Magic Realism Movies

Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in real life, she becomes involved with a dangerous...

On their last night of spring break, four old friends, now all college freshmen, realize their small town has more meaning than they ever imagined.

No one could ever imagine that one day La Chingada Vieja would fall in love. Because she is always alone, because no one has ever turn to see her,...

A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a...

Described as 'a fairytale with its roots in the worlds of dadaism and surrealism'.

Two teen girls see their long-time friendship crumble from the pressures of adulthood in their last year of high school.

Three strangers with one thing in common — the same father — come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other.

On the wake of tragedy, two siblings must navigate through a three-day odyssey across the desert towards the nearest city.

A young actress rehearsing for a play about human trafficking begins to relive terrifying scenes that may be dreams -- or an alternate reality.

A young woman is thrust into a caretaking role after her boyfriend is diagnosed with a unique illness.

A stranger arrives in Sarajevo and barges into Damir's reclusive world. Little by little she takes over his life. She absorbs his dreams, until...

A young man is bullied by a physical personification of his anxiety before a date.

A kelp-horn-blowing man seems to be deeply drawn to a very particular whale. This is the story of a love triangle between the titular Whale Caller,...

Suffocating memories dominate the mind of a young woman living alone on a houseboat. Ruled by her own fantasies, she lingers to the sound of old...

On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that...

In this retelling of an Italian folktale, a man marries the youngest of three sisters and shares a very strange secret with her on their wedding...

Claymation adaptation of Kenji Miyazawa's short tale about a pair of hunters that, after getting lost on the mountains, find themselves looking for a...

An unemployed misfit falls in love with Freddie, her goldfish and as her search for work flounders her love for Freddie deepens and she feels her...

A surreal musical exploring the problems of the multicultural residents in a Notting Hill boarding house.

A reflection on love and identity with detours towards magical realism, which winks at the oral tradition of coastal populations and introduces us to...