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Plot Summary:
A man tries to build a theme park on top of land that's secretly the home to friendly Leprechauns.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychotronic
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Behind the Waterfall (1995)
Plot Summary:
After the death of their father, brother and sister Tommy (Luke Baird) and Becky (Gena Gale Burghoff) are sent to live with their aunt for the summer. The siblings' grief lightens when they meet kindly old Irishman Mr. Connors (M*A*S*H's Radar, Gary Burghoff), who reignites their capacity for joy and wonder.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Phillip the Small (1976)
Plot Summary:
Philipp is a small boy, who other guys pick on, because he's not as large as them. But when a musician gives him a magical flute, he can make objects bigger or smaller.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: East Germany
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags:
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The Last Leprechaun (1998)
Plot Summary:
Ethel and Tommy Barrick are sent to Ireland to spend the summer with their new stepmother. Once there, they discover her to be an evil, power-seeking witch, with real magical powers and a hatred for all things green.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 418
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags:
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The Flying Sneaker (1991)
Plot Summary:
Little Rehor isn't allowed to play with the other boys. His only friend is the girl next door, Luci. Rehor's father is doctor on a boat and he has sent Rehor a package with butterfly larvae. When they hatch he discover a fairy who can do magic tricks.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 129
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale, touching, humorous, semi serious
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Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
Plot Summary:
Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, captivating, suspense, entertaining, feel good
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Search for the Jewel of Polaris: Mysterious Museum (1999)
Plot Summary:
While visiting a museum, two siblings Ben and Kim a fierce electrical storm creates a passage between the real world and worlds within the paintings. They are magically whisked through time to the 1600's and find they must square off against a wicked magician and also locate a valuable jewel in order to return to the present day.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 253
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized
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Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders (1996)
Plot Summary:
Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.
IMDB Rating: 2.0
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: anthology, serious, captivating, tense, suspense, suspenseful, grindhouse, dark fairy tale, arthurian, psychotronic
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Dragonworld (1994)
Plot Summary:
Young John McGowan travels to Scotland to live at his grandfather's castle after he loses his parents in a traffic accident. At the wishing tree he conjures up a dragon friend, Yowler. They grow up together, and one day documentary film maker Bob Armstrong and his daughter Beth stumble upon Yowler. Hungry for fame (and money), Bob convinces John to "rent" Yowler to local unscrupulous businessman Lester McIntyre. John is convinced in part by the offer to have the outstanding taxes on the castle paid off, partly because of his growing interest in Beth. Yowler is miserable in the new theme park built for him, and when it becomes clear that McIntyre has tricked them in order to exploit the dragon, John and his new friends take action.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 655
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Romania
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, feel good, stylized, semi serious
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Magic Christmas Tree (1964)
Plot Summary:
A boy is given a ring by an old witch, he uses the ring to bring upon a magic Christmas that grants him 3 wishes.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 314
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, humorous, psychotronic
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Ragdoll (1999)
Plot Summary:
A teenaged rapper uses his Gran's magic powders to help him in his revenge against those who put her in the hospital.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, controversial, scary, cult film
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Into the West (1992)
Plot Summary:
Accused of a crime they didn't commit, two city kids and a magical horse are about to become the coolest outlaws ever to ride Into The West.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: surreal, crying, fairy tale, touching, feel good, semi serious, independent film, light, inspirational, road movie
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Dragonworld: The Legend Continues (1999)
Plot Summary:
Yowler, the last dragon on Earth is in terrible danger. His arch enemy, the Dark Knight, has returned. Only young John McGowen can save him.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 78 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Plot Summary:
An Irishman, Finian, and his daughter Sharon, arrive in Rainbow Valley, a Southern town of tobacco sharecroppers in the state of Missitucky. The town has its own resident dreamer, Woody, who thinks that he might be able to put the town on the map by crossing mint with tobacco so that it'll grow mentholated. Finian's came to town because he's stolen a leprechaun's crock of gold and plans to plant it in the ground. But trouble arrives in the form of Og the leprechaun, who has followed Finian and wants his gold. Meanwhile, the bigoted Senator Billboard Rawkins, in an effort to stop progress in his state in the form of a new dam and hydroelectric system, plans to take the remaining parcel of land needed to stop the project. But the government's geologists reveal the Senator that gold has been detected on the property! Rawkins and his men confront the sharecroppers to seize their land using as an excuse an obscure law making it a felony for blacks and whites to live together.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: retro, political, feel good, humorous, stylized, semi serious, fairy tale, sentimental, light, romantic
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Subspecies: The Awakening (1998)
Plot Summary:
Vampire fledgling Michelle Morgan has escaped the grasp of her master Radu Vladislas. Found by a woman named Ana, she is taken to a hospital where a doctor claims to be able to cure her vampirism. Radu, recovering from the near-death delivered by Michelle and her friends, travels to Bucharest to follow his fledgling. He visits the vampire Ash's stronghold. Ash and his protege Serena plot to destroy Radu and employ the help of the humans, Ana and the Doctor.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: gothic, slasher, grindhouse, independent film, scary, serious, suspenseful, cult film
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Magic Silver II (2011)
Plot Summary:
It's the harshest winter in memory, and the gnomes' very existence is in danger. Eager to help, Queen Fjellrose betrays one of their strictest rules and goes out looking for the Blue Horn, a magical instrument that can alter the weather.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Norway
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, semi serious, light
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Mostly Ghostly (2007)
Plot Summary:
Based on the successful book series by R.L. Stine, this spooky tale finds 11-year-old Max making a deal with the ghosts who haunt his home. If Max helps them find what was responsible for their parents' disappearance, they'll help him transform from a social nobody to the most popular kid in school.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: semi serious, captivating, light, scary, psychotronic, tripping
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Don't Look Under the Bed (1999)
Plot Summary:
A girl calls on her brother's imaginary friend to banish a mischievous boogeyman who has framed her for his pranks.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: scary, spooky, semi serious
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Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
Plot Summary:
Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, horror comedy, retro, creepy, crying, independent film, scary, offbeat, feel good, not serious
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Four Kids and It (2020)
Plot Summary:
A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)
Plot Summary:
Bella Thorne, Madison Pettis and Ryan Ochoa lead an ensemble cast in this spook-tacular adventure with new ghosts, new thrills, and the return of some old friends. Max (Ochoa) only has eyes for Cammy (Thorne), the smart, popular redhead at school. When Max finally scores a date with Cammy on Halloween, Phears, an evil ghost with plans on taking over the world, unleashes his ghouls and things go haywire. With the help of his ghostly pals, Tara and Nicky, can Max thwart Phears' evil plot, help reunite his ghost friends with their long-lost parents and still make his date with Cammy on Halloween? R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? is a frightful family delight!.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, humorous, entertaining, stylized
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Vampire Journals (1997)
Plot Summary:
A 19th century vampire stalks a more powerful vampire lord in his quest to gain revenge over the death of his mistress. In his search for the vampire lord in Eastern Europe he kills many of his servants and fellow vampires while cursing another to vampirism as well.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: scary, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, rough, gothic, independent film, tense, cult film
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Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
Plot Summary:
After a dying Voodoo queen chooses an adopted apprentice as her successor, her true heir is outraged. Seeking revenge, he buys the bones of Blacula the vampire off of a dealer, and uses voodoo to bring the vampire back to do his bidding. In turn, Blacula turns him into a vampire and makes him his slave. Meanwhile, a police officer with a large collection of African antiques and an interest in the occult investigates the murders caused by Blacula and his vampire horde.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: gothic, bloody, slasher, creepy, cult classic, scary, horror comedy, cult horror, independent film, rough
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Subspecies (1991)
Plot Summary:
The evil vampire villain Radu returns to his hometown of Prejnar, after spending years in exile. He steals the precious blood stone which is said to be bleeding from all saints, from his father and kills him. Meanwhile two American schoolgirls teams up with a local girl for a work on Roumanian culture. Radu becomes attracted to them but runs into trouble when his brother Stephan helps the girls.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Romania, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: gothic, retro, dark, slasher, grindhouse, independent film, scary, rough, serious, suspenseful
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Leprechaun: Origins (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two young couples backpacking through Ireland discover that one of Ireland's most famous legends is a terrifying reality.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, independent film, horror comedy, cult horror, surprise ending, ambiguous ending, dark comedy
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The White Pony (1999)
Plot Summary:
The search for a mystical pony in Ireland.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 225
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: offbeat, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Luck of the Irish (2001)
Plot Summary:
A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Plot Summary:
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is suspected of being crazy because he's seeing gnomes! He's committed, and the niece and nephew and the gnomes have to find him and free him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, sentimental, funny, light, romantic, clever
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Hocus Pocus (1993)
Plot Summary:
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it us up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 154000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, sweet, scary, mystical, funny, gothic, dark comedy, spooky, offbeat, psychological
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Artemis Fowl (2020)
Plot Summary:
Artemis Fowl the second, a young Irish criminal mastermind, kidnaps the fairy LEPrecon officer Holly Short for ransom to fund rescuing his father. Once a transaction is made, they go onto a hunt for the evil pixie Opal Koboi and rush to save Artemis Fowl senior from the Arctic.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: captivating, atmospheric, colorful, humorous, surreal, anamorphic, psychotronic, light, unusual plot structure, colourful
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The Witches (1990)
Plot Summary:
A young boy named Luke and his grandmother go on vacation only to discover their hotel is hosting an international witch convention, where the Grand High Witch is unveiling her master plan to turn all children into mice. Will Luke fall victim to the witches' plot before he can stop them?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, dark fantasy, scary, stylized, atmospheric, funny, retro, feel good, epic