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Film Theme: Mythical Creatures
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The list Film Theme: Mythical Creatures includes
Shrek, Thor, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Ella Enchanted.
The list consists of 80 members.
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Shrek
2001 animated film by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson
Overview: Shrek is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson (in their feature directorial debuts) ...
Release date: 22 April 2001Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Andrew Adamson, Vicky JensonProducer: Ted Elliott, Penney Finkelman CoxWriter: William Steig, Ted ElliottA mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land ...
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Aquamarine
2006 film by Elizabeth Allen
Overview: Aquamarine is a 2006 American teen fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Elizabeth Allen (in her feature film directorial debut), loosely based on the 2001 young adult novel of the same name by Alice ...
Release date: 26 February 2006Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Elizabeth AllenProducer: Susan Cartsonis, Steven R. McGlothenWriter: John Quaintance, Jessica BendingerTwo teenage girls discover a mermaid in their beach club's swimming pool. 0
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Thor
2011 superhero film produced by Marvel Studios
Overview: Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic ...
Release date: 21 April 2011Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, ActionDirector: Kenneth BranaghCast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Kat DenningsProducer: Victoria Alonso, Louis D'EspositoWriter: Ashley Miller, Zack StentzThe powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders ... 0
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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 2007Genre: Adventure, Family, FantasyDirector: Jay RussellProducer: Robert Bernstein, David BrownWriter: Robert Nelson Jacobs, Dick King-SmithA lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend. 0
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005 feature film directed by Andrew Adamson, adaptation of the 1950 children's fantasy novel
Overview: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 high fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ann Peacock and the writing team of Christopher Markus ...
Release date: 7 December 2005Genre: Adventure, Family, FantasyDirector: Andrew AdamsonProducer: Andrew Adamson, Douglas GreshamWriter: Ann Peacock, Andrew AdamsonFour kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion. 0
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Shrek 2
2004 film directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon
Overview: Shrek 2 is a 2004 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon (in Vernon's ...
Release date: 15 May 2004Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, FantasyDirector: Andrew Adamson, Kelly AsburyProducer: Jeffrey Katzenberg, David LipmanWriter: William Steig, Andrew AdamsonShrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find ... 0
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Overview: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. It is based on the 1999 novel Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J ...
Release date: 31 May 2004Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, MysteryDirector: Alfonso CuarónProducer: Michael Barnathan, Chris CarrerasWriter: J.K. Rowling, Steve KlovesHarry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery s ... 0
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Ella Enchanted
2004 film by Tommy O'Haver
Overview: Ella Enchanted is a 2004 jukebox musical fantasy comedy film directed by Tommy O'Haver and written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, loosely based on Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same ...
Release date: 9 April 2004Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, RomanceDirector: Tommy O'HaverProducer: Su Armstrong, James FlynnWriter: Laurie Craig, Karen McCullah LutzElla is under a spell to be constantly obedient, a fact she must hide from her new stepfamily in order to protect the prince of the land, her friend for ... 0
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Clash of the Titans
2010 film by Louis Leterrier
Overview: Clash of the Titans is a 2010 action fantasy film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (the rights to which had been acquired by Warner Bros. in 1996 through its ...
Release date: 26 March 2010Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, AdventureDirector: Louis LeterrierProducer: Brenda Berrisford, Kevin De La NoyWriter: Travis Beacham, Phil HayPerseus, a demigod and the son of Zeus, battles the minions of Hades and the Underworld in order to stop them from conquering Olympus and Earth. 0
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010 animated film
Overview: Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is a 2010 animated fantasy adventure film directed by Zack Snyder. Based on the Guardians of Ga'Hoole book series by Kathryn Lasky, the film was written by ...
Release date: 23 September 2010Genre: Animation, Adventure, FantasyDirector: Zack SnyderCast: Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Essie Davis, Adrienne DeFaria, Joel Edgerton, Deborra-Lee FurnessProducer: Bruce Berman, Wesley CollerWriter: John Orloff, Emil SternWhen a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace. 0
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Torchwood
British television series and spin-off from Doctor Who
Overview: Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel ...
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, ThrillerDirector: Andy Goddard, Ashley WayProducer: Russell T. Davies, Julie GardnerWriter: Russell T. Davies, Chris ChibnallThe members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and super ... 0
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Beauty and the Beast
American drama series
Overview: Beauty and the Beast is an American fantasy drama television series that first aired on CBS from September 25, 1987 to August 4, 1990. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale has a double ...
Release date: 5 September 1987Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Victor Lobl, Gus TrikonisProducer: Stephen Kurzfeld, Paul Junger WittWriter: Ron Koslow, Alex GansaThe adventures and romance of a sensitive and cultured lion-man and a crusading assistant district attorney in Manhattan, New York City. 0
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The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 American film
Overview: The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy film directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, and John Sayles, based on the book series The Spiderwick Chronicles ...
Release date: 31 January 2008Genre: Adventure, Family, FantasyDirector: Mark WatersCast: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger, Andrew McCarthy, Joan PlowrightProducer: Steve Barnett, Holly BlackWriter: Karey Kirkpatrick, David BerenbaumUpon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves ... 0
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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006 film by Michael Lembeck
Overview: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause is a 2006 American Christmas comedy film directed by Michael Lembeck. It is the third installment in The Santa Clause franchise, following The Santa Clause (1994) ...
Release date: 3 November 2006Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, FantasyDirector: Michael LembeckProducer: James Miller, Robert F. NewmyerWriter: Ed Decter, John J. StraussSanta, a.k.a. Scott Calvin, is faced with double-duty: how to keep his new family happy and how to stop Jack Frost from taking over Christmas. 0
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The Brothers Grimm
2005 film by Terry Gilliam
Overview: The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam. The film stars Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, and Lena Headey in a heavily fictional reimagining of the Brothers Grimm as traveling ...
Release date: 26 August 2005Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Thriller, ActionDirector: Terry GilliamProducer: Daniel Bobker, Michel CheykoWriter: Ehren KrugerWill and Jake Grimm are traveling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires true courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms ... 0
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The Borrowers
1997 film by Peter Hewitt
Overview: The Borrowers is a 1997 fantasy comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt and starring John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie and Bradley Pierce. It is loosely based on the 1952 ...Release date: 5 December 1997Genre: Comedy, Family, FantasyDirector: Peter HewittProducer: Tim Bevan, Liza ChasinWriter: Mary Norton, Gavin ScottA secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer. 0
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Strange Wilderness
2008 American film
Overview: Strange Wilderness is a 2008 American comedy adventure film produced by Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Fred Wolf, who also ...Release date: 1 February 2008Genre: ComedyDirector: Fred WolfProducer: Glenn S. Gainor, Peter GaulkeWriter: Peter Gaulke, Fred WolfWith the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed TV show, two animal fans go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot. 0
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Spirited Away
2001 Japanese animated film
Overview: Spirited Away (Japanese: 千と千尋の神隠し, Hepburn: Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, lit. 'Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away') is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki ...
Release date: 20 July 2001Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, FamilyDirector: Hayao MiyazakiProducer: Hironori Aihara, Donald W. ErnstWriter: Hayao MiyazakiDuring her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are ... 0
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
2003 DreamWorks Animation film
Overview: Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (also known as simply Sinbad) is a 2003 American animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. Featuring the character ...
Release date: 2 July 2003Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family, Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Patrick Gilmore, Tim JohnsonCast: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes, Dennis Haysbert, Timothy WestProducer: Dino Athanassiou, Jill HooperWriter: John LoganThe sailor of legend is framed by the goddess Eris for the theft of the Book of Peace and must travel to her realm at the end of the world to retrieve ... 0
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Shrek the Third
2007 film by Chris Miller
Overview: Shrek the Third (also known as Shrek 3) is a 2007 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Chris Miller (in his feature ...
Release date: 6 May 2007Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, FantasyDirector: Chris Miller, Raman HuiProducer: Andrew Adamson, Denise Nolan CascinoWriter: Jeffrey Price, Peter S. SeamanReluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona ... 0
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