THEME EXPLORATION

magical objects

23 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

The Blue Bird
1976 · George Cukor

Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon

Miracle in Milan

Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica

Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau

Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop

Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki

Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar

Kooky
2010 · Jan Svěrák

The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)

The Palace (Pipittan Tee Taipei)
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Winchester '73
1950 · Anthony Mann

Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky

Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey

Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring

Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
1992 · Wim Wenders

Celine et Julie vont en bateau

Celine et Julie vont en bateau
1974 · Jacques Rivette

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho

A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer

Tissues
1980 · Jane Campion

The Cassandra Cat

The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný

A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona

Andrina
1982 · Bill Forsyth

Hercules in the Haunted World

Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · Mario Bava

Macunaima
1969 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films consistently feature enchanted objects and magical artifacts that drive narrative and character transformation, from Pan's Labyrinth to The Shape of Water.

Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animations deeply explore magical objects as gateways to wonder and spiritual worlds, with items like No-Face's gold or Howl's moving castle serving as central narrative elements.

Terry Gilliam United Kingdom

His surrealist fantasy films obsess over extraordinary objects and mechanical wonders that blur reality and imagination, particularly in Brazil and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.