Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fantasy-becomes-reality"

51. Sifir Dedigimde (2007)

90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A young girl who loses a precious book and tries to remember the past through an hypnosis session encounters a mysterious man in the hypnosis world.

Director: Gokhan Yorgancigil | Stars: Oktay Kaynarca, Hazim Körmükcü, Damla Tokel, Görkem Yeltan

Votes: 533

52. Back to Neverland (1989)

9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Legendary TV news anchor Walter Cronkite takes ecstatic Disneyland tourist Robin through the process of Disney's hand drawn animation and makes Robin's wish of visiting the animated world of Peter Pan (1953) come true.

Director: Jerry Rees | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Robin Williams, Corey Burton, Brian McEntee

Votes: 146

53. The People Next Door (1989)

30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A successful cartoonist is able to physically materialize his wildest fantasies.

Stars: Jeffrey Jones, Mary Gross, Jaclyn Bernstein, Chance Quinn

Votes: 43

54. Vesper (2017)

23 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller

Marge asks her nephew Christian for help to protect herself against her sinister husband Walter. Christian will soon discover dark secrets and that Walter is not who he's intended to be.

Director: Keyvan Sheikhalishahi | Stars: Götz Otto, Agnès Godey, Keyvan Sheikhalishahi

Votes: 24

55. Trenchcoat (1983)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

An aspiring mystery writer becomes accidently embroiled in an international plot during a two-week stay in Malta.

Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Margot Kidder, Robert Hays, David Suchet, Gila von Weitershausen

Votes: 554 | Gross: $4.30M

56. Murder Story (1989)

PG | 89 min | Crime, Thriller

Tony Zonis wants to write the next great suspense thriller, so he decides to study the work of master crime writer, Willard Hope. Together, they pick through newspaper stories, looking for ... See full summary »

Directors: Eddie Arno, Markus Innocenti | Stars: Christopher Lee, Bruce Boa, Alexis Denisof, Stacia Burton

Votes: 193

57. The Kovak Box (2006)

R | 102 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A sci-fi writer (Hutton) is invited to an island for a conference, only to discover that he's been lured into a trap.

Director: Daniel Monzón | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Lucía Jiménez, David Kelly, Georgia Mackenzie

Votes: 4,371

58. Waiter (2006)

97 min | Comedy, Drama

A downtrodden waiter decides to take up matters with the screenwriter determined to make him suffer.

Director: Alex van Warmerdam | Stars: Alex van Warmerdam, Ariane Schluter, Jaap Spijkers, Mark Rietman

Votes: 3,285

59. Ghost Fever (1986)

PG | 86 min | Comedy, Horror

Two policeman are sent on a routine assignment to serve an eviction notice. It becomes anything but run-of-the-mill when they become involved in the ghostly happenings.

Director: Lee Madden | Stars: Sherman Hemsley, Luis Avalos, Jennifer Rhodes, Deborah Benson

Votes: 421

60. Murder by the Book (I) (1987 TV Movie)

Unrated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A mild-mannered mystery writer has become so immersed in his material that his character constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of him, the writer finds himself embroiled in a mystery all his own.

Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Robert Hays, Catherine Mary Stewart, Christopher Murney, Fred Gwynne

Votes: 216

61. The Icicle Thief (1989)

Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A movie resembling Bicycle Thieves (1948) is shown on TV, but the real-life world gets muddled with the film and the TV commercials.

Director: Maurizio Nichetti | Stars: Maurizio Nichetti, Caterina Sylos Labini, Federico Rizzo, Renato Scarpa

Votes: 1,065 | Gross: $1.23M

62. Night Wars (1988)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Two Vietnam Veterans have realistic nightmares about the war. So real are these nightmares that they start getting injured in them, and bringing things back that they had in the dream. They... See full summary »

Director: David A. Prior | Stars: Dan Haggerty, Brian Edward O'Connor, Cameron Smith, Steve Horton

Votes: 228

63. Porky in Wackyland (1938)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Porky Pig goes on a hunt to catch the surreally elusive last Do-Do bird.

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, Robert Clampett, Bernice Hansen

Votes: 2,271

64. Mars and April (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Based on an acclaimed graphic novel, Mars & Avril is set in Montreal of the future, at the dawn of the first human landing on Mars, and tells the story of a musician who becomes obsessed with his muse.

Director: Martin Villeneuve | Stars: Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani, Robert Lepage

Votes: 872

65. Evil in the Woods (1986)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A young boy checks out a book titled Evil in the Woods from his local library. He immediately takes the book home, begins to read it and is soon sucked into a strange world set in Mildew ... See full summary »

Director: William J. Oates | Stars: Brian Abent, Carolina Antonini, Schelli Marie Barbaro, Jennifer Bates

Votes: 160

66. Once a Hero (1987)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy

A comic book creator struggles with declining sales until his superhero Captain Justice crosses into the real world, renewing interest. Inspired, the creator revamps the storylines, convincing the owners to continue the comic.

Stars: Josh Blake, Jeff Lester, Caitlin Clarke, Robert Forster

Votes: 47

67. Space Jam (1996 Video Game)

K-A | Action, Comedy, Family

Basketball video game for DOS, PlayStation and SEGA Saturn based on the popular movie. Play either as the Looney Tunes team or the alien monster team.

Director: Amy Smith-Boylan | Stars: Michael Jordan, Bob Bergen, Richard Simmons, Wally Wingert

Votes: 372

68. The Legend of Gator Face (1996)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A group of boys concoct a yarn about having been threatened by a legendary swamp beast and then meet the real thing, learning it is a gentle, compassionate creature. The locals believe their original story and try hunting down the monster.

Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: John White, Dan Warry-Smith, Charlotte Sullivan, Gordon Michael Woolvett

Votes: 305

69. Shadow Realm (2002 TV Movie)

120 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Anthology film created from two unaired episodes of Night Visions. A mental patient mustn't stop behaving in patterns. A maze on collage campus is actually a time portal. A town fears music. A court employee can hear thoughts of a killer.

Directors: Keith Gordon, Tobe Hooper, Paul Shapiro, Ian Toynton | Stars: Miguel Ferrer, Malcolm McDowell, Anna Hagan, John Dadey

Votes: 153

70. Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies (1979 TV Movie)

30 min | Animation, Fantasy

Puff shows a girl named Sandy the truth about lies as they travel through The Land of Living Lies.

Directors: Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf | Stars: Burgess Meredith, Mischa Bond, Alan Barzman, Ike Eisenmann

Votes: 100

71. Destiny to Order (1989)

R | 127 min | Comedy, Fantasy

A novelist must come to terms with his characters in this changing reality comedy.

Director: Jim Purdy | Stars: Stephen Ouimette, Alberta Watson, Victoria Snow, Michael Ironside

Votes: 109

72. Death, Deceit & Destiny Aboard the Orient Express (2001)

92 min | Action, Thriller

On New Year's Eve, jaded action movie star Jack Chase is traveling on the Orient Express with the rich and famous. Terrorist leader Tarik and his gang take over the train forcing Chase to become the hero he always just pretended to be.

Director: Mark Roper | Stars: Richard Grieco, Nicky Henson, Barry Flatman, Jennifer Nitsch

Votes: 215

73. Stay Tooned! (1996 Video Game)

Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Animated p&c adventure comedy. There's nothing on TV. You're about to turn the TV off, when suddenly a group of toons escapes the TV, steals your remote and turns the reality into a cartoon. Get your remote back and save reality.

Stars: Jim Blanchard, Jerome Daly, Susan Decker, John Dee

Votes: 9

74. TimeSplitters 2 (2002 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Mystery

In 2401, humanity is at war with relentless aliens, TimeSplitters. Space marines Cortez and Hart travel through time to stop the aliens in various spots, including Wild West, zombie-infested Gothic church and Blade Runner-esque future.

Directors: David Doak, Stephen Ellis | Stars: Heidi Andrews, June Andrews, Kevin Bullock, Michelle Bullock

Votes: 845

75. Björk: Volumen (1999 Video)

64 min | Animation, Music

Features 14 stunning videos of Björk. The videos for Human Behaviour (from her first solo album Debut), Isobel (from her second album, Post) and Bachelorette (from her 3rd studio album, ... See full summary »

Directors: Danny Cannon, Chris Cunningham, Lynn Fox, Michel Gondry, Eiko Ishioka, Spike Jonze, Nick Knight, John Kricfalusi, Vinoodh Matadin, Alexander McQueen, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Sophie Muller, Stephane Sednaoui, Inez van Lamsweerde, Paul White | Star: Björk

Votes: 936

76. Terrorgram (1990)

R | 88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

"Terrorgram" was an anthology of three horror stories linked by a sinister delivery boy. The stories are "Heroine Overdose", "Pandora" and "Veteran's Day".

Director: Stephen M. Kienzle | Stars: James Earl Jones, Steven Field, J.T. Wallace, Jerry Anderson

Votes: 175

77. The Blue Tiger (2012)

90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

In a city ruled by the diabolical Mayor, it appears that only one thing can save the old botanical garden from being demolished for the construction of an entertainment center: the Blue ... See full summary »

Directors: Petr Oukropec, Bohdan Sláma | Stars: Jan Hartl, Daniel Drewes, Tereza Bocková, Jana Brezková

Votes: 138

78. Little Black Dress (I) (2009)

94 min | Drama, Romance

Ebony Mason has just found the perfect little black dress. Not in a catalogue. Not in a shop window. Not even in her favourite designer store. It's turned up in the most unexpected place, ... See full summary »

Directors: Bramwell Noah, Dan Noah | Stars: Sandy Greenwood, Kain Baigent, Anna Choy, Elke Berry

Votes: 1,118

79. Alice Cooper: He's Back (the Man Behind the Mask) (1986 Music Video)

4 min | Comedy, Horror, Music

Comedic music video for Alice Cooper's theme song for the horror film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) featuring clips from the movie. In the video, a couple goes to a midnight showing of "Jason Lives" where both Cooper and Jason appear to menace them.

Director: Jeffrey Abelson | Stars: Alice Cooper, Nina Franciosa, C.J. Graham, Devin Sloane

Votes: 88

80. Vol. 1 Dream the Name Is Rogells (Ruggells) (2011)

Not Rated | 79 min | Adventure, Romance

Inspired by true events. A skilled Dream Weaver on a mission, to access an alternate realm that frees the human mind through dream, his down-home Florida girl determines his fate.

Director: Rachel Warner | Stars: Luke Flynn, Rachel Warner, Joey Panek, Erin Muroski

Votes: 356

81. After the Night with Valerie (2019)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A recovering amnesiac's memories are replaced by fantasies he believes actually occurred.

Director: Alex M Garnett | Stars: Lorelei Linklater, Sam Stinson, Carly Christopher, Jordan LeuVoy

82. The Nutcracker (2009)

120 min | Fantasy, Music, Romance

A revival of Peter Wright's production of "The Nutcracker".

Director: Ross MacGibbon | Stars: Miyako Yoshida, Steven McRae, Gary Avis, Iohna Loots

Votes: 85

83. The Critic (I) (2018)

15 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

A starry-eyed actress with a troubled past faces her harshest critic during an interview gone wrong.

Director: Stella Velon | Stars: Stella Velon, Alan Smyth, Todd Karner

Votes: 90

84. Umney's Last Case (2006)

17 min | Short, Crime, Fantasy

Add a Plot

Director: Rodney Altman | Stars: Joel Nagle, Jim Doerr, Mark Margolis, Christina Dunham

Votes: 59

85. Poisoned Ink (1994)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Writer Max's characters come to life.

Director: Jon Carnoy | Stars: Jon Carnoy, Matthew Gonder, Gabriela Arnon, Jerry Di Giacomo

Votes: 9

86. You Know My Name (1993)

Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

"You Know My Name" (1993) is a comedic musical short inspired by an obscure Beatles novelty tune. While visiting a mysteriously surrealistic dating agency, a lonely woman (Betty Taylor) ... See full summary »

Director: Angel Connell | Stars: Angel Connell, Betty Taylor

Votes: 32

87. Toda Sombra Parece Viva (2019)

15 min | Short, Thriller

She leaves her house. At work, at the subway, at the car, at the street, the daily thriller.

Director: Leandro Afonso | Stars: Dudu de Oliveira, Raphael Falcão, Fernanda Marques, Eduardo Sande

Votes: 7

88. Kissproof (2015)

6 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

A young woman decides to take a different approach to meeting the man of her dreams.

Director: Dominic Johnson | Stars: Esme Brand, David Wayman

89. CyberBeat (2010)

5 min | Short, Comedy, Musical

A sci-fi, teen-comedy musical about a lonely science geek, Andy McDandy, who builds himself a robot girlfriend to take to his high-school prom.

Director: Harrison Wall | Stars: John Doughty, Jeannine Simone, Connor Miller, Elizabeth McFetridge

Votes: 9

90. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
Episode: Pilot (1969)

Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A seemingly haunted painting drives a greedy man insane. A rich blind woman gets a new pair of eyes that allow her to see for only one brief ironic moment. An idyllic painting gives a Nazi war criminal in hiding some fleeting comfort.

Directors: Boris Sagal, Barry Shear, Steven Spielberg | Stars: Joan Crawford, Ossie Davis, Richard Kiley, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 2,043

91. The Jim Henson Hour (1987–1992)
Episode: Monster Maker (1989)

45 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A boy dreams of working for his mentor, a creature-maker, and comes face to face with a giant creature.

Director: Giles Foster | Stars: Kieran O'Brien, Harry Dean Stanton, George Costigan, Amanda Dickinson

Votes: 138

92. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: The Match Game (1989)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In a haunted Victorian mansion, two couples play a game where each person tells part of a ghost story about the late former owner while a match burns. The story somehow comes true, and he rises from the grave to take their lives.

Director: Michael Brandon | Stars: Byron Thames, Sasha Jenson, Tori Spelling, Ashley Laurence

Votes: 196

93. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: When This Man Dies (1987)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A car mechanic assistant who owes money to a dangerous bookie receives a note with a name and a message that if said person dies, he will receive a nice paycheck. He tries to ignore it but the bookie threatens his wife.

Director: Jim Purdy | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Adrian Zmed, Brenda Bazinet, Frank Moore

Votes: 98

94. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: The Mission (1985)

PG | 46 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A courageous young World War II gunner and aspiring cartoonist, trapped in the belly gun of a B-17 aircraft with the landing gear destroyed, has only his imagination as a force that might be able to save him.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Kevin Costner, Casey Siemaszko, Kiefer Sutherland, J.J. Cohen

Votes: 1,255

95. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of the Bookish Babysitter (1994)

Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A babysitter shows a boy who loves TV that books are just as exciting.

Director: Iain Paterson | Stars: Natalie Radford, James Sherry, Lynne Adams, Jason Alisharan

Votes: 864

96. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of the Dream Machine (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An aspiring writer finds a typewriter that makes whatever is written about somebody come true.

Director: David Winning | Stars: Michael Hong, Nicole Lyn, Joel Gordon, Rikee Madoff

Votes: 884

97. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of the Final Wish (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An adolescent girl who loves fairy tales learns that they are not what they are cracked up to be.

Director: D.J. MacHale | Stars: Bobcat Goldthwait, Samantha Chemerika, Thomas Sievewright, Jane Wheeler

Votes: 892

98. Goosebumps (1995–1998)
Episode: Attack of the Mutant: Part 1 (1996)

Not Rated | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

While on his way to an orthodontist appointment, comic book enthusiast Skipper spots a building which resembles his favorite villain's headquarters. However, when he and new friend, Libby, ... See full summary »

Directors: William Fruet, Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Dan Warry-Smith, Melissa Bathory, Maurice Godin, Mag Ruffman

Votes: 731

99. Goosebumps (1995–1998)
Episode: Attack of the Mutant: Part 2 (1996)

Not Rated | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

After Libby decides to go home, Skipper leaves the strange building as well. However, when he receives a comic book that seems to depict him saving his hero, he decides to go back and solve the mystery once and for all.

Directors: William Fruet, Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Dan Warry-Smith, Melissa Bathory, Maurice Godin, Mag Ruffman

Votes: 720

100. Goosebumps (1995–1998)
Episode: The Blob That Ate Everyone (1997)

Not Rated | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

While exploring the ruins of a burnt out store, budding writer, Zack, finds an old typewriter and is thrilled. When he starts to use it, however, he realizes that whatever he types on the machine becomes reality.

Director: Randy Bradshaw | Stars: Scott Pietrangelo, Gabrielle Boni, Bradie Whetham, Marium Carvell

Votes: 651