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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

(2011)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 epic fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the second of two cinematic parts based on the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Ha...
9.5
9.5
from 4 votes
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

(2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is the third instalme...
9
9
from 4 votes
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

(2009)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is the sixth instalment in...
9
9
from 4 votes
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
4

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

(2007)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is the fifth instalment...
9
9
from 3 votes
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
5

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

(2001)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in some territories with the alternative subtitle the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 2001 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on...
8.6
8.6
from 5 votes
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
6

The Nightmare Before Christmas

(1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 American stop motion dark fantasy musical film directed by Henry Selick, and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. It tells t...
8.5
8.5
from 4 votes
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Army of Darkness
7

Army of Darkness

(1992)
Army of Darkness is a 1992 American horror comedy film directed by Sam Raimi. It is the third installment of the Evil Dead franchise. The film was written by Sam Raimi and his brother Ivan, produced by Robert Tapert, and stars Bru...
8.5
8.5
from 2 votes
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
7

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

(2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 epic high fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson and based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings. It is the second installment in The Lord of the Rin...
8.5
8.5
from 2 votes
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The Green Mile
9

The Green Mile

(1999)
The Green Mile is a 1999 American fantasy crime drama film directed by Frank Darabont and adapted from the 1996 Stephen King novel of the same name. The film is told in a flashback format and stars Tom Hanks as Paul Edgecomb and M...
8.4
8.4
from 7 votes
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
10

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

(2002)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is the second instalme...
8
8
from 5 votes
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
11

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

(2012)
The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices...
7.8
7.8
from 11 votes
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
12

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

(2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic high fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the third and final instalment in Th...
7.8
7.8
from 4 votes
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
12

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

(2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic high fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson based on the first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955). It is the first instalment in The Lord...
7.8
7.8
from 4 votes
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
14

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

(2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is a 2010 fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the first of two cinematic parts based on the novel by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is...
7.7
7.7
from 3 votes
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
15

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

(2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It was produced by WingNut Films in collaboration with New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was distributed by Warner Bros...
7.6
7.6
from 7 votes
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
16

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

(2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is the fourth instalment in t...
7.5
7.5
from 4 votes
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The Polar Express
17

The Polar Express

(2004)
The Polar Express is a 2004 American computer animated musical fantasy film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Allsburg. Written, produced, and directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film features human characte...
7.3
7.3
from 3 votes
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Cinderella
18

Cinderella

(2015)
Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh, from a screenplay written by Chris Weitz. Produced by David Barron, Simon Kinberg and Allison Shearmur for Walt Disney Pictures, the story is inspire...
7
7
from 4 votes
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A Christmas Carol
19

A Christmas Carol

(2009)
Disney's A Christmas Carol is a 2009 American 3D computer animated motion-capture holiday fantasy comedy-drama film written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is an adaptation of the Charles Dickens story of the same name and sta...
7
7
from 1 vote
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Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
19

Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

(2013)
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (Chinese: 西遊·降魔篇) is a 2013 fantasy comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Stephen Chow. The movie was first announced in July 2011 and was released on February 10, 2013 in Chi...
7
7
from 1 vote
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The Lord of the Rings
19

The Lord of the Rings

(1978)
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 American animated high fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. It is an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings, comprising The Fellowship of the Rin...
7
7
from 1 vote
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
19

The Muppet Christmas Carol

(1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol is a 1992 American musical fantasy-comedy film and an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. It is the fourth in a series of live-action musical films featuring The Muppets, with M...
7
7
from 1 vote
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Miracle on 34th Street
19

Miracle on 34th Street

(1994)
Miracle on 34th Street is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy film written and produced by John Hughes, and directed by Les Mayfield (the two would reunite for 1997's Flubber). It stars Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson, Elizabeth P...
7
7
from 1 vote
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
24

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

(2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic fantasy adventure film, directed by Peter Jackson and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro. It is the third and final installment in the t...
6.9
6.9
from 7 votes
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Avatar
25

Avatar

(2009)
Avatar (James Cameron's Avatar) is a 2009 American epic science fiction film directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron, and starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney W...
6.6
6.6
from 13 votes
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The Santa Clause 2
26

The Santa Clause 2

(2002)
The Santa Clause 2 (also known as The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause) is a 2002 American Christmas romantic comedy-drama film directed by Michael Lembeck. It is the second installment in The Santa Clause trilogy following The San...
6
6
from 1 vote
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Jack Frost
26

Jack Frost

(1998)
Jack Frost is a 1998 Christmas comedy fantasy drama film, starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston. Keaton stars as the title character, a man who dies in a car accident and comes back to life as a snowman. Three of Frank Zappa's...
6
6
from 1 vote
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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
28

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

(2006)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (or simply The Santa Clause 3) is a 2006 American Christmas fantasy comedy adventure film directed by Michael Lembeck. It is the third and final installment in The Santa Clause trilogy followi...
4
4
from 1 vote
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Prancer
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Prancer

(1989)
Prancer is a 1989 family film starring Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman and Rebecca Harrell and was directed by John D. Hancock. It is set in Three Oaks, Michigan, where town exteriors were filmed. Filming also occurred at the Old Rep...
0
0
from 0 votes
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