THEME EXPLORATION

magic artifacts

17 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Shawn Levy
Frozen
Frozen
2013 · Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Zweigroschenzauber
Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
La belle endormie
La belle endormie
2010 · Catherine Breillat
Naruto
Naruto
2002 · —
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
Tekenchu: The Rite of the Nahuales
2026 · Carlos Matienzo Serment
Firewalker
Firewalker
1986 · J. Lee Thompson
Histoire de Marie et Julien
Histoire de Marie et Julien
2003 · Jacques Rivette
Il fiore delle mille e una notte
Il fiore delle mille e una notte
1974 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
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 Last Trick
The Last Trick
1964 · Jan Švankmajer
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently feature enchanted objects and magical artifacts as central narrative devices, from Pan's Labyrinth's magical chalk to The Shape of Water's mysterious creature.

 Terry Gilliam United States/United Kingdom

His surrealist visuals and imaginative worlds are built around fantastical artifacts and magical devices that blur reality and imagination, particularly in Brazil and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His Studio Ghibli animations deeply explore the spiritual and magical properties of artifacts and enchanted objects as catalysts for transformation and wonder across films like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.