Film Movement
1935+Magical Realism
Realistic narratives infused with magical or fantastical elements treated as ordinary
15
Total Films
13
Primary Examples
5.6
Avg Arcplot Score
1986-2023
Year Range
Primary - Central to the film's identity
Secondary - Notable influence
Reference - Touches on theme
Primary Examples(13)

3.8
The Green Mile
1999 • Frank Darabont
Healing powers; supernatural element

5.8
Coco
2017 • Lee Unkrich
Land of the Dead as literal realm

6
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 • Hayao Miyazaki
Fantasy world with anti-war themes

5.5
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989 • Hayao Miyazaki
Witch in European town

5.6
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
1986 • Hayao Miyazaki
Floating city fantasy

6.8
Midnight in Paris
2011 • Woody Allen
Time travel to 1920s Paris

5.5
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 • Hayao Miyazaki
Spirits in rural Japan

5.5
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 • Guillermo del Toro
Fairy tale meets fascism

5.9
Ponyo
2008 • Hayao Miyazaki
Ocean magic and transformation

4.5
The Boy and the Heron
2023 • Hayao Miyazaki
Fantasy grief processing

3.9
Amélie
2001 • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Whimsical Paris with fantastical touches

4.6
Princess Mononoke
1997 • Hayao Miyazaki
Gods and spirits in feudal Japan

7.6
Spirited Away
2001 • Hayao Miyazaki
Spirit world journey

