Ancient Egypt Adventure/Animation | ½ |
[Animation] |
| The Projectionist | Harry Hurwitz 1971 |
Movie Projectionist’s Daydreams |
|
Chuck McCann, Rodney Dangerfield |
| Prospero’s Books | Peter Greenaway 1991 |
Shakespeare Adaptation | |
John Gielgud, Isabelle Pasco |
| Providence | Alain Resnais 1977 |
Meta-Fiction | |
John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, David Warner |
| Puffball | Nicolas Roeg 2007 |
Witchcraft and Pregnancy |
|
Kelly Reilly, Miranda Richardson |
| Pufnstuf | Hollingsworth Morse 1970 |
Gonzo Children’s Film/Magical Island | |
Jack Wild, Billy Hayes |
| A Pure Formality | Giuseppe Tornatore 1994 |
Police Interrogation/Deathdream | ½ |
|
| The Purple Rose of Cairo | Woody Allen 1985 |
Character Steps Out of a Film | |
Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels |
| Puss in Boots | Eugene Marner 1987 |
Fairy-Tale | |
Christopher Walken, Jason Connery |
| Puss in Boots | Phil Nibbelink 1999 |
Animation/Fairytale | |
Voices: Michael York, Judge Reinhold |
| Puss in Boots | Chris Miller 2011 |
Animation/Talking Cat Adventurer | ½ |
Voices: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek |
| The Pyramid of Fear (Barry Levinson, 1985). Refer to Young Sherlock Holmes. | ||||
| Pyrates | Noah Stern 1991 |
Pyrokinesis Relationship Comedy | |
Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick |
| Q | ||||
| The Quest (Brian Trenchard-Smith, 1986). Refer to Frog Dreaming. | ||||
| Quest for Camelot | Frederik Du Chau 1998 | Animation/Arthurian Fantasy | |
Voices: Jessalyn Gilsig, Cary Elwes, Gary Oldman |