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Fantasy Movies After A Long Week From The 2010S

Fantasy movies after a long week from the 2010s. Includes Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl, Hotarubi no Mori e, Wolf Children and more, curated by Mo...

You survived the week. The least you deserve is a good film on the other side of it.

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl movie poster
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2019 · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.

After five hard days, this gives back more than it asks. Good trade.

Hotarubi no Mori e movie poster
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2011 · ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...

This is end-of-week cinema. You don't have to bring much. The film meets you where you are.

Wolf Children movie poster
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2012 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

After five hard days, this gives back more than it asks. Good trade.

Steven Universe: The Movie movie poster
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2019 · ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.

After five hard days, this gives back more than it asks. Good trade.

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms movie poster
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2018 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.

This is end-of-week cinema. You don't have to bring much. The film meets you where you are.

After a long week, a film should feel like something you chose rather than endured. These do that.

Maximum escapism. Exactly what a long week needs.

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising movie poster
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2019 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it's more like a vacation... until they're attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! His power is eerily familiar, and it looks like Shigaraki had a hand in the plan. But with All Might retired and citizens' lives on the line, there's no time for questions. Deku and his friends are the next generation of heroes, and they're the island's only hope.

This is end-of-week cinema. You don't have to bring much. The film meets you where you are.

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya movie poster
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2013 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.

After five hard days, this gives back more than it asks. Good trade.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 movie poster
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2011 · ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.

This is end-of-week cinema. You don't have to bring much. The film meets you where you are.

How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming movie poster
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2019 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

It's been ten years since the dragons moved to the Hidden World, and even though Toothless doesn't live in New Berk anymore, Hiccup continues the holiday traditions he once shared with his best friend. But the Vikings of New Berk were beginning to forget about their friendship with dragons. Hiccup, Astrid, and Gobber know just what to do to keep the dragons in the villagers' hearts. And across the sea, the dragons have a plan of their own...

After five hard days, this gives back more than it asks. Good trade.

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days movie poster
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2018 · ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.

This is end-of-week cinema. You don't have to bring much. The film meets you where you are.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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