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1. Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
PG | 96 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
Director: Gabor Csupo | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, Robert Patrick
Votes: 173,174 | Gross: $82.27M
2. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Doctor Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Heath Ledger, Andrew Garfield
Votes: 153,909 | Gross: $7.69M
3. The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D (2005)
PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A young boy is recruited by his imaginary friends Sharkboy and Lavagirl to help save their planet.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Cayden Boyd, George Lopez, Kristin Davis, David Arquette
Votes: 42,417 | Gross: $39.18M
4. Dark Places (2015)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Libby Day was only eight years old when her family was brutally murdered in their rural Kansas farmhouse. Almost thirty years later, she reluctantly agrees to revisit the crime and uncovers the wrenching truths that led up to that tragic night.
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner | Stars: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Chloë Grace Moretz
Votes: 47,779
5. Mazes and Monsters (1982 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his three college classmates decide to move the board game into the local legendary cavern.
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern | Stars: Tom Hanks, Wendy Crewson, David Wysocki, Chris Makepeace
Votes: 4,295
6. Franklyn (2008)
R | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A portrait of the broken lives of four people (a vigilante detective, a worried parent, an awkward man looking for love and a suicidal artist) as they all struggle to cope in their religiously-dystopian city.
Director: Gerald McMorrow | Stars: Eva Green, Ryan Phillippe, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill
Votes: 18,139
7. I Killed My Mother (2009)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A semi-autobiographical story about Hubert as a young homosexual at odds with his mother.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément
Votes: 31,413
8. The Illustrated Man (1969)
PG | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In 1930s, a psychotic drifter who's after the mystery woman who covered his whole body in illustrations that foresee distant future shows three of them (The Veldt, The Long Rain and The Last Night of the World) to a mesmerized traveler.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas, Don Dubbins
Votes: 3,460
9. A Boy Called Po (2016)
PG | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy
After his wife dies of cancer, an overworked engineer struggles to care for his son with autism. His son in response to bullying regresses into a fantasy world escape.
Director: John Asher | Stars: Christopher Gorham, Julian Feder, Kaitlin Doubleday, Andrew Bowen
Votes: 1,800 | Gross: $1.55M
10. Dear Coward on the Moon (2017)
80 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A woman is forced to confront her past when her nine-year-old sister runs away after discovering a family secret.
Director: Carol Brandt | Stars: Ashley Shelton, Linds Edwards, Charla Bocchicchio, Mallory Jack McGuire
Votes: 32
11. Dorks & Damsels (2007)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy
When Hildur - a beautiful high society girl and a regular guest in the national celebrity press - finds out that her boyfriend Jolli is about to go into jail, she realizes she has to learn ... See full summary »
Director: Gunnar B. Gudmundsson | Stars: Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, Snorri Engilbertsson, Davíð Þór Jónsson, Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
Votes: 1,095
12. In Search of the Brontës (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Samira Osman | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Patrick Malahide, Victoria Hamilton, Elizabeth Hurran
Votes: 61
13. Our World (2012)
12 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A love story at a mental institute, where the main characters will seek to create an imaginary world to escape from reality.
Director: Juan Francisco Pérez Villalba | Stars: Diana Wiswell, Julián Trujillo, Andrés Bejar, Antonio Posada
Votes: 23
14. The Man on the Shore (1993)
106 min | Drama, History, War
Haiti during papa Doc's reign: not a fun place!
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Jennifer Zubar, Toto Bissainthe, Patrick Rameau, Jean-Michel Martial
Votes: 132
15. The Girl from the Wardrobe (2012)
90 min | Drama
Three lonely next-door neighbours alienate themselves in various ways. Jacek seeks contacts online, his brother Tomek has a brain injury. Magda spends time alone in her apartment. What if they become friends?
Director: Bodo Kox | Stars: Wojciech Mecwaldowski, Piotr Glowacki, Magdalena Rózanska, Eryk Lubos
Votes: 769
16. My Secret Country
Documentary | Post-production
MY SECRET COUNTRY is a multi-platform journey into the world of imaginative play, and a portrait of three children who have invented imaginary friends and worlds. Embedded in this hybrid ... See full summary »
Director: Marlo McKenzie
17. Worlds We Created (2013)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Drama
The story of a boy who walks the line between imagination and reality, and the day he realizes he may not be able to do so forever.
Director: Nicholas Santos | Stars: Seanan Michael Ellis, Brian Roque, Bryce Dinardo, Robin Ann Rapoport
Votes: 35
18. Umney's Last Case (2006)
17 min | Short, Crime, Fantasy
Director: Rodney Altman | Stars: Joel Nagle, Jim Doerr, Mark Margolis, Christina Dunham
Votes: 59
19. Bagage (2012)
8 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Koen Feitsma, Niki Padidar | Stars: Helene Möhn, Dirk Zeelenberg, Markoesa Hamer, Niels Gomperts
Votes: 32
20. The Redeeming Duck (II) (2013– )
Family
The journey of three tough girls as they fight off King Monkey and his minions man of the imaginary world.
Stars: Hayley Babbitt, Milinda Miller, Emily Foster
21. The Redeeming Duck (I) (2013– )
Family
The journey of three tough girls as they fight off King Monkey Man and his minions of the imaginary world.
Stars: Elonzo Peavey, Elizabeth Foster, Milinda Miller, Emily Foster
22.
Lisey's Story (2021)
Episode:
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
(2021)
TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The bool hunt leads Lisey to a moment from her past, when Scott shared a confession about his family and traumatic childhood.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Dane DeHaan
Votes: 552
23.
The Brontës of Haworth (1973– )
Episode:
The Little King
(1973)
52 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The comfortable childhood shared by Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and Branwell Brontë instills in them boundless creativity and a passion for learning. But their sheltered upbringing creates ... See full summary »
Director: Marc Miller | Stars: Alfred Burke, Michael Kitchen, Vickery Turner, Rosemary McHale
Votes: 11
24.
The Crowded Room (2023)
Episode:
The Crowded Room
(2023)
TV-MA | 43 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Danny finally faces the truth about his crime.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Tom Holland, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Lane, Will Chase
Votes: 1,178
25.
Perspectives (2011– )
Episode:
Sheila Hancock: The Brilliant Bronte Sisters
(2013)
Documentary
Sheila Hancock investigates the genius of the Bronte Sisters.
Director: Gareth Williams | Stars: Juliet Barker, Ann Dinsdale, Lyndall Gordon, Sheila Hancock
Votes: 24
26.
Haven (2010–2015)
Episode:
Bad Blood
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A series of exsanguinated bodies have the police at a loss to explain the deaths. Everyone is angry at Nathan for shooting Agent Howard and destroying the barn, but it would appear that some are more angry than others.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Colin Ferguson
Votes: 388
27.
Extraterrestrial (2005)
Episode:
Aurelia
(2005)
Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
Scientists and Artists speculate about how alien life might exist on a planet they dub "Aurelia", circling and tidally locked to a Red Dwarf star.
Votes: 9
28.
Ah! Vous écrivez? (1976–1980)
Episode:
Annie Cohen
(1980)
14 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Nicolas Ribowski | Stars: Bernard Pivot, Annie Cohen