Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "mythical-country"

1. Hook (1991)

PG | 142 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

When Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins

Votes: 273,405 | Gross: $119.65M

2. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)

G | 113 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Now settled in Genovia, Princess Mia faces a new revelation: she is being primed for an arranged marriage to an English suitor.

Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Callum Blue, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo

Votes: 89,011 | Gross: $95.17M

3. The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988)

Unrated | 29 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

Four kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the lion, Aslan.

Stars: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox

Votes: 6,507

4. Mothra (1961)

Passed | 101 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

An expedition to Infant Island discovers a native population and tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity. Named Mothra, she sets out to rescue her fairies after they are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman.

Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Furankî Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyôko Kagawa, Yumi Itô

Votes: 5,308

5. Billy Liar (1963)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne

Votes: 7,108 | Gross: $0.04M

6. The Inspector General (1949)

Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Danny Kaye, Walter Slezak, Barbara Bates, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 3,565

7. Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997)

91 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance

Peter Glahn is released after years of incarceration as a political prisoner and is now returning to his homeland, the mythical Mandragora where the sun never sets. On board the ship home, ... See full summary »

Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Pascale Bussières, Shelley Duvall, Frank Gorshin, Alice Krige

Votes: 967

8. Conspiracy (1939)

Approved | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Radio officer Kendall discovers seaman Carlson sending unauthorized messages. Carlson is killed, and Kendall flees ashore, meeting Carlson's sister Nedra, part of a sabotage ring. Nedra seeks help as both saboteurs pursue Kendall.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Allan Lane, Linda Hayes, Robert Barrat, Charley Foy

Votes: 191

9. Lost in a Harem (1944)

Passed | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.

Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marilyn Maxwell, John Conte

Votes: 1,289

10. Adventures of the Great Wolf Pack (2023– )

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

After discovering the mythical Great Wolf Geyser and earning their magical Great Wolf Stones, the pack is called to help those in need no matter how swampy, snowy, or scary the adventures become.

Stars: Brandon Winckler, Maya Aoki Tuttle, Xanthe Huynh, Ogie Banks

11. Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)

Approved | 91 min | Musical, Romance

A producer puts an unknown European princess (Constance Moore) in his show, and she falls for its author (Dennis O'Keefe).

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Constance Moore, Eve Arden, Otto Kruger

Votes: 94

12. High Barbaree (1947)

Approved | 91 min | Action, Drama, Romance

Van Johnson is a Navy pilot in WWII who has been shot down in the Pacific on a bombing mission. He and a wounded comrade are the only survivors and are lost at sea. As they await rescue, ... See full summary »

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Van Johnson, June Allyson, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell

Votes: 489

13. King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A theatrical troupe headed by a flashy showman finds itself in the tiny--and bankrupt--kingdom of Belgardia. The showman falls in love with the daughter of the dotty king, who has promised her to another. Complications ensue.

Director: Leonard Fields | Stars: Guy Robertson, Edgar Kennedy, Irene Ware, Ferdinand Gottschalk

Votes: 143

14. The Black Parachute (1944)

Approved | 85 min | Adventure, Drama, War

An imprisoned King must be rescued from the Nazi general holding him captive.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Carradine, Osa Massen, Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates

Votes: 72

15. Continental Express (1939)

Approved | 73 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A mystery thriller set aboard the Orient Express bound for Istanbul. A girl is blackmailed into throwing a bomb at the President of a fictional Balkan state with the intention of starting another major war.

Director: Herbert Mason | Stars: Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson, John Loder, Muriel Aked

Votes: 27

16. Alexandra (1934)

Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Revolution breaks out in a small European kingdom, and a young princess is forced to flee for her life. She heads for the neighboring country, which just happens to be ruled by the king she... See full summary »

Director: Maurice Elvey | Stars: Evelyn Laye, George Grossmith, Yvonne Arnaud, Max Miller

Votes: 49

17. One Hour (1917)

Passed | 60 min | Adventure, Romance

Opal, who knows nothing about her ancestors, falls in love with G. D. Stanley, the strange young man who is her closest neighbor in the Canadian wilderness. One day, Opal is informed that ... See full summary »

Directors: Edwin L. Hollywood, Paul McAllister | Stars: D.J. Flanagan, Ina Brooks, Zena Keefe, Alan Hale

Votes: 23

18. Sharpshooters (1938)

Approved | 65 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Ace newsreel cameraman is working in a mythical European country when the king is assassinated. He gets his negatives out of the country and finds the young crown prince who is also in danger.

Director: James Tinling | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Lynn Bari, Wally Vernon, John 'Dusty' King

Votes: 26

19. One Way Out (1931)

Approved | 9 min | Comedy, Short

A man trying to kill himself in a small European country must wade through the red tape of government-sanctioned suicide.

Director: Arthur Hurley | Stars: Charles Lawrence, Thelma White, Ray Collins

Votes: 69

20. Anderland (2003)

25 min | Drama, Short

Malle's miserable life changes when Bran, from the paradisical Anderland (Otherland) washes ashore.

Director: Arne Toonen | Stars: Tim Zweije, Nico de Vries, Tygo Gernandt, Yoka Verbeek

Votes: 43

21. Behind Closed Doors (1929)

Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Behind the doors of a foreign-government's embassy in Washington D. C. a group of royal loyalists are attempting to raise funds to aid a counter-revolution and restore the deposed emperor ... See full summary »

Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Virginia Valli, Gaston Glass, Otto Matieson, Andrés de Segurola

Votes: 20

22. One Day (1916)

Passed | Adventure, Drama, Romance

An assassination attempt if made on the life of Paul I, the infant King of Veseria, by Stefan, a henchman of Pavlovitch, the Regent, who wishes to take over the kingdom. Paul's bodyguard, ... See full summary »

Director: Hal Clarendon | Stars: Jeanne Iver, Victor Sutherland, Bradley Barker, Robert Broderick

Votes: 21

23. The Adorable Deceiver (1926)

Passed | 57 min | Comedy, Romance

Nicholas, the king of a small Balkan state, Santa Maria, is forced to flee a revolution and he and his daughter, Princess Sylia, go to America. Sylvia brings the crown jewels. They are ... See full summary »

Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Alberta Vaughn, Daniel Makarenko, Harland Tucker, Frank Leigh

24. Neverending Story (2001–2002)
Episode: Heart of Stone (2001)

Adventure, Drama, Family

After Bastian's mother Laura is mortally injured in a car accident, Bastian finds a magical book called "The Neverending Story" and starts to read it. In the book, a young warrior named ... See full summary »

Director: Giles Walker | Stars: Mark Rendall, Tyler Hynes, Victoria Sanchez, John Dunn-Hill

Votes: 16