List of fantasy films of the 2000s explained

A list of fantasy films released in the 2000s.

List

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Notes
The 10th Kingdom	David Carson, Herbert Wise	Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Scott Cohen, Daniel Lapaine	United States	^[1]
Bedazzled	Harold Ramis		United States	^[2]
El Corazon del guerrero	Daniel Monzon		Spain	^[3]
Disney's The Kid	Jon Turteltaub	Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer	United States	^[4]
	Doug Lefler		United States	^[5]
Dungeons & Dragons	Courtney Solomon		United States	^[6]
The Emperor's New Groove	Mark Dindal	David Spade John Goodman Eartha Kitt Patrick Warburton	United States	^[7]
Escaflowne	Kazuki Akane		Japan	^[8]
The Family Man	Brett Ratner	Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle	United States	^[9]
Faust: Love of the Damned	Brian Yuzna	Mark Frost, Isabel Brook, Jennifer Rope	Spain	Dark fantasy^[10]
	Sogo Ishii		Japan	Fantasy adventure^[11]
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Ron Howard	Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski	United States	^[12]
Il Mare	Lee Hyun-seung	Lee Jung-jae, Jun Ji-hyun	South Korea	^[13]
	Vic Sarin		United States	^[14]
The Legend of Bagger Vance	Robert Redford	Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron	United States	^[15]
Life-Size	Mark Rosman		United States	^[16]
Princes et princesses	Michel Ocelot		France	^[17]
The Road to El Dorado	Don Paul, Eric "Bibo" Bergeron	Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Kline, Rosie Perez	United States	Animated film^[18]
What Women Want	Nancy Meyers	Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei	United States	Fantasy comedy^[19]
Belphegor, Phantom of the Louvre	Jean-Paul Salomé		France	^[20]
Black Knight	Gil Junger	Martin Lawrence, Tom Wilkinson, Marsha Thomason	United States	^[21]
Claire	Milford Thomas	Toniet Gallego, Mish P. DeLight, James Ferguson	United States	^[22]
Donnie Darko	Richard Kelly		United States	^[23]
Dr. Dolittle 2	Steve Carr		United States	Fantasy-comedy^[24]
Down to Earth	Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz	Chris Rock, Eugene Levy, Chazz Palminteri	United States	Heaven-can-wait fantasy^[25]
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone		Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson	United States	^[26]
Human Nature	Michel Gondry		France United States	Fantasy-comedy^[27]
	Brian Henson	Matthew Modine, Vanessa Redgrave, Mia Sara	United States	^[28]
Kate & Leopold	James Mangold	Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber	United States	^[29]
The Legend of Zu	Tsui Hark	Zhang Ziyi, Cecilia Cheung, Kelly Lin	Hong Kong China	^[30]
	Michael Rowitz	Anja Knauer, Sonja Kirchberger	Germany	Fantasy adventure
	Peter Jackson		United States New Zealand	^[31]
The Luck of the Irish		Ryan Merriman, Alexis Lopez, Glenndon Chatman	United States	Fantasy-comedy^[32]
The Lost Empire	Peter MacDonald	Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling, Russell Wong	United States	^[33]
Monkeybone	Henry Selick	Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg	United States	Fantasy comedy^[34]
Monsters, Inc.			United States	^[35]
The Mummy Returns	Stephen Sommers	Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo	United States	Fantasy adventure
No Such Thing	Hal Hartley	Sarah Polley, Robert Burke, Helen Mirren	United States Iceland	^[36] ^[37]
Onmyoji	Yōjirō Takita	Mansai Nomura, Hideaki Itō, Hiroyuki Sanada	Japan	^[38]
Princess Arete	Sinao Katabuchi		Japan	^[39]
Shallow Hal	Farrelly brothers	Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander	United States	Fantasy-comedy^[40]
Shrek		Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy Cameron Diaz John Lithgow	United States	parody fantasy-comedy^[41]
Spirited Away	Hayao Miyazaki		Japan	^[42]
Undercover Kitty	Vincent Bal	Carice van Houten, Theo Maassen, Sarah Bannier	Netherlands	^[43]
Bear's Kiss	Sergei Bodrov	Rebecca Liljeberg, Joachim Krol, Sergei Bodrov Jr.	France Germany Italy Russia Spain Sweden	^[44]
Bloody Mallory	Julien Magnat	Olivia Bonamy, Adria Collado, Jeffrey Ribie	France	^[45]
The Cat Returns	Hiroyuki Morita		Japan	^[46]
Dinotopia	Marco Brambilla	Tyron Leitso, David Thewlis, Wentworth Miller	United States	^[47]
Dracula, Pages From a Virgin's Diary			Canada	Musical fantasy^[48]
Hansel and Gretel	Gary J. Tunnicliffe	Taylor Momsen, Jacob Smith, Delta Burke	United States	^[49]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Chris Columbus	Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson	United Kingdom United States	^[50] Fantasy/coming-of-age/drama
The Hot Chick	Tom Brady	Rob Schneider, Anna Faris, Matthew Lawrence	United States	^[51]
	Bill Corcoran	Kirk Cameron, Brad Johnson, Clarence Gilyard Jr.	United States	^[52]
Like Mike	John Schultz	Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki	United States	Fantasy comedy^[53]
	Peter Jackson	Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler	New Zealand United States	^[54]
Pinocchio	Roberto Benigni	Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Kim Rossi Stuart	Italy	^[55]
Reign of Fire	Rob Bowman	Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, Izabella Scorupco	United States	^[56]
Return to Never Land	Robin Budd, Donovan Cook		United States	^[57]
The Santa Clause 2	Michael Lembeck	Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz	United States	^[58]
The Scorpion King	Chuck Russell	The Rock, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan	United States	^[59]
Snow Queen	David Wu	Bridget Fonda, Jeremy Guilbaut, Chelsea Hobbs	United States	^[60]
A Tree of Palme			Japan	Fantasy adventure^[61]
Tuck Everlasting	Jay W. Russell		United States	^[62]
Baba	Suresh Krishna		India
Angels in America	Mike Nichols	Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson	United States	^[63]
Big Fish	Tim Burton		United States	Fantasy-comedy^[64]
Bruce Almighty	Tom Shadyac	Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman	United States	^[65]
Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat	Bo Welch	Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Preston	Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 10th Kingdom. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Crow, Jonathan.
2. Web site: Bedazzled. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
3. Web site: El Corazon del guerrero. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Crow, Jonathan.
4. Web site: Disney's The Kid. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
5. Web site: Fantasy movies on SciFiList.com . January 20, 2023.
6. Web site: Dungeons & Dragons. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
7. Web site: The Emperor's New Groove. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
8. Web site: Escaflowne. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
9. Web site: The Family Man. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Clark, Jason.
10. Web site: Faust: Love of the Damned (2000) - Brian Yuzna | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
11. Web site: Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
12. Web site: How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
13. Web site: Il Mare. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Marx, Rebecca Flint.
14. Web site: Left Behind: The Movie. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
15. Web site: The Legend of Bagger Vance. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
16. Web site: Life-Size. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
17. Web site: Prices et Princesses. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
18. Web site: The Road to El Dorado (2000) - Eric "Bibo" Bergeron, Don Paul, Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Silverman, Eric 'Bibo' Bergeron | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
19. Web site: What Women Want. Allmovie. October 15, 2012. Deming, Mark.
20. Web site: Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre. Allmovie. October 17, 2012. Deming, Mark.
21. Web site: Black Knight. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Williams, Karl.
22. Web site: Claire. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Cooper, Tracie.
23. Web site: Donnie Darko. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Deming, Mark.
24. Web site: Dr. Dolittle 2. Allmovie. October 17, 2012. Williams, Karl.
25. Web site: Down to Earth. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Deming, Mark.
26. Web site: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Williams, Karl.
27. Web site: Human Nature. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Crow, Jonathan.
28. Web site: Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. McClain, Buzz.
29. Web site: Kate & Leopold. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Williams, Karl.
30. Web site: The Legend of Zu. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Cooper, Tracie.
31. Web site: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Williams, Karl.
32. Web site: The Luck of the Irish. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Williams, Karl.
33. Web site: The lost Empire. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Erickson, Hal.
34. Web site: Monkeybone. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Williams, Karl.
35. Web site: Monsters, Inc.. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Williams, Karl.
36. Web site: No Such Thing. https://web.archive.org/web/20090114013558/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/674623. dead. January 14, 2009. British Film Institute. October 16, 2012. London.
37. Web site: No Such Thing. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Deming, Mark.
38. Web site: Onmyoji. Allmovie. October 17, 2012. Buchanan, Jason.
39. Web site: Princess Arete. Allmovie. October 16, 2012.
40. Web site: Shallow Hal. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Williams, Karl.
41. Web site: Shrek. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Clark, Jason.
42. Web site: Spirited Away. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Crow, Jonathan.
43. Web site: Miss Minoes. Allmovie. October 16, 2012. Buchanan, Jason.
44. Web site: Bear's Kiss. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Cooper, Tracie.
45. Web site: Bloody Mallory. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Cooper, Tracie.
46. Web site: The Cat Returns (2002). Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
47. Web site: Dinotopia. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Erickson, Hal.
48. Web site: Dracula, Pages From a Virgin's Diary. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
49. Web site: Hansel and Gretel. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
50. Web site: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
51. Web site: The Hot Chick. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
52. Web site: Left Behind II: Tribulation Force. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
53. Web site: Like Mike. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
54. Web site: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
55. Web site: Pinocchio. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. LeVasseur, Andrea.
56. Web site: Reign of Fire. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Williams, Karl.
57. Web site: Return to Neverland. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
58. Web site: The Santa Clause 2. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
59. Web site: The Scorpion King. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Ralske, Josh.
60. Web site: Snow Queen. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Erickson, Hal.
61. Web site: A Tree of Palme. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Buchanan, Jason.
62. Web site: Tuck Everlasting. Allmovie. October 18, 2012. Deming, Mark.
63. Web site: Angels in America. Allmovie. November 12, 2012. LeVasseur, Andrea.
64. Web site: Big Fish. Allmovie. November 12, 2012. LeVasseur, Andrea.
65. Web site: Bruce Almighty. Allmovie. November 12, 2012. Deming, Mark.