Fantasy movies from the 00s

Ginger leads, the flock follows — and those chickens still make a terrific getaway.

Li Mu Bai wants to give up the sword. The movie refuses to let him.

A rom‑com with a literal ear for gender — and a lead who still makes its fantasy feel oddly persuasive.

A superhero movie about being othered — with a very angry Canadian in the middle of it.

A suburban teen, a man in a rabbit suit and a jet engine — and a film that still asks whether we choose or are chosen.

An eleven-year-old outsider, a letter that changes everything, and the first-year magic that introduced a generation to Hogwarts.

An aristocratic adventurer, a stolen clock and a woman who makes a very old puzzle worth following.

An ogre, a donkey and a fairy-tale that decided to be properly rude about happily-ever-after.

A small hobbit with a very large task — and a fellowship that makes the danger feel human.

Big monsters, bigger bracelets — and one stubborn man trying to keep his family intact.

Daywalker versus contagion: uneasy alliances, ugly mutations and a very particular 2002 swagger.

A school year of secrets, snakes and the peculiar bravery of three friends.

Frodo carries the story; everyone else carries the world.

A man, a channel-three newsroom and the world's most awkward probationary godhood.

A grown man raised by elves, a New York that refuses to be magical, and one stubborn belief in family that still lands.

A body-swap comedy that quietly hinges on a mother learning to stop micromanaging and start listening.

Treasure, a curse and one very particular swagger of a captain.

Vengeance, forbidden bloodlines and one woman who refuses to stop hunting.

A darker, wiser Hogwarts year: friendship, fear and a Time‑Turner that still makes the stomach flip.

A demon who brushes his teeth, questions his destiny and turns found family into a superhero origin story.

An eccentric chocolatier, a grubby golden ticket and a movie that still tastes of Tim Burton’s particular weirdness.

A chain‑smoking demon‑hunter, a missing sister, and a theological tug‑of‑war — with Keanu Reeves in the middle of it all.

A stretched-out genius, a bloke made of rock and a bloke on fire — and Reed Richards holding the whole thing together.

Triwizard peril, teenage rows and the moment Hogwarts feels a lot less safe.

A wartime wardrobe, a lion, and the messy business of becoming a leader.

Friendship, gadgets and a very awkward rabbit—Wallace keeps all the wheels turning.

A clumsy night guard, a magic tablet and a museum full of trouble — Larry Daley keeps the wonders in line and the family at the centre.

Ofelia’s fairy tale shoved up against fascism — and it still stings.

Debt, bargains and one gloriously unreliable pirate.

Big shields, bigger speeches — and a king who makes the whole thing feel like a legend told on purpose.

Teenage fury, a sticky-fingered bureaucrat and a boy everyone keeps refusing to believe.

Chaos, compass points and Captain Jack: the sea may change, but he still keeps us watching.

A fallen star, a foolish promise and the long, odd walk into adulthood.

A monster who wants belonging, a prince who wants a world back — and a director who still prefers real creatures to a green screen handshake.

A sequel that asks its young kings to grow up — and still wants you to believe.

A strange love story about a man who grows younger — and what that odd hook says about time, loss and timing.

An old man, thousands of balloons and the awkward joy of moving on.