THEME EXPLORATION

fantasy adaptation

30 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Strange Pair
The Strange Pair
1988 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Cendrillon ou la Pantoufle merveilleuse
Cendrillon ou la Pantoufle merveilleuse
1912 · Georges Méliès
I Was A Teenage Thumb
I Was A Teenage Thumb
1963 · Chuck Jones
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
2023 · Wuershan
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
Stories Our Nannies Don't Tell
1979 · Oswaldo de Oliveira
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital
2008 · Alexander Kluge
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
2016 · Vincent Kesteloot
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
End of the Lonely Farm Berhof
1984 · Jiří Svoboda
Me You Them
Me You Them
2000 · Andrucha Waddington
Nowhere in Africa
Nowhere in Africa
2002 · Caroline Link
Gaayapadda Simham
Gaayapadda Simham
2026 · Kasyap Sreenivas
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Toy Story 5
Toy Story 5
2026 · Andrew Stanton
Glumov's Diary
Glumov's Diary
1923 · Sergei Eisenstein
French Dressing
French Dressing
1963 · Ken Russell
Heart, Head and Hand
Heart, Head and Hand
1979 · Peter Weir
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Bruce Beresford
Musik i mörker
Musik i mörker
1948 · Ingmar Bergman
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water blend dark fantasy with deeply personal storytelling, creating richly imaginative worlds that explore human themes through fantastical adaptation.

 Peter Jackson New Zealand

He revolutionized fantasy adaptation with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, demonstrating how to translate complex literary worlds into epic cinematic experiences with meticulous world-building.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated fantasies like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle masterfully adapt folklore and imagination into visually stunning films that capture the essence of wonder and transformation.