Subgenre Sampler
Fantasy: 813 Films to Buy & Rent
Afterlife (1999)
- Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Feat. Arata Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima
- Original, intriguing conception of what happens after life – a panel of students challenge a succession of deceased persons to choose one…
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Whoopi Goldberg, Ben Kingsley…
- The creators of the MERLIN TV–series pull–off another updating, this time Lewis Carroll's childrens' classic. Seamless special effects…
Angel (TV Series) - Season 1 (1999)
- Dir. Various
Feat. David Boreanaz
- Considerably darker spin–off of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TV–series, with the angelic vampire David Boreanaz battling demons,…
Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
- Dir. Donna Deitch
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Brittany Murphy, Paul Freeman…
- Dunst stars this affecting drama about a Jewish teenager who is disinterested in her family's religious heritage, until she's transported back in…
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
- Dir. Various
- Conceived for the IMAX giant screen, this eco–themed revision of Disney's 1940 milestone marries more classical music excerpts to whimsical…
Heavy Metal 2000 (1999)
- Dir. Michel Lemire, Michael Coldewey
- Sequels eschews the multiple story approach for a single storyline (from a graphic novel by Kevin Eastman, Simon Bisley and Eric Talbot) in which the…
Jack Frost (1999)
- Dir. Troy Miller
Feat. Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy
- After a fatal car accident, Michael Keaton returns to life as… a snowman in this rather slushy Christmas movie. Seeking to fulfil his neglected…
Lost World, The (TV Series) (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World) (1999-2002)
- Feat. Peter McCauley, William Snow, Rachel Blakely
- Enjoyably cheesy Antipodean TV show based loosely on Arthur Conan Doyle's fantasy–adventure set at the dawn of the 20th century where a band of…
Mummy, The (1999)
- Dir. Stephen Sommers
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah…
- The old Universal horror wrapped in Indiana Jones–style adventure with 1920s archeologists and treasure hunters (led by Brendan Fraser)…
Mystery Men (1999)
- Dir. Kinka Usher
Feat. Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria…
- Doing for the super–hero genre what PLEASANTVILLE did for 50s sitcoms, this frequently hilarious spoof sets a rag–tag team of…