Here we've displayed a list of the best Imagination films : Harvey(1950), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory(1971), The Mystery of Picasso(1956), A Monster Calls(2016), Léolo(1992), Hugo(2011), The Neverending Story(1984), The Adventures of Mark Twain(1985), Imagine(2012), The Railway Children(1970), The Secret Garden(1993), The Science of Sleep(2006) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1950
104 Minutes
James Stewart Josephine Hull Cecil Kellaway Peggy Dow Charles Drake Victoria Horne Jesse White William Lynn Wallace Ford Nana Bryant Grace Mills
alcoholic sister doctor manager daughter judge winsome cheery charming lighthearted small town bar family home mental institution mental illness family small-town life nonconformity imagination discovery
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane - but he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Fantasy, Kids & Family
USA|UK
1971
98 Minutes
Gene Wilder Jack Albertson Peter Ostrum Roy Kinnear Julie Dawn Cole Leonard Stone Denise Nickerson Dodo Denney Paris Themmen Ursula Reit Michael Bollner
boy grandfather factory director oompa loompa spoiled girl incredible outlandish charming factory magic imagination candy wishes poverty discovery temptation growing up 1970s
A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Documentary
France
1956
87 Minutes
painter documentarian artist offbeat engaging dreamy artist's studio canvas pablo picasso painting creative process imagination cubism art quest transformation discovery 1950s
A filmed record of Pablo Picasso painting numerous canvases for the camera, allowing us to see his creative process at work.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
UK|Spain|USA
2016
108 Minutes
Lewis MacDougall Sigourney Weaver Felicity Jones Toby Kebbell Ben Moor James Melville Oliver Steer Dominic Boyle Jennifer Lim Geraldine Chaplin Liam Neeson
mother son monster grandmother creative emotional rousing spectacular house bedroom countryside cancer grief family ties love imagination adventure escape growing up love
A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mother's terminal illness.
Comedy, Drama
Canada|France
1992
107 Minutes
Maxime Collin Ginette Reno Roland Blouin Julien Guiomar Pierre Bourgault Giuditta Del Vecchio Andree Lachapelle Denys Arcand Germain Houde Yves Montmarquette Lorne Brass
young man mother grandfather neighbor sexy woman quirky endearing montreal canada apartment building household childhood coming of age family dysfunction imagination growing up discovery 1990s
Young Leo Lauzon is torn between two worlds - the squalid Montreal tenement that he inhabits with his severely dysfunctional (and largely insane) family, and the imaginative world that he ... See full summary »
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
UK|USA|France
2011
126 Minutes
Ben Kingsley Sacha Baron Cohen Asa Butterfield Chloë Grace Moretz Ray Winstone Emily Mortimer Christopher Lee Helen McCrory Michael Stuhlbarg Frances de la Tour Richard Griffiths
orphan uncle georges méliès inspector god-daughter father heartwarming dreamy spectacular train station museum paris toy shop movie set father/son relationship filmmaking imagination loneliness growing up quest
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
West Germany|USA
1984
92 Minutes
Barret Oliver Noah Hathaway Tami Stronach Moses Gunn Patricia Hayes Sydney Bromley Gerald McRaney Thomas Hill
boy warrior empress dragon bookseller bully uplifting spectacular thrilling dark inspiring attic bookstore swamp fantasia ruins castle imagination book magic
A troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
USA
1985
86 Minutes
boy tom sawyer becky thatcher huckleberry finn author airy creative endearing uplifting hot-air balloon earth outer space comet destiny exploration humanity philosophy imagination mark twain adventure
Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn join Mark Twain on his airship to meet Halley's Comet.
Drama
Poland|Portugal|France|UK
2012
105 Minutes
Alexandra Maria Lara Edward Hogg David Atrakchi Teresa Madruga Luís Lucas João Vaz Melchior Derouet Francis Frappat
teacher blind person student confident positive inspiring charming lisbon, portugal school teaching imagination determination discovery 2010s
A blind teacher breaks the rules to help a female student rediscover the pleasures of life.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1970
102 Minutes
Dinah Sheridan Bernard Cribbins Jenny Agutter William Mervyn Iain Cuthbertson Gary Warren Sally Thomsett
government official wife son daughter sister gentleman endearing winsome tender positive yorkshire, england family home train station false accusations class distinctions youth railroad imagination triumph over adversity rescue
After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.
Kids & Family, Drama
UK|USA
1993
101 Minutes
Kate Maberly Heydon Prowse Maggie Smith John Lynch Andrew Knott Laura Crossley Walter Sparrow Irène Jacob
orphan uncle servant friend creative emotional dreamy england mansion garden neglect absence death self-discovery imagination loneliness discovery metamorphosis 1990s
A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
France|Italy|USA
2006
105 Minutes
Gael García Bernal Charlotte Gainsbourg Alain Chabat Miou-Miou Pierre Vaneck Emma de Caunes Aurélia Petit Sacha Bourdo Stéphane Metzger Inigo Lezzi Yvette Petit
designer neighbor coworker boss creative crafty emotional france apartment office fantasy world imagination inventions dreams television schizophrenia love love discovery 2000s
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is love-struck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1963
98 Minutes
Tom Courtenay Julie Christie Wilfred Pickles Mona Washbourne Ethel Griffies Finlay Currie
clerk friend hero waitress police officer quirky england cemetery restaurant playground jail imagination escape friendship wedding aspirations singing adventure escape discovery
A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2011
69 Minutes
winnie the pooh piglet eeyore tigger owl christopher robin heartwarming lighthearted tender hundred acre wood england forest friendship helping others search imagination adventure rescue quest growing up
While searching for honey, Pooh and his friends embark on an adventure to find Eeyore's missing tail and rescue Christopher Robin from an unknown monster called The Backson.
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
USA|New Zealand
1998
113 Minutes
Robin Williams Cuba Gooding Jr. Annabella Sciorra Max von Sydow Jessica Brooks Grant Josh Paddock Rosalind Chao Lucinda Jenney
father husband wife spirit guide dead person child creative dreamy emotional profound heaven hell imaginary world house hospital lake afterlife heroism family imagination
Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2007
96 Minutes
Josh Hutcherson AnnaSophia Robb Zooey Deschanel Robert Patrick Lauren Clinton Katrina Cerio Bailee Madison Devon Wood Cameron Wakefield Elliott Lawless Isabelle Rose Kircher
teenager friend bully outcast creative touching school museum bus clubhouse friendship death family dysfunction loneliness imagination growing up rescue 2000s
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
Drama
Greece|Germany
2002
113 Minutes
Yorgos Karayannis Stelios Mainas Ioanna Tsirigouli Hristos Bouyotas Despo Diamantidou
salesman young boy brother wife grandmother father touching dreamy profound athens, greece house fantasy world death father/son relationship car accident mourning imagination space exploration growing up love
In 1969 Athens, a 10 year old boy struggles to come to terms with the sudden death of his father.
Musical, Romance
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Deanna Durbin Herbert Marshall Gail Patrick Arthur Treacher William Frawley Jackie Moran Helen Parrish Marcia Mae Jones Christian Rub Charles Peck Elisabeth Risdon
schoolgirl celebrity composer valet mother classmate amusing lighthearted uplifting switzerland paris boarding school train station press conference father figure mother/daughter relationship impersonation deception imagination jealousy
A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where she... See full summary »
Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2015
89 Minutes
charlie brown snoopy girl lucy van pelt linus van pelt peppermint patty heartwarming charming amusing lighthearted suburb house school bus street baseball field growing up self-confidence school imagination
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
Animation, Drama
France|Canada|Belgium
2016
75 Minutes
old woman amusing charming inspiring moving train sea resort town solitude imagination survival adventure discovery rise 21st century
Louise, an old lady, finds herself stranded in a seaside resort after the last train of the holiday season has left the station. But far from panicking, the fearless Louise decides to stay,... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1947
108 Minutes
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Boris Karloff Fay Bainter Ann Rutherford Thurston Hall Konstantin Shayne Florence Bates Gordon Jones Reginald Denny Henry Corden
man fiancée mother beautiful woman villain criminal endearing amusing united states city household dreams imagination courage heroism crime adventure quest pursuit 1940s
A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.
Mystery & Thriller
Australia
1988
103 Minutes
Rebecca Smart Nicholas Eadie Mary-Anne Fahey Victoria Longley William Zappa Deborra-Lee Furness
young girl mother father grandmother uncle rabbit dreamy chilling sad creative australia outback family home subconscious mind isolation imagination childhood trauma death pets family
An imaginative and somewhat disturbed young girl fantasizes about evil creatures and other oddities to mask her insecurities while growing up in rural Australia.
Drama
USA
1998
98 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Mary Stuart Masterson Cathy Moriarty Evan Rachel Wood Marian Seldes Amanda Minikus Nicole Burdette Annie Jaynes
young girl mentally disabled person alcoholic sister mother terminally ill person emotional endearing heartwarming tender new hampshire motel woods small town unusual friendship imagination loneliness small-town life family secrets alcoholism
10 y.o. Harriet's divorced mom owns and runs a motel. Harriet's an outsider and wants to leave. A woman stays there with her adult, disabled son who befriends Harriet.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1953
88 Minutes
Peter Lind Hayes Hans Conried Tommy Rettig Mary Healy John Heasley Robert Heasley Noel Cravat Henry Kulky
young boy single mother plumber music teacher uncle amusing quirky outlandish household dreamworld imagination fantasy childhood mother/son relationship song and dance piano adventure escape rescue 1950s
A young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.
Biography
West Germany
1987
85 Minutes
Lotti Huber Ina Blum Mikael Honesseau
mental patient doctor nurse old woman brooding disturbing dreamy emotional mental institution berlin anita berber mental illness delusion memory imagination fantasy quest transformation 1920s
In modern-day Berlin (1987), Frau Kutowski goes insane, believing herself to be the (real-life) notorious Anita Berber, a nude art dancer/drug addict/scandalous figure of post-WWI Berlin. (... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1999
96 Minutes
Heather Matarazzo Zach Braff Michael Weston Bebe Neuwirth Mark Blum Bo Hopkins Sonja Sohn Tristen Skyler Chris North Kevin Black Mary McCormack
sister brother stranger teenager gambler loner creative touching amusing quirky bus station house storytelling unusual romance loneliness adolescence imagination family dysfunction love discovery
A chance encounter alters a teenage girl's perception of herself and her outlook on life.
Horror
USA
1944
70 Minutes
Simone Simon Kent Smith Ann Carter Jane Randolph Elizabeth Russell Eve March Julia Dean Erford Gage Sir Lancelot Joel Davis
young girl father mother spirit cat actress eerie emotional new york state small town household mansion childhood supernatural ghosts imagination jealousy rescue metamorphosis growing up
The young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed befriends her father's dead first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.
Comedy
USA
1971
91 Minutes
George C. Scott Joanne Woodward Jack Gilford Lester Rawlins Al Lewis Rue McClanahan Ron Weyand Oliver Clark Theresa Merritt Jenny Egan
widower psychiatrist brother blackmailer librarian amusing offbeat engaging intricate new york city family home eccentricity fantasy world imagination wealth psychoanalysis mystery transformation escape 1970s
In a Manhattan psychiatric hospital a man, convinced he is Sherlock Holmes, is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson.
Drama
France|USA
2000
97 Minutes
Nastassja Kinski Robert Forster Cody Morgan Jason Cairns
single mother young boy retiree boyfriend father figure psychiatrist sad tender dreamy emotional coast small town household boat mental illness family dysfunction sailing imagination father figure friendship
A 10-year-old boy shares an intense bond with his mentally ill mother. The youth's life is turned upside down when his mother lapses into violent psychosis. A former psychiatrist takes pity... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1991
144 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Robin Williams Julia Roberts Bob Hoskins Maggie Smith Caroline Goodall Charlie Korsmo Amber Scott Laurel Cronin Phil Collins Arthur Malet
peter pan tinkerbell captain hook wife son daughter dreamy spectacular amusing family home island ship treehouse abduction parenthood aging loyalty imagination revenge rescue
When Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.