Exploring Fantasy

Exploring Fantasy

Fantastic Movies

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

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Harry Potter, an orphaned child that has spent the first ten years of his life living under the stairs of his aunt and uncle's house, is invited to join the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rated: PG

Pan’s Labyrinth

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When young Ofelia and her mother go to live with her new stepfather on a rural military outpost, she finds herself in a world of unimaginable cruelty. Soon Ofelia finds the creatures of her imagination in which she used to escape have become a reality and she must battle them to save both her mother and herself. Rated: R

Labyrinth

Teenage Sarah is babysitting her little brother, when she wishes that goblins would take him away. She gets her wish, and to get him back, she must find her way through the labyrinth to the castle in the center, facing the challenges along the way. Rated: PG

Stardust

Tristan hopes to win the heart of his beautiful, but shallow love, Victoria. He promises to recover a star that fell somewhere beyond the stony Wall that sets between the mundane England and the fantasy kingdom of Stormhold. Rated: PG-13

The Wizard of Oz

Dorothy Gale dreams up an adventure of witches, munchkins and wizards in this classic tale. Rated: G

The Golden Compass

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In a wondrous parallel world where witches soar the skies and Ice Bears rule the frozen North, one special girl is des tined to hold the fate of the universe in her hands. Rated: PG-13

Beowulf

In the age of heroes comes the mightiest warrior of them all, Beowulf. After destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, he incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge. Rated: PG-13

Star Wars: A New Hope

A rebel ship is being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. Luke Skywalker, with his new allies, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2, attempt to rescue rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. Rated: PG

The Chronicles of Narnia

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When Lucy Pevenise, her older brothers Edmund and Peter, and her older sister Susan are sent to the country for safer keeping during the initial bombing raids of WW II, they decide to play hide-and-seek in the strange house of the mysterious professor. Rated: PG

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-Earth still it remained lost to him. Rated: PG-13

The Dark Crystal

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The Mystics fight to overthrow the evil Skeksis and take back control of their planet. When Jen, a member of the Gelfling tribe, sets out to find the crystal's missing shard, his dangerous journey brings him face to face with monsters at every turn. Determined to restore peace to their planet, Jen will not back down. Rated: PG

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

A tale is told to a couple of American tourists by a kindly gentleman in a pub. Angus is a lonely boy who pines f or his father, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. Angus discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Celtic mythology. The creature befriends Angus and will eventually be known as the Loch Ness Monster. Rated: PG

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