THEME EXPLORATION

magical storytelling

26 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
Fantasia
Fantasia
1940 · David Hand & Hamilton Luske & Wilfred Jackson
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
I'm Tired of Standing, I Lie Down
1997 · Jean Rouch
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
Mônica e a Sereia do Rio
1987 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Macario
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
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mysterious Object at Noon
Mysterious Object at Noon
2000 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
2021 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul & David Lowery & Jafar Panahi
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
The Captive
The Captive
2026 · Alejandro Amenábar
Return of the Jungle
Return of the Jungle
2026 · Vaibhav Kumaresh
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring
1992 · Wim Wenders
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Diane
Diane
1975 · Alan Clarke
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Seances
Seances
2016 · Guy Maddin
Three's Company
Three's Company
1953 · Terence Fisher
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
Golden Mouth
Golden Mouth
1963 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

He weaves magical realism into intimate human stories, blending fantasy and reality to explore wonder, loss, and imagination.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animations transform ordinary moments into enchanted journeys where magic serves as a language for emotional and spiritual transformation.

 Buster Keaton United States

He pioneered visual storytelling that turns the mundane world into a realm of wonder through silent cinema's poetic impossibilities.