THEME EXPLORATION

magical awakening

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Shohei Imamura
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
What Planet Are You From?
What Planet Are You From?
2000 · Mike Nichols
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
Nénette et Boni
Nénette et Boni
1996 · Claire Denis
The Garden
The Garden
1995 · Martin Šulík
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
1992 · Wim Wenders
Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution
1964 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Holy Smoke
Holy Smoke
1999 · Jane Campion
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Rainbow
The Rainbow
1989 · Ken Russell
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
Andrina
Andrina
1982 · Bill Forsyth
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' explore magical awakening through wonder and transformation in dark, fantastical worlds.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His Studio Ghibli masterpieces such as 'Spirited Away' and 'Howl's Moving Castle' center on characters discovering magic and inner strength through enchanted realms.

 Ari Aster United States

His psychologically intense films like 'Midsommar' depict protagonists undergoing profound, unsettling magical and spiritual awakenings within ritualistic settings.