Would you like to have a look at the most epic fantasy movies 2020 blessed us with?
Sure, now you think you have already watched them all, those fantasy movies. After all, you had the entire 2020 to binge all the great stuff that’s out there, in the fantasy world. But are you really sure I can’t surprise you with a title you haven’t heard of, or a promising movie that somehow missed your to-watch list? There’s only one way to find out!
25. We Can Be Heroes
You already are a hero, missy!
The world's in danger? Here we come!
Citizens can sleep peacefully knowing their heroes are always there to save the world and protect humanity. But when the most heroic ones fall, overpowered by aliens attacking the Earth, it’s time for the children to team up and put their superpowers to good use. Working together and combining their intelligence, strength, and various abilities to change the laws of physics, these kids set out on a mission. A mission to rescue their parents, defeat the aliens, and save the world.
We Can Be Heroes is a must-watch for young teenagers to be reminded that you should never underestimate what a child can do!
24. The Craft: Legacy
Witchcraft is not only about spells, it’s also about the dress code.
They're young, they're powerful, they're witches.
When her mother moves in to live with her new husband and his sons, Lily is nervous to start her new life in a new town. Despite being bullied at school, she quickly finds new friends, who comfort her and make her feel welcome. But new friends come with their own secrets. Lily learns they are witches who have been looking for a fourth member of their little coven. Discovering she’s a witch herself, she gladly joins the coven and starts exploring her powers. But as the friendship between the young witches grows stronger, evil is closer than they think. Could it be hiding in Lily’s new family?
23. Fantasy Island
Be careful what you wish for.
Can this island really grant wishes?
Gwen and Melanie are among the five happy winners of a contest. The prize? A trip to a mysterious Fantasy Island, a place where your dreams literally come true. Each is given only one fantasy that can be fulfilled, so they’d better choose wisely.
As the fantasies are being twisted into a horrifying reality, Gwen and the others soon realize they had asked for something totally different from what they were given. Hunted by their own fantasies, the islanders have to find a way out of the nightmare that started with what seemed to be a harmless wish.
22. Dragonheart: Vengeance
Befriend a dragon and make your enemies run for their lives!
Let's see the dragon do her magic!
Dragonheart: Vengeance is a prequel to a 1996 film, Dragongeart. The movie tells a story about young Lukas, whose heart craves revenge after a band of ruthless raiders kills his parents and takes his home. He finds a powerful ally in the form of Siveth the dragon, who’s bound to spend her life in exile for disobeying a corrupt king.
Together, the boy and the dragon go after the assassins to bring them to justice. But is it really justice that Lukas is after, or is it vengeance?
21. The Witches
Hide your children! In this witch hunt, the witches are the hunters…
What lacks fingers, wears a wig, and is allergic to children?
The Witches, also known as Roald Dahl's The Witches, is a movie adaptation of the 1983 novel of the same name written by Roald Dahl. Both dark and funny, it tells a story of a young boy who comes to live with his grandmother after the tragic death of his parents. An encounter with a mysterious woman, who tries to lure him with a snake and some candy, teaches him that witches are real and they prey on children.
Hiding with his grandmother from the enemy, our hero has to outwit a group of powerful witches who have developed an evil plan to turn all the children in the world into mice. As the witches are preparing to set the plan in motion, the boy, with the help of a few friends, is preparing his own plan to stop the evil, even if at the cost of his own human form.
20. Monster Hunter
Milla Jovovich surely has a lot of experience in hunting and killing monsters.
Monster hunting is becoming popular in fantasy movies.
On a quest to find a team of missing soldiers in a desert, Captain Natalie Artemis and her team find themselves in the middle of a massive storm. It mysteriously teleports them to the New World, filled with carnivorous monsters of unknown origin. The soldiers try to fight them off, only to discover the monsters are unaffected by the weapons of the modern world. One after another, the team members fall victim to the creatures of the New World, which seem to be as invincible as they are deadly. Now, Captain Artemis must find a way not only to get back to her dimension, but also to close the portal between the two worlds forever.
Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and based on a Capcom video games series of the same name, Monster Hunter is a must-watch for those who absolutely love the good old battle between humans and the most horrifying beasts imaginable.
19. The Secret Garden
Come and bring your friends – the Secret Garden is waiting!
The Secret Garden – a place to discover.
Orphaned Mary comes to live in a large, lonely mansion with her uncle, a dry, busy gentleman who warns her against disturbing him in any way. Bound to nobody’s company but her own, Mary goes on a tour around the premises and discovers a magical garden with healing powers. How will it change Mary’s life? And how will Mary’s arrival at the mansion change forever the lives of its inhabitants?
Based on the 1911 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden explores the theme of love and friendship, adventure and hope, and conveys the importance of magic in the lives of children as well as adults.
18. The Christmas Chronicles 2
Mr. and Mrs. Clause know a thing or two about throwing the best Christmas party!
The sequel to The Christmas Chronicles brings us even more Christmas.
Kate hates the idea of spending a snowless Christmas in Mexico with her family, so when she and Jack, the son of her mum’s new boyfriend, are accidentally transported to the North Pole, she couldn’t be happier! Here, the snow never melts, the bells don’t stop ringing, and the spirit of Christmas lives in every corner. The elves are neck-deep in wrapping up presents for children, but the trouble is on its way, preparing to sabotage Christmas for everyone.
A sequel to The Christmas Chronicles, this is a great film to watch with your family and be reminded the magic of Christmas is not only about bells and presents, but also about spending it with the ones you love.
17. Bloodshot
If you were given a second chance at life, how would you use it?
A story of a man driven by vengeance.
Ray Garrison, a U.S. soldier, loses his wife to a group of assassins. Just as he vows to avenge her by taking down their leader, he is killed, too. Ray, however, wakes up in a scientific lab and learns he is a result of a successful experiment that brought him back to life stronger than ever. With his abilities enhanced by the experiment and his memories brought back, Garrison goes after those who took his wife from him, but how trustworthy are those memories? When multiple scenarios of his wife’s death start flooding his head, Ray begins to question the truth about his past and himself.
16. Project Power
How much power can a man handle without abusing it?
"Power, power, speak a little louder..."
Power, a drug that gives you a superpower for five minutes, circulates the streets of New Orleans. A massive weapon in the form of a small pill, it quickly spreads around the city, enhancing crime and endangering lives. Seeing how deadly Power can be if in the wrong hands, an NOPD Officer Frank Shaver and his frenemy, Art, team up for an important mission. Together, they are determined to find the source of Power and stop it from devastating the city before it gets out of control.
15. Come Away
Alice meets Peter in this beautiful tale full of fantasies and mysteries!
A Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland crossover
Alice and Peter are willing to do anything to console their grieving parents after their brother’s death. As the family is facing multiple troubles including money problems, addiction, and the loss of a child, the kids set their imagination free and find themselves in strange, but fascinating lands.
The oh-so-familiar stories are retold and intertwined in this movie, directed by Angelina Jolie, as we watch Wonderland and Neverland welcome Alice and Peter Pan again.
14. Dolittle
A parrot, a polar bear, an ostrich, and… Is that a sugar glider? What a unique company!
Doctor Dolittle is departing for a voyage.
Doctor Dolittle is not your regular doctor. He is a vet with the unique ability to communicate with animals, whose company he prefers to humans ever since the death of his wife Lily. When the Queen falls ill and summons him to cure her, he realizes he must travel to faraway lands to find the fruit of Eden, the only cure to the Queen’s illness. Accompanied by his animal friends, including a parrot, a gorilla, a polar bear, a dog, a giraffe and others, and his self-appointed assistant Tommy Stubbins, Dolittle sails on an adventure, following instructions in Lily’s journal that will help them find the fruit of Eden.
As well as his friends are there to help him along the way, Dolittle’s enemies are on his tail to capture him and prevent him from completing his mission. Time is of the essence, and the voyagers must hurry if they want to save the Queen’s life.
13. A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting
You already know how to babysit. Now, let’s learn some monster hunting!
These teens have an easy job: babysitting children, hunting monsters.
“Monsters aren’t real,” Kelly reassures Jacob while babysitting him on Halloween night. So when Jacob gets kidnapped by Boogeyman, Kelly is shocked and frightened, especially as there is nobody to ask for help. A child kidnapped by monsters is not the most believable of stories, is it? Fortunately, a secret Order of the Babysitters comes for help and teaches Kelly everything she needs to know about fighting monsters. She’ll need all the knowledge and help she can get to save Jacob from Boogeyman and his malicious army.
A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting is a fun and easy watch for a family Halloween night, full of humor, imagination, and the best elements of the beloved Halloween theme.
12. Gretel & Hansel
Children, remember: don’t take candy from a stranger.
A little shack in the forest is not what it seems.
A series of misfortunes sends Gretel and her brother Hansel to a forest to seek work and shelter when their father dies, and their mother banishes them from home. They come across a strange house deep in the forest. Hungry and exhausted, they enter, hoping to rest. The host, Holda, greets them and satisfies their hunger, but the cunning Gretel grows suspicious of her, as she begins to hear children’s voices around the house. The siblings are yet to discover that Holda is not what she seems, and all her actions are driven by her own hunger. The hunger that only children can satisfy.
The dark tale by the Brothers Grimm is retold in this masterly dark fantasy movie adaptation. A fair warning: if you are highly impressionable and don’t have enough mental stamina, this movie is likely to give you nightmares. But if you are a big appreciator of the Gothic, Gretel & Hansel is simply a must-watch!
11. The One and Only Ivan
What if you could experience all the beautiful things that lie behind the circus walls?
The One and Only Ivan's story
Ivan, a gorilla adopted by Mack, has been living in his circus for most of his life. While Ivan has other animal friends here, his thoughts often turn to his childhood, spent in freedom together with other gorillas, including his sister. When Julia, Ivan’s friend and the daughter of a circus janitor, leaves behind her crayons after visiting Ivan, he paints memories of his childhood — the beautiful nature of the forest that was once his home. One day, while daydreaming,, he paints an entire mural of his former home, which astonishes Mack and the circus visitors. Perhaps, it is time to face the truth that a gorilla’s place is not in a circus?
This kind and beautiful movie raises questions about animal rights, the relationship between a man and an animal, and the need for freedom. If you are an animal lover, or if you simply appreciate the complicated topic of how humans treat animals, The One and Only Ivan belongs on your to-watch list!
10. Wonder Woman 1984
Who said only men can be superheroes?
Wonder Woman's powers don't cease to amaze!
Successful both in her full-time job as a staff of the Smithsonian Institution and in her secret life as Wonder Woman, Diana only has one wish: for her deceased love, Steve Trevor, to be brought back to life. Her wish comes true, when Diana finds an artifact that has an ancient ability to grant wishes. In the meantime, her shy, unpopular colleague Barbara uses the same artifact and wishes to be more like Diana, whom she always envied. But when the powerful artifact gets stolen, they have to unite their strengths to find it before it falls into wrong hands and sends the world into turmoil.
9. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Story
Let’s get into that inventing chair and get to work, shall we?
This is not magic, this is science.
There is nothing left of Jeronicus Jangle’s successful life as a famous inventor. His wife died, his daughter grew up and moved away, and his Jangles and Things store went bankrupt when his former assistant, Gustafson, stole everything from him. But when his granddaughter Journey comes to spend Christmas with him, Jeronicus recognizes in her the same passion for inventing that used to be the driving force in his own life. Perhaps, not everything is lost, after all, and Jeronicus still has an invention or two up his sleeve?
8. Palm Springs
Live like there is no tomorrow! Because there isn’t.
Palm Springs isn't the worst place to be stuck in.
Nyles has been stuck in a time loop forever. Every day is November 9th, and Nyles lives it as if it were the last day of his life. When Sarah accidentally gets stuck there with him, she’s desperate to break free and go back to her life.
As the calendar freezes in time and the history repeats itself, again and again, we get to see this eccentric couple shift between passive acceptance of reality and feisty determination to get out of the loop, with humor, mild violence, and occasional day-drinking in between.
7. Wendy
Have you ever been to the land where no one ever grows up?
Peter Pan and the Lost Boys
Wendy and her brothers, James and Douglas, meet wild and untamed Peter, who invites them to join him on one of his magical adventures. He takes them to a land where they meet a lot of other children who apparently never grow up. Careless and free, they call the island their home and refer to the spirit of the island as Mother.
The story of Peter Pan, a boy who will never grow up, is retold in this 2020 film that looks at the characters we think we know so well for a fresh perspective. Through the children’s narration, we get a taste of childhood and are reminded that growing up doesn’t have to mean giving up on dreams.
6. The Old Guard
Being hard to kill makes them qualified for a job that has a low chance of surviving.
The Old Guard is watching over us.
Andy and her squad have been around for centuries, coming for help to those who need it. With the inexplicable ability to heal and regenerate from even the deadliest wounds, they go by the rule to never work twice for the same employer. When they break the rule for the first time to help those in need, it sets in motion a chain of events that might be too powerful to control even for them. Will their secret come out, exposing them to scientific cruelty and turning their powers into weaknesses?
5. Soul
Warning: this film contains an overwhelming number of souls.
Do you believe in life after death?
It’s Joe Gardner’s lucky day: he nails an audition for a one-time job as a piano performer and is finally on the way to his destiny as a professional pianist! Or so he thinks until, distracted by his dreams of fame and worldwide applause, he falls down a manhole. Joe, no longer having a physical body and now being only a soul, finds himself surrounded by hundreds of other souls on their way to the Great Beyond, the final after-life destination. He refuses to die and battles his way out, but is it possible that there is no way out of this strange spiritual world and back to his life as a pianist?
4. Wolfwalkers
Open your eyes and your mind to the beauty and magic of the nature around you!
Wolfwalkers will show you the real world around you.
In a world where nature is seen as a dangerous and unwelcoming environment, Bill Goodfellowe dedicates his life to hunting wolves until there’s not a single one of them left. His daughter Robyn, willing to help, disobeys him and secretly follows him on a hunt into the forest, where she meets a mysterious wolfwalker, a girl whose spirit becomes a wolf when she sleeps. This encounter helps Robyn discover the new, beautiful truth about what wolves really are like and what miracles are out there, ready to reveal themselves to anyone who is ready to see them. It is now up to Robyn to help other humans see that where they see danger, there are wonders, and where they see death, there is so much life.
This deep and beautifully written animated film evokes a sense of wonder and curiosity towards nature and its mysteries. It encourages us to explore, not conquer, and to learn to live in balance with what there is, instead of trying to replace it with what we want there to be.
3. Onward
How does going on a family trip to recover the second half of your father’s body sound?
A story of two brothers trying to bring their dad back to life
On Ian’s sixteenth birthday, his mother reveals to him and his brother Barley a set of magical items that used to belong to their deceased father, who died shortly before Ian’s birth. These items, combined, can resurrect their dad for just one day, which means Ian will finally get to meet him! But when the attempts to bring their dad back to life end up in conjuring only the lower half of his body, the trio — or should I say the two-and-a-half elves — embark on a peculiar quest hoping to bring the other half of their father's body back. With time on their tails, they must hurry and complete the quest before the day is over.
2. A Whisker Away
If you had to choose between being rejected as a human or being loved as a cat, which one would you choose?
This cute kitty is not what she looks like.
Miyo does not have much happiness in life. She doesn’t get along with her stepmother and, generally, she feels quite unhappy. But every day in school, she gets to see and talk to her crush, Kento, who inevitably rejects her. When Miyo meets a mysterious cat mask seller, she purchases a mask that allows her to turn into a cat, Taro. As Taro, she spends a lot of time with Kento at his home, as the boy grows very fond of his cat. The stronger the bond between them, the more the human part in Miyo is disappearing. Will Miyo decide to remain a cat forever to spend the rest of her life with Kento?
This charming Japanese animated film raises questions of love, choice, self-awareness, and the importance of self-acceptance and of being accepted by others, through the masterly use of metaphors. Its themes are deep, but familiar to all of us and told in simple, yet eloquent ways.
1. Love and Monsters
A samurai sword? Check. A bow? Check.
What wouldn't you do for love?
On the day when the world is overpowered by monsters, humanity falls, with only a few survivors scattered around the world. In the general panic and turmoil, Joel loses his girlfriend Aimee, but he promises to find her one way or another. Years later, Joel is living in an underground colony, where everyone else has found love, except him. Deciding he’s waited for long enough, Joel comes outside of the bunker and, with a loyal, four-legged companion, faces his fears in order to find the girl he loves. But seven years is a long time. Is Aimee the same person she was before the end of the world, and more importantly, is Joel?
Light and easy to watch, Love and Monsters explores the themes of courage, hope, and the inspiring power of love. And monsters, of course.
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