List of fantasy films of the 1990s explained

A list of fantasy films released in the 1990s.

List

Title Director Cast Country Notes
Les 1001 NuitsPhilippe de BrocaCatherine Zeta-Jones, Thierry Lhermitte, Gérard JugnotFranceFantasy comedy[1]
A Chinese Ghost Story Part IIChing Siu TungHong Kong
Don Juan, Mi Querido FantasmaAntonio MerceroJuan Luis Galiardo, María Barranco, Verónica ForquéSpain
DreamsAkira KurosawaJapan
United States
Edward Scissorhands Tim BurtonUnited States
Erotic Ghost StoryNgai Kai-LamLeslie CheungHong Kong
GhostJerry ZuckerPatrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony GoldwynUnited States
Ghost DadSidney PoitierBill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise NicholasUnited States
Heart ConditionJames D. ParriottBob Hoskins, Denzel Washington, Chloe WebbUnited States
Masami Hata and William T. Hurtz Japan, United States
Mr. DestinyJames OrrUnited States
Nouvelle VagueJean-Luc GodardAlain Delon, Domiziana Giordano, Roland AmstutzFrance
Switzerland
The Nutcracker PrincePaul SchibliCanada
Quest for the Mighty SwordJoe D'AmatoEric Allan Kramer, Margaret Lenzey, Donald O'BrienItaly
The Rescuers Down UnderUnited StatesAnimated film
Saga of the PhoenixGloria Yip, Yuen Biao, Hiroshi AbeHong Kong
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesSteven BarronJudith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Ray SerraUnited States
Wings of FameOtakar VotocekPeter O'Toole, Colin FirthNetherlands
The Witches Nicolas RoegUnited Kingdom
United States
United States
Beauty and the Beast Gary Trousdale, Kirk WiseUnited StatesAnimated film
Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyPeter HewittKeanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Bill SadlerUnited States
Cast a Deadly SpellMartin CampbellFred Ward, Julianne Moore, Clancy BrownUnited StatesTelevision film[2]
Defending Your LifeAlbert BrooksAlbert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip TornUnited States
Delicatessen France
DeliriousTom MankiewiczUnited States
The Double Life of VeroniqueKrzysztof KieslowskiIrène JacobPoland
France
FantaghiròLamberto BavaAlessandra MartinesItaly
The Fisher KingUnited States
Russell MulcahyChristopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia MadsenUnited Kingdom
United States
HookSteven SpielbergRobin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia RobertsUnited States
George T. MillerUnited States
Germany
The Polar Bear KingOla SolumJack Fjeldstad, Maria Bonnevie, Tobias Hoesl,Norway
Germany
also called Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon
Prospero's BooksPeter GreenawayUnited Kingdom
France
Truly, Madly, DeeplyAnthony MinghellaUnited Kingdom
Wizards of the Demon SwordFred Olen RayBlake Bahmer, Lyle Waggoner, Heidi PaineUnited States
AladdinUnited StatesAnimated film
Army of DarknessUnited States
Death Becomes HerRobert ZemeckisMeryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce WillisUnited States
Doctor MordridAlbert Band, Charles BandJeffrey Combs, Jay Acovone, Brian Thompson, Yvette NiparUnited States
Fantaghirò 2Lamberto BavaAlessandra MartinesItaly
Bill KroyerJohnathon Ward, Samantha Mathis, Tim CurryUnited States
Australia
Freddie as F.R.O.7 Jon AcevskiUnited States
United Kingdom
Animated film
Into the WestMike NewellIreland
OrlandoSally PotterTilda Swinton, Billy Zane, Lothaire BluteauUnited Kingdom
Italy
France
Netherlands
Porco RossoHayao MiyazakiJapanAnime film
Prelude to a Kiss Norman ReneJamaica
United States
ToysBarry LevinsonRobin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan CusackUnited StatesFantasy comedy[3]
The Bride With White HairBrigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Nam Kit-YingHong Kong
The Bride with White Hair 2 Sunny Chan, Christy Chung, Joey Maan Yee-manHong Kong
Double, Double, Toil and TroubleMary-Kate Olsen, Ashley OlsenUnited States
Fantaghirò 3Lamberto BavaAlessandra MartinesItaly
Green SnakeTsui HarkHong Kong
Groundhog DayHarold RamisBill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris ElliottUnited States
Heart and SoulsRon UnderwoodRobert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Alfre WoodardUnited States
Hocus PocusKenny OrtegaBette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy NajimyUnited States
Last Action HeroJohn McTiernanArnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, F. Murray AbrahamUnited States
Legend of the Liquid SwordHong Kong
The Nightmare Before ChristmasHenry SelickUnited StatesStop-Motion film
Ninja ScrollYoshiaki KawajiriJapanAnime film
The Secret GardenAgnieszka HollandUnited Kingdom
Super Mario Bros.Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis HopperUnited States
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III Stuart GillardUnited States
Les VisiteursJean-Marie PoireFrance
WishmanMike MarvinPaul Le Mat, Geoffrey Lewis, Paul Gleason, Quin KesslerUnited States
Zero PatienceJohn GreysonJohn Robinson, Dianne Heatherington, Bernard BehrensCanada
The Princess and the GoblinJózsef GémesJoss Ackland, Claire Bloom, Roy Kinnear, Sally Ann MarshUnited StatesAnimated film
ThumbelinaDon Bluth, Gary GoldmaJodi Benson, Gino Conforti, Barbara CookUnited StatesAnimated Film
The Crow Alex ProyasUnited States
FaustJan ŠvankmajerCzech Republic
France
United Kingdom
Germany
Stop-Motion film
NorthRob ReinerElijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jon LovitzUnited States
Pom Poko Isao TakahataJapanAnime film
The Lion KingUnited StatesAnimated film
The MaskChuck RussellUnited States
The NeverEnding Story IIIPeter MacDonaldJason James Richter, Melody Kay, Freddie JonesUnited Kingdom
Germany
The PagemasterJoe JohnstonUnited StatesAnimated film
The Santa ClauseTim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy CrewsonUnited States
The Swan PrincessRichard RichUnited StatesAnimated film
BabeChris NoonanJames Cromwell, Magda SzubanskiAustralia
The City of Lost ChildrenRon Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith VittetFrance
Spain
Germany
CasperBrad SilberlingChristina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy MoriartyUnited States
Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You're GoingEliseo SubielaDarío Grandinetti, Mariana AriasArgentina
The Indian in the CupboardFrank OzHal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay CrouseUnited States
JumanjiJoe JohnstonUnited States
A Kid in King Arthur's CourtMichael GottliebDebora Weston, Barry Stanton, Shane RimmerUnited States
MemoriesJapanAnime film
Bryan SpicerKaren Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve CardenasUnited States
Mortal KombatPaul W. S. AndersonRobin Shou, Linden Ashby, Bridgette WilsonUnited States
Rough MagicClare PeploeFrance
United Kingdom
Slayers The Motion PictureKazuo YamazakiJapanAnime film
Sleeping BeautyToshi HirumaAndrea Libman, Scott McNeil, Richard NewmanUnited StatesAnimated film, family-oriented adventure[4]
Toy StoryJohn LasseterUnited StatesAnimated film
101 DalmatiansStephen HerekGlenn CloseUnited States
The Adventures of PinocchioSteven BarronMartin Landau
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Udo Kier
United States
United Kingdom
France
Germany
The CraftAndrew FlemingFairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Robin TunneyUnited States
Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard BrooksUnited States
DragonheartRob CohenDennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Pete PostlethwaiteUnited States
The Hunchback of Notre DameTom Hulce, Demi Moore, Tony Jay, Kevin Kline, Paul Kandel, Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes, David Ogden StiersUnited StatesAnimated Film
JackFrancis Ford CoppolaRobin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Bill CosbyUnited States
James and the Giant PeachHenry SelickPaul Terry, Simon Callow, Richard DreyfussUnited StatesStop-Motion film
KazaamPaul Michael GlaserShaquille O'Neal, Francis Capra, Ally WalkerUnited States
MatildaDanny DeVitoUnited States
PhenomenonJon TurteltaubJohn Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest WhitakerUnited States
The Preacher's WifePenny MarshallDenzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney VanceUnited States
Slayers ReturnKunihiko YuyamaJapanAnime film
To the Ends of timeMarkus RothkranzJoss Ackland, Christine Taylor, Tom Schultz, Sarah DouglasUnited States
The BorrowersPeter HewittUnited KingdomFilm remake
Florence Hoath, Peter O'Toole, Elizabeth Earl United Kingdom
Flubber United States
HerculesUnited StatesAnimated film
A Life Less OrdinaryDanny BoyleEwan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly HunterUnited Kingdom
Princess MononokeHayao MiyazakiJapanAnime film
Kull the ConquerorJohn NicolellaUnited States
Mortal Kombat Annihilation John R. LeonettiUnited States
Photographing FairiesNick WillingToby Stephens, Emily Woof, Ben KingsleyUnited Kingdom
A Simple WishMichael RitchieMartin Short, Mara Wilson, Francis Capra, Kathleen TurnerUnited States
Slayers GreatKunihiko YuyamaJapanAnime film
Michael CohnSigourney Weaver, Sam Neill, Monica KeenaUnited States
SpawnMark A.Z. DippéUnited States
Twilight of the Ice NymphsGuy MaddinPascale Bussières, Nigel Whitmey, Shelley DuvallCanada
Warriors of VirtueRonny YuAngus MacFadyen, Mario Yedidia, Marley SheltonUnited States
A Bug's LifeUnited StatesAnimated film
A Very Unlucky LeprechaunBrian KellyWarwick Davis, Danielle Lombardi, Stephanie LombardiIreland
United States
After LifeHirokazu KoreedaJapan
Antz United StatesAnimated film
George MillerUnited States
Blade Stephen NorringtonUnited States
City of Angels Brad SilberlingUnited States
Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded FangGeorge BloomfieldCanada
Kirikou and the Sorceress Michel OcelotDoudou Gueye Thiaw, Maimouna N'Diaye, Awa Sene SarrFranceAnimated film
Meet Joe BlackBrad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire ForlaniUnited States
Practical MagicGriffin DunneSandra Bullock, Nicole KidmanUnited States
Quest for Camelot Frederik Du ChauUnited StatesAnimated film
Sliding DoorsPeter HowittUnited States
Slayers GorgeousHiroshi WatanabeJapanAnime film
Small SoldiersJoe DanteFrank Langella, Tommy Lee Jones, Ernest BorgnineUnited StatesScience fiction
The Storm Riders Andrew LauHong Kong
What Dreams May Come Vincent WardUnited States
The Wolves of KromerWill GouldLee Williams, James Layton, Rita DaviesUnited Kingdom
The 13th WarriorJohn McTiernanCanada
United States
Being John MalkovichSpike JonzeUnited States
Dogma Kevin SmithUnited States
Fantasia 2000 Various directors United StatesAnimated film
The Green Mile Frank DarabontUnited States
The MummyStephen SommersBrendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold VoslooUnited States
Mystery MenKinka UsherBen Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. MacyUnited States
TarzanChris Buck, Kevin LimaUnited StatesAnimated film
Toy Story 2United StatesAnimated film
TuvaluVeit HelmerGermany

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les 1001 Nuits > Overview. Allmovie. February 15, 2010. Fountain, Clarke.
  2. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cast-a-deadly-spell-v8560
  3. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/toys-vm456736
  4. Web site: Sleeping Beauty. The Big Cartoon Database. June 28, 2019.