THEME EXPLORATION

magical-realism

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
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
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
Mobile Men
Mobile Men
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
Ek Din
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
Children (, short
Children (, short
1976 · Terence Davies
General Assembly
General Assembly
1960 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1922 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
2016 · J. A. Bayona
And at Last
And at Last
1963 · Mrinal Sen
Hercules in the Haunted World
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · Mario Bava
Kino-Pravda No. 19: A Movie-Camera Race Moscow – Arctic Ocean
Kino-Pravda No. 19: A Movie-Camera Race Moscow – Arctic Ocean
1924 · Dziga Vertov
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films seamlessly blend fantastical elements with dark, intimate human stories, creating worlds where magic feels as real as emotion.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animation masterpieces merge the supernatural with everyday life, exploring how wonder and mystery coexist within ordinary moments and relationships.

 Ari Aster United States

He grounds surreal, nightmarish imagery in deeply personal emotional landscapes, making the impossible feel psychologically authentic and devastatingly real.