Movies: Magic realism

Luke’s world is rocked when a stranger shows up claiming to be his partner. Luke descents into madness as he struggles to get the bottom of who the imposter is while also experiencing his own terrifying metamorphosis....

For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the US and Canada. When the vessel comes under threat of ruin, a doctor, psychic and amusement park fanati...

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 place is at his side…...

It follows Samantha Heather Mackey. She receives an invitation to the Bunnies' fabled "Smut Salon," and finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door and ditching her friend, Ava, in the process. Based on the novel by Mona Awad....

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, because everyone is always closing the door at her nose, because when they feel her coming they cross t...

Snakes dwell in the grass of East Texas, where a widow forms an unhealthy obsession with someone who seems to be the living embodiment of the Marlboro Man....

Hungry for sun, light and warmth, a group of teenagers embark on a dream trip to the Balearic Islands....

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 meal at the mysterious Wildcat House restaurant. Faced with endless corridors and doors, and many si...

Iconic imageries and moments of strange magic in California....

Susana, a 10-year-old girl, lives with her father in a cabin located in the mountains of Veracruz, in the middle of a threatening tranquility. When Susanna finds and falls into an old well, she will discover a dark and heartbreaking secret about her ...

A 12-year-old girl lives life on the run alongside her father who has Tourette Syndrome. Desperately seeking a normal family life, she befriends a group of outcasts who want to harness a volatile supernatural power her father is hiding....

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

Starring Masahiko Nishimura, "MADO(Window)" is an extremely closed, socially conscious drama based on a true story of the actual court case known as “Yokohama Secondhand Smoke Trial" in Japan, This is the first feature film directed by a successful c...

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

A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real life Lorax who speaks on behalf of nature under threat....

Two men on the run cause chaos in a small community that is on the brink of getting swallowed by war....

Mr. Pye is a missionary whose mission to spread God's love on the tiny English Channel island of Sark faces supernatural setbacks in this comic fantasy from the author of Gormenghast....

Amid Guanajuato's vibrant streets, an aging filmmaker becomes a modern Don Quixote, joined by a spirited young animator as his loyal Sanchia. Together, they navigate themes of mortality, unfulfilled dreams, and the fragile line between madness and cl...

When Ella makes a strange discovery about the lifestyle choices of her internet date, the recently bereaved Mark, she must choose whether to stay in her own comfort zone or take part in his unconventional grieving process. Twitching is irreverent, pl...

Five passengers encounter a mysterious woman on a train. While we strain to hear their whispers, we are confronted by the passengers' reactions. Dark and secretive, this journey will leave you with questions playing on your mind....