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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Plot Summary:
Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm
Duration: 201 min
IMDB Rating: 9.0/10
IMDB Votes: 19000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Plot tags: sword fight, wizard, magic, magical, battles, creature, courage, monster, friendship, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, medieval, sorcerer, ancient, middle earth, heroic mission, race against time, hobbit, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, journey, army, warrior, elf, save the world
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Plot Summary:
Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her
Duration: 143 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: pirate, treasure hunt, ship, fantasy world, treasure, captain, sword fight, pirate ship, pirate captain, swashbuckler, curses spells and rituals, boat, escapades, supernatural, tombs and skeletons, sailing, love, alcoholic, young woman, british empire, caribbean sea, theft, immortality, sea battle, weirdo
Big Fish (2003)
Plot Summary:
Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 454000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: fish, journey, surrealism, father son relationship, fantasy world, storytelling, loneliness, mermaid, magic realism, death, magic, childhood, parents and children, hopes, small town, self discovery, witch, true love, cancer, imagination, on the road, relationships, death of father, heartwarming, human spirit
I Found Someone (2003)
Plot Summary:
A developmentally disabled man meets an extraterrestrial after a huge spacecraft leaves it behind
Duration: 171 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: India
Plot tags: benign alien, alien, danger, mentally challenged, alien encounter, disorder, contact, superhero, friendship, alien invasion, ufo, extraterrestrial, fantasy world, mother son relationship, hindu, social issues, buddies, friendly alien, outer space, man child, spaceship, village, heroes, space and aliens, misfit
Elf (2003)
Plot Summary:
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic publisher
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 298000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: christmas, holiday, christmas spirit, father son relationship, santa claus, north pole, christmas season, corporate world, adoption, goofy hero, snow, winter, elf, christmas eve, man child, toys, parenthood, orphan, tickling, xmas, fantasy world, creativity, fish out of water, new year, baby
Underworld (2003)
Plot Summary:
Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war
Duration: 121 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 282000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany, Hungary
Plot tags: vampire, supernatural, werewolf, monster, creature, goth, female vampire, supernatural romance, immortality, transformation, vampire bite, supernatural ability, escapades, forbidden love, strong female lead, vengeance, vampire human love, apocalypse, vampire slayer, female killer, power relations, strong female character, female warrior, heroine, female protagonist
Peter Pan (2003)
Plot Summary:
In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Plot tags: childhood, pirate, fantasy world, fairy, children, boy, magic, teenager, imaginary kingdom, young heroes, friendship, youth, mermaid, first love, imagination, imaginary, island, pirate ship, peter pan, pirate captain, child, captain, heroes, father daughter relationship, boy hero
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Plot Summary:
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God -- and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 426000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: god, religion, divine intervention, wish come true, supernatural power, magic, deal, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, selfishness, miraculous event, chosen one, job promotion, moon, fantasy world, faith, reporter, wish fulfillment, alone in the world, redemption, near death experience, supernatural ability, destiny, mentor, greed, life philosophy
Brother Bear (2003)
Plot Summary:
When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another's footsteps until he learns some valuable life lessons. His courageous and often zany journey introduces him to a forest full of wildlife, including the lovable bear cub Koda, hilarious moose Rutt and Tuke, woolly mammoths and rambunctious rams
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: friendship, unlikely friendships, brother brother relationship, brotherhood, bear, talking animal, turned into an animal, survival, self sacrifice, wilderness, native american, transformation, revenge, redemption, vengeance, animal life, self discovery, human becomes animal, animal, sibling relationship, sibling rivalry, life philosophy, tribe, bear attack, heroes
Azumi (2003)
Plot Summary:
In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an assassin. Her name is Azumi, the ultimate assassin
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: martial arts, ninja, samurai, vengeance, gory, brutality, good versus evil, kung fu, storytelling, medieval, danger, introspection, elimination, sword, heroes, fight, asian history, honest, revenge, violence, death, sword fight, blood, gore, female assassin
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Plot Summary:
The sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace, and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve it and save the life of his childhood friend Prince Proteus
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 58000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: pirate, mythology, treasure hunt, sinbad, arabian nights, chase, treasure, swashbuckler, heroes, danger, good versus evil, friendship, sea monster, giant bird, sea adventure, adventurer, sailor, daring rescue, rivalry, sword fight, talking animal, destiny, greed, wizard, heroic mission
Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003)
Plot Summary:
While driving, the pregnant horror-movie actress Kyôko Harase and her fiancé are in a car crash caused by the Toshio's friend. Kyôko loses her baby and her fiancé winds up in a coma. Kyôko was cursed together with a television crew when they shot a show in the haunted house where Kayako was brutally murdered by her husband years ago
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: vengeful ghost, haunted house, ghost, afterlife, ghost story, revenge, curse, supernatural, danger, abandoned house, curses spells and rituals, suburbs, traffic accident, pregnancy, haunted, graphic violence, post apocalypse, children, wedding, macabre, religion, myth, demonic possession, female villain, gore
Freaky Friday (2003)
Plot Summary:
Mother and daughter bicker over everything -- what Anna wears, whom she likes and what she wants to do when she's older. In turn, Anna detests Tess's fiancé. When a magical fortune cookie switches their personalities, they each get a peek at how the other person feels, thinks and lives
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 150000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: body swapping, high school, mother daughter relationship, teenager, wedding, body swap, switching bodies, child as adult, soul transference, switching places, teenage girl, generation gap, mother daughter conflict, switching roles, youth, audition, women, children, coming of age, adult as child, disagreement, high school student, psychiatrist, fish out of water, understanding
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Plot Summary:
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 5.8/10
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic, UK
Plot tags: steampunk, vampire, superhero, adventurer, comic book, heroic mission, secret service, immortality, comic hero, ghost ship, alternate reality, alter ego, female vampire, danger, save the world, betrayal, transformation, submarine, alternate history, dracula, superpower, jekyll and hyde, alternate universe, zeppelin, monster
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Plot Summary:
Lara Croft ventures to an underwater temple in search of the mythological Pandora's Box but, after securing it, it is promptly stolen by the villainous leader of a Chinese crime syndicate. Lara must recover the box before the syndicate's evil mastermind uses it to construct a weapon of catastrophic capabilities
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 5.5/10
IMDB Votes: 144000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Germany, Japan, UK, Hong Kong
Plot tags: treasure hunt, archaeology, archaeologist, kick-butt women, monster, female protagonist, fantasy world, female martial artist, archeological dig, treasure hunter, good versus evil, treasure, adventurer, chase, tombs and skeletons, woman, heroine, betrayal, superhero, strong female lead, treasure map, save the world, danger, heroic mission, expedition
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Plot Summary:
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: martial arts, good versus evil, prophecy, monk, heroes, immortality, culture clash, master warrior, supernatural, supernatural ability, kung fu, justice, stereotypes, knife fight, dragon, danger, partner, world war two, comic book, treasure hunt, violence, villainess, monkey, betrayal, chase
Undead (2003)
Plot Summary:
A quaint Australian fishing village is overcome by meteorites that turn its residents into the ravenous undead, leaving a small group of those unharmed to find a way out
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 5.4/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Plot tags: apocalypse, zombie, zombie apocalypse, survival, small town, dark humor, virus, zombie attack, gore, alien, alien invasion, undead, save the world, isolation, danger, monster, macabre, infected, epidemic, invasion, living dead, disease, eaten alive, farmhouse, gory
The Medallion (2003)
Plot Summary:
A Hong Kong detective suffers a fatal accident involving a mysterious medallion and is transformed into an immortal warrior with superhuman powers
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
IMDB Votes: 43000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, USA
Plot tags: martial arts, interpol, superhuman powers, warrior, chase, immortality, locket, kung fu, tough cop, heroes, rescue, magic, supernatural, one against many, good versus evil, police detective, heroic mission, wizard, chases and races, escapades, rivalry, law enforcement, imaginary, police investigation, race against time
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Plot Summary:
Workaholic Jim Evers and his wife/business partner, Sara get a call one night from mansion owner, Edward Gracey wants to sell his house. Once the Evers family arrive at the mansion a butler takes them to dine with Gracey. Gracey takes one look at Sara and he thinks she's his lost lover
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: haunted house, ghost, magic, secret passageway, family relations, supernatural, danger, haunted, escapades, curses spells and rituals, children, reincarnation, afterlife, undead, secret, halloween, family vacation, black, interracial romance, teenage girl, teenager, batman, kingdom, black cast, profanity
Atlantis: Milo's Return (2003)
Plot Summary:
Three different stories come to life in this sequel to the hit animated Disney adventure. Explorer Milo Thatch, his new sweetheart, Queen Kida, and the rest of the team are preparing to rebuild the underwater city. But trouble crops up. Harnessing the power of the crystal of Atlantis, the adventurers set out to defend their kingdom against dark forces that threaten from sand, sea and snow
Duration: 70 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Philippines
Plot tags: steampunk, sea monster, adventurer, lost world, submarine, viking, heroes, disaster, atlantis, superhero, pirate, treasure hunt, danger, good versus evil, heroic mission, friendship, rescue, escapades, native american, princess, giant squid, disney princess, love, sea battle, diver
Darkness Falls (2003)
Plot Summary:
A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before
Duration: 86 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: supernatural, lighthouse, child in peril, ghost, supernatural horror, small town, legends and myths, danger, haunted by the past, darkness, boy, monster, spirit, vengeance, brother sister relationship, childhood trauma, good versus evil, demon, schizophrenia, salvation, scared, wizard, help, sunset, death
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Plot Summary:
Conrad and Sally Walden are home alone with their pet fish. It is raining outside, and there is nothing to do. Until The Cat in the Hat walks in the front door. He introduces them to their imagination, and at first it's all fun and games, until things get out of hand, and The Cat must go, go, go, before their parents get back
Duration: 82 min
IMDB Rating: 4.1/10
IMDB Votes: 87000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Plot tags: goofy hero, imaginary kingdom, cat, youth, family relations, friendship, disorder, talking cat, getting home, rescue, fish out of water, danger, child, mother daughter relationship, goldfish, impersonating a police officer, meme, stepfather, friends, pets, children, fantasy world, magical, house, stoner