British fantasy drama films

1.

Cinderella

2015 film directed by Kenneth Branagh

Overview: Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Chris Weitz. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Allison Shearmur Productions, Beagle Pug Films, and ...

Release date: 13 February 2015

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Adventure, Drama, Family

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Nonso Anozie, Stellan Skarsgård

Producer: David Barron, Simon Kinberg

Writer: Chris Weitz, Charles Perrault

When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope ...

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Live-action films based on Disney's animated films 18T

2010s English-language films 5,183T

Best Fantasy Film Saturn Award winners 44T

2.

The Water Horse

2007 American film

Overview: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (stylised on-screen as simply The Water Horse) is a 2007 fantasy film directed by Jay Russell and written by Robert Nelson Jacobs, based on Dick King-Smith's children's ...

Release date: 25 November 2007

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Director: Jay Russell

Cast: Bruce Allpress, Geraldine Brophy, Eddie Campbell, Ben Chaplin, Peter Corrigan, Brian Cox

Producer: Robert Bernstein, David Brown

Writer: Robert Nelson Jacobs, Dick King-Smith

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

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English-language fantasy drama films 15T

2000s British films 1,491T

2000s American films 7,191T

3.

Beowulf

2007 film

Overview: Beowulf is a 2007 American adult animated fantasy action film produced and directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary, based on the Old English epic poem Beowulf, and featuring ...

Release date: 5 November 2007

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Cast: Robin Wright, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Baker, John Bilezikjian, Rod D. Harbour, Brice Martin

Producer: Roger Avary, Steven J. Boyd

Writer: Neil Gaiman, Roger Avary

The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge.

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2007 3D films 7T

2000s English-language films 4,356T

Animated films based on Norse mythology 16T

4.

Dorian Gray

2009 British film

Overview: Dorian Gray is a 2009 British dark fantasy horror film based on Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, directed by Oliver Parker, and written by Toby Finlay (his first screenplay). The film ...

Release date: 9 September 2009

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Director: Oliver Parker

Cast: Ben Barnes, John Hollingworth, Cato Sandford, Pip Torrens, Fiona Shaw, Ben Chaplin

Producer: Paul Brett, Mark Brooke

Writer: Toby Finlay, Oscar Wilde

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

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LGBT-related thriller drama films 21T

LGBT-related horror thriller films 20T

British horror drama films 25T

5.

The Thief Lord

2006 Luxembourg film

Overview: The Thief Lord (German: Herr der Diebe) is a 2006 German-British family drama film written and directed by Richard Claus and co-written by Daniel Musgrave, based on the 2000 novel of the same title, by ...

Release date: 5 January 2006

Genre: Fantasy, Family, Adventure

Director: Richard Claus

Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jasper Harris, Carole Boyd, Bob Goody, Jim Carter, Malcolm Turner

Producer: Carola Ash, Bob Bellion

Writer: Daniel Musgrave, Richard Claus

After their mother dies, two boys flee their mean aunt and head for Venice, Italy, where they meet Scipio, the mysterious "Thief Lord." Along with ...

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2000s English-language films 4,356T

Films about rapid human age change 29T

English-language German films 842T

6.

If Only

Romantic fantasy drama film

Overview: If Only is a 2004 romantic fantasy drama film directed by Gil Junger and starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Paul Nicholls.

Release date: 23 January 2004

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Gil Junger

Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson, Diana Hardcastle, Lucy Davenport, Roy Sampson

Producer: Tobin Armbrust, Laurie Borg

Writer: Christina Welsh

It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.

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American drama television films 981T

2000s English-language films 4,277T

Films about road accidents and incidents 39T

7.

Orlando

1992 film by Sally Potter

Overview: Orlando is a 1992 period fantasy drama film loosely based on Virginia Woolf's 1928 novel Orlando: A Biography, starring Tilda Swinton as Orlando, Billy Zane as Marmaduke Bonthrop Shelmerdine, and Quentin ...

Genre: Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Biography

Director: Sally Potter

Cast: Tilda Swinton, Quentin Crisp, Jimmy Somerville, John Bott, Elaine Banham, Anna Farnworth

Producer: Laurie Borg, Roberto Cicutto

Writer: Virginia Woolf, Walter Donohue

After Queen Elizabeth I commands him not to grow old, a young nobleman struggles with love and his place in the world.

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1990s English-language films 3,883T

1990s fantasy drama films 22T

1992 LGBT-related films 34T

8.

Mirrormask

2005 film by Dave McKean

Overview: MirrorMask is a 2005 dark fantasy film designed and directed by Dave McKean and written by Neil Gaiman from a story they developed together. It was produced by The Jim Henson Company. The film stars S ...

Release date: 25 January 2005

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy

Director: Dave McKean

Cast: Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon, Gina McKee, Dora Bryan, Stephen Fry

Producer: Martin G. Baker, Lisa Henson

Writer: Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean

In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a fifteen-year-old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.

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2000s English-language films 4,264T

2005 fantasy films 18T

2005 drama films 563T

9.

Brazil

1985 film by Terry Gilliam

Overview: Brazil is a 1985 dystopian science-fiction black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard. The film stars Jonathan Pryce and features Robert De Niro ...

Release date: 20 February 1985

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Director: Terry Gilliam

Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin

Producer: Patrick Cassavetti, Arnon Milchan

Writer: Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard

A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.

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British dystopian films 11T

1985 black comedy films 15T

Surreal comedy films 58T

10.

A Kid for Two Farthings

1955 British film

Overview: A Kid For Two Farthings is a 1955 British comedy-drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was adapted by Wolf Mankowitz from his 1953 novel of the same name. The title is a reference to the ...

Release date: 5 May 1955

Genre: Family, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Sport

Director: Carol Reed

Cast: Celia Johnson, Diana Dors, David Kossoff, Joe Robinson, Jonathan Ashmore, Brenda de Banzie

Producer: Wolf Mankowitz, Carol Reed

In a lower-class London community of small shops, open-air vendors and flea-marketers, Joe, a small boy...

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1950s fantasy drama films 13T

Films with screenplays by Wolf Mankowitz 19T

Films scored by Benjamin Frankel 60T

11.

Midnight's Children

2012 film by Deepa Mehta

Overview: Midnight's Children is a 2012 film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 1981 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast of Satya Bhabha, Shriya Saran, Siddharth, Ronit Roy, Anupam Kher, Shabana ...

Genre: Drama

Director: Deepa Mehta

Cast: Satya Bhabha, Shahana Goswami, Rajat Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Ronit Roy, Siddharth

Producer: David Hamilton, Elizabeth Karlsen

Writer: Salman Rushdie, Deepa Mehta

A pair of children, born within moments of India gaining independence from Britain, grow up in the country that is nothing like their parent's generation ...

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English-language Canadian films 2,786T

2010s English-language films 5,792T

2010s fantasy drama films 43T

12.

Dragonheart: A New Beginning

2000 film by Doug Lefler

Overview: Dragonheart: A New Beginning is a 2000 fantasy action-adventure drama film directed by Doug Lefler, starring Robby Benson, Christopher Masterson, Harry Van Gorkum, and Rona Figueroa. The film is a dir ...

Release date: 1 July 2000

Director: Doug Lefler

Cast: Christopher Masterson, Harry Van Gorkum, Rona Figueroa, Matt Hickey, Henry O, Tom Burke

Producer: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Hester Hargett

Writer: Patrick Read Johnson, Charles Edward Pogue

When Geoff, an orphaned stable boy (Chris Masterson), discovers Drake (voice of Robby Benson), the world's last living dragon...

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Dragonheart films 4T

Films produced by Raffaella De Laurentiis 16T

Arthurian films 81T

13.

A Christmas Carol

2000 television movie directed by Catherine Morshead

Overview: A Christmas Carol is a 2000 British crime fantasy television film, written by Peter Bowker, that first broadcast on ITV on 20 December 2000. The film is a modern adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella ...

Release date: 20 November 2000

Genre: Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Family

Director: Catherine Morshead

Cast: Ross Kemp, Warren Mitchell, Liz Smith, Michael Maloney, Angeline Ball, Ray Fearon

Producer: Laura Mackie, Jennifer McAufield

Writer: Peter Bowker, Charles Dickens

In this modern day adaptation of Charles Dickens classic novel, a mean loan shark is the subject of a haunting, attempting to make him see the error of ...

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Christmas television films 207T

British Christmas films 65T

Television shows based on works by Charles Dickens 64T

14.

Truly Madly Deeply

1990 British film

Overview: Truly, Madly, Deeply is a 1990 British fantasy drama film made for the BBC's Screen Two series, by BBC Films, Lionheart and Winston Pictures. The film, written and directed by Anthony Minghella, stars ...

Release date: 10 November 1990

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Director: Anthony Minghella

Cast: Juliet Stevenson, Jenny Howe, Carolyn Choa, Bill Paterson, Christopher Rozycki, Keith Bartlett

Producer: Anthony Minghella, Robert Cooper

Once upon a time there were two people in love, their names were Nina and Jamie. They were even happy enough to be able to live happily ever after...

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1990s fantasy drama films 21T

1990 drama films 296T

1990s romantic fantasy films 34T

15.

Tideland

2005 film by Terry Gilliam

Overview: Tideland is a 2005 fantasy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, following the story of Jeliza-Rose (Jodelle Ferland), a young child who struggles to make sense of life in isolation as she lives ...

Release date: 9 September 2005

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror

Director: Terry Gilliam

Cast: Jodelle Ferland, Janet McTeer, Brendan Fletcher, Jennifer Tilly, Jeff Bridges, Dylan Taylor

Producer: Rhonda Baker, Wladyslaw Bartoszewics

Writer: Tony Grisoni, Terry Gilliam

Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination ...

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Canadian fantasy thriller films 6T

2000s Canadian films 1,407T

2000s British films 1,491T

16.

The Pied Piper

1972 American film

Overview: The Pied Piper is a 1972 British musical fantasy film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Jack Wild, Donald Pleasence and John Hurt and featuring Donovan (who also composed music for the film) and Diana ...

Release date: 25 May 1972

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical

Director: Jacques Demy

Cast: Donovan, Donald Pleasence, Diana Dors, John Hurt, Jack Wild, Michael Hordern

Producer: Sanford Lieberson, David Puttnam

Writer: Jacques Demy, Andrew Birkin

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Films produced by Sanford Lieberson 7T

Films produced by David Puttnam 22T

Films based on Pied Piper of Hamelin 16T

17.

The Halfway House

1944 film by Basil Dearden

Overview: The Halfway House is a 1944 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Mervyn Johns, his daughter Glynis Johns, Tom Walls and Françoise Rosay. The film tells the story of ten people who ...

Release date: 1 February 1944

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Fantasy

Director: Basil Dearden, Alberto Cavalcanti

Cast: Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns, Sally Ann Howes, Richard Bird, Valerie White, Françoise Rosay

Producer: Michael Balcon, Alberto Cavalcanti

Writer: Denis Ogden, Angus MacPhail

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1940s fantasy drama films 12T

1940s war drama films 177T

1944 drama films 260T

18.

Skellig: The Owl Man

British TV series or programme

Overview: Skellig (also known as Skellig: The Owl Man) is a 2009 British fantasy television film directed by Annabel Jankel and starring Tim Roth in the title role. The screenplay by Irena Brignull is based on David ...

Release date: 12 April 2009

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Family, Fantasy

Director: Annabel Jankel

Cast: Tim Roth, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Milner, John Simm, Skye Bennett, Jermain Allen

Producer: Daisy Allsop, Sarah Conroy

Writer: David Almond, Irena Brignull

Adapted from the Carnegie & Whitbread Award winning novel by David Almond.

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2009 drama films 602T

2000s fantasy drama films 39T

2000s coming-of-age films 111T

19.

Scrooge

1935 British fantasy film directed by Henry Edwards

Overview: Scrooge is a 1935 British Christmas fantasy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop and Robert Cochran. The film was released by Twickenham Film Studios and has since ...

Release date: 26 November 1935

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Family

Director: Henry Edwards

Cast: Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop, Robert Cochran, Mary Glynne, Garry Marsh, Oscar Asche

Producer: Julius Hagen

Writer: Charles Dickens, H. Fowler Mear

Scrooge is mean old miser who wants nothing to do with Christmas. The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future appear to Scrooge, taking him on a ...

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1930s English-language films 4,267T

British historical fantasy films 10T

1930s Christmas drama films 4T

20.

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

1951 film by Albert Lewin

Overview: Pandora and the Flying Dutchman is a 1951 British Technicolor romantic fantasy drama film written and directed by Albert Lewin. The screenplay is based on legend of the Flying Dutchman.