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Plot Summary:
The Otherworld is an original story and mystical tale inspired by Celtic mythology and Irish legends. One of the most fascinating characters in Celtic mythology, the Warrior Lugh, crosses Woodland heading to Tara to join the court of King Nuada and the Tuatha De Danann. Nuada and his kingdom are at this time oppressed by the Fomorian tribe, and trying to retaliate for their land and freedom. During Lugh's travel, he is bewitched by a faerie (Immrama) to a Beltane celebration, when the line between the human and fairy world are vulnerable and Lugh crosses unaware to The Otherworld - the fairy realm. Lugh and Immrama fall in love. However, they live in different times and worlds.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 220
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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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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The Time Thief (2021)
Plot Summary:
In 1988, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, an 11-years-old boy is worried for his grandmother's life. Worn out by illness, the old storyteller tries to convince her grandson that Death no longer exists. Her story will bring back to life the extraordinary people from the village in 1927 who, by using rocambolesque tricks, will eliminate Death that threatens them. From now on, Death will coincide with the birth of legends.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 226
Genere: Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags:
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Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998)
Plot Summary:
A young boy is taught to use his imagination by his grandfather who casts him in a great adventure back in time. Using a magic coin, he enters the medieval world of Sinbad, who must rescue a beautiful princess from the clutches of an evil knight.
IMDB Rating: 2.2
IMDB Votes: 190
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, twist ending, independent film
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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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Nemo (1984)
Plot Summary:
Based on Windsor McCay's comic strip, a little boy embarks on a dream-like adventure. Also known as Dream One.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 267
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, independent film
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Hansel and Gretel (1983)
Plot Summary:
This is Tim Burton's Disney Channel Halloween film short that only aired once. It combines live action and stop-motion, making for a creepy adventure into the woods.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 884
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, weird
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The Wizard of Stone Mountain (2011)
Plot Summary:
Determined to win the respect of his people and the love of his life, Teela; Malik, The Wizard of Stone Mountain, makes a bargain with a demon to wield great power. It is up to the heroic warriors to save Malik from himself when the demon takes control and claims Malik's soul!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, anime
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The Dwarves of Demrel (2018)
Plot Summary:
In this steampunk fantasy adventure, a collapse imprisons three dwarven miners who must now work collectively to combat starvation, despair, and a mysterious creature.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 341
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Cinderella (1989)
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IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Fantasy
Country: West Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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The Frog Prince (1991)
Plot Summary:
German/Czechoslovakian depiction of the famous fairy tale 'The Frog Prince', by the Brothers Grimm. When a young princess, instead of being fully dedicated to her love, persists in running around like a tomboy and roaming the forests with her gang, and a young prince refuses to give up all his vices and mischief, an aquaphobic fairy takes their fate into her hands. The princess then falls in love with the prince, who declares eternal fidelity to her. When he however breaks this promise, the fairy turns him into a frog. With which the loyalty of the princess is being tested as well.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia, Germany
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, fable
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The Brave Little Tailor (1991)
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia, West Germany, Italy, France
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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The Four Warriors (2015)
Plot Summary:
Four battle-weary Crusaders take on a mission to track down the evil predator who has abducted all the men and children from a devastated village.
IMDB Rating: 2.8
IMDB Votes: 444
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags:
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Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Plot Summary:
Raised on a farm, energetic fearless Fynn is eager to be join uncle August in the royal castle as apprentice in the stables. He's quickly humiliated having inadvertently dared prince Eric to sword sparring, but gets discrete lessons from his surprisingly able kin. Like many high aristocrats around, Eric boldly sets out to win a princess's hand and royal crown in a century-long enchanted castle, but is fatally defeated by its impenetrable envelop of thorny vines. Having learned more from August about the curse, Fynn also has a go, but differently and with better results.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 201
Genere: Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: fairy tale
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Throg (2004)
Plot Summary:
Believing he's destined for greatness, an unlikely hero named Throg (Dana Lee) embarks on a wild adventure filled with Greek gods, Arthurian knights, certified loonies, nasty harpies, talking pigs, garbage collectors and one twisted forest dweller in this medieval fantasy spoof. Bungling his way through the centuries, the immortal Throg lurches along a path leading to an ultimate showdown with the bloodthirsty Urshag the Destroyer (Dennis Green).
IMDB Rating: 2.9
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: slapstick comedy, slapstick, dark comedy
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The Princess and the Pauper (1997)
Plot Summary:
A fairy tale about a twin princess and a prince who where seperated after their birth.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Fantasy
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags:
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Dragon Knight (2022)
Plot Summary:
Many years after the war has been lost, and all the dragons slain, a lone knight travels the lands of Agonos seeking to raise an army against the demon lord Abaddon. When a healer's vision reveals that one dragon still lives, and together with an eager young squire, the knight sets off in search of the fabled creature. As the armies of Abaddon descend on the human kingdoms, the dragon is their last hope of fending off the horde, before it lays waste to the lands of men. But does the creature even exist? And if it does, will it fight for them once more?.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: captivating, disturbing
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The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (2022)
Plot Summary:
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re-imagined version by Hollywood of the film The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace, the origin and birthplace of The Monkey King Story.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Hercules and the Tyrants of Babylon (1964)
Plot Summary:
Hercules fights to free the people of Babylon from an evil sorceress.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 559
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, biblical, psychotronic, campy
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Journey to Promethea (2010)
Plot Summary:
A tyrannical king reigns over his kingdom with an iron fist, but there is hope. A prophecy foretold long ago states that a boy will rise up against the oppressive regime and lead his people to the promised land of Promethea. This is the action-packed journey of one boy that sparks a rebellion that ignites a vicious clash of that sparks a rebellion that ignites a vicious clash of can emerge alive and victorious.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 634
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, tense, intense
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The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom (2014)
Plot Summary:
In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress people for their own gain. As payback, local government officials decide to pin the murder of Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade, turning her and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives for a crime they didn't commit.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, serious, stylized, tense, disturbing, touching, surprise ending
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Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Plot Summary:
The medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 285
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: arthurian, exciting, atmospheric, bleak, suspenseful, stylized, semi serious, folk tale
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The Cave of the Golden Rose (1991)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of a war between two kingdoms queen died tragically while giving birth to her third daughter. The king wanted a male heir to his throne and torn by the death of his wife, decides to sacrifice the girl and leads to the Cave of the Golden Rose to give her to the monster. The child is saved by the White Witch who promises her a wonderful future. With a rebellious temperament, the princess, named by his father Fantaghiro behaves like a tomboy. But one day she must confront the enemy, the king Romualdo, which is in love with her.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, teen, beautiful
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Dragon (2006)
Plot Summary:
In a desperate attempt to save her kingdom from an advancing army of dark elves, Princess Vanir must traverse the haunted forest of Sidhe. With the help of loyal adventurers Cador and Artemir, they encounter the army of elves, a mysterious sorceress, and the powerful dragon that stands in their way.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 904
Genere: Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, captivating, visually appealing, mythical, independent film
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Dragon Dynasty (2006)
Plot Summary:
A group of European explorers returning from China battle a pair of dragons sent by an evil wizard intent on keeping his land a secret.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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Upon The Magic Roads (2021)
Plot Summary:
Romantic John the Fool and his friend Foal set out on a series of unpredictable adventures in different magical worlds. The two buddies will have to outsmart an evil tyrant king, catch the firebird, and find John’s true love.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, feel good, humorous, folk tale
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The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
Plot Summary:
10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie - a seal who can turn into a human. Years earlier, her baby brother was washed out to sea and never seen again, so when Fiona spies a naked little boy on the abandoned Isle of Roan Inish, she is compelled to investigate.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: scenic, fairy tale, touching, melancholic, sentimental, atmospheric, mystical, inspirational, offbeat, spiritual
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Lovespell (1981)
Plot Summary:
Romantic tragedy, the story of Tristan and Isolde.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: arthurian, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, fairy tale, independent film
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Arthur's Quest (1999)
Plot Summary:
To escape the clutches of the evil warrior and sorceress Morgana, Merlin transports young King Arthur into modern day America. When Merlin comes back ten years later to retrieve him, he finds a hip 15 year-old Arthur who does not believe Merlin, nor does he want to return to the past. Merlin must convince Arthur of his true identity, before Morgana can retrieve Excalibur and allow the Dark Forces to take over the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 505
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: humorous, stylized, semi serious, exciting, light, captivating, sincere, fairy tale, arthurian, independent film
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Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015)
Plot Summary:
When aspiring knight Gareth goes in search of a fallen comet rumored to contain gold, he is shocked to instead find the dragon Drago. After Drago saves Gareth's life the two become intricately bonded, and must work together to defeat an evil sorcerer and stop his reign of terror. Along the way, Gareth learns the true meaning of being a knight in this fantasy action-adventure for the ages.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, enigmatic, entertaining, exciting, captivating, saga, fantasy adventure
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The Ash Lad: In Search of the Golden Castle (2019)
Plot Summary:
When the King and Queen are poisoned, brothers Per and Pål get arrested, suspected of being behind it. Younger brother Espen "Ash Lad" and Princess Kristin set out on a quest to find the mythical Soria Moria castle, which is said to be built of pure gold. In Soria Moria, there sits a well containing the Water of Life; the only thing that can cure Kristin's parents. But some wicked Danes are also on the hunt to find the castle. If Espen and Kristin fail, it will spell the end for the brothers, the kingdom - and perhaps the entire world.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Norway
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, exciting, funny, romantic, light