Subgenre Sampler
Fantasy: 810 Films to Buy & Rent
Lost Christmas (2011)
- Dir. John Hay
Feat. Eddie Izzard, Jason Flemyng
- BBC drama set in Manchester over two Christmases that shows a group of people who are brought together by a mysterious drifter who helps them find…
Midnight in Paris (2011)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates…
- High class whimsy from Woody Allen with Woody–surrogate honours going this time to Owen Wilson as a frustrated hack screenwriter magically…
Neverland (TV Mini-series) (2011)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Bob Hoskins…
- Clever prequel to "Peter Pan" from the producers of TIN MAN and ALICE that gives a fresh, alternative take on the origins of Peter Pan and Captain…
Once Upon a Time (TV Series) (2011)
- Feat. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Joshua Dallas…
- A mature, densely layered serial based on popular folklore, set in a fictional seaside town where characters from various fairy tales have been…
Priest (2011)
- Dir. Scott Charles Stewart
Feat. Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q…
- Priests battle vampires in this post–apocalyptic fantasy based on the popular graphic novel.
Thor (2011)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman…
- Engaging superhero escapism with The God of Thunder banished to earth where his skills with a hammer soon come in handy.
Flitting between godly…
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)
- Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner…
- Penultimate installment of the Gothic fantasy phenomenon teases out the conclusion to the romantic saga in lucrative and popular fashion with Bella…
Witches of Oz, The (TV Mini-series) (2011)
- Dir. Leigh Scott
Feat. Christopher Lloyd, Sean Astin, Ethan Embry…
- Disappointingly shoddy re–imagining in which Dorothy, now a best–selling children's book author discovers, upon moving to New York, that…
X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence…
- The X–MEN juggernaut rolls on, benefiting from a spring clean of the principal cast, in this hugely entertaining origin movie set against the…
Your Highness (2011)
- Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, James Franco…
- Deeply irreverent fantasy romp clearly conceived in a cloud of pot smoke has Franco and McBride desperate to rescue Deschanel from an evil wizard…