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1. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.
Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad
Votes: 334,398 | Gross: $504.01M
2. Hocus Pocus (1993)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz
Votes: 155,871 | Gross: $44.34M
3. The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A young boy with a distant father enters a world of make-believe and magic through a portal within an antique book.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp
Votes: 27,530 | Gross: $17.37M
4. Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Profion, a tyrant, attempts to overthrow a peaceful kingdom ruled by a tough empress.
Director: Courtney Solomon | Stars: Justin Whalin, Jeremy Irons, Zoe McLellan, Bruce Payne
Votes: 36,261 | Gross: $15.22M
5. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Two young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Whitney Peak
Votes: 52,710
6. The Color of Magic (2008)
Not Rated | 191 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A cowardly wizard is roped into a life of adventure. A tale from the first two books of Terry Pratchett's fantasy series "Discworld".
Stars: David Jason, Sean Astin, Tim Curry, Jeremy Irons
Votes: 10,566
7. Just Add Magic (2015–2019)
TV-Y | 27 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kelly Quinn and her two best friends, Darbie and Hannah, find Kelly's grandmother's cookbook in the attic and discover some strange recipes. They soon begin to realize they have a book full of magic recipes.
Stars: Abby Donnelly, Aubrey K. Miller, Olivia Sanabia, Judah Bellamy
Votes: 3,452
8. Silver and the Book of Dreams (2023)
92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
When Liv moves to London, she meets a mysterious group of boys who pull her into the world of dream-travel. She and her band of dream-wanderers conduct a ritual to make their biggest dream come true, but it demands the gravest sacrifice.
Director: Helena Hufnagel | Stars: Jana McKinnon, Rhys Mannion, Chaneil Kular, Josephine Blazier
Votes: 2,375
9. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
60 min | Fantasy, War
In an alternate history, during the time of real life Napoleonic Wars, two men of destiny, the gifted recluse Mr. Norrell and daring spellcasting novice Jonathan Strange, use magic to help England.
Stars: Bertie Carvel, Eddie Marsan, Marc Warren, Charlotte Riley
Votes: 13,771
10. The Bureau of Magical Things (2018–2021)
TV-G | 25 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Teenage girl Kyra accidentally discovers an extraordinary world and gains magical powers; when an unexpected threat emerges, she must unite fairies, elves and humans to save them all.
Stars: Kimie Tsukakoshi, Elizabeth Cullen, Mia Milnes, Julian Cullen
Votes: 3,072
11. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV Movie)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Sent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, Sabrina Sawyer discovers on her 16th birthday that she's a witch.
Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Sherry Miller, Charlene Fernetz, Michelle Beaudoin
Votes: 7,866
12. Trinity Seven (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust. These are the seven sins laid upon seven girls who rule over Biblia Academy. To retake his world, the boy decides he must control these ... See full summary »
Stars: Yumi Hara, Ryôka Yuzuki, Aya Uchida, Ayane Sakura
Votes: 2,781
13. Saturday the 14th (1981)
PG | 75 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A family inherits an old mansion which houses the dangerous 'Book of Evil' that has all the monsters of the world trapped inside it.
Director: Howard R. Cohen | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Jeffrey Tambor, Severn Darden
Votes: 5,021
14. Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Sakura stumbled upon the book of Clow Cards in a library. Accidentally setting the magical cards loose, it's now up to Sakura to catch them all with her best friend Tomoyo, and Kerberos, the guardian of the cards.
Stars: Sakura Tange, Matt Hill, Sam Vincent, Brian Drummond
Votes: 5,602
15. Doctor Mordrid (1992)
R | 74 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
An unspeakable evil has come into our dimension and wants to rule over Earth, and only a mysterious sorceror known as Doctor Mordrid can stop him.
Directors: Albert Band, Charles Band | Stars: Jeffrey Combs, Yvette Nipar, Jay Acovone, Keith Coulouris
Votes: 2,280
16. Fushigi Yûgi - The Mysterious Play (1995–2002)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A girl named Miaka Yuuki and her friend Yui Hongo are taken into the book called The Universe of the Four Gods. There they battle many hardships including each other in order to become the ... See full summary »
Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Shin'ichirô Miki, Bridget Hoffman, Tomokazu Seki
Votes: 1,082
17. Malefique (2002)
Not Rated | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Four prisoners find an ancient diary in the wall of their cell which might be the key to getting out.
Director: Eric Valette | Stars: Gérald Laroche, Philippe Laudenbach, Clovis Cornillac, Dimitri Rataud
Votes: 4,533
18. Naughty or Nice (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A down-on-her-luck advertising executive becomes the custodian of Santa's famous 'Naughty or Nice' list.
Director: David Mackay | Stars: Hilarie Burton Morgan, Matt Dallas, Gabriel Tigerman, Meredith Baxter
Votes: 2,976
19. Thief (2014 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Waking up after a magic ritual gone wrong that killed his apprentice, master thief Garrett finds his medieval City ravaged by a mysterious plague. With citizens chafing under the Baron's tyrannical rule, the City is ripe for revolution.
Director: Wilson Mui | Stars: Romano Orzari, Daniel Kash, Vanessa Matsui, Matthew Edison
Votes: 1,407
20. Moley (2021– )
TV-G | Animation, Comedy, Family
Moley is a charming, optimistic young mole who lives deep in a burrow under Windsor Castle, in the hustling, bustling city of MoleTown.
Stars: Jessica Henwick, Warwick Davis, Stanley Tucci, Brigitta Nicas
Votes: 32
21. 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: 1,178
22. Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (2007)
G | 85 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
At Alfea College, Stella, Aisha, Flora, Musa, and Tecna all graduate and become fairy guardians of their home planets. But, Bloom must watch graduation from the sidelines. The Winx try to save Bloom's parents and the planet.
Director: Iginio Straffi | Stars: Gabriele Lavia, Letizia Ciampa, Perla Liberatori, Domitilla D'Amico
Votes: 1,454
23. CardCaptors (I) (2000–2003)
TV-Y7 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Drama
CardCaptors is the North American version of the Japanese anime Card Captor Sakura.
Stars: Carly McKillip, Matt Hill, Rhys Huber, Maggie Blue O'Hara
Votes: 1,306
24. Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988)
G | 72 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Daffy Duck opens a detective agency for the supernatural along side his Looney Toon buddies.
Directors: Greg Ford, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Terry Lennon, Robert McKimson, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, Mel Tormé, Roy Firestone, B.J. Ward
Votes: 2,672
25. Help for the Holidays (2012 TV Movie)
TV-G | 90 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Santa's elf (Summer Glau) helps a family (Eva La Rue, Dan Gauthier) during Christmastime.
Director: Bradford May | Stars: Summer Glau, Eva LaRue, John Brotherton, Dan Gauthier
Votes: 2,379
26. Hexe Lilli: Der Drache und das magische Buch (2009)
89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Little Lilly is apprenticed to become the successor of Surulunda the Witch. Based on the internationally best-selling book series.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Alina Freund, Sami Herzog, Michael Mittermeier, Pilar Bardem
Votes: 628
27. Storybook (1994)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Eight-Year-Old Brandon Finds A Magical STORYBOOK That Leads Him To A Doorway In His Attic To The Enchanted Storyland. There He Meets Woody The Woodsman , Pouch The Boxing Kangaroo & Hoot ... See full summary »
Director: Lorenzo Doumani | Stars: Sean Fitzgerald, Swoosie Kurtz, Richard Moll, William McNamara
Votes: 260
28. The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes (2020)
97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Vlad has just moved and joined one of the most famous magical schools in the world, where he meets fairies, witches, trolls and dwarfs. Him and his father are the first vampires in town, but he soon meets other special kids.
Director: Tim Trageser | Stars: Aaron Kissiov, Johanna Schraml, Arsseni Bultmann, Rick Kavanian
Votes: 580
29. Max Magician and the Legend of the Rings (2002 Video)
86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A shy, bullied boy receives an ancient tome with the power to transport him to an enchanted forest, where the woodland inhabitants rely on him as their only hope for fending off an evil king and invaders.
Director: Kevin Summerfield | Stars: Timothy Stultz, Erika Ann, Ken Mitzkovitz, Steven Barry Prince
Votes: 497
30. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Ten-year old Sakura Avalon, Cardcaptor of the elusive, magical Clow Cards, unexpectedly wins a trip to Hong Kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close connections to the creator of the cards.
Directors: Morio Asaka, Terry Klassen | Stars: Sakura Tange, Aya Hisakawa, Junko Iwao, Motoko Kumai
Votes: 1,811
31. Residue (I) (2017)
82 min | Action, Horror, Thriller
A private investigator reads a book of sinister origins and unknowingly puts his daughter and himself in a fight for their lives...and their eternal souls.
Director: Rusty Nixon | Stars: James Clayton, Taylor Hickson, Matt Frewer, Costas Mandylor
Votes: 1,208
32. Sifir Dedigimde (2007)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A young girl who loses a precious book and tries to remember the past through an hypnosis session encounters a mysterious man in the hypnosis world.
Director: Gokhan Yorgancigil | Stars: Oktay Kaynarca, Hazim Körmükcü, Damla Tokel, Görkem Yeltan
Votes: 534
33. Diablo (1996 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
It is a horrible era for the formerly peaceful town of Tristram. Prince Albrect is missing, King Leoric is dead, and demonic raids are now commonplace. You are one of the heroes, who visits Tristram to slay whatever is causing this horror.
Director: Mark Schwarz | Stars: Michael Haley, Glynnis Talken, Michael Gough, Paul Eiding
Votes: 3,065
34. Time Warp Trio (2005–2006)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
For his tenth birthday, Joe receives a mysterious blue book from his magician uncle and namesake, "Joe the Magnificent," known only as "The Book". Using a number of often unpredictable and/... See full summary »
Stars: Scott McCord, Darren Frost, Mark Rendall, Tony Daniels
Votes: 191
35. Merlin and the Book of Beasts (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 92 min | Fantasy, Thriller
An evil sorcerer has taken over Camelot with his magic beasts. King Arthur's daughter Avlynn asks Merlin to help her take back the castle. She also has to find the sacred sword Excalibur to assist her in the battle against the sorcerer.
Director: Warren P. Sonoda | Stars: James Callis, Laura Harris, Jesse Moss, Patrick Sabongui
Votes: 1,162
36. Those Who Hunt Elves (1996–1997)
TV-PG | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An actor, a martial artist, a gun-crazy high school student, and their tank are transported from earth to a world of elves and magic. However, the spell to return them home was botched ... See full summary »
Stars: Andrew Klimko, Kelly Manison, Rozie Curtis, Kotono Mitsuishi
Votes: 255
37. Jinx (2007– )
22 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
The series chronicles the life of Lulu Rose Katherine Baker, a teenager whose father has just gotten remarried to a woman, Lulu believes to be the worst stepmother ever. However, her fairy ... See full summary »
Stars: Amber Beattie, Chizzy Akudolu, Michael Nardone, Lucy Chalkley
Votes: 38
38. Nachtwacht: De poort der zielen (2018)
88 min | Family, Fantasy
The residents of the little village called 'Schemermeer', prepare themselves for a large village festival. Vladimir, Wilko and Keelin, the members of the Nachtwacht, have extra reason to ... See full summary »
Director: Gert-Jan Booy | Stars: Giovanni Kemper, Louis Thyssen, Celine Verbeeck, Peter Van de Velde
Votes: 88
39. Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008 TV Movie)
84 min | Family, Fantasy
It's three days before Christmas, and Nick Snowden forgets about spending early Christmas with his wife, Sandy due to pressure at work. After a fight, Nick walks through a magical mirror ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Rosman | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Ashley Williams, Lynley Hall, Janelle Cooper
Votes: 1,168
40. Ultimate Book of Spells (2001–2002)
TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Cassy, Vern & Gus are three gifted students who go to an enchanted school where they learn about magic and how to use it. One day they receive a strange book in the mail which is also ... See full summary »
Stars: Ron Halder, Cathy Weseluck, Janyse Jaud, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 148
41. Chiquititas: Rincón de luz (2001)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In order to live her own fairy tale, a sweet-hearted young woman leaves her world of music, magic and fantasy to change the tough reality of a group of oppressed orphans.
Director: José Luis Massa | Stars: Romina Yan, Facundo Arana, Juan Leyrado, Roberto Carnaghi
Votes: 177
42. Kantemir (2015)
Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of actors and actresses gather in a remote Northeastern town to rehearse for a mysterious stage production, only to be plunged into a hellish world where their real lives mirror the grisly story of the play.
Director: Ben Samuels | Stars: Robert Englund, Diane Cary, Daniel Gadi, Justine Griffiths
Votes: 502
43. 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: 1,481
44. King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder (1990 Video Game)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
King Graham must travel from his kingdom of Daventry to Serenia and save both his family and castle from an evil wizard bent on revenge!
Stars: Art Lewicki, Josh Mandel, Leonard 'Ray' Bergeron, Richard Aronson
Votes: 174
45. Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play - Eikoden (2001– )
PG-13 | Animation, Action, Adventure
Taka(Tamahome) and Miaka has started their lives as a married couple. While waiting for their child to be born, Tamahome and Miaka are faced with a new challenge. A new girl entered the world of the four Gods determined to make Taka hers.
Stars: Bridget Hoffman, Wendee Lee, David Hayter, Dave Wittenberg
Votes: 114
46. Saxána a Lexikon kouzel (2011)
90 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A sequel to a cult Czech fantasy comedy The Girl on a Broomstick (1972). Once upon a time, there was a young and very stubborn pupil of magic, Saxana (Petra Cernocká), who escaped from ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Vladimír Mensík, Markéta Hrubesová, Petra Cernocká
Votes: 229
47. The Story of Santa Claus (1996 TV Movie)
46 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The special presents an origin story for Santa Claus, who is depicted as a man named Nicholas Claus who wishes to give every child in the world a gift for Christmas. The elves of the North ... See full summary »
Directors: Toby Bluth, Debbie Baber, Dave Brain, Tommy Isumi, Juli Murphy, Mike Frank Polcino, Chuck Sheetz | Stars: Edward Asner, Jim Cummings, Tim Curry, Miko Hughes
Votes: 305
48. Serafín: La película (2001)
Not Rated | 91 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
In this blockbuster film from Mexico, live action, animation, fast-paced thrills and humor all combine in an irresistible tale the entire family will enjoy. The story revolves around ... See full summary »
Director: René Cardona III | Stars: Enrique Rocha, Sherlyn, Jordi Landeta, Yurem Rojas
Votes: 84
49. Das Zauberbuch (1996)
80 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An evil witch is trying to steal a magic purse possessed by the local ruler. Thanks to Princess Blanka's love, Prince Petr wins out over the witch.
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Mahulena Bocanová, Tina Ruland, Rudolf Hrusínský, Sasa Rasilov
Votes: 193
50. Reinbou (2017)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama
Angel Maceta searches for the father he never knew, who fought in the 1965 Dominican civil war.
Directors: Andrés Curbelo, David Maler | Stars: Nashla Bogaert, Héctor Aníbal, David Maler, Katherine Castro
Votes: 98