THEME EXPLORATION

Magical Artifacts

21 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Shawn Levy
The Hunters
The Hunters
2013 · Nisha Ganatra
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
1992 · Wim Wenders
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Firewalker
Firewalker
1986 · J. Lee Thompson
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Reign of Assassins
Reign of Assassins
2010 · John Woo
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
1962 · Terence Fisher
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
Hercules in the Haunted World
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · Mario Bava
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' deeply explore magical artifacts as vessels of wonder, danger, and transformation within richly detailed fantasy worlds.

 Terry Gilliam United Kingdom/United States

His surreal films like 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' and 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' treat magical artifacts and objects as gateways to imagination and alternate realities.