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Your Name. (2016)
Plot Summary:
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 306000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: time travel, body swapping, school, beautiful scenery, friendship, girl, love, teenager, destiny, memory loss, schoolgirl, race against time, boy, comet, star crossed lovers, natural disaster, supernatural, romantic relationship, dream, death, love story, skirt, switching bodies, cute girl, disaster
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Plot Summary:
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 137000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: stop motion, samurai, magic, imagination, creativity, childhood, storytelling, friendship, monkey, destiny, plot twist, mentor, talking animal, children, fight scenes, strong female character, mythology, cave, coming of age, bittersweet, sword, feudal japan, teenager, martial arts, magical
Moana (2016)
Plot Summary:
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 367000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: ocean, magic, girl, disney princess, island, happy ending, mythology, destiny, good versus evil, friendship, little girl, giant crab, strong female lead, tropical island, young girl, journey, princess, kids and family, sea voyage, strong female character, water, sea turtle, feminism, mentor, girl power
The Red Turtle (2016)
Plot Summary:
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds
Duration: 80 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Japan
Plot tags: nature, isolation, island, raft, sea turtle, solitude, loneliness, beach, desert island, survival, swimming, sea, transformation, turtle, death, baby, metamorphosis, castaway, tsunami, magic realism, flood, love, forest, hallucination, fish
Doctor Strange (2016)
Plot Summary:
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 789000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, magic, wizard, sorcerer, parallel universe, fantasy world, time, time loop, good versus evil, mentor, multiverse, training, alternate world, neurosurgeon, comic book, supernatural power, magician, alternate dimension, doctor, fight scenes, teleportation, time travel, levitation, one against many, martial arts
A Monster Calls (2016)
Plot Summary:
A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Spain, UK
Plot tags: bullying, monster, childhood, loneliness, terminal illness, life & death, imagination, courage, boy, single mother, cancer, nightmare, depression, truth, death, child, teenager, destiny, family drama, creature, dream, grief, storytelling, youth, magic realism
The Jungle Book (2016)
Plot Summary:
A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 289000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA, New Zealand, France, Canada, India
Plot tags: jungle, animal, boy, orphan, human animal relationship, courage, tiger, talking animal, wild animal, friendship, greed, monkey, good versus evil, wolf, feral child, panther, chase, animal life, snake, beautiful scenery, heroes, child in peril, danger, journey, escapades
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Plot Summary:
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations
Duration: 132 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 499000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: magic, witch, wizard, fantasy world, sorcerer, good versus evil, magical creature, friendship, magic wand, chase, harry potter, teleportation, magician, rescue, supernatural power, orphan, spell, alternate universe, orphanage, parallel universe, englishman abroad, witchcraft, unlikely hero, shape shifting, arizona desert
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Plot Summary:
Continuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 178000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Plot tags: kung fu, good versus evil, talking animal, dragon, animal protagonist, anthropomorphism, fight scenes, monkey, mentor, animal, village, destiny, creativity, storytelling, tiger, anthropomorphic animal, friendship, martial arts, kung fu panda, kids and family, wuxia, chinese culture, training, father son reunion, teacher
Gantz: O (2016)
Plot Summary:
Somewhere in Tokyo, there is a room. In that room is a black sphere. Periodically, people who should otherwise have died are transferred to the room. There, the sphere gives them special suits and weapons, and sends them out on a mission to kill aliens here on Earth. While these missions take place, the rest of the world is largely oblivious to them. These missions are lethal - few participants survive them. The sphere calls the shots, and it's not the slightest bit nice. Its name... Gantz
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: good versus evil, monster, human versus monster, game, alien encounter, violence, giant monster, heroes, evil alien, katana, resurrection, teleportation, back from the dead, female monster, countdown, game of death, soldier, computer, alien monster, survival, superhero, teenager, alien, samurai, mutant
Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
Plot Summary:
Robin is sent by Batman to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches up a Justice League mission. The Titans must then step up to face Trigon after he possesses the League and threatens to conquer the world
Duration: 78 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: superhero, justice league, superhero team, comic book, heroes, villain, supernatural, friendship, justice, vengeance, transformation, superman, multiverse, battles, violence, showdown, mentor, rivalry, danger, exodus, epic battle, teen superhero, superpower, batman, werewolf
Swiss Army Man (2016)
Plot Summary:
Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend” and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 131000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: surrealism, friendship, corpse, survival, hallucination, loneliness, island, forest, imagination, friendship between men, dead body, dark humor, life & death, depression, wilderness, stranded, suicide attempt, self discovery, hearing voices, friends, bear, father son relationship, homoeroticism, obsession, death
Ghostbusters (2016)
Plot Summary:
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 242000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Plot tags: ghost, women, supernatural, female protagonist, feminism, transformation, monster, chase, justice, stereotypes, female friendship, teamwork, suicide, creature, punched in the face, misandry, male objectification, battles, danger, four friends, paranormal investigator, fight, supernatural power, poltergeist, evil spirit
Storks (2016)
Plot Summary:
Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for a global internet retail giant. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: baby, talking bird, stork, anthropomorphic animal, transformation, neglected child, good versus evil, bird, talking animal, animal, loneliness, father, son, human, fantasy world, realtor, little boy, teenager, hunter, ghost hunter, furry, buddies, meme, chase, girl
Under the Shadow (2016)
Plot Summary:
As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war torn Tehran of the 80s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home
Duration: 84 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Jordan, Qatar, Iran
Plot tags: supernatural, brutality, danger, war, ghost, supernatural power, mother daughter relationship, djinn, haunted house, paranormal, paranormal activity, female warrior, military, terror, supernatural horror, haunted, iranian, haunting, teenager, children, devil, women, lgbt, mother, feminism
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Plot Summary:
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 185000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Belgium, Canada
Plot tags: time travel, magic, fantasy world, time loop, children, monster, imaginary, youth, beautiful scenery, orphan, supernatural power, witch, boarding school, immortality, children's home, boarding school life, mentor, childhood, transformation, island, wizard, riddles and clues, butterfly effect, destiny, grandfather
Warcraft (2016)
Plot Summary:
The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 275000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, USA, Canada, Japan
Plot tags: sword and sorcery, wizard, magic, monster, fantasy world, sorcerer, good versus evil, invasion, video game, kingdom, warrior, creature, fictional war, magician, clan, demon, mythology, betrayal, giant creature, fire, traitor, self sacrifice, sorcery, war, magical
Pete's Dragon (2016)
Plot Summary:
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, New Zealand, India
Plot tags: dragon, orphan, boy, children, magic, childhood, boy girl friendship, friendship, imagination, small town, escape, family life, fire breathing dragon, forest, hospital, car crash, beautiful scenery, kids and family, wizard, feral child, deforestation, invisibility, teenager, magical, giant monster
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)
Plot Summary:
The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the world’s last remaining Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king’s magic, they fight to protect Lucis. As the overwhelming military might of the empire bears down, King Regis is faced with an impossible ultimatum – to marry his son, Prince Noctis to Princess Lunafreya of Tenebrae, captive of Niflheim, and surrender his lands to Niflheim rule. Although the king concedes, it becomes clear that the empire will stop at nothing to achieve their devious goals, with only the Kingsglaive standing between them and world domination
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Plot tags: warrior, sword and sorcery, magic, heroes, medieval, king, magical, supernatural, magician, supernatural ability, imaginary, state affairs, imaginary kingdom, friendship, witchcraft, royal family, escapades, curses spells and rituals, superhero, dragon, video game, propaganda, misogynist, exodus, superpower
A Cure for Wellness (2016)
Plot Summary:
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem
Duration: 146 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 107000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, USA
Plot tags: cure, patient, therapist, hospital, dark secret, spa, capitalism, macabre, slut, experiment, torture, boobs, capitalist, nubile girl, sauna, doctor, lust, car crash, nurse, health, employee, water, blonde, swimming pool, boss
Trolls (2016)
Plot Summary:
Lovable and friendly, the trolls love to play around. But one day, a mysterious giant shows up to end the party. Poppy, the optimistic leader of the Trolls, and her polar opposite, Branch, must embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they’ve ever known
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.4/10
IMDB Votes: 90000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: friendship, princess, happy ending, troll, good versus evil, music, hugging, dancing, happiness, fantasy world, depression, abduction, hiding, salvation, escape, teenager, magical, airplane, hunter, ghost hunter, girl power, meme, singing, hunger, kids and family
The BFG (2016)
Plot Summary:
The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going to help her!
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 6.3/10
IMDB Votes: 92000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, India, USA
Plot tags: giant, imagination, friendship, childhood, magic, dream, fantasy world, little girl, orphan, kids and family, wizard, queen, justice, child, ogre, kidnapping, child protagonist, teenager, magical, beast, hunter, youth, experiment, inventor, giant monster
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Plot Summary:
Tarzan, having acclimated to life in London, is called back to his former home in the jungle to investigate the activities at a mining encampment
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 185000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA, Australia
Plot tags: jungle, tarzan, feral child, slavery, revenge, animal attack, animal, superhero, colonialism, monkey, lone hero, geopolitics, survival, betrayal, brutality, fight, chase, greed, good versus evil, beautiful scenery, wilderness, medieval, rescue, one against many, gorilla
Colossal (2016)
Plot Summary:
A woman discovers that severe catastrophic events are somehow connected to the mental breakdown from which she's suffering
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 68000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Spain, Canada, South Korea
Plot tags: giant monster, small town, creature, bullying, alcoholic, kaiju, moral dilemma, monster, drinking, alcoholism, childhood, giant robot, alternate reality, imagination, brutality, solitude, transformation, female protagonist, narcissist, female alcoholic, hometown, mental disorder, human monster, remote control, friends
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Plot Summary:
In the sequel to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland", Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 119000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Thailand, UK, India, Canada
Plot tags: fantasy world, time travel, time loop, alice in wonderland, magic, talking dog, queen, imagination, good versus evil, talking animal, castle, alternate reality, wonderland, sister sister relationship, childhood, portal, female protagonist, anthropomorphism, parallel universe, chess, time, medieval, adaptation, rabbit, dog
The Mermaid (2016)
Plot Summary:
A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to succumb to illness or die. Xuan's business ventures in the area are threatened when he crosses paths with the mermaid, Shan, who is sent to avenge her people
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Plot tags: mermaid, merman, environmental issue, wealth, amusement park, friendship, friends, supernatural ability, teenage life, escapades, danger, hopes, teenager, ocean, supernatural, youth, teenage girl, love and romance, female protagonist, imaginary, underwater, water, sea monster, swimming, creature
A Dark Song (2016)
Plot Summary:
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that will grant them what they want
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Ireland, UK
Plot tags: occult, ritual, black magic, occult ritual, angel, supernatural, female protagonist, magic, isolated house, folk horror, desperation, demon, paranormal phenomena, danger, transformation, lie, loss of son, witch, witchcraft, loss of control, terror, possession, woman in danger, supernatural horror, paranormal activity
Before I Wake (2016)
Plot Summary:
About an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.2/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: subconscious, supernatural, dream, orphan, child, nightmare, adoption, monster, supernatural power, supernatural ability, danger, insomnia, terror, little boy, youth, grief, supernatural horror, haunted, xmas, teenager, ghost, macabre, torture, past, house
Sausage Party (2016)
Plot Summary:
Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store
Duration: 89 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 207000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: food, sex scene, supermarket, sex, adult humor, satire, eaten alive, foul language, dark humor, death, profanity, orgy, violent, sarcasm, hot dog, sexualized violence, violence, marijuana, dumb, stupidity, anthropomorphism, pun, brutality, vegetable, cookbook
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016)
Plot Summary:
A story of lost love, young love, a legendary sword and one last opportunity at redemption
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Plot tags: martial arts, kung fu, female warrior, master warrior, wuxia, sword fight, heroes, medieval, love and romance, fight, revenge, sword and sorcery, redemption, karate, strong female character, sorcery, asian history, blaster, badass female lead, warlord, strong female presence, love, power, chinese mythology, sword