Fantasy movies about potions

List of the best fantasy films about potions according to the audience: Hocus Pocus, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Charlie St. Cloud, Cinderella, Paddington 2, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Ruby Sparks.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration02:27

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.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA, Australia, United Kingdom

Bea, Thomas, and the rabbits have created a makeshift family, but despite his best efforts, Peter can’t seem to shake his mischievous reputation. Adventuring out of the garden, Peter finds himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated, but when his family risks everything to come looking for him, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:39

    Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After his high-school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:26

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China, Canada
    Duration02:26

    Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Australia

    Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrefantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:26

    Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

      Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA, India, China, Hong Kong
      Duration02:47

      A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, France, India
      Duration02:07

      The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryNew Zealand, USA
      Duration02:41

      The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia
      Duration02:34

      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.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Spain
      Duration01:34

        A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrefantasy, drama
        CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, USA
        Duration02:30

        A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrefantasy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:46

        Two seemingly unconnected souls from different corners of the United States make a telepathic bond that allows them to see, hear and feel the other's experiences, creating a bond that apparently can't be broken.

        Markimdb: 7.3
        Genrefantasy, adventure, family
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration02:42

        In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrefantasy, drama, crime
        CountryGermany, France, Spain, USA
        Duration02:27

        Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:23

        Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:22

        Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration01:45

        A man-cub named Mowgli fostered by wolves. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan, Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrefantasy, drama, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:36

        Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his life, and realizes he wasn't such a good husband and father.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:53

        Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10-year-old looks like a 40-year-old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, thriller, fantasy
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, Canada
        Duration01:46

        As the war between the vampires and the Lycans rages on, Selene, a former member of the Death Dealers (an elite vampire special forces unit that hunts werewolves), and Michael, the werewolf hybrid, work together in an effort to unlock the secrets of their respective bloodlines.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:52

        Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

        Markimdb: 8.2
        Genrefantasy, drama, military
        CountrySpain, Mexico, USA, France
        Duration01:58

          Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:44

          A young boy, Josh Baskin makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big. He wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman. What will he find out about this strange world?

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrefantasy, adventure, family, detective
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:48

          Alice, an unpretentious and individual 19-year-old, is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit. Arriving in a strange and surreal place called 'Underland,' she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches. Alice realizes that she is there for a reason – to conquer the horrific Jabberwocky and restore the rightful queen to her throne.

          Markimdb: 7.8
          Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, South Africa, India
          Duration01:57

          In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story about 5 mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur as the tale advances.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:32

          After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), a grief-stricken British businessman, Ian Wyndham, living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.

          Markimdb: 5.6
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, sport
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:47

          Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine dies of heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of team. Some time later, Antoine returns as a ghost and helps Kenny in game and in life, but Kenny changes in the process and doesn't quite like it.

          Markimdb: 6
          Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
          CountryFrance, Germany
          Duration01:49

          Set in 50 B.C., Asterix and Obelix are living in a small but well-protected village in Gaul, where a magic potion concocted by Druids turns the townsfolk into mighty soldiers. When Roman troops carve a path through Gaul to reach the English Channel, Caesar and his aide de camp Detritus discover the secret elixir and capture the Druid leader who knows its formula, and Asterix and Obelix are sent off to rescue them.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:06

          Fearful of a prophecy stating that a girl child will be born to bring about her downfall, the evil Queen Bavmorda imprisons all pregnant women within the formidable stronghold of Nockmaar. A child, Elora Danan, is born in the Nockmaar dungeons and identified as the prophesied child by a birthmark on her arm. However, before the black sorceress arrives to claim the child, Elora's mother convinces her reluctant midwife to escape with the baby. Willow, a timid farmer and aspiring sorcerer, is entrusted with delivering the royal infant from evil.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrefantasy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:31

          An original story featuring performances by Cirque du Soleil. A young woman is entranced by an Aerialist. When they fall into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil and are separated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:45

          Tabloid reporters are sent by their editor to investigate after the paper recieves a letter from a woman claiming an angel is living with her.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrefantasy, comedy, family
          CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
          Duration01:37

          Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:46

          When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, Germany
          Duration01:48

          Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. This movie is extremely alarming, an expression which here means "a thrilling misadventure involving three ingenious orphans and a villainous actor named Count Olaf (Jim Carrey) who wants their enormous fortune." It includes a suspicious fire, delicious pasta, Jim Carrey, poorly behaved looches, Billy Connolly, an incredibly deadly viper, Meryl Streep, and the voice of an imposter named Jude Law.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:42

          Uncle Fester has been missing for 25 years. An evil doctor finds out and introduces a fake Fester in an attempt to get the Addams Family's money. The youngest daughter has some doubts about the new uncle Fester, but the fake uncle adapts very well to the strange family. Can the doctor carry out her evil plans and take over the Addams Family's fortune?

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:28

          Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down afterlife that is strikingly similar to his old one, just a bit worse. Discovering that his ex-girlfriend has also "offed" herself, he sets out on a road trip, with his Russian rocker friend, to find her. Their journey takes them through an absurd purgatory where they discover that being dead doesn't mean you have to stop livin'!

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:42

            On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

            Markimdb: 6.2
            Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:43

            A warlock flees from the 17th to the 20th century, with a witch-hunter in hot pursuit. A Warlock is taken captive in Boston, Massachusetts in 1691 by a witch-hunter Giles Redferne. He is sentenced to death for his activities, including the bewitching of Redferne's bride-to-be, but before the execution a demon appears and propels the Warlock forward in time to 20th century Los Angeles, California.

            Markimdb: 5.7
            Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:33

            18 Again! is a 1988 comedy film starring George Burns and Charlie Schlatter. The plot involves a grandson switching souls with his grandfather by means of an accident. This was one of a series of unrelated films, including Like Father, Like Son and Vice Versa, produced in the late 1980s involving a similar plotline.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
            CountryUSA, Canada, China, Japan
            Duration02:12

              The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.

              Markimdb: 6.4
              Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:10

              Rick and Evelyn O'Connell, along with their 8 year old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King's might, the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn't above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis' otherworldly army.

              Markimdb: 6.7
              Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom

              Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the interlocking golden map, and they mount a quest across the seas to solve the riddle of the map.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genrefantasy, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:35

              Scrooge is a miserly old businessman in 1840s London. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of Marley, his dead business partner. Marley foretells that Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, each of whom will attempt to show Scrooge the error of his ways. Will Scrooge reform his ways in time to celebrate Christmas?

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:40

              When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend, Wang Chi, to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for immortal sorcerer Lo Pan and his three invincible cronies. Lo Pan must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
              CountryUSA, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
              Duration02:23

              Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, the they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.




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