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A Boy Called Christmas
A Boy Called Christmas (2021) is a British family fantasy film directed by Gil Kenan, adapted from Matt Haig's 2015 novel, starring Henry Lawfull as Nikolas, released on Netflix November 24, 2021, 84% on Rotten Tomatoes.
A Monster Calls (film)
A Monster Calls is a 2016 fantasy drama directed by J. A. Bayona, from Patrick Ness's screenplay based on his novel and Siobhan Dowd's idea. Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, and Liam Neeson star; it won Goya Awards for Best Film and Best Director.
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004 film)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a 2004 American film directed by Brad Silberling, starring Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, adapted from the first three Snicket novels.
Beautiful Creatures (2013 film)
Beautiful Creatures is a 2013 American supernatural romantic fantasy film directed by Richard LaGravenese, adapted from Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl's novel, starring Alden Ehrenreich and Alice Englert.
Because of Winn-Dixie (film)
Because of Winn-Dixie is a 2005 American family drama film directed by Wayne Wang. It follows a lonely girl in Florida who adopts a stray dog.
Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007), Gabor Csupo's Disney/Walden Media fantasy drama adapted from Katherine Paterson's Newbery-winning 1977 novel, starring Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb as children whose imaginary kingdom ends in tragedy.
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Sara Sugarman. It stars Lindsay Lohan as a New York teenager moving to New Jersey.
Ella Enchanted (film)
Ella Enchanted (2004 film), also known simply as Ella Enchanted, is a Miramax fantasy romantic comedy directed by Tommy O'Haver, starring Anne Hathaway as a girl cursed with obedience; loosely based on Levine's 1997 Newbery Honor novel, released April 9, 2004, grossing $22.9M in the US.
Fallen (2016 film)
Fallen is a 2016 fantasy romance drama film directed by Scott Hicks, adapted from Lauren Kate's 2009 young adult novel and starring Addison Timlin and Jeremy Irvine.
Hoot (film)
Hoot is a 2006 American family comedy, also called Hoot the movie, adapted from Carl Hiaasen's 2002 Newbery Honor novel. Directed by Wil Shriner, produced by Frank Marshall and Jimmy Buffett, it earned 26% on Rotten Tomatoes and $8.1 million.
Inkheart (film)
Inkheart is a 2008 fantasy film directed by Iain Softley, adapted from Cornelia Funke's novel, starring Brendan Fraser as a father who brings book characters to life.
North (1994 film)
North is a 1994 American family comedy directed by Rob Reiner, starring Elijah Wood as a boy who divorces his parents and searches the world for better ones.
The BFG (2016 film)
The BFG is a 2016 fantasy adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, adapted from Roald Dahl's 1982 children's novel about orphan Sophie and the Big Friendly Giant.
The Hexer (film)
The Hexer (Wiedźmin), 2001 Polish fantasy film by Marek Brodzki adapting Andrzej Sapkowski's witcher stories, starring Michał Żebrowski as Geralt; a condensed cut of the 2002 TV series, poorly received.
The Indian in the Cupboard (film)
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), also known by its source novel by Lynne Reid Banks, is a Frank Oz family fantasy film written by Melissa Mathison, starring Hal Scardino and Litefoot, about a magic cupboard that brings toy figures to life; 96 min, PG, Paramount/Columbia.
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck is Mike Flanagan's 2025 drama adapting Stephen King's 2020 novella from If It Bleeds, telling accountant Charles Krantz's life in reverse across three acts; it won TIFF's People's Choice Award and was released by Neon with Tom Hiddleston starring.
The Light in the Forest
The Light in the Forest is Walt Disney's 1958 Technicolor drama directed by Herschel Daugherty, adapted from Conrad Richter's 1953 novel about Johnny Butler/True Son, a white captive returned by the Delaware in 1764, starring James MacArthur, Fess Parker, and Carol Lynley.
The Little Vampire (film)
The Little Vampire (German: Der kleine Vampir) is a 2000 children's fantasy-comedy film directed by Uli Edel, based on Angela Sommer-Bodenburg's novels about a boy who befriends a young vampire.
The NeverEnding Story (film)
The NeverEnding Story (Die unendliche Geschichte) is Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 German-American fantasy film adapting the first half of Michael Ende's 1979 novel, starring Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, and Tami Stronach; the author disowned it, and it spawned two sequels.
The Seeker (film)
The Seeker is a 2007 American fantasy film based on Susan Cooper's novel The Dark Is Rising, starring Alexander Ludwig as a boy who fights the Dark.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a 2007 family fantasy film about a Scottish boy who raises the creature that becomes the Loch Ness Monster.
The Witches (1990 film)
The Witches (1990) is Nicolas Roeg's dark fantasy adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1983 book, starring Anjelica Huston as the Grand High Witch. Jim Henson's last project, it changed the book's ending, which Dahl called utterly appalling.
The Witches (2020 film)
The Witches (2020), Robert Zemeckis's HBO Max adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1983 novel, starring Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer, set in 1960s Alabama, restoring Dahl's mouse ending and drawing a disability-representation apology from Warner Bros.
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Three Thousand Years of Longing is a 2022 fantasy film directed by George Miller, starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba, adapted from an A.S. Byatt novella.