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A Werewolf Boy (늑대소년)
A Werewolf Boy (늑대소년) is Jo Sung-hee's 2012 South Korean fantasy romance, starring Song Joong-ki and Park Bo-young, set in the 1960s, and Korea's highest-grossing romantic film at about 7 million admissions.
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (신과함께-죄와 벌) is a 2017 South Korean fantasy film by Kim Yong-hwa, adapted from Joo Ho-min's Naver webtoon, about firefighter Ja-hong facing seven afterlife trials; it drew 14.41 million admissions.
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Beasts of the Southern Wild is Benh Zeitlin's 2012 debut drama-fantasy, adapted from Lucy Alibar's play Juicy and Delicious, starring Quvenzhané Wallis as Hushpuppy in the levee-cut Bathtub bayou community; it won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize and earned four Oscar nominations.
Bleach (ブリーチ) (2018 film)
Bleach (ブリーチ) is a 2018 Japanese live-action film directed by Shinsuke Sato, starring Sota Fukushi as Ichigo Kurosaki, adapting the Substitute Soul Reaper arc of Tite Kubo's manga, released July 20, 2018 by Warner Bros. Japan.
Border (2018 Swedish film)
Border (Gräns) is a 2018 Swedish-Danish fantasy drama by Ali Abbasi, adapted from John Ajvide Lindqvist's short story, starring Eva Melander as customs officer Tina. It won the Un Certain Regard Prize at Cannes 2018 and was Oscar-nominated for makeup.
Bright (film)
Bright (2017) is a Netflix urban fantasy action film directed by David Ayer, written by Max Landis, starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as human and orc L.A. cops; made for a reported $90 million, panned by critics but popular with audiences, its sequel was canceled.
Candle in the Tomb
Candle in the Tomb (鬼吹灯, Ghost Blows Out the Light) is a Chinese tomb-raiding adventure franchise from Tianxia Bachang's 2006 novel series about Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang, and Fatty Wang, adapted into the 2016 Tencent drama and later Pan Yueming seasons and films.
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (九层妖塔, Jiu ceng yao ta) is Lu Chuan's 2015 Chinese fantasy film adapted from Ghost Blows Out the Light, starring Mark Chao and Yao Chen, grossing about $106 million and later found to infringe the novelist's rights.
Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower (劇場版「Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]」I. presage flower) is a 2017 ufotable anime film, first of a trilogy adapting the visual novel's third route, directed by Tomonori Sudō with music by Yuki Kajiura, released October 14, 2017 in Japan.
Gods of Egypt (film)
Gods of Egypt is a 2016 Alex Proyas fantasy film loosely based on The Contendings of Horus and Seth, starring Gerard Butler and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; it grossed $150 million on a $140 million budget amid a whitewashing controversy.
In Your Eyes (2014 film)
In Your Eyes (2014) is an American supernatural romance directed by Brin Hill, written by Joss Whedon, starring Zoe Kazan and Michael Stahl-David as telepathically linked strangers; it premiered at Tribeca and released same-night on Vimeo for $5.
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (西游·降魔篇)
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (西游·降魔篇), also called Saiyuki, is Stephen Chow and Derek Kwok's 2013 fantasy comedy prequel to A Chinese Odyssey, starring Wen Zhang, Shu Qi, and Huang Bo; it earned 1.246 billion yuan, the 2013 mainland box-office champion.
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (西游伏妖篇)
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (西游伏妖篇) is a 2017 Chinese fantasy comedy directed by Tsui Hark, written and produced by Stephen Chow, sequel to Conquering the Demons; it topped the 2017 Spring Festival box office with 1.176 billion yuan.
League of Gods (封神传奇)
League of Gods (封神传奇) is a 2016 Chinese fantasy action film directed by Koan Hui, starring Jet Li, Fan Bingbing and Tony Leung Ka Fai; a 500-million-RMB effects-heavy adaptation of Investiture of the Gods that flopped critically and commercially.
Lost River (film)
Lost River (2014) is Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, a dark fantasy-drama starring Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, and Saoirse Ronan, shot in Detroit, premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2014, originally titled How to Catch a Monster.
Midnight in Paris
Midnight in Paris is a 2011 romantic comedy-fantasy film written and directed by Woody Allen, in which an American screenwriter visits 1920s Paris each night at midnight and meets Jazz Age figures.
Monster Hunt (捉妖记)
Monster Hunt (捉妖记) is Raman Hui's 2015 Chinese live-action/CG fantasy comedy about Song Tianyin pregnant with the monster king Huba. Costing 3.5亿 RMB after Kai Ko's reshoot, it grossed 24.28亿, briefly China's all-time box-office champion.
Mune: Guardian of the Moon
Mune: Guardian of the Moon (Mune, le gardien de la lune; ミューン 月の守護者の伝説) is a French 3D/2D animated fantasy by Benoît Philippon and Alexandre Heboyan about a faun chosen as Moon guardian who must recover the stolen Sun, released in France in 2015.
Ne Zha (2019 film)
Ne Zha (哪吒之魔童降世, Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child) is a 2019 Chinese animated fantasy film directed by Jiaozi (Yang Yu), adapting the Nezha myth; it grossed 5.035 billion yuan in China and spawned the 2025 record-breaking sequel Ne Zha 2.
Orange (2015 film)
Orange (オレンジ), 2015 Japanese live-action film by Hashimoto Kojiro for Toho, adapting Ichigo Takano's manga; stars Tao Tsuchiya and Kento Yamazaki; distinct from the 2010 Telugu film Orange.
Pinocchio (2019 film)
Pinocchio is Matteo Garrone's 2019 Italian-language live-action adaptation of Collodi's 1883 novel, starring Federico Ielapi and Roberto Benigni as Geppetto. A 125-minute Italy-France-UK co-production, it earned two 2021 Oscar nominations and was Italy's top Christmas 2019 box-office film.
Psychokinesis (염력)
Psychokinesis (염력) is a 2018 South Korean superhero black comedy written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho, starring Ryu Seung-ryong as a bank guard who gains telekinesis from meteor-struck spring water and helps his daughter fight a forced eviction; it opened at 264,659 admissions but finished under one million.
Ride Your Wave (きみと、波にのれたら)
Ride Your Wave (きみと、波にのれたら, Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara) is a 2019 Science SARU anime film directed by Masaaki Yuasa: surfer Hinako's firefighter love Minato drowns, then reappears in water when she sings their song.
Sucker Punch (2011 film)
Sucker Punch (2011) is Zack Snyder's first original-story film, an action fantasy starring Emily Browning as Babydoll, institutionalized and escaping through fantasy worlds. Grossed $89.8M on an $82M budget; 23% on Rotten Tomatoes; unreleased director's cut pending licensing.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) is Eli Roth's family fantasy-comedy, adapted by Eric Kripke from John Bellairs' 1973 novel, starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, and Owen Vaccaro; released by Universal, it grossed $68.5M in the US.
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (神探蒲松龄) is a 2019 Chinese fantasy action comedy starring Jackie Chan as the writer Pu Songling, a demon-hunting detective.
The Knights of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
The Knights of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (神探蒲松龄) is a 2019 Chinese fantasy comedy directed by Yan Jia, starring Jackie Chan as writer-demon-hunter Pu Songling; it earned about 152 million yuan and a 3.9 Douban score.
The Monkey King 2 (西游记之孙悟空三打白骨精)
The Monkey King 2 (西游记之孙悟空三打白骨精) is a 2016 3D fantasy action film directed by Soi Cheang, starring Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, and Feng Shaofeng; it adapts the White Bone Demon episode of Journey to the West, grossed 12.01亿元, and won two Hong Kong Film Awards.
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a 2012 Disney fantasy comedy-drama directed by Peter Hedges from Ahmet Zappa's story, starring Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, and CJ Adams as a boy grown from a couple's buried wishes.
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water is Guillermo del Toro's 2017 Cold War-era fantasy romance about mute janitor Elisa (Sally Hawkins) loving a captive amphibian man (Doug Jones); it won the Venice Golden Lion and four Oscars including Best Picture.