Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "magical-creature"

1. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, David Strathairn, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 102,894 | Gross: $71.20M

2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 692,833 | Gross: $261.99M

3. Maleficent (2014)

PG | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.

Director: Robert Stromberg | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville

Votes: 400,449 | Gross: $241.41M

4. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Shang-Chi, the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton | Stars: Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 436,050 | Gross: $224.54M

5. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

R | 118 min | Drama, Fantasy, War

In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú

Votes: 703,343 | Gross: $37.63M

6. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)

PG-13 | 142 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Albus Dumbledore knows that Gellert Grindelwald is moving to take control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he asks Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team on a dangerous mission.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler

Votes: 170,645 | Gross: $95.85M

7. 47 Ronin (2013)

PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A band of samurai sets out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun.

Director: Carl Rinsch | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kô Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano

Votes: 171,252 | Gross: $38.36M

8. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

PG-13 | 132 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

In 1926, magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York during his worldwide tour to research and rescue magical creatures as something mysterious leaves trails of destruction in the city, threatening to expose the wizarding world.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler

Votes: 508,027 | Gross: $234.04M

9. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)

PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.

Directors: Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs, John Ripa | Stars: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Izaac Wang

Votes: 171,973 | Gross: $54.72M

10. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

PG-13 | 134 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Gellert Grindelwald plans to raise an army of wizards to rule over non-magical beings. In response, Newt Scamander's former professor, Albus Dumbledore, seeks his help to stop him.

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp

Votes: 309,005 | Gross: $159.56M

11. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–2020)

TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After learning that her friends, as well as herself, are the magical Elements of Harmony, studious unicorn Twilight Sparkle is sent by her mentor, Princess Celestia, to Ponyville to study the magic of friendship with help from her friends.

Stars: Ashleigh Ball, Tara Strong, Tabitha St. Germain, Andrea Libman

Votes: 22,819

12. The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016)

PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Eric and fellow warrior Sara, raised as members of ice Queen Freya's army, try to conceal their forbidden love as they fight to survive the wicked intentions of both Freya and her sister Ravenna.

Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt

Votes: 119,468 | Gross: $48.39M

13. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)

PG | 119 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.

Director: Joachim Rønning | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Harris Dickinson, Michelle Pfeiffer

Votes: 118,929 | Gross: $113.93M

14. The Company of Wolves (1984)

R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Graham Crowden

Votes: 18,422 | Gross: $4.39M

15. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.

Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Emiri Kato, Cristina Valenzuela

Votes: 11,340

16. Ishura (2024– )

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A host of demigods have inherited the world after the Demon King has died, and a battle to determine the mightiest ensues.

Stars: Yûki Kaji, Reina Ueda, Jun Fukuyama, Yôhei Matsuoka

Votes: 406

17. FairyTale: A True Story (1997)

PG | 99 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies.

Director: Charles Sturridge | Stars: Paul McGann, Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Harvey Keitel

Votes: 6,349 | Gross: $14.04M

18. Black Moon (1975)

R | 100 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

To escape a gender war, a girl flees to a remote farmhouse and becomes part of an extensive family's unusual, perhaps even supernatural, lifestyle.

Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra Stewart, Joe Dallesandro

Votes: 6,225

19. Simply Irresistible (1999)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A magical crab works wonders for a terrible chef's culinary skills, leading her towards the man of her dreams.

Director: Mark Tarlov | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery, Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker

Votes: 14,927 | Gross: $4.39M

20. The Magic Sword (1962)

Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.

Director: Bert I. Gordon | Stars: Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Gary Lockwood, Anne Helm

Votes: 2,605

21. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998 Video Game)

E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young Kokiri boy discovers that his destiny is to free the Seven Sages and save the land of Hyrule from the treacherous sorcerer Ganondorf.

Directors: Eiji Aonuma, Yoichi Yamada, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Shigeru Miyamoto, Tôru Ôsawa | Stars: Nobuyuki Hiyama, Fujiko Takimoto, Jun Mizusawa, Takashi Nagasako

Votes: 10,677

22. Legend of the Demon Cat (2017)

TV-14 | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

When a demon cat appears and breaks the peace of Chang'an City, causing a series of strange events, poet Bai Letian and monk Kukai join hands to investigate the death of the emperor's concubine by following the trail left by the cat.

Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Xuan Huang, Shôta Sometani, Yuqi Zhang, Hao Qin

Votes: 3,047

23. The Demon Prince of Momochi House (2024– )

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Fantasy, Romance

Himari's 16th birthday will be one she never forgets. Unexpectedly, she receives a will detailing her inheritance of a mysterious estate: the Momochi House.

Stars: Kimmie Britt, Kristian Eros, Takeo Otsuka, Taku Yashiro

Votes: 178

24. Sasaki and Peeps (2024– )

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Sasaki, an office worker, buys a bird that can actually give him supernatural powers to cross between worlds. Although he wants to use that power to live in peace, there are various characters who may get in the way of his wishes.

Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Aoi Yûki, Erin Nicole Lundquist, Tyson Rinehart

Votes: 310

25. The Sword and the Dragon (1956)

83 min | Adventure, Fantasy

A mythical knight goes on an epic journey and fights barbarian hordes in an ancient land.

Director: Aleksandr Ptushko | Stars: Boris Andreyev, Shukur Burkhanov, Andrei Abrikosov, Natalya Medvedeva

Votes: 1,372

26. Monster Rancher (1999–2001)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure

Genki is a young teen boy who gets zapped into an alternate world called Monster Rancher (Monster Farm in the Japanese version) where he must stop the evil Moo which can only be done by ... See full summary »

Stars: Andrew Francis, Janyse Jaud, Scott McNeil, Maggie Blue O'Hara

Votes: 1,540

27. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings (2012)

Not Rated | 130 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A mysterious creature "Kyubey" offers a young girl named Madoka Kaname the chance to have any one wish granted to her. In exchange she must battle evil creatures named "Witches" at the risk of losing her life.

Directors: Fujiaki Asari, Mamoru Hatakeyama, Takashi Kawabata, Seimei Kidokoro, Takahiro Majima, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Masahiro Mukai, Yûki Yase, Akiyuki Shinbô, Tomoyuki Itamura | Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Eri Kitamura, Kaori Mizuhashi

Votes: 1,718 | Gross: $0.18M

28. The Master and Margaret (1972)

95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A writer and his assistant are working on a biblical story about Pontius Pilate who convicted Jesus of Nazereth, while the Satan (here called Woland) and his lieutenants are harassing the writer duo in various ways.

Director: Aleksandar Petrovic | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Mimsy Farmer, Alain Cuny, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic

Votes: 791

29. The Humpbacked Horse (1975)

G | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Enthrallingly and fervently, colorfully and directly narration about the surprising adventures of little Ivanushka and his true friend - magic Horse, outwitting a foolish and greedy tsar.

Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Boris Butakov | Stars: Jim Backus, Aleksey Gribov, Mariya Vinogradova, Georgiy Vitsin

Votes: 1,205

30. Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls (2004)

119 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Little witch Bibi Blocksberg has a problem. Her vacation is shattered because she has poor school results. But the head of the school, Dr. Quirin, has a secret, and Bibi is determined to ... See full summary »

Director: Franziska Buch | Stars: Sidonie von Krosigk, Marie Luise Stahl, Corinna Harfouch, Edgar Selge

Votes: 763

31. Tigtone (2018–2020)

TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure

In this gory spoof of the medieval fantasy genre, berserker Tigtone and his trusty sidekick Helpy, a strange creature with the power of regeneration which Tigtone always (ab)uses, go on epic quests in a macabre medieval kingdom.

Stars: Nils Frykdahl, Debi Derryberry, Benjamin Martian, Andrew Koehler

Votes: 649

32. The Longest Journey (1999 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

April Ryan is a young visual-arts student in Venice, Newport. She's been having some strange dreams lately, but little does she know about the important role she'll have in changing the future.

Directors: Didrik Tollefsen, Ragnar Tørnquist | Stars: Sarah Hamilton, Regina Lund, Louis Aguirre, Roger Raines

Votes: 1,202

33. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck (2020– )

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A sorcerer who was once the top student of the famous Tower of Fang, now spends his time chasing around his hopeless clients as a moneylender, at least until his client comes up with a plan to make money: marriage fraud.

Stars: David Matranga, Sarah Wiedenheft, Ry McKeand, Lindsay Seidel

Votes: 248

34. Wildfire (1986)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A young princess and her magic horse strive to regain her throne from an evil sorceress.

Stars: John Vernon, Georgi Irene, Bobby Jacoby, Susan Blu

Votes: 260

35. The Lost Thing (2010)

Not Rated | 15 min | Animation, Short, Drama

A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.

Directors: Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan | Star: Tim Minchin

Votes: 3,718

36. Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)

TV-Y7-FV | 79 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

The adventures of a cute little panda, a dragon god and an evil serpent.

Director: Taiji Yabushita | Stars: Hisaya Morishige, Mariko Miyagi, Virginia Blackman, Lisa Lu

Votes: 599

37. The Golden Antelope (1954)

31 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy

A poor Indian boy saves a magic antelope that can produce gold with its hooves. After a greedy Raja learns about it, he orders to bring him the antelope - or die.

Director: Lev Atamanov | Stars: Valentina Sperantova, Nina Nikitina, Ruben Simonov, Aleksandr Gruzinsky

Votes: 1,517

38. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (1998–2000)

TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When the most prestigious university of magic loses Orphen, their most talented student, they'll do anything to get him back.

Stars: David Matranga, Shelley Calene-Black, Spike Spencer, John Swasey

Votes: 291

39. Prancer Returns (2001 Video)

Not Rated | 91 min | Family, Drama, Fantasy

Preteen brothers from a broken marriage live with their mother, Denise, in a rural town. Ryan, the cheeky elder boy, wants to go live with their father, Matt, in Chicago. This confuses shy ... See full summary »

Director: Joshua Butler | Stars: Gavin Fink, John Corbett, Stacy Edwards, Michael O'Keefe

Votes: 675

40. Troll Tales (2000–2001)

25 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

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Stars: Trine Dyrholm, Paprika Steen, Ghita Nørby, Søren Spanning

Votes: 75

41. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family

In this update to Nintendo's classic adventure game, a young man named Link must gather the three Spiritual Stones and awaken the Seven Sages in order to overthrow Ganondorf, a tyrannical warlock terrorizing the land of Hyrule.

Stars: Fujiko Takimoto, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Jun Mizusawa, Takashi Nagasako

Votes: 1,358

42. Mummys Island (2006)

TV-PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Sudsakorn is a curious young man, raised in the ancient traditions of magic by his mystical grandfather. He never knew his farther. His mother, a beautiful mermaid is pained by his sadness ... See full summary »

Director: Krisorn Buramasing | Stars: Charlie Trairat, Sorachai Sang-aakaat, Vorawit Phonginsee, Suchao Pongwilai

Votes: 165

43. Wo zai Dali sì dang chongwu (2018)

30 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Xiaolan is a modern young girl. Through a series of circumstances she travels to the ancient fantasy kingdom as a cat. Purely by chance, she meets there handsome Qing Moyan who's suffering ... See full summary »

Stars: Michelle Chen, Yixuan Hu, Jovi Xu, Yizeng Li

Votes: 49

44. The King's Beard (2002)

73 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A young man named Rufus arrives at a mysterious village to open his own barbering business, when he encounters everything covered in what looks like hair! He then meets an innocent young ... See full summary »

Director: Tony Collingwood | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Robin Edwards, Maria Darling, Maureen Lipman

Votes: 124

45. Si Prinsipe Abante at ang lihim ng Ibong Adarna (1990)

Action, Adventure, Comedy

A vengeful and evil witch puts Prinsipe Abante's (Rene Requiestas) loving father in a deep coma-and the only cure to the king's strange illness is the sweet song of the legendary Ibong Adarna.

Director: Tony Cruz | Stars: Rene Requiestas, Monica Herrera, Paquito Diaz, Joaquin Fajardo

Votes: 17

46. The Legend (2006 Video)

90 min | Horror

An ancient European Legend comes alive with the story of La Befana-a mythical character who rewards the good children...and punishes the bad. The children of the village dismiss the legend ... See full summary »

Director: Sean Cisterna | Stars: Nadia Peressini, Laura Petti, Antonella Brundo, Italo Lo Presti

Votes: 26

47. The Nutcracker (1995 Video)

Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

It is Christmas Eve, and the Stahlbaum family is happily unwrapping their Christmas gifts. After all the merriment, seven-year-old Marie receives a very special gift--a mysterious ... See full summary »

Directors: Toshiyuki Hiruma, Takashi Masunaga | Stars: Tony Ail, Nathan Aswell, Kathleen Barr, Lillian Carlson

Votes: 212

48. The Dolphin (1987)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama

A dolphin takes the form of a human man in order to seduce the women of a fishing village.

Director: Walter Lima Jr. | Stars: Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Cássia Kis, Ney Latorraca, Dira Paes

Votes: 244

49. King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder (1990 Video Game)

Adventure, Family, Fantasy

King Graham must travel from his kingdom of Daventry to Serenia and save both his family and castle from an evil wizard bent on revenge!

Stars: Art Lewicki, Josh Mandel, Leonard 'Ray' Bergeron, Richard Aronson

Votes: 174

50. The Creek Dweller in the Bayou (2021)

16 min | Animation, Short, Family

Seven children come across a magical creature in the Louisiana Bayou for a day of play and adventure.

Director: Melissa Caudle | Stars: Darwin Butler, Liam Butler, Lydia Butler, Rachel Butler