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INDEX OF FANTASY TITLES R-Z
The Ratings:
 —Terrible |
 —Disappointingly Poor |
| — |
—Fair But Not Great |
| —Very Good |
—A Masterpiece |
| Title | Rating | Stars | ||
| R | ||||
| Racing Stripes | Frederik Du Chau 2005 | Racing Zebra/Talking Barnyard Animals | |
Hayden Panettiere, Bruce Greenwood |
| Radio Flyer | Richard Donner 1992 |
Childhood Abuse/Fantasy of Flight | |
Elijah Wood, Lorraine Bracco |
| Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate (Various Directors, 1984). Refer to The Dungeonmaster. | ||||
| Raging Angels | Alan Smithee 1994 |
Christian Spiritual War | |
Sean Patrick Flanery, Michael Paré, Diane Ladd |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Steven Spielberg 1981 |
Archaeological Adventure | ½ |
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman |
| Rainbow | Bob Hoskins 1995 |
Journey Up a Rainbow/Children’s Film | |
Bob Hoskins, Dan Aykroyd |
| Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer | Bernard DeVries, Kimio Yabuki 1985 |
Animation/Magic Horse Saves the Universe | |
[Animation] |
| Rango | Gore Verbinski 2011 |
Animation/Talking Animal Western Homage |
|
Voices: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Ned Beatty, Alfred Molina |
| The Rapture | Michael Tolkin 1991 |
The Biblical End of the World | |
Mimi Rogers, Will Patton, David Duchovny |
| Rashomon | Akira Kurosawa 1950 |
The Subjectivity of Perception | |
Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo |
| Rat | Steve Barron 2000 |
Man Transforms into a Rat | ½ |
Imelda Staunton, Pete Postlethwaite |
| Rat Pfink a Boo Boo | Ray Dennis Steckler 1965 |
Masked Superheroes/Classic Bad Movie | ½ | Vin Saxon, Carolyn Brandt |
| Ratatouille | Brad Bird 2007 |
Pixar Animation/Talking Rat Chef | ½ |
Voices: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Peter O’Toole |
| Ratboy | Sondra Locke 1986 |
Deformed Boy Fable | |
Sondra Locke, Gerrit Graham |
| Reckless Kelly | Yahoo Serious 1993 |
Gonzo Bank Robber Comedy | |
Yahoo Serious, Hugo Weaving, Alexei Sayle |
| Re-Cycle | Pang Brothers 2006 |
Fantastical Dream World of Discarded Ideas | |
Lee Sinje, Lawrence Chou |
| Red Riding Hood | Adam Brooks 1987 |
Fairy-Tale | |
Craig T. Nelson, Isabella Rossellini |
| Red Riding Hood | Catherine Hardwicke 2011 |
Adult Fairytale | ½ |
Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Shiloh Fernandez |
| The Red Shoes | Michael Powell 1948 |
Ballet Drama/Fairytale Magic Shoes | |
Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook |
| Red Sonja | Richard Fleischer 1985 |
Amazonian Warrior/Sword and Sorcery | |
Brigitte Nielsen, Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| The Red Violin | Francois Girard 1998 |
Stories of a Cursed Violin | |
Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Flemyng, Greta Scacchi |
| The Reflecting Skin | Philip Ridley 1990 |
Surreal Vision of Disturbed Childhood | |
Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan |
| Reign of Fire | Rob Bowman 2002 |
Dragon-Ruled Future | ½ |
Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey |
| Remo: The First Adventure (Guy Hamilton, 1985). Refer to Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. | ||||
| Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous (Guy Hamilton, 1985). Refer to Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. | ||||
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Guy Hamilton 1985 |
Martial Arts Super-Spy | |
Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Kate Mulgrew |
| Repeat Performance | Alfred Werker 1947 |
Personal Past Revisited | |
Joan Leslie, Tom Conway, Richard Basehart |
| Repeaters | Carl Bessai 2010 |
Timeloop | |
Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew, Richard de Klerk |
| Resurrection | Daniel Petrie 1980 |
Faith Healer | |
Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard |
| The Return of Jafar | Toby Shelton, Tad Stones, Alan Zaslove 1994 |
Disney Animation/Aladdin Sequel | |
Voices: Scott Weinger, Dan Castellaneta |
| Return to Never Land | Robin Budd 2002 |
Disney Animation/Peter Pan Sequel | ½ |
[Animation] |
| Return to Oz | Walter Murch 1985 |
Wizard of Oz Sequel | ½ |
Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson |
| Revelation | Andre van Heerden 1999 |
The Anti-Christ in Virtual Reality | |
Jeff Fahey, Carol Alt, Nick Mancuso |
| Richie Rich | Donald Petrie 1994 |
Comic-Book Rich Kid | |
Macaulay Culkin, John Larroquette |
| Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish | John Murlowski 1998 |
Comic-Book Rich Kid/Alternate Timeline | |
David Gallagher, Eugene Levy, Lesley Ann Warren |
| Rio | Carlos Saldanha 2011 |
Animation/Talking Macaws | ½ |
Voices: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway |
| River Queen | Vincent Ward 2005 |
Maori Wars Historical Epic/Precognitive Dream | |
Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland, Cliff Curtis |
| The Road to El Dorado | Eric ‘Bibi’ Bergeron, Don Paul 2000 |
Animation/Lost City | |
Voices: Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez |
| Road to Morocco | David Butler 1942 |
Screwball Comedy | ½ |
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby |
| Robin Hood | Wolfgang Reitherman 1973 |
Disney Animation/Legend Enacted with Talking Animals | |
Voices: Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas |
| Robots | Chris Wedge 2005 |
Animation/Cute Robots | ½ |
Voices: Ewan McGregor, Robin Williams, Halle Berry |
| Rock-a-Doodle | Don Bluth 1991 |
Boy’s Animated Adventures/Singing Rooster | |
Voices: Glenn Campbell, Ellen Greene |
| Rough Magic | Clara Peploe 1995 |
Magical Realism | |
Bridget Fonda, Russell Crowe, Jim Broadbent |
| Rover Dangerfield | Jim George, Bob Seeley 1991 |
Animation/Talking Dog’s Adventures | |
Voices: Rodney Dangerfield |
| Rubber | Quentin Dupieux 2010 |
Killer Car Tire/Meta-Fictional Monster Movie Parody | |
Stephen Spinella, Wings Hauser |
| Rugrats in Paris: The Movie | Stig Bergqvist, Paul Demeyer 2000 |
Animation/Talking Babies | |
[Animation] |
| The Rugrats Movie | Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien 1998 |
Animation/Talking Babies | |
[Animation] |
| Rumpelstiltskin | David Irving 1987 |
Fairy-Tale | |
Amy Irving, Billy Barty |
| Run Lola Run | Tom Tykwer 1998 |
Alternate Timelines | ½ |
Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu |
| Russian Ark | Alexander Sokurov 2002 |
Walk Through Russian History/Temporal Disjunctions | |
|
| S | ||||
| S. Darko | Chris Fisher 2009 |
Donnie Darko Sequel | ½ |
Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan |
| The Sacrifice | Andrei Tarkovsky 1986 |
Praying Back the Nuclear Holocaust | ½ |
Erland Josephson, Susan Fleetwood |
| The Saddest Music in the World | Guy Maddin 2003 |
Kitsch Surrealism | |
Isabella Rossellini, Mark McKinney |
| Saint Clara | Ari Folman, Ori Savan 1996 |
Precognitive Girl | |
|
| Saludos Amigos | Various 1942 |
Disney Animation/South American Travelogue | |
[Animation] |
| The Sandlot 3 (William Dear, 2007). Refer to The Sandlot: Heading Home. | ||||
| The Sandlot: Heading Home | William Dear 2007 |
Baseball Star Returns to His Childhood | |
Keanu Pires, Danny Nucci, Luke Perry |
| The Sandman | Peter Luisi 2011 |
Gonzo Comedy/Man Starts to Uncontrollably Shed Sand |
|
Fabian Krüger, Irene Brügger |
| Santa and Sons & Daughter! | Robert Battaile 2005 |
Christmas Film | |
|
| Santa Baby | Ron Underwood 2006 |
Santa’s Daughter | |
Jenny McCarthy, George Wendt |
| Santa Claus Conquers the Martians | Nicholas Webster 1964 |
Santa on Mars/Classic Bad Movie | |
|
| Santa Claus – The Movie | Jeannot Szwarc 1985 |
The Santa Claus Story | |
David Huddleston, Dudley Moore, John Lithgow |
| The Santa Clause | John Pasquin 1994 |
Man Becomes Santa | |
Tim Allen, Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold |
| The Santa Clause 2 | Michael Lembeck 2002 |
Santa Seeks a Wife | ½ |
Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell |
| The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Michael Lembeck 2006 |
Santa vs Jack Frost | |
Tim Allen, Martin Short |
| Santa Sangre | Alejandro Jodorowsky 1989 |
Surrealism/Psychologically Disturbed Mime Artist | |
Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell |
| The Saragossa Manuscript | Wojciech J. Has 1965 |
Tapestry of Fabulist Tales | ½ |
|
| Savages | James Ivory 1972 |
Savage Tribe Inexplicably Become Aristocrats | |
Anne Francine, Thayer David, Martin Kove |
| Saving Grace | Costa Botes 1998 |
Contemporary Jesus | |
Jim Moriarty, Kirsty Hamilton |
| Saviour of the Soul | David Lai, Corey Yuen 1992 |
Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy | ½ |
Andy Lau, Anita Mui, Gloria Yip |
| Saviour of the Soul 2 | David Lai, Corey Yuen 1992 |
Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy | ½ |
Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan |
| Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills | Paul Bartel 1989 |
Sexual Rondeau Comedy/Ghost | |
Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Woronov, Ed Begley Jr |
| The Science of Sleep | Michel Gondry 2006 |
Dreams and Wacky Surrealism | |
Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg |
| Scooby-Doo | Raja Gosnell 2002 |
Ghostbusting Team/Cartoon in Live-Action | |
Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr |
| Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Raja Gosnell 2004 |
Ghostbusting Team/Cartoon in Live-Action | |
Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr |
| Scoop | Woody Allen 2006 |
Journalistic Tips from the Afterlife | |
Woody Allen, Scarlett Johansson |
| The Scorpion King | Chuck Russell 2002 |
Sword and Sorcery | |
The Rock, Kelly Hu |
| The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior | Russell Mulcahy 2008 |
Sword and Sorcery | |
Michael Copon, Randy Couture |
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Edgar Wright 2010 |
Teenage Nerd Romance/Gonzo Superheroics | ½ |
Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead |
| Scrooge | Brian Desmond-Hurst 1951 |
Miser’s Redemption | ½ |
Alistair Sim, Mervyn Johns |
| Scrooge | Ronald Neame 1970 |
Miser’s Redemption | ½ |
Albert Finney, Alec Guinness |
| Scrooged | Richard Donner 1988 |
Modernized A Christmas Carol | |
Bill Murray, Karen Allen |
| Seance on a Wet Afternoon | Bryan Forbes 1964 |
Medium/Kidnap Thriller | |
Richard Attenborough, Kim Stanley |
| The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Balaoo | Duncan MacLachlan 1997 |
Jungle Boy | |
Jamie Williams, Bill Campbell, Roddy McDowall |
| Second Sight | Joel Zwick 1989 |
Psychic Detective Agency | |
John Larroquette, Bronson Pinchot, Stuart Pankin |
| Second Time Lucky | Michael Anderson 1984 |
Adam and Eve Comedy | |
Diane Franklin, Roger Wilson, Robert Helpmann |
| The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb | The Bolex Brothers 1993 |
Little Person/Surreal Bizarreness | |
|
| The Secret Kingdom | David Schmoeller 1997 |
Miniature World Under the Kitchen Sink | |
|
| The Secret of Kells | Tomm Moore 2009 |
Animation/Celtic History and Mythology | |
Voices: Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally |
| The Secret of Moonacre | Gabor Csupo 2008 |
Victorian Children’s Fantasy Film | ½ |
Ioan Gruffudd, |
| The Secret of N.I.M.H. | Don Bluth 1982 |
Animation/Talking Animal Quest | |
Voices: Elizabeth Hartman, Derek Jacobi |
| The Secret of Roan Inish | John Sayles 1994 |
Irish Roots/Selkie Legend | ½ |
Jeni Courtney, John Lynch |
| Seeing Heaven | Ian Powell 2010 |
Gay Clairvoyance Film |
|
|
| The Seeker: The Dark is Rising | David L. Cunningham 2007 |
Epic Fantasy Adventure | |
Alexander Ludwig, Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane |
| Sensation | Brian Grant 1994 |
Clairvoyant Murder Mystery/Erotic Thriller | |
Kari Wuhrer, Eric Roberts |
| Serendipity | Peter Chelsom 2001 |
Fate Romance | ½ |
John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale |
| Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. | Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz 1991 |
Gonzo Superhero/Troma Film | |
Rick Gianisi, Susan Byun |
| The Seven Magnificent Gladiators | Bruno Mattei 1985 |
Italian Muscleman Adventure | ½ | Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning |
| 17 Again | Burr Steers 2009 |
Ageswap Fantasy | Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Matthew Perry | |
| The Seventh Seal | Ingmar Bergman 1957 |
Death Incarnate | |
Max Von Sydow, Bibi Andersson |
| The 7th Voyage of Sinbad | Nathan Juran 1958 |
Arabian Nights Adventures | |
Kerwin Mathews, Torin Thatcher |
| Sex and Death 101 | Daniel Waters 2007 |
Man Receives a List of All the Women He Will Ever Have Sex With | |
Simon Baker, Winona Ryder |
| Sex and Zen | Michael Mak 1991 |
Hong Kong Erotic Comedy | |
Lawrence Ng, Amy Yip |
| Sex & Zen II | Chin Man Kei 1996 |
Hong Kong Erotic Comedy/Gender Changing Sorcerer | |
Lorretta Lee Lai-Chun, Elvis Tsui |
| Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | Christopher Sun 2011 |
Hong Kong Erotic Comedy |
|
Hiro Hayama, Tony Ho, Leni Lan |
| Shadey | Philip Saville 1985 |
Psychic Photography | |
Anthony Sher, Patrick MacNee, Leslie Ash |
| The Shadow | Russell Mulcahy 1994 |
Mystical Superhero | |
Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Ian McKellen |
| The Shadow of Mary Poppins | Lisa Matthews 2002 |
Mary Poppins’ Creator Documentary | |
[Documentary] |
| Shadow of the Pepper Tree (Francesca Fisher, Taggart Siegel, 1995). Refer to The Offering. | ||||
| Shadows and Fog | Woody Allen 1992 |
Kafka and German Expressionism Homage | |
Woody Allen, Mia Farrow |
| The Shaggy Dog | Charles Barton 1959 |
Teenager Transforms Into a Dog/Disney Comedy | |
Tommy Kirk, Fred MacMurray, Annette Funicello |
| The Shaggy Dog | Brian Robbins 2006 |
Man Transforms Into a Dog Comedy | |
Tim Allen, Kristin Davis, Robert Downey Jr |
| Shallow Hal | Bobby & Peter Farrelly 2001 |
Man Suddenly Sees Ugly Girls as Beautiful Comedy | |
Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow |
| Shaolin Soccer | Stephen Chow 2001 |
Flying Martial Arts and Soccer | |
Stephen Chow |
| Shark Tale | Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman 2004 |
Animation/Talking Fish | ½ |
Voices: Will Smith, Jack Black, Robert De Niro, Angelina Jolie |
| She | Lansing C. Holden, Irving Pichel 1935 |
Lost City/Immortal Queen | |
Helen Gaghan, Randolph Scott, Nigel Bruce |
| She | Robert Day 1965 |
Lost City/Immortal Queen/Hammer Film | |
Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee |
| She Starts the Fire | Jing Wong 1992 |
Hong Kong Pyrokinesis Comedy | |
John Ching, Chingmy Yau |
| Sheena | John Guillermin 1984 |
Jungle Girl | |
Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass |
| The Shepherdess and the Chimneysweep (Paul Grimault, 1980). Refer to The King and the Mockingbird. | ||||
| Sherlock Holmes | Guy Ritchie 2009 |
Sherlock Holmes vs Black Magic | |
Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law |
| Shock Treatment | Jim Sharman 1981 |
Rocky Horror Sequel | ½ |
Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Barry Humphries |
| Shortbus | John Cameron Mitchell 2006 |
Modern Sexuality | |
Sook-Yin Lee, Lindsay Beamish |
| Shorts | Robert Rodriguez 2009 |
Magic Wishing Stone | ½ |
James Spader, Leslie Mann, William H. Macy |
| The Shout | Jerzy Skolimowski 1978 |
Enigmatic Stranger With Supernatural Powers | |
Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York |
| Shrek | Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson 2001 |
Animation/Fairytale Spoof | |
Voices: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz |
| Shrek 2 | Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon 2004 |
Animation/Fairytale Spoof | |
Voices: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz |
| Shrek Forever After | Mike Mitchell 2010 |
Animation/Fairytale Spoof | |
Voices: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz |
| Shrek the Third | Chris Miller 2007 |
Animation/Fairytale Spoof | |
Voices: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz |
| Siegfried | Fritz Lang 1924 |
Epic Heroic Legend | ½ |
Paul Richter, Theodor Loos |
| Siesta | Mary Lambert 1987 |
Deathdream | |
Ellen Barkin, Gabriel Byrne |
| The Silent Flute | Richard Moore 1978 |
Zen Quest | |
David Carradine, Christopher Lee |
| The Silent One | Yvonne Mackay 1984 |
Deaf Polynesian Boy Befriends a Sea Turtle | |
Anzac Wallace, Pat Evison |
| Silent Tongue | Sam Shepard 1994 |
Western/American Indian Ghost | ½ |
Richard Harris, Alan Bates, River Phoenix |
| The Silver Brumby | John Tatoulis 1993 |
The Lives of Horses | |
Russell Crowe, Caroline Goodall |
| The Simian Line | Linda Yellen 2000 |
Magical Realist Ensemble Drama | |
Lynn Redgrave, Cindy Crawford, William Hurt |
| Simon Magus | Ben Hopkins 1999 |
Orthodox Jewish Village/Visions of the Devil | |
Noah Taylor, Stuart Townsend, Rutger Hauer |
| A Simple Wish | Michael Ritchie 1997 |
Inept Fairy Godmother | |
Martin Short, Mara Wilson, Kathleen Turner |
| Simply Irresistible | Mark Tarlov 1999 |
Magical Realism/Magical Cooking | |
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery |
| The Simpsons Movie | David Silverman 2007 |
The Simpsons Film Spinoff | ½ |
Voices: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright |
| Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Sam Wanamaker 1977 |
Arabian Nights Adventure | |
Patrick Wayne, Jane Seymour |
| Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists | Allan Jacobs, Evan Ricks 2000 |
Arabian Nights Adventure/Animation | ½ |
Voices: Brendan Fraser, Leonard Nimoy |
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | Patrick Gilmore, Tim Johnson 2003 |
Arabian Nights Adventure/Animation | |
Voices: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Sinbad of the Seven Seas | Enzo G. Castellari 1989 |
Arabian Nights Adventure | |
Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner |
| The Singing Detective | Keith Gordon 2003 |
Detective Story Daydreams | |
Robert Downey Jr, Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson |
| Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus | Harvey Frost 2004 |
Santa’s Son Seeks a Wife | |
Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard |
| Sir Henry at Rawlinson End | Steve Roberts 1980 |
Surrealism | |
Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee |
| The Sixth Man | Randall Miller 1997 |
Ghost Aids Basketball Team | |
Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison |
| Sleeping Beauty | Clyde Geronimi 1959 |
Disney Animation/Fairy-Tale | |
[Animation] |
| The Sleeping Beauty | Catherine Breillat 2010 |
Fairytale | |
|
| Sliding Doors | Peter Howitt 1998 |
Alternate Life Pathways | |
Gwyneth Paltrow, John Lynch, John Hannah |
| The Slipper and the Rose | Bryan Forbes 1976 |
Cinderella Adaptation | |
Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven |
| The Smurfs | Raja Gosnell 2011 |
Cartoon in Live-Action |
|
Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays |
| Smurfs and the Magic Flute | John Rust 1976 |
Animation/Cute Blue-Skinned Creatures | |
[Animation] |
| Snakeskin | Gillian Ashurst 2001 |
Surreal New Zealand Road Movie | |
Melanie Lynskey, Boyd Kestner |
| The Snow Queen | Martin Gates 1995 |
Animation/Fairy-Tale | |
Voices: Helen Mirren, Hugh Laurie |
| Snow Queen | David Wu 2002 |
Fairy-Tale/Epic Quest | |
Bridget Fonda, Chelsea Hobbs |
| Snow White | Michael Berz 1987 |
Fairy-Tale | |
Diana Rigg, Sarah Patterson |
| Snow White | Caroline Thompson 2001 |
Fairy-Tale | |
Miranda Richardson, Kristin Kreuk |
| Snow White | Angelin Preljocaj 2009 |
Fairy-Tale Ballet Adaptation | |
|
| Snow White: A Tale of Terror | Michael Cohn 1997 |
Adult Fairy-Tale | ½ |
Sigourney Weaver, Monica Keena, Sam Neill |
| Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | David Hand 1937 |
Disney Animation/Fairy-Tale | |
[Animation] |
| Snow White and the Three Stooges | Walter Lang 1961 |
Idiots Enact a Fairytale | |
The Three Stooges, Carol Heiss |
| Solitaire for 2 | Gary Sinyor 1995 |
Romantic Comedy/Telepathic Woman | |
Amanda Pays, Mark Frankel, Jason Isaacs |
| Solomon Kane | Michael J. Bassett 2009 |
Puritan Era Sword and Sorcery | |
James Purefoy, Rachel Hurd-Wood |
| Something Wicked This Way Comes | Jack Clayton 1983 |
Sinister Circus/Ray Bradbury Adaptation | |
Jonathan Pryce, Jason Robards |
| Somewhere in Time | Jeannot Szwarc 1980 |
Time-Travel Romance | |
Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour |
| The Son of Kong | Ernest B. Schoedsack 1933 |
King Kong Sequel | ½ |
Robert Armstrong, Helen Mark |
| Son of the Mask | Lawrence Guterman 2005 |
The Mask Sequel | |
Jamie Kennedy, Alan Cumming |
| Song of the South | Various 1946 |
African-American Tall Tales/Disney Animation | ½ |
James Baskett, Bobby Driscoll |
| Songs from the Second Floor | Roy Andersson 2000 |
Surreal Vignettes | |
|
| The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Jon Turteltaub 2010 |
Apprentice Wizard | |
Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina |
| South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Trey Parker 1999 |
South Park Film/Absurdist Adult Animation |
|
Voices: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes |
| Space Jam | Joe Pytka 1996 |
Toon Basketball | |
Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny |
| Spawn | Mark A.Z. Dippé 1997 |
Demon Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation | |
Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen |
| Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns (Ted Nicolaou, 1996). Refer to Leapin’ Leprechauns! 2. | ||||
| Spider | David Cronenberg 2002 |
Inside a Mentally Ill Man’s Mind | ½ |
Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles | Mark Waters 2008 |
Secret World of Magical Creatures | ½ |
Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker |
| The Spirit | Frank Miller 2008 |
Comic-Book Superhero | ½ |
Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Mendes |
| The Spirit is Willing | William Castle 1967 |
Ghost Comedy | |
Sid Caesar, Vera Miles |
| The Spirit of the Beehive | Victor Erice 1974 |
Spanish Childhood/Ghost of the Frankenstein Monster | |
|
| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | Kelly Asbury, Lorna Cook 2002 |
Animation/The Lives of Wild Horses | |
Voices: Matt Damon, James Cromwell |
| Spirited Away | Hayao Miyazaki 2001 |
Anime/Afterlife Bathhouse | |
[Animation] |
| Splash! | Ron Howard 1984 |
Mermaid Comedy | |
Tom Hanks, Darryl Hannah, John Candy |
| Split Infinity | Stan Ferguson 1992 |
Children’s Time Travel Story | |
Melora Slover |
| The Spring | David S. Jackson 2000 |
Fountain of Youth/Sinister Small Town | |
Kyle MacLachlan, Alison Eastwood |
| Stairway to Heaven (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1946). Refer to A Matter of Life and Death. | ||||
| Stardust | Matthew Vaughn 2007 |
Epic Fantasy Adventure | ½ |
Charlie Cox, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro |
| Stay Tuned | Peter Hyams 1992 |
Hell as a TV Show Comedy | ½ | John Ritter, Pam Dawber |
| The Storm Riders | Andrew Lau 1998 |
Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | |
Sonny Chiba, Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng |
| The Story of Mankind | Irwin Allen 1957 |
Heavenly Tribunal Judges Human History | |
Ronald Colman, Vincent Price, Groucho Marx, Peter Lorre |
| Strange Cargo | Frank Borzage 1940 |
Jesus Christ Aids Devil’s Island Escapees | |
Clark Gable, Joan Crawford |
| The Strange Case of Angelica | Manoel de Oliveira 2010 |
Haunting |
|
Ricardo Trepa, Pilar Lopez de Ayala |
| The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle | Cilla Ware 2005 |
Arthur Conan Doyle Biopic-Mystery/Meta-Fiction | |
Douglas Henshall, Tim McInnerny |
| Stranger Than Fiction | Marc Forster 2006 |
Meta-Fiction | ½ |
Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson |
| Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li | Andrzej Bartkowiak 2009 |
Videogame Adaptation | |
Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein |
| Strings | Anders Rønnow-Klarlund 2004 |
World of Puppets | ½ |
[Puppets] |
| Stroke of Midnight (Tom Clegg, 1990). Refer to If the Shoe Fits. | ||||
| Stuart Little | Rob Minkoff 1999 |
Mouse Boy | |
Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie |
| Stuart Little 2 | Rob Minkoff 2002 |
Mouse Boy | |
Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Melanie Griffith |
| Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild | Audu Paden 2005 |
Animation/Mouse Boy | ½ |
Voices: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie |
| Stuff | James Dunnison 1999 |
Resurrection Ring/Black Comedy | |
|
| Sublime | Tony Krantz 2007 |
Hospital Nightmare and Hallucinations | |
Tom Cavanagh, Kathleen York |
| Sucker Punch | Zack Snyder 2011 |
Fantasy Action in Dreamed Alternate Realities |
|
Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone |
| Suddenly 30 (Gary Winick, 2004). Refer to 13 Going on 30. | ||||
| Super | James Gunn 2010 |
Schmuck Tries to Become a Superhero | ½ |
Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon |
| Superheroes | Michael Barnett 2011 |
Real-Life Superheroes Documentary | ½ |
[Documentary] |
| The Supernormal | Lo Ting Kit 1992 |
Chinese Supernatural Documentary | |
[Documentary] |
| Surf’s Up | Ash Brannon, Chris Buck 2007 |
Animation/Surfing Penguins | |
Voices: Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges |
| Surviving Life | Jan Svankmajer 2010 |
Dreams and Wacky Surrealism | |
|
| The Swan Princess | Richard Rich 1994 |
Animated Fairy-Tale | ½ |
Voices: Jack Palance, John Cleese |
| The Sword and the Sorcerer | Albert Pyun 1982 |
Sword and Sorcery | ½ |
Lee Horsley, Richard Lynch |
| The Sword in the Stone | Wolfgang Reitherman 1963 |
King Arthur’s Childhood/Disney Animation | |
[Animation] |
| The Sword of the Barbarians | Michele Massimo Tarantini 1982 |
Italian Sword and Sorcery | Peter McCoy | |
| Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | Stephen Weeks 1983 |
Sword and Sorcery | |
Miles O’Keeffe, Sean Connery |
| Swordsman | King Hu 1990 |
Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | |
Sam Hui, Michelle Reis |
| The Swordsman | Michael Kennedy 1992 |
Mystical Sword/Action/Reincarnation | |
Lorenzo Lamas, Claire Stansfield |
| Swordsman II | Ching Siu-Tung 1992 |
Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | |
Jet Li, Brigitte Lin |
| Swordsman III: The East is Red | Ching Siu-Tung 1993 |
Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | ½ |
Brigitte Lin, Joey Wong |
| Synecdoche, New York | Charlie Kaufman 2008 |
Meta-Fiction and Surrealism | |
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener |
| T | ||||
| The Tai Chi Master | Woo Ping-yuen 1993 |
Hong Kong Martial Arts | |
Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh |
| Take Shelter | Jeff Nichols 2011 |
Possible Premonitions of Disaster | ½ |
Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain |
| The Tale of Despereaux | Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen 2008 |
Animation/Talking Animal Adventures | |
Voices: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman |
| Tales from Earthsea | Goro Miyazaki 2006 |
Anime/Epic Fantasy | |
[Animation] |
| Tales of an Ancient Empire | Albert Pyun 2010 |
Sword and Sorcery/Vampires | ½ | Kevin Sorbo, Lee Horsley, Melissa Ordway |
| Tales of Beatrix Potter | Reginald Mills 1971 |
Talking Animal Ballet | |
[Ballet] |
| Talking to Heaven | Stephen Gyllenhaal 2002 |
True-Life Medium Biopic | |
Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen |
| Tall Tale | Jeremiah Chechik 1995 |
Characters from Wild West Legends | |
Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Scott Glenn |
| Tangled | Nathan Greno, Byron Howard 2010 |
Disney Animation/Rapunzel Adaptation |
|
Voices: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi |
| Taro, The Dragon Boy | Kirio Urayama 1979 |
Anime/Young Boy’s Adventures | |
[Animation] |
| Tarzan | Chris Buck, Kevin Lima 1999 |
Jungle Hero/Disney Animation | |
Voices: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver |
| Tarzan and His Mate | Cedric Gibbons 1934 |
Jungle Hero | |
Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan |
| Tarzan and the Lost City | Carl Schenkel 1998 |
Jungle Hero | |
Casper Van Dien, Jane March |
| Tarzan and the Valley of Gold | Robert Day 1966 |
Jungle Hero | ½ |
Mike Henry, Nancy Kovack |
| Tarzan Escapes | Richard Thorpe 1936 |
Jungle Hero | |
Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan |
| Tarzan Finds a Son | Richard Thorpe 1939 |
Jungle Hero | |
Johnny Weissmiller, Maureen O’Sullivan |
| Tarzan the Ape Man | W.S. Van Dyke 1932 |
Jungle Hero | |
Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan |
| Tarzan the Ape Man | John Derek 1981 |
Softcore Tarzan Adaptation | |
Bo Derek, Richard Harris, Miles O’Keeffe |
| Tarzan Triumphs | William Thiele 1943 |
Jungle Hero | |
Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Sheffield |
| Tarzan’s Desert Mystery | William Thiele 1943 |
Jungle Hero | |
Johnny Weissmuller, Nancy Kelly |
| Tarzan’s Fight for Life | Bruce Humberstone 1958 |
Jungle Hero | |
Gordon Scott, Eve Brent |
| Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure | John Guillermin 1959 |
Jungle Hero | |
Gordon Scott, Anthony Quayle, Sean Connery |
| Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle | Harold Schuster 1955 |
Jungle Hero | |
Gordon Scott, Vera Miles |
| Tarzan’s New York Adventure | Richard Thorpe 1942 |
Jungle Hero Comes to Civilization | |
Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan |
| Tarzan’s Secret Treasure | Richard Thorpe 1941 |
Jungle Hero | |
Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan |
| Taxandria | Raoul Servais 1994 |
Fabulism/Surreal Fantasy Dystopia | ½ |
Armin Mueller-Stahl, Andrew Sachs |
| Taxidermia | György Pálfi 2006 |
Tales of Gross-Out Surrealism | |
|
| Teen Wolf | Rod Daniel 1985 |
Teenage Werewolf Comedy | |
Michael J. Fox, James Hampton |
| Teen Wolf Too | Christopher Leitch 1987 |
Teenage Werewolf Comedy | |
Jason Bateman, John Astin |
| Tekkonkinkreet | Michael Arias 2006 |
Anime/The Lives of Street Kids | |
[Animation] |
| The Tempest | Derek Jarman 1979 |
Shakespeare Adaptation | |
Heathcote Williams, Toyah Wilcox |
| Tempest | Paul Mazursky 1982 |
Modernised Shakespeare Adaptation | |
John Cassavetes, Susan Sarandon, Molly Ringwald, Raul Julia |
| The Tempest | Julie Taymor 2010 |
Shakespeare Adaptation | ½ |
Helen Mirren, Russell Brand, Ben Whishaw, Alfred Molina |
| The Temptation of Dr Antonio | Federico Fellini 1962 |
Giant Anita Ekberg Steps Off a Billboard |
|
Anita Ekberg, Peppino De Filippo |
| Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny | Liam Lynch 2006 |
Rockstars’ Gonzo Quest | |
Jack Black, Kyle Gass |
| The Tenant | Roman Polanski 1976 |
Apartment Block Paranoia/Identity Exchange | |
Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani |
| The Testament of Dr Mabuse | Fritz Lang 1933 |
Mind-Controlling Criminal Mastermind | ½ |
Otto Wernicke, Rudolf Klein-Rogge |
| The Testament of Orpheus | Jean Cocteau 1960 |
French Existentialism/Meta-Fictional Autobiography | |
Jean Cocteau |
| That Eye, The Sky | John Ruane 1994 |
Ambiguous Miraculous Visitor | |
Peter Coyote, Lisa Harrow |
| There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble | John Hay 2000 |
Magic Soccer Boots | ½ |
Lewis McKenzie, Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone |
| They Came Back | Robin Campillo 2004 |
The Dead Return to Life | ½ |
Geraldine Pailhas, Jonathan Zaccai |
| The Thief and the Cobbler | Richard Williams 1994 |
Gonzo Arabian Nights Adventure/Animation | |
[Animation] |
| The Thief Lord | Richard Claus 2006 |
Orphan Thieves Fantasy | ½ |
Aaron Johnson, Rollo Weeks, Jim Carter |
| The Thief of Bagdad | Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan 1940 |
Arabian Nights Adventure | |
Sabu, John Justin, Conrad Veidt |
| The Thief of Baghdad | Arthur Lubin 1961 |
Arabian Nights Adventure | |
Steve Reeves |
| The Thief of Baghdad | Clive Donner 1979 |
Arabian Nights Adventure | |
Roddy McDowall, Terence Stamp, Peter Ustinov |
| Think Dirty (Jim Clark, 1970). Refer to Every Home Should Have One. | ||||
| The Third Miracle | Agnieszka Holland 1999 |
Catholic Sainthood and Miracles | |
Ed Harris, Anne Heche, Armin Mueller-Stahl |
| 13 Going on 30 | Gary Winick 2004 |
Young Girl in a Woman’s Body | |
Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo |
| Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Britt Allcroft 2000 |
Talking Trains/Children’s Film | |
Alec Baldwin, Mara Wilson, Peter Fonda |
| Thomas Mao | Zhu Wen 2010 |
Film About Friendships with Flying Swordsmen and Aliens | ½ |
Thomas Rohdewald, Mao Yan |
| Thor | Kenneth Branagh 2011 |
Norse God Comic-Book Superhero | ½ |
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins |
| Those Dear Departed | Ted Robinson 1987 |
Ghostly Vengeance Black Comedy | |
Garry McDonald, Pamela Stephenson |
| Three Businessmen | Alex Cox 1998 |
Surreal Journey | |
Miguel Sandoval, Alex Cox |
| 300 | Zack Snyder 2007 |
Fantasticized Historical Battle/Graphic Novel Adaptation | |
Gerard Butler, Lena Headey |
| The Three Lights (Fritz Lang, 1921). Refer to Destiny. | ||||
| The Three Stooges Meet Hercules | Edward Bernds 1962 |
Idiots Time-Travel to Ancient Greece | |
The Three Stooges |
| Three Wishes | Martha Coolidge 1995 |
1950s Coming of Age Tale/Mysterious Stranger | |
Patrick Swayze, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
| The 3 Worlds of Gulliver | Jack Sher 1960 |
Big and Small Adventures | |
Kerwin Mathews, June Thorburn |
| Thumbelina | Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 1994 |
Animated Fairy-Tale | |
Voices: Jodi Benson, John Hurt |
| Tideland | Terry Gilliam 2005 |
Surreal World of Childhood Imagination | |
Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher, Jeff Bridges |
| The Tiger’s Tail | John Boorman 2006 |
Doppelganger Film | |
Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall |
| Time Bandits | Terry Gilliam 1981 |
Gonzo Adventures Throughout Time | ½ |
David Warner, Sean Connery, Ralph Richardson |
| Time Warriors (Huo Yao-Liang, 1989). Refer to The Iceman Cometh. | ||||
| The Tin Drum | Volker Schlondorff 1979 |
Boy Who Refuses to Grow Up/Nazi Allegory | ½ |
David Bennent, Mario Adorf, Charles Aznavour |
| Tin Man | Nick Willing 2007 |
Modernized Wizard of Oz | ½ |
Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Richard Dreyfuss |
| TinkerBell | Bradley Raymond 2008 |
Disney Animation/Fairy’s Adventures | |
[Animation] |
| Tintin and I | Anders Østergaard 2003 |
Documentary About Tintin’s Creator | |
[Documentary] |
| Tintin and the Blue Oranges | Philippe Condroyer 1965 |
Comic-Book Character | ½ |
Jean-Pierre Talbot, Jean Bouise |
| To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | Michael Pressman 1996 |
Ghosts of Memory | |
Peter Gallagher, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| tom thumb | George Pal 1958 |
Miniature Boy/Fairy Tale | |
Russ Tamblyn, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers |
| Tomb Raider (Simon West, 2001). Refer to Lara Croft, Tomb Raider. | ||||
| Tommy | Ken Russell 1975 |
Demented Rock Musical/Messianic Pinball Player | |
Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed |
| Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 | Wai ka-fai 1997 |
Alternate Timelines/Hong Kong Gangsters | ½ |
Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng |
| Too Tired to Die | Wonsuk Chin 1998 |
Personified Death/Indie Comedy | |
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Mira Sorvino |
| Tooth Fairy | Michael Lembeck 2010 |
Tough Guy Becomes a Tooth Fairy | |
Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd |
| El Topo | Alejandro Jodorowsky 1970 |
Surrealist Zen Western | ½ |
Alejandro Jodorowsky |
| Topper | Norman Z. McLeod 1937 |
Ghost Screwball Comedy | |
Roland Young, Cary Grant |
| Touch | Paul Schrader 1997 |
Faith Healer | |
Bridget Fonda, Skeet Ulrich, Christopher Walken |
| A Town Called Panic | Stephane Aubier, Vincent Patar 2009 |
Stop-Motion Animated Plastic Toys/Gonzo Comedy | |
[Animation] |
| Toy Story | John Lasseter 1995 |
Pixar Animation/The Secret Life of Toys | |
Voices: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen |
| Toy Story 2 | John Lasseter 1999 |
Pixar Animation/The Secret Life of Toys | |
Voices: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen |
| Toy Story 3 | Lee Unkrich 2010 |
Pixar Animation/The Secret Life of Toys | ½ |
Voices: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen |
| Toys | Barry Levinson 1992 |
Toy-Maker Wars/Gonzo Fantasy | |
Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Robin Wright |
| Track 29 | Nicolas Roeg 1988 |
Surrealism | ½ |
Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd |
| Treasure Hunt | Lau Chang Wei 1994 |
Hong Kong Comedy-Romance/Magical Girl | |
Chow Yun Fat |
| Treasure Island | Scott King 1999 |
Surrealism | |
|
| Treasure of the Four Crowns | Ferdinando Baldi 1983 |
Caper Adventure | |
Tony Anthony, Ana Obregon |
| The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick 2011 |
Lost American Childhood/The Evolution of Life on Earth | ½ |
Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain |
| The Trial | Orson Welles 1962 |
Bureaucratic Nightmare World/Kafka Adaptation | |
Anthony Perkins, Orson Welles |
| The Trial | David Jones 1993 |
Bureaucratic Nightmare World/Kafka Adaptation | ½ |
Kyle MacLachlan, Jason Robards, Anthony Hopkins |
| Triangle | Christopher Smith 2009 |
Timeloop | |
Melissa George, Michael Dorman |
| Tribulation | Andre van Heerden 2000 |
Christian End Times/Anti-Christ Dystopia | |
Gary Busey, Howie Mandel, Margot Kidder |
| The Trip | Roger Corman 1967 |
LSD Trip | |
Peter Fonda, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper |
| The Triplets of Belleville | Sylvain Chomain 2003 |
Gonzo Animation | |
[Animation] |
| Tristan + Isolde | Kevin Reynolds 2006 |
Historical Romance | |
James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell |
| Troll | John Carl Buechler 1986 |
Mischievous Creature | ½ |
Michael Moriarty, Shelley Hack, Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| The Troll Hunter | Andre Øvredal 2010 |
Troll Hunter Mockumentary | ½ |
Otto Jespersen |
| A Troll in Central Park | Don Bluth, Gary Goldman 1994 |
Animation/Troll’s Adventures in Human Civilization | |
Voices: Dom de Luise, Cloris Leachman |
| Tropical Malady | Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2003 |
Thai Anthology/Ghost Tiger | |
|
| Troubled Waters | John Stead 2006 |
Abduction Thriller/Psychic Detective | |
Jennifer Beals |
| The Trumpet of the Swan | Terry L. Noss, Richard Rich 2001 |
Animation/Talking Swans | |
Voices: Reese Witherspoon, Jason Alexander |
| Tuck Everlasting | Jay Russell 2002 |
Family of Immortals | |
Alexis Bledel, William Hurt, Ben Kingsley |
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story | Peter Greenaway 2003 |
Surreal Mock Biography | ½ |
J.J. Feild, Nigel Terry |
| The Twelve Tasks of Asterix | René Goscinny, Henri Gruel, Albert Uderzo, Pierre Watrin 1976 |
Animation/Comic-Book Character | |
[Animation] |
| Twice Upon a Yesterday | Maria Ripoll 1998 |
The Past Revisited/Romance | ½ |
Douglas Henshall, Lena Headey, Penelope Cruz |
| Twilight of the Ice Nymphs | Guy Maddin 1997 |
Kitsch Surrealism | ½ |
Shelley Duval, Alice Krige |
| Twilight Zone – The Movie | John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, George Miller 1983 |
Fantasy Anthology/TV Series Remake | |
John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Kathleen Quinlan, Vic Morrow |
| Twitches | Stuart Gillard 2005 |
Twin Sister Witches | |
Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry |
| Twitches Too | Stuart Gillard 2007 |
Twin Sister Witches | |
Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry |
| Two of a Kind | John Herzfeld 1983 |
Angelic Intervention Comedy | |
John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John |
| U | ||||
| U | Serge Elissalde, Gregoire Solotareff 2006 |
Animation/Talking Animal Frolics | |
[Animation] |
| Ugetsu Monogatari | Kenji Mizoguchi 1953 |
Japanese Ghost Story | |
|
| The Ugly Duckling | David Elvin, Martin Gates 1997 |
Animation/Fairy-Tale | |
Voices: Imelda Staunton, Hugh Laurie |
| The Ugly Duckling | Garri Bardin 2010 |
Claymation/Fairytale |
|
[Claymation Animation] |
| Unbreakable | M. Night Shyamalan 2000 |
Ordinary Superhero | ½ |
Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson |
| Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives | Apichatpong Weerasethakul 2010 |
Thai Spirits | ½ |
|
| Under the Rainbow | Steve Rash 1981 |
Slapstick Comedy During the Making of The Wizard of Oz | |
Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher |
| Unico | Toshio Hirata 1981 |
Anime/Young Unicorn Boy’s Adventures | ½ |
[Animation] |
| Up | Pete Docter 2009 |
Pixar Animation/Old Man Goes on an Adventure | ½ |
Voices: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer |
| Upworld | Stan Winston 1991 |
Cop and Gnome Partner | ½ | Anthony Michael Hall, Claudia Christian |
| Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Demon Womb | Hideki Takayama 1989 |
Anime/Perverse Demon Wars | ½ |
[Animation] |
| Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (Hideki Takayama, 1989). Refer to Legend of the Overfiend. | ||||
| User Friendly | Gregor Nicholas 1990 |
Eccentric Comedy/Statuette With Rejuvenative Powers | |
William Brandt, Alison Bruce |
| V | ||||
| A Valentine Carol | Mark Jean 2007 |
Romantic Redemption/Valentine’s Fantasy | |
Emma Caulfield, Barbara Niven |
| Valhalla Rising | Nicolas Winding Refn 2009 |
Mystical Viking Film | ½ |
Mads Mikkelsen, Gary Lewis |
| Valiant | Gary Chapman 2005 | Animation/Talking Carrier Pigeons | |
Voices: Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais |
| Vampire Hunter D | Toyoo Ashida 1985 |
Anime/Post-Holocaust Vampire Hunter | |
[Animation] |
| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | Yoshiakai Kawajiri 2000 |
Anime/Vampire Hunter | |
[Animation] |
| Vampire Hunters | Wellson Chin 2002 |
Hong Kong Fantasy/Monks vs Undead | |
|
| Vertigo | Alfred Hitchcock 1958 |
Reincarnation Thriller | |
James Stewart, Kim Novak |
| A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | Todd Strauss-Schulson 2011 |
Gonzo Stoner Film | ½ |
Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris |
| Vibes | Ken Kwapis 1988 |
Psychic Powers Comedy-Adventure | |
Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Falk |
| Vice Versa | Brian Gilbert 1988 |
Father-Son Bodyswap Comedy | |
Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage |
| Vidocq | Pitof 2001 |
Dark Historical Fantasy | |
Gerard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet |
| Village of Dreams | Yoichi Hagashi 1996 |
Mischievous Twins’ Childhood/Magical Realism | |
|
| The Vintner’s Luck | Niki Caro 2009 |
Angel Aids Winemaker | ½ |
Jeremie Rennier, Gaspard Ulliel, Vera Farmiga |
| The Visitors | Jean-Marie Poire 1993 |
Time-Travel Comedy | |
Jean Reno, Christian Clavier |
| Volcano High | Kae-gyun Kim 2001 |
High School Fantastical Martial Arts | |
|
| Volver | Pedro Almodovar 2006 |
Drama/Mother’s Ghost | |
Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura |
| W | ||||
| W The Movie | Alfred Eaker, Russ St. Just 2008 |
Surrealistic George W. Bush Satire | |
Alfred Eaker, Pink Freud |
| Waking Life | Richard Linklater 2001 |
Philosophy and Dreaming/Animation | |
[Animation] |
| The Wall | Alain Berliner 1998 |
Belgian Linguistic Division/Dystopia/Magical Realism | |
|
| Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Steve Box, Nick Park 2005 |
Aardman Animation | |
Voices: Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes |
| The Wandering Kid (Hiedki Takayama, 1989). Refer to Legend of the Overfiend. | ||||
| Wanted | Timur Bekmambetov 2008 |
Super-Assassins/Action | |
James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman |
| A Warrior’s Tragedy | Frankie Chan 1993 |
Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy | |
Frankie Chan, Anita Yuen |
| The Water Babies | Lionel Jeffries 1978 |
Children’s Adventure/Magic Underwater World | ½ |
James Mason, Billie Whitelaw |
| The Water Horse | Jay Russell 2007 |
Loch Ness Monster | ½ |
Ben Chaplin, Emily Watson, David Morrissey |
| Watership Down | Martin Rosen 1978 |
Animation/Talking Rabbit Quest | |
Voices: John Hurt, Harry Andrews, Ralph Richardson |
| The Weary Death (Fritz Lang, 1921). Refer to Destiny. | ||||
| Weekend at Bernie’s II | Robert Klane 1993 |
Resurrected Corpse Comedy | |
Andrew McCarthy, Terry Kiser |
| Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior | John Laing 2006 |
Teenage Girl Martial Arts Warrior | |
Brenda Song, Justin Chon |
| We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story | Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells, Dick & Ralph Zondag 1993 |
Animation/Talking Dinosaurs | |
Voices: John Goodman, Walter Cronkite |
| Whale Rider | Niki Caro 2002 |
Maori Culture/Mystical Communion with the Whales | |
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paretene |
| What Dreams May Come | Vincent Ward 1998 |
The Afterlife | |
Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr, Annabella Sciorra |
| What Women Want | Nancy Meyers 2000 |
Man Can Read Womens’ Minds/Chick Flick | ½ |
Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt |
| When Pigs Fly | Sara Driver 1993 |
Ghosts of Dublin | |
Alfred Molina, Marianne Faithfull |
| When the Whales Came | Clive Rees 1989 |
Period Drama/Preventing a Whale Curse | |
Paul Scofield, Helen Mirren |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Spike Jonze 2009 |
Boy Frolics With Friendly Monsters | |
Voices: James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose |
| White Light | Al Waxman 1991 |
Return from the Afterlife Thriller | |
Martin Kove, Martha Henry |
| White Man’s Burden | Desmond Nakano 1995 |
Race-Reversed Alternate World | ½ |
John Travolta, Harry Belafonte |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | Robert Zemeckis 1988 |
Toon Detective Story | |
Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd |
| Who is Running? | Oxide Pang 1997 |
Tomorrow’s Newspaper Headlines | |
|
| The Whole Wide World | Dan Ireland 1996 |
Robert E. Howard Biopic | ½ |
Renee Zellweger, Vincent D’Onofrio |
| Wicked City | Yoshiaki Kawajiri 1987 |
Anime/War with Demon Dimension | |
[Animation] |
| Wicked Stepmother | Larry Cohen 1989 |
Witch Moves In Comedy | |
Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera |
| The Wild | Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams 2006 |
Animation/Talking Zoo Animals | |
Voices: Kiefer Sutherland, William Shatner |
| Wild at Heart | David Lynch 1990 |
Surreal Disturbed Road Movie | |
Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe |
| Wilder Napalm | Glenn Gordon Caron 1993 |
Pyrokinesis Comedy | |
Dennis Quaid, Debra Winger |
| Willow | Ron Howard 1988 |
Sword and Sorcery/Epic Fantasy | |
Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley |
| Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Mel Stuart 1971 |
Absurdist Children’s Adventure/Fantastical Candy Factory | |
Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson |
| The Wind in the Willows | Terry Jones 1996 |
Talking Animals/Absurdist Adventures | ½ |
Terry Jones, Steve Coogan, Eric Idle |
| The Wind in the Willows | Rachel Talalay 2006 |
Talking Animals/Absurdist Adventures | ½ |
Matt Lucas, Mark Gatiss, Bob Hoskins |
| Wings of Desire | Wim Wenders 1987 |
Angels | |
Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Peter Falk |
| Winnie the Pooh | Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall 2011 |
Disney Animation/Talking Animals |
|
Voices: Jim Cummings, John Cleese |
| Wired | Larry Peerce 1989 |
Surreal John Belushi Biopic | |
Michael Chiklis, Ray Sharkey |
| The Witches | Nicolas Roeg 1990 |
Evil Witches/Roald Dahl Adaptation | |
Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling |
| The Witches of Eastwick | George Miller 1987 |
Witches vs the Devil/War of the Sexes Comedy | |
Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| The Wiz | Sidney Lumet 1978 |
All-Black Musical Wizard of Oz Remake | |
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson |
| The Wizard of Baghdad | George Sherman 1960 |
Arabian Nights Burlesque | |
Dick Shawn, Diane Baker |
| Wizard of Oz | Larry Semon 1925 |
Silent Slapstick Adaptation | |
Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, Oliver Hardy |
| The Wizard of Oz | Victor Fleming 1939 |
Adventures in a Magical Land | |
Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger |
| The Wizard of Speed and Time | Mike Jittlov 1988 |
Special Effects Wizard | |
Mike Jittlov |
| Wizards | Ralph Bakshi 1977 |
Post-Holocaust Sword and Sorcery/Animation | |
[Animation] |
| Wizards of the Lost Kingdom | Hector Olivera 1984 |
Sword and Sorcery | ½ | Bo Svenson, Thom Christopher |
| The Wolves of Willoughby Chase | Stuart Orme 1989 |
Victorian Children’s Fantasy | |
Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith |
| Woman on Top | Fina Torres 2000 |
Magical Realism | |
Penelope Cruz, Harold Perrineau Jr |
| Wonder Man | Bruce Humberstone 1944 |
Ghost Twin Brother/Screwball Comedy | |
Danny Kaye, Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo |
| Wonder Woman | Lauren Montgomery 2009 |
Animation/DC Comics Superheroine |
|
Voices: Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Alfred Molina |
| The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Henry Levin, George Pal 1962 |
Brothers Grimm Anthology/Biopic | |
Laurence Harvey, Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett |
| Woodenhead | Florian Habicht 2003 |
Surrealist Fairytale | ½ |
|
| The World’s Greatest Athlete | Robert Scheerer 1973 |
Disney Comedy/Jungle Boy Super-Athlete | |
Jan-Michael Vincent, John Amos |
| Wristcutters: A Love Story | Goran Dukic 2006 |
Afterlife for Suicides | |
Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Tom Waits |
| Written By | Wai Ka Fai 2009 |
Meta-Fiction | ½ |
Lau Ching Wan, Mia Yan, Kelly Lin |
| Wu Yen | Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai 2001 |
Mischievous Fairy | |
Sammy Cheng, Anita Mui |
| X | ||||
| X | Rintaro 1996 |
Anime Superheroics | ½ |
[Animation] |
| Y | ||||
| Year One | Harold Ramis 2009 |
Cavemen Stumble Through the Old Testament Comedy | |
Jack Black, Michael Cera |
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | Ron Underwood 2006 |
Christmas Film | ½ | |
| Year Without a Summer | Tan Chui Mui 2010 |
Malaysian Magical Realism |
|
|
| Yellow Submarine | George Dunning 1968 |
Animation/The Beatles Psychedelic Adventure | |
[Animation] |
| Yogi Bear | Eric Brevig 2010 |
Talking Bear/Cartoon in Live-Action |
|
Voices: Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake |
| Young Sherlock Holmes | Barry Levinson 1985 |
Teenage Sherlock Holmes/Adventure Film | ½ |
Nicholas Rowe, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins |
| Your Highness | David Gordon Green 2011 |
Epic Fantasy Comedy |
|
Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman |
| Youth Without Youth | Francis Ford Coppola 2007 |
Man Regains His Youth | |
Tim Roth, Alexandra Maria Lara |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie – Pyramid of Light | Hatsuki Suji 2004 |
Anime/Playing Card Dueling | |
[Animation] |
| Yuki – Snow Fairy | Tadashi Imai 1981 |
Anime/Young Goddess Comes to Earth | |
[Animation] |
| Z | ||||
| Zelig | Woody Allen 1983 |
Human Chameleon Mockumentary | |
Woody Allen, Mia Farrow |
| Zookeeper | Frank Coraci 2011 |
Talking Zoo Animals Offer Romantic Advice Comedy |
|
Kevin James. Voices: Nick Nolte, Sylvester Stallone |
| Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain | Tsui Hark 1983 |
Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy | |
Yuen Biao, Brigitte Lin, Sammo Hung |