Movies about magic

Movies about magic
List of the best films about magic according to the audience: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Craft: Legacy, Pan's Labyrinth, Eragon, Gretel & Hansel, Imaginaerum, Manchester by the Sea, Stardust, Dark Shadows, Practical Magic.

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

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Markimdb: 6.1
Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:51

Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
CountryUSA, Canada

An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

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: 5.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Hungary
    Duration01:44

    In his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantasy
    CountryUSA, Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa

    A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, drama, musical, adventure
    CountryCanada, Finland
    Duration01:26

    Imaginaerum tells the story of an elderly composer, Tom, who suffers from severe dementia. As he has had the disease for years and has regressed into childhood, he remembers practically nothing from his adult life. His music, friends, all his past including the memory of his daughter are a blur in his fragile mind. All he has left is the imagination of a ten year old boy. As he drifts away into coma, it seems impossible to get back what he has lost. Or is it?

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

    After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:07

    In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Australia, United Kingdom
    Duration01:53

    Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:55

    Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin. Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana and her army of supernatural warriors.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    Manny has moved to a new school, and it's not easy to fit in. After wishing he had more friends, Manny finds a mysterious collar and puts it on Rufus, the family dog. Suddenly, Rufus turns into a boy! Manny's not sure what to do, so he enrolls Rufus in school. When the other students notice Rufus's silly dog antics -- chasing squirrels, eating without utensils, asking for belly rubs, and catching a soccer ball with his mouth -- he immediately becomes the most popular kid around. Manny is jealous of his new best friend but eventually learns that a dog's loyalty to his owner always comes first.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
    Duration01:58

      Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrefantasy, family
      CountryUSA, Canada

      Nory and her best friend Reina enter the Sage Academy for Magical Studies, where Nory’s unconventional powers land her in a class for those with wonky, or “upside-down,” magic. Undaunted, Nory sets out to prove that that upside-down magic can be just as powerful as right-side-up.

      Markimdb: 8.9
      Genrefantasy, drama, adventure
      CountryNew Zealand, USA
      Duration03:21

      Aragorn is revealed as the heir to the ancient kings as he, Gandalf and the other members of the broken fellowship struggle to save Gondor from Sauron's forces. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam bring the ring closer to the heart of Mordor, the dark lord's realm.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
      CountryGermany

      Vlad has just moved and joined one of the most famous magical schools in the world, where he meets fairies, witches, trolls and dwarfs. Him and his father are the first vampires in town, but he soon meets other special kids.

      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: 6.3
      Genrefantasy, comedy, musical, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:07

      Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:46

      After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy prince. There's just one problem - he's in love with a beautiful princess, Snow White. Now, joined by seven rebellious dwarves, Snow White launches an epic battle of good vs. evil...

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrefantasy, adventure, family
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:32

      Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA, Italy
      Duration02:01

      Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

      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: 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: 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.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:24

      After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

      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: 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: 6.1
        Genrethriller, fantasy, drama
        CountryUSA, Belgium, Denmark, United Kingdom, Sweden, China
        Duration02:10

        Sophia, a new high school student, tries to make friends with Barbara, who tells her that “she kills giants,” protecting this way her hometown and its inhabitants, who do not understand her strange behavior.

        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: 6.1
        Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, China, United Kingdom
        Duration02:07

          After the Evil Queen marries the King, she performs a violent coup in which the King is murdered and his daughter, Snow White, is taken captive. Almost a decade later, a grown Snow White is still in the clutches of the Queen. In order to obtain immortality, The Evil Queen needs the heart of Snow White. After Snow escapes the castle, the Queen sends the Huntsman to find her in the Dark Forest.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
          Duration01:37

          The untold story of Disney's most iconic villain from the 1959 classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. 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 invading King's successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom - and to Maleficent's true happiness as well.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:39

          In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder than he'd imagined: If he kills the king, Draco will die as well.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
          Duration02:24

          Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrefantasy, comedy, family
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:29

          Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrefantasy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:53

          After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrefantasy, drama, adventure, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:33

          Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school, so he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences, including that she's rich, he's poor, and she's a city girl, he's a country boy, the two become fast friends. Together, they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants and rule as king and queen.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada
          Duration02:44

          A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
          CountryRussia
          Duration02:18

          ivan is an ordinary guy who is transferred from modern Moscow to the fantasy world Belogorye. in this parallel universe where characters of russian fairy tales live, magic is an integral part of the daily life, and arguments are settled with the help of sword ght. Unexpectedly, ivan nds himself in the middle of the battle between the good and evil. He has to nd out why everyone thinks that he should play the main role in the occurring events...

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
          CountryCzechoslovakia, East Germany
          Duration01:22

          The film stars Libuse Safrankova as the title character, a young woman who is put upon by her stepmother and stepsisters. The film employs a twist, though, when a handsome prince comes knocking. Cinderella does not simply fall into the prince's arms. In this version, he must actively pursue the young woman who is a skilled sharpshooter prone to wearing hunting outfits. Cinderella also has three wishes at her disposal, gained from three magic nuts.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrefantasy, adventure, family
          CountryGermany, United Kingdom, USA, Italy
          Duration01:46

          The adventures of a father and his young daughter, in their search for a long lost book that will help reunite a missing, close relative.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure, family
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:38

          In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, musical, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, United Kingdom
          Duration01:41

          Frustrated with babysitting on yet another weekend night, Sarah - a teenager with an active imagination - summons the Goblins from her favourite book, "Labyrinth", to take the baby stepbrother away. When little Toby actually disappears, Sarah must follow him into the world of the fairytale to rescue him from the Goblin King!

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:22

          The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—did just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. But a trip to see Granny Wendy in London, where the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland, could lead to a chance at redemption, in this family-oriented fantasy from director Steven Spielberg.

          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: 6.5
          Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:36

          Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrefantasy, adventure, family
          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
          Duration01:41

          In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure, family
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:35

          For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genreaction, fantasy, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:55

          A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

          Thanks to an untimely demise via drowning, a young couple end up as poltergeists in their New England farmhouse, where they fail to meet the challenge of scaring away the insufferable new owners, who want to make drastic changes. In desperation, the undead newlyweds turn to an expert frightmeister, but he's got a diabolical agenda of his own.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrefantasy, melodrama, adventure
          CountrySoviet Union
          Duration01:11

          A young boy finds a magic lantern that contains a genie, and when he frees the genie he's granted three wishes. He uses the wishes to help the princess of Baghdad and her father fight off an evil sorcerer who's trying to take over the kingdom.




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