THEME EXPLORATION

aspirational fantasy

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Overlord: The Undead King
Overlord: The Undead King
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · George Miller
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · Harald Zwart
Valerie a týden divů|Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie a týden divů|Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1970 · Jaromil Jireš
Cendrillon
Cendrillon
1899 · Georges Méliès
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020 · Paul W. S. Anderson
Wonderland
Wonderland
1998 · Michael Winterbottom
A Minecraft Movie
A Minecraft Movie
2025 · Jared Hess
Labyrinth
Labyrinth
1986 · Jim Henson
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
2005 · Kirk Jones
Pan
Pan
2015 · Joe Wright
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films blend magical realism with deeply human characters yearning for transcendence and escape from oppressive realities, as seen in Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water.

 Terrence Malick United States

His poetic cinema explores humanity's spiritual aspirations and desire for grace through dreamlike narratives that elevate the mundane to the transcendent, particularly in The Tree of Life and A Hidden Life.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually intoxicating films capture characters trapped between longing and impossibility, transforming urban landscapes into spaces where romantic and existential aspirations play out against fatalistic inevitability.