Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fantasy-literature-on-screen"

51. The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)

Not Rated | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.

Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Milos Kopecký, Rudolf Jelínek, Jana Brejchová, Karel Höger

Votes: 3,050

52. Three Wishes for Cinderella (2021)

87 min | Family, Fantasy

A Cinderella story: in snow-heavy forests the heroine battles against her evil stepmother for her dream of meeting the handsome prince. This is a breathtaking ride featuring brilliant archery and a gorgeous palace ball.

Director: Cecilie A. Mosli | Stars: Astrid S, Bjørn Sundquist, Anne Marit Jacobsen, Toivo Ty Terjesen

Votes: 2,457

53. Beauty and the Beast (1978)

91 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

In this gothic rendition of the classic fairy tale, a merchant's youngest daughter is held prisoner by a mysterious winged beast.

Director: Juraj Herz | Stars: Zdena Studenková, Vlastimil Harapes, Václav Voska, Jana Brejchová

Votes: 1,827

54. Tam Lin (1970)

PG-13 | 106 min | Horror, Mystery

An older woman uses witchcraft to keep her young jet-set friends. Based on an ancient Scottish folk song.

Director: Roddy McDowall | Stars: Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis, Cyril Cusack

Votes: 743

55. The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made (2021–2023)

TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A fat schoolkid is thrown into a fantasy world and must team up with a female gorilla to survive.

Stars: Giovannie Cruz, Mark Allen Jr., Kristian Eros, Yôko Hikasa

Votes: 1,131

56. The BFG (1989)

91 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A young orphan girl, Sophie, gets taken away to a faraway land populated by Giants and Dreams.

Director: Brian Cosgrove | Stars: David Jason, Amanda Root, Angela Thorne, Ballard Berkeley

Votes: 7,521

57. Blancanieves (2012)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy

A twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.

Director: Pablo Berger | Stars: Maribel Verdú, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina

Votes: 11,653 | Gross: $0.28M

58. Demon Lord, Retry! (2019–2024)

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

On the night of his favorite game's shutdown, Akira Oono awakens in the body of his online character: Demon Lord Hakuto Kunai.

Stars: Kenjirô Tsuda, Jessie James Grelle, Natalie Hoover, Kristen McGuire

Votes: 1,095

59. The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far (2023)

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

Shiinya Kazuya died while saving young girls attacker, only to reincarnated into a world of swords and magic. It was a dream come true. He remembers his life and knowledge of Earth, now Cain von Silford, the third son of an aristocrats.

Stars: Yoshino Nanjô, Sakura Nakamura, Aya Uchida, Natsu Yorita

Votes: 1,044

60. Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017 Video)

Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The classic Roald Dahl tale gets a modern twist when Tom and Jerry enter the amazing world of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

Director: Spike Brandt | Stars: JP Karliak, Jess Harnell, Lincoln Melcher, Mick Wingert

Votes: 1,494

61. Throne of Seal (2022– )

Animation, Action, Adventure

A young boy joins a temple to save his mother and ascend to become the strongest knight and inherit the throne.

Stars: Tu-Te-Ha-Meng, Tianxiang Yang, Youxi Deng, Xiaoxi Tang

Votes: 1,097

62. Everyone Is Psychic!: The Movie (2015)

114 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

After receiving a cosmic blast while masturbating, a virginal teenager gains psychic powers and joins a group of ESP virgins in order to defend the world from evil psychics.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Mika Akizuki, Tokio Emoto, Motoki Fukami, Mizuki Hoshina

Votes: 1,094

63. The Twelve Kingdoms (2002–2003)

Animation, Adventure, Drama

When high school student Youko Nakajima finds out she is the rightful heir of a mysterious kingdom, she sets off on a fantasy voyage of danger and magic.

Stars: Mari Devon, Kate Higgins, Houko Kuwashima, Aya Hisakawa

Votes: 2,209

64. The Little Witch (2018)

103 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The story of a young and nice witch who learns everything there is to know about magic, in order to be accepted by the other older mean witches.

Director: Mike Schaerer | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Axel Prahl, Luis Vorbach, Momo Beier

Votes: 1,526

65. The Deer King (2021)

R | 113 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The last survivor of a band of warriors is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage dogs attack and a mysterious disease wipes out everyone at the mine. The warrior escapes with a little girl, while a gifted physician looks for a cure.

Directors: Masashi Andô, Masayuki Miyaji | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Ryoma Takeuchi, Anne Watanabe, Hisui Kimura

Votes: 951

66. The Strongest Tank's Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero's Party- (2024– )

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

Rud raids the treacherous labyrinths, uninterested in fabled riches but desperate to cure his sick sister. Kicked out by a conceited hero, Rud heads home empty-handed until he rescues a girl who exposes his unparalleled protection.

Stars: Yu Okano, Akinori Egoshi, Kentaro Takano, Yuki Tanaka

Votes: 267

67. Faust (1994)

97 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

An ordinary man is lured into a strange puppet theatre by a map and finds himself embroiled in a production of the Faustian legend.

Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Petr Cepek, Jan Kraus, Vladimír Kudla, Antonin Zacpal

Votes: 4,303

68. Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Based on the novel "One For Sorrow" by Christopher Barzak, Jamie Marks is Dead is the story of a murdered high school boy who returns as a ghost looking for the love and friendship he never had when he was alive.

Director: Carter Smith | Stars: Morgan Saylor, Noah Silver, Cameron Monaghan, Brett DelBuono

Votes: 2,765

69. Douluo Continent (2021)

TV-14 | 38 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Having lost his mother at a very young age, Tang San grew up relying on his father just as much as his father relied upon him. Meticulous and mature for his age, with extraordinary talent and wit, he was sent to Ruoding Academy.

Stars: Zhan Xiao, Liu Qing, Kai Wang, Xuanyi Wu

Votes: 3,483

70. The Girl on a Broomstick (1972)

76 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Saxana has the enthusiasm, but lacks the right talent to become a witch. So she's kept in for 300 years - nothing unusual for a sorceress' school. Being bored, she skims through the ... See full summary »

Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Petra Cernocká, Jan Hrusínský, Jan Kraus, Vlastimil Zavrel

Votes: 1,487

71. The Little Mermaid (1976)

84 min | Family, Drama, Romance

The little mermaid, one of the daughters of the sea king, seeing the prince on the deck of a luxurious ship, falls in love with him. But during a storm, the ship crashes against a rock. The little mermaid saves her lover from death.

Director: Karel Kachyna | Stars: Miroslava Safránková, Radovan Lukavský, Petr Svojtka, Libuse Safránková

Votes: 876

72. Krabat (2008)

120 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

A boy learns the black arts from an evil sorcerer.

Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner | Stars: David Kross, Christian Redl, Daniel Brühl, Robert Stadlober

Votes: 6,857

73. Even Mice Belong in Heaven (2021)

80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A mouse and a fox die and find themselves in animal paradise and become best friends. Upon their return to earth they are reborn in opposite roles, but the power of friendship surpasses the impossible.

Directors: Jan Bubenicek, Denisa Grimmová | Stars: Erica Schroeder, Marc Thompson, Paul Castro Jr., Mike Pollock

Votes: 763

74. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)

88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family

Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.

Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe

Votes: 11,664

75. Outbreak Company (2013)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Otaku Shinichi, has been sent as an ambassador to a parallel world, where what we believed to be only fantasy is reality.

Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Maaya Uchida, Juliet Simmons, Kira Vincent-Davis

Votes: 718

76. Lost Hearts (1973 TV Movie)

35 min | Horror, Mystery

A young orphan, Stephen, is sent to go and live with his strange, much older cousin at his remote country house. Once there, Stephen experiences terrible dreams in which he sees a young girl and boy who are missing their hearts.

Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Simon Gipps-Kent, Joseph O'Conor, James Mellor, Susan Richards

Votes: 973

77. Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? (2024– )

Animation, Action, Adventure

After the great war ended with humanity's victory, the world suddenly gets "overwritten" right before the eyes of a boy named Kai.

Stars: Shoya Chiba, Kana Ichinose, Haruka Shiraishi, Seiichiro Yamashita

78. The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979 TV Movie)

96 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Jennie Logan discovers an antique dress in her attic that allows her to travel back in time. Soon she's torn between life with her philandering husband and a romance with a handsome artist who was murdered at the turn of the century.

Director: Frank De Felitta | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Alan Feinstein, Linda Gray

Votes: 959

79. Dracula and Son (1976)

PG | 78 min | Comedy, Horror

In the 1700s, a vampire has a son from a normal woman. The mother dies, and he spends two centuries trying to teach his meek son how to be a proper vampire but no avail. Now they have to flee from Transylvania, and they end up in France.

Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Christopher Lee, Bernard Menez, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Catherine Breillat

Votes: 801

80. Jonathan (1970)

110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

In a apocalyptic 19th century landscape where wealthy vampires have taken over the world, a group of humans prepare an uprising, and select an adventurous young man to track down the leader of the undead and destroy him.

Director: Hans W. Geissendörfer | Stars: Jürgen Jung, Hans-Dieter Jendreyko, Paul Albert Krumm, Hertha von Walther

Votes: 333

81. The Thief of Baghdad (1961)

Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

In the time of the Arabian Nights, the city of Baghdad is ruled by Sultan Ali Bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming Grand Vizier Ghamal. The poor of Baghdad are aided by Karim, the Thief of Baghdad.

Directors: Bruno Vailati, Arthur Lubin | Stars: Steve Reeves, Giorgia Moll, Arturo Dominici, Edy Vessel

Votes: 683

82. A Record of Mortal's Journey to Immortality (2020– )

45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The story of Han Li, a poor and ordinary boy from a village. In order to let his family lead a better life, he willingly heads to Qi Xuan Sect to take their entrance exam. He was accepted by Mo Da Fu, and begins his journey in jianghu.

Stars: Jiaqi Xu, Sicen Liu, Jian Zhou, Xiaomeng Li

Votes: 247

83. The Noonday Witch (2016)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Horror

A story of Eliska and her daughter, starting a new life in a remote house, with the father away on business, as the mother claims. After the lie is exposed, their relationship begins to ... See full summary »

Directors: Jiri Sádek, Matej Chlupacek, Michal Samir | Stars: Anna Geislerová, Karolína Lipowská, Zdenek Mucha, Daniela Kolárová

Votes: 687

84. The Hobbit (1966)

12 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy

A homebody hobbit finds himself going on a quest to save a dwarven treasure from a dragon in this loose adaptation of the classic novel.

Director: Gene Deitch | Star: Herb Lass

Votes: 589

85. Playing Beatie Bow (1986)

Not Rated | 93 min | Family, Fantasy, Mystery

A discontented Sydney teenager travels back in time to 1873, whilst watching an old fashioned children's game.

Director: Donald Crombie | Stars: Imogen Annesley, Peter Phelps, Mouche Phillips, Nikki Coghill

Votes: 356

86. Witches' Brew (1980)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Horror

This remake of Fritz Leiber's novel "Conjure Wife" (previously filmed as 1944's "Weird Woman" and 1962's "Night of the Eagle" AKA "Burn, Witch, Burn") is more of a horror spoof, as three ... See full summary »

Directors: Richard Shorr, Herbert L. Strock | Stars: Teri Garr, Richard Benjamin, Lana Turner, James Winkler

Votes: 247

87. Hastrman (2018)

98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A strange nobleman returning after years abroad to a small Bohemian village in the beginning of 19th century. The nobleman feels closer to animals despite looking like a human. He is a ... See full summary »

Director: Ondrej Havelka | Stars: Karel Dobrý, Vladimír Polívka, Jirí Lábus, Norbert Lichý

Votes: 250

88. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1978)

73 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A young boy becomes an apprentice for a mysterious sorcerer, working at the sorcerer's strange and sinister mill where secretive black magic is being taught and performed at a very heavy price.

Director: Karel Zeman | Stars: Ludek Munzar, Jaroslav Moucka, Christian Brückner, Friedrich Schütter

Votes: 1,187

89. Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina (2020)

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

Elaina ventures out to see the world, eager to experience humanity as exploration and curiosity drive her journey. Where to next?.

Stars: Kaede Hondo, Amber Lee Connors, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Dani Chambers

Votes: 1,180

90. The Seven Ravens (2015)

103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A young girl takes a hard task. She must try to save her brothers and get rid of the curse placed on them by their mother. It is a story of courage, perseverance, but also of the power of words, truth and true love.

Director: Alice Nellis | Stars: Martha Issová, Sabina Remundová, Lukás Príkazký, Václav Neuzil

Votes: 493

91. Revolting Rhymes (2016)

29 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.

Stars: Dominic West, Rose Leslie, Gemma Chan, Rob Brydon

Votes: 655

92. The Drifting Classroom (1987)

104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

An international school in Kobe, Japan is catapulted into the future after a time-slip occurs.

Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Yasufumi Hayashi, Aiko Asano, Vajra Barzaghi, Leana D'Aloisio

Votes: 294

93. Kalle och chokladfabriken (1983– )

Family

Berättad av Ernst Hugo Järdegård utifrån tecknade stillbilder.

Star: Ernst-Hugo Järegård

Votes: 31

94. The Vampire Wedding (1993)

94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Young English gentleman falls in love with beautiful Czech vampire.

Director: Jaroslav Soukup | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Iveta Bartosová, Petr Nározný, Viktor Preiss

Votes: 180

95. Fluffy Paradise (2024)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Akitsu Midori (27 years old), ends up in another world after dying from overwork?. I got reincarnated in another world after God blessed me with a special ability. This ability is "to be loved by non-human beings.

Stars: Ai Kakuma, Shuichiro Umeda, Genki Okawa, Taketora

Votes: 281

96. Nukitsamees (1981)

75 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical

A brother and sister called Kusti and Iti get lost in a forest while picking strawberries and are captured by an evil forest hag, who uses the two kids as slave labor - Kusti is put to work... See full summary »

Director: Helle Karis | Stars: Egert Soll, Anna-Liisa Kurve, Ülari Kirsipuu, Ines Aru

Votes: 521

97. The Little Ghost (2013)

PG | 92 min | Family, Fantasy

The Little Ghost lives in the castle over looking a small town and awakens for precisely one hour after the clock strikes midnight. Follow him on this adventure to see his first sunrise ever!

Director: Alain Gsponer | Stars: Jonas Holdenrieder, Emily Kusche, Nico Hartung, Herbert Knaup

Votes: 641

98. A Warning to the Curious (1972 TV Movie)

50 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

An archaeologist goes treasure hunting along the English coast in search of a lost, fabled crown that supposedly helps protect Great Britain against invasion, but uncovers something much more sinister.

Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Julian Herington, John Kearney

Votes: 1,651

99. The Immortal Ascension (2024– )

45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama | Announced

The story of Han Li, a poor and ordinary boy from a village. In order to let his family lead a better life, he willingly heads to Qi Xuan Sect to take their entrance exam. He was accepted by Mo Da Fu, and begins his journey in jianghu.

Stars: Yang Yang, Chen Jin, Yiren Song, Yan Liu

100. The Signalman (1976 TV Movie)

38 min | Drama, Horror

A lonely Signalman is visited by a stranger.

Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Denholm Elliott, Bernard Lloyd, Reginald Jessup, Carina Wyeth

Votes: 1,760