Medieval Fantasy
"medieval fantasy" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Smurfs
Synopsis:
Classic Saturday-morning cartoon series featuring magical blue elf-like creatures called Smurfs. The Smurfs, named for their personalities, inhabit a village of mushroom houses in an enchanted forest. These loveable creatures are led by Papa Smurf and live carefree... except for one major threat to their existance: Gargamel, an evil but inept wizard who lives in a stone-built house in the forest;…
Starring:
Frank Welker,
Lucille Bliss,
June Foray
#2
The Witcher
Synopsis:
Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Starring:
Henry Cavill,
Anya Chalotra,
Freya Allan
#3
Transformers: The Last Knight
Synopsis:
Autobots and Decepticons are at war, with humans on the sidelines. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth.
Starring:
Mark Wahlberg,
Stanley Tucci,
Josh Duhamel
Plot:
transforming robot,
racial slur,
ethnic slur,
based on toy,
fifth part,
sequel,
england,
london england,
gunfight,
shootout
...
#4
The Sword in the Stone
Synopsis:
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
Starring:
Martha Wentworth,
Sebastian Cabot,
Karl Swenson
Plot:
wizard,
sword,
owl,
castle,
knight,
fall,
london england,
kingdom,
tournament,
boy
...
#5
The Black Cauldron
Synopsis:
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
Starring:
John Hurt,
Phil Fondacaro,
Freddie Jones
Plot:
cauldron,
teenage boy,
magical sword,
medieval times,
sword and fantasy,
king,
pig,
princess,
magic,
sword
...
#6
Sleeping Beauty
Synopsis:
A beautiful princess born in a faraway kingdom is destined by a terrible curse to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a deep sleep that can only be awakened by true love's first kiss. Determined to protect her, her parents ask three fairies to raise her in hiding. But the evil Maleficent is just as determined to seal the princess's fate.
Starring:
Verna Felton,
Bill Thompson,
Eleanor Audley
Plot:
fairy,
magic,
birthday,
castle,
forest,
fairy tale,
female protagonist,
kiss,
evil witch,
kingdom
...
#7
Shrek the Third
Synopsis:
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.
Starring:
Susanne Blakeslee,
John Cleese,
Eddie Murphy
Plot:
shrek,
king,
puss in boots,
donkey,
kingdom,
fairy tale,
tough guy,
tough girl,
fairy tale parody,
third part
...
#8
Shrek
Synopsis:
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.
Starring:
Jim Cummings,
Eddie Murphy,
Mike Myers
Plot:
epic,
cult film,
arm ripped off,
male nudity,
tearjerker,
swamp,
donkey,
ogre,
shrek,
dragon
...
#9
Shrek Forever After
Synopsis:
A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.
Starring:
Jane Lynch,
John Cleese,
Eddie Murphy
Plot:
ogre,
donkey,
alternate timeline,
friend,
deal,
puss in boots,
birthday,
true love,
king,
happy ending
...
#10
Shrek 2
Synopsis:
Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. The fairy godmother discovers that Shrek has married Fiona instead of her Son Prince Charming and sets about destroying their marriage.
Starring:
John Cleese,
Eddie Murphy,
Kelly Asbury
Plot:
reference to spider man,
ogre,
cat,
princess,
puss in boots,
donkey,
sequel,
king,
prince,
fairy
...
#11
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Synopsis:
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play.
Starring:
Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Ed Skrein,
Elle Fanning
Plot:
female protagonist,
queen,
villainess,
fairy,
kingdom,
wings,
fairy tale,
magical creature,
magical power,
fictional kingdom
...
#12
Maleficent
Synopsis:
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land's fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her heart into stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invad…
Starring:
Elle Fanning,
Imelda Staunton,
Brenton Thwaites
Plot:
dark fantasy,
curse,
kiss,
betrayal,
borderline personality disorder,
kingdom,
fairy,
true love,
castle,
scenic beauty
...
#13
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Synopsis:
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.
Starring:
Aidan Gillen,
Djimon Hounsou,
Jude Law
#14
How to Train Your Dragon
Synopsis:
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his warrior mettle. But after downing a feared dragon, he realizes that he no longer wants to destroy it, and instead befriends the beast – which he names Toothless – much to the chagrin of his warrior father
Starring:
Jonah Hill,
Gerard Butler,
Kristen Wiig
Plot:
dragon,
viking,
village,
father son relationship,
island,
ship,
training,
flying dragon,
sheep,
warrior
...
#15
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Synopsis:
The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island's new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When on…
Starring:
Jonah Hill,
Gerard Butler,
Djimon Hounsou
Plot:
dragon,
viking,
sequel,
death of husband,
sacrifice,
rescue,
self sacrifice,
death,
loss of loved one,
death of father
...
#16
Hellboy
Synopsis:
Hellboy comes to England, where he must defeat Nimue, Merlin's consort and the Blood Queen. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.
Starring:
Sophie Okonedo,
Daniel Dae Kim,
David Harbour
Plot:
demon,
based on comic,
superhero,
magic,
sorceress,
death,
wizard,
reboot,
based on graphic novel,
violence
...
#17
Cinderella
Synopsis:
When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.
Starring:
Richard Madden,
Helena Bonham Carter,
Stellan Skarsgård
Plot:
dance,
remake,
fairy tale,
prince,
pumpkin,
17th century,
based on fairy tale,
dress,
king,
love
...
#18
Brave
Synopsis:
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figu…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Julie Walters,
Kelly Macdonald
Plot:
princess,
mother daughter relationship,
archery,
female warrior,
scotland,
coming of age,
female protagonist,
bear,
witch,
queen
...