THEME EXPLORATION

medieval fantasy

25 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Overlord: The Undead King
Overlord: The Undead King
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
Knights of the Damned
Knights of the Damned
2017 · Simon Wells
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
1984 · Ivan Reitman
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
Heavenly Creatures
Heavenly Creatures
1994 · Peter Jackson
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
1944 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Blue
Blue
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tourettes
Tourettes
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Castle Within a Castle
A Castle Within a Castle
1954 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
A Thousand and One Nights with Toho
1947 · Kon Ichikawa
Beatrice
Beatrice
1987 · Bertrand Tavernier
Le Tournoi
Le Tournoi
1928 · Jean Renoir
Robin Hood: The Movie
Robin Hood: The Movie
1955 · Terence Fisher
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
The Moon Is a Green Cheese
1977 · Mai Zetterling
Vision
Vision
2009 · Margarethe von Trotta
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · George Miller
Pause
Pause
2018 · Tonia Mishiali
Red Rooms
Red Rooms
2023 · Pascal Plante
Valerie a týden divů|Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Valerie a týden divů|Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1970 · Jaromil Jireš
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Peter Jackson New Zealand

His epic Lord of the Rings trilogy is the quintessential modern cinematic expression of medieval fantasy, meticulously building an immersive world of kingdoms, magic, and heroic quests.

 David Lowery United States

His films like The Green Knight and A Ghost Story blend medieval aesthetics with atmospheric storytelling that captures the mystical and folkloric essence of fantasy worlds.