Classic Fantasy Movies you need to relieve
Clash of the Titans (1981)
Dir: Desmond Davis
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith
A film adaption of the myth of Perseus and his quest to battle both Medusa and the Kraken monster to save the Princess Andromeda.
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Dir: Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Stars: Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Dir: Tim Burton
Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall
A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.
Excalibur (1981)
Dir: John Boorman
Stars: Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay, Cherie Lunghi
Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the round table of Camelot even as forces conspire to tear it apart
Labyrinth (1986)
Dir: Jim Henson
Stars: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson
A selfish 16-year old girl is given 13 hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King.
Pleasantville (1998)
Dir: Gary Ross
Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, Reese Witherspoon
Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves in a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world.
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
Dir: Jack Clayton
Stars: Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, Royal Dano
In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.