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Plot Summary:
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 125000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, UK
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, gothic, entertaining, period piece, surreal, visual, exciting, stylized, mystical
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Plot Summary:
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK, West Germany, Spain, USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, visual, cult classic, visually appealing, visually stunning, mind blowing, epic, mindfuck, surreal, offbeat
Similar in 89%
Dracula 2000 (2000)
Plot Summary:
In the millenium version of this classic Gothic horror we find Abraham Van Helsing (Plummer), who has tangled with Count Dracula (Butler) in the past, working as an English antiques dealer. Simon (Miller) is a vampire hunter in training under his apprenticeship.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: gothic, scary, sexy, suspense, slasher, suspenseful, cult classic, exciting, fairy tale, dark
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Ladyhawke (1985)
Plot Summary:
Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 50000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Italy, UK
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, touching, atmospheric, period piece, sentimental, epic fantasy, fantasy adventure, captivating, epic
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Gretel & Hansel (2020)
Plot Summary:
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Ireland
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: dark, fairy tale, suspense, dark fantasy, captivating, scary, art house, atmospheric, gothic, bloody
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Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
Plot Summary:
Based somewhat more authentically on the Grimm Brothers' story of a young woman who is unliked by her stepmother, the film includes the talking mirror, a poisoned apple, and some ruffian gold (not diamond) miners (and they aren't dwarfs or cute). It takes place at the time of the Crusades, and depicts the attitudes of the wealthy and the peasant classes toward one another.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: gothic, fairy tale, dark, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, mysterious, folk tale, fantasy adventure, cult classic
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Constantine (2005)
Plot Summary:
John Constantine has literally been to Hell and back. When he teams up with a policewoman to solve the mysterious suicide of her twin sister, their investigation takes them through the world of demons and angels that exists beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 367000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, gothic, suspense, stylized, dark, demonic, satanic, mind bending, surreal, suspenseful
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Red Riding Hood (2011)
Plot Summary:
Valerie is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter, but her parents have arranged for her to marry another man – who is wealthy. Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter plan to run away together when they learn that Valerie's older sister has been killed by a werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon, to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon's arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, gothic, dark fantasy, suspenseful, gothic horror, surprise ending, scary, romantic, suspense, stylized
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The 10th Kingdom (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two centuries after Snow White and Cinderella had their adventures, the Nine Kingdoms ready themselves for the coronation of Prince Wendel, Snow White's grandson, to the throne of the Fourth Kingdom. But an evil once-queen has freed herself from prison, and turns the prince into a golden retriever. Wendel, by means of a magic mirror, escapes into a hitherto-unknown Tenth Kingdom (modern day New York City) and meets Virginia and her father Tony. Pursued by trolls, cops, and a wolf in man's form, the three blunder back into the Nine Kingdoms and begin their adventures to restore Wendel to his human form and throne, and find the magic mirror that will take Tony and Virginia back home, all the while unknowing that Virginia already has a connection to the Nine Kingdoms that may prove deadly before we reach Happily Ever After.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 417 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, scenic, feel good, humorous, colorful, cult classic, epic, dark fantasy, visually appealing
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Dark Shadows (2012)
Plot Summary:
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 277000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Australia, UK
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, humorous, gothic horror, parody, dark, black comedy, dark comedy, scary, funny
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Plot Summary:
After getting a taste for blood as children, Hansel and Gretel have become the ultimate vigilantes, hell-bent on retribution. Now, unbeknownst to them, Hansel and Gretel have become the hunted, and must face an evil far greater than witches... their past.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 215000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, suspenseful, splatter, action packed, dark, mystical, fantasy adventure, action adventure
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Season of the Witch (2011)
Plot Summary:
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, gothic, gothic horror, dark, suspense, stylized, exciting, scary, serious, brutal
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Solomon Kane (2009)
Plot Summary:
A nomadic 16th century warrior, condemned to hell for his brutal past, seeks redemption by renouncing violence, but finds some things are worth burning for as he fights to free a young Puritan woman from the grip of evil.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, UK, France
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, gothic, dark, atmospheric, gothic horror, bleak, exciting, stylized, visually stunning, rough
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Plot Summary:
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – dubbed 'Dumbledore's Army' – to defend themselves against the dark arts.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 619000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: exciting, saga, scenic, tense, fairy tale, entertaining, action packed, teen, fantasy adventure, action adventure
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Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Plot Summary:
After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality, The Evil Queen needs the heart of Snow White. After Snow escapes the castle, the Queen sends the Huntsman to find her in the Dark Forest.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 299000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting, scenic, intense, dark, visual, teen, epic, mystical
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Van Helsing (2004)
Plot Summary:
Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 281000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 131 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, suspenseful, fairy tale, gothic horror, entertaining, serious, stylized
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Stardust (2007)
Plot Summary:
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 282000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, romantic, feel good, light, dark fantasy, captivating, atmospheric, exciting, offbeat, scenic
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Plot Summary:
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 837000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 152 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, entertaining, exciting, touching, scenic, teen, saga, mystic, visually appealing, fantasy adventure
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Dracula Untold (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad's son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire Dracula.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 205000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, suspenseful, serious, fairy tale, epic, intense, psychotronic
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Plot Summary:
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 302000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: mysterious, dark fantasy, breathtaking, atmospheric, exciting, saga, mystical, fairy tale, mystic, fantasy adventure
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
Plot Summary:
Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus is helpless to save his family from Hades, vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth. Battling unholy demons and fearsome beasts, Perseus and his warriors will only survive if Perseus accepts his power as a god, defies fate and creates his own destiny.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 290000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, serious, stylized, mythical, fairy tale, action adventure, mystical, epic fantasy, epic
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Plot Summary:
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 693000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 161 min
Plot tags: epic, breathtaking, heroic, entertaining, dark fantasy, exciting, tense, intense, saga, stylized
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Plot Summary:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 682000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: exciting, entertaining, stylized, dark fantasy, humorous, surreal, semi serious, funny, saga, visually stunning
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Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Plot Summary:
The classic role-playing game comes to life in this magical adventure. The empire of Izmer is a divided land: Elite magicians called Mages rule while lowly commoners are powerless. When Empress Savina (Thora Birch) vows to bring equality and prosperity to her land, the evil Mage Profion (Jeremy Irons) plots to depose her. But this good-vs.-evil battle is no game!.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Canada
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, suspenseful, fantasy adventure, action adventure, mystical, mythical, cult classic, action packed, epic fantasy
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The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
Plot Summary:
The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 108000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, China, Canada
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, mystical, suspenseful, psychotronic, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, mystic
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Plot Summary:
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 859000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 169 min
Plot tags: epic, breathtaking, captivating, exciting, scenic, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, visually stunning, saga, fairy tale
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Willow (1988)
Plot Summary:
Fearful of a prophecy stating that a girl child will be born to bring about her downfall, the evil Queen Bavmorda imprisons all pregnant women within the formidable stronghold of Nockmaar. A child, Elora Danan, is born in the Nockmaar dungeons and identified as the prophesied child by a birthmark on her arm. However, before the black sorceress arrives to claim the child, Elora's mother convinces her reluctant midwife to escape with the baby. Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, is entrusted with delivering the royal infant from evil.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 128000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, scenic, exciting, atmospheric, cult classic, epic, intense, stylized, semi serious, visual
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Seventh Son (2014)
Plot Summary:
John Gregory, who is a seventh son of a seventh son and also the local spook, has protected the country from witches, boggarts, ghouls and all manner of things that go bump in the night. However John is not young anymore, and has been seeking an apprentice to carry on his trade. Most have failed to survive. The last hope is a young farmer's son named Thomas Ward. Will he survive the training to become the spook that so many others couldn't?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 80000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada, China
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: dark fantasy, exciting, fairy tale, epic, absurd, scenic, stylized, satanic, teen, dark comedy
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Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Plot Summary:
New York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 379000
Genere: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark, scary, dark fantasy, atmospheric, gothic horror, fairy tale, suspenseful, surreal, captivating
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Plot Summary:
In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 142 min
Plot tags: gothic, atmospheric, suspense, period piece, exciting, gothic horror, serious, costume drama, visual, historical drama
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Plot Summary:
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 17000000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 179 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, epic, captivating, exciting, dark fantasy, scenic, heroic, breathtaking, visually stunning, cult classic