Movies and TV series about magic
The 60 best titles about magic, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
MovieActionDramaA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Peter Jackson
MovieActionAdventureFantasyAs armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is r
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
MovieAnimationFamilyFantasyA young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson
MovieActionAdventureFantasyYoung hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowshi
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Peter Jackson
MovieAdventureFantasyActionFrodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
2023 · Kazutaka Yamanaka
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaAfter the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s m
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005 · Michael Dante DiMartino
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyIn a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Wolfwalkers
2020 · Tomm Moore
MovieAdventureAnimationFamilyIn a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she
The Owl House
2020
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyLuz, a self-assured teenage human girl, accidentally stumbles upon a portal to a magical new world where she befriends a rebellious witch, Eda, and an adorably tiny warrior, King.
Solo Leveling
2024 · Asa Suehira
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyThey say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwo
Kamisama Kiss
2012 · Sadakazu Kikuchi
SeriesAnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyNanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with t
Gravity Falls
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyTwin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls,
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAfter a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
Cardcaptor Sakura
1998
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasySakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers that she possesses magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards from the book they had been sealed in for years. She is
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · David Yates
MovieAdventureFantasyHarry, 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 tha
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
2021
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyWhen a 34-year-old underachiever gets run over by a truck, his story doesn't end there. Reincarnated in a new world as an infant, Rudy will seize every opportunity to live the life he's always wanted.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyFollow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!
2016 · Ayumu Hoshino
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyAfter a traffic accident, Kazuma Sato’s disappointingly brief life was supposed to be over, but he wakes up to see a beautiful girl before him. She claims to be a goddess, Aqua, and asks if he woul
Adventure Time
2010
SeriesAnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyUnlikely heroes Finn and Jake are buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of escapades. Finn and Jake depend on each other t
Black Clover
2017
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAsta and Yuno are two orphans who want the same thing: to become the Wizard King. Locked in a friendly rivalry, they work hard towards their goal. While Yuno excels at magic, Asta has a problem uncomm
The Rising of the Shield Hero
2019 · Shuzo Kasahara
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDramaIwatani Naofumi, a run-of-the-mill otaku, finds a book in the library that summons him to another world. He is tasked with joining the sword, spear, and bow as one of the Four Cardinal Heroes and figh
Mary Poppins
1964 · Robert Stevenson
MovieComedyFamilyFantasyIn turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
The Familiar of Zero
2006
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyLouise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière’s name is so long and her spell-casting skills are so poor that everyone at the Tristain Academy of Magic just calls her “Louise the Zero.” Louise’s humiliatio
The Misfit of Demon King Academy
2020 · Akihiro Sotokawa
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAnos Voldigord was a tyrannical Demon King that eradicated humans, spirits, and even the gods, but became bored of eternal warfare and reincarnated with dreams of a peaceful world. However, what await
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
2018
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyCorporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his
Sailor Moon
1992
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyOne day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student, stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and she mu
Castle in the Sky
1986 · Hayao Miyazaki
MovieActionAdventureAnimationA young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick
MovieAnimationFamilyFantasyTired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghouli
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015 · Daron Nefcy
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyIntergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful w
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · Travis Knight
MovieAdventureAnimationFamilyKubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor
2017
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyThe Alzano Imperial Magic Academy is located in the southern part of the Alzano Empire and is among most prominent magic schools in the world, where students can learn the highest forms of magic. All
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
2017 · Yoko Kogawa
SeriesAnimationComedySci-Fi & FantasyKobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Tohru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
2023 · Akifumi Fujio
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyThis is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life wi
Redo of Healer
2021 · Shun'ichi Okabe
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationCrimeIn a world of monsters, adventurers and magic, some of the most gifted healers are subjugated to brute force. Keyaru gains the ability to rewind time and turns the tables on those who’ve exploited him
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Alfonso Cuarón
MovieAdventureFantasyHarry Potter's life is in danger once more as dangerous wizard Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and is heading to Hogwarts.
Castlevania
2017 · Larry Tanz
SeriesAnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyA vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly beasts controlled by Dracula himself.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
2000
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationBullies often target someone frail and weak—someone exactly like Yûgi Muto. He treasures his Millennium Puzzle, an ancient Egyptian artifact that was brought into his grandfather's game shop. Believin
ThunderCats
1985 · Jules Bass
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationKidsThe inhabitants of the planet Thundera evacuate just before it is destroyed. They were pursued by a band of mutants. All but one of their escape ships was destroyed. Only a small group of Thunderians
The Dragon Prince
2018
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyAn extraordinary discovery inspires two human princes and an elven assassin to team up on an epic quest to bring peace to their warring lands.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Jon Watts
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionPeter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, for
The Legend of Vox Machina
2022 · Chris Prynoski
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyThey're rowdy, they're ragtag, they're misfits turned mercenaries for hire. Vox Machina is more interested in easy money and cheap ale than actually protecting the realm. But when the kingdom is threa
Sword Art Online
2012
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyIn the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players control their avatars with their bodies using a pi
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
2010
SeriesAnimationComedyKidsJourney to the enchanted land of Equestria, where unicorn Twilight Sparkle and her pals have adventures and learn valuable lessons about friendship.
Dragon Ball DAIMA
2024 · Kei Naito
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedyMysteriously transformed into mini versions of themselves, Goku and his friends travel to the Demon Realm to uncover the truth and find a cure.
Sailor Moon Crystal
2014
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyUsagi Tsukino is chosen to be a guardian of justice and is sent on a quest to locate a Silver Crystal before the Dark Kingdom invades the Earth.
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
2015 · Sébastien Thibaudeau
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationKidsMarinette and Adrien, two Parisian teenagers, are entrusted with powerful jewels in order to transform into superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir. But neither hero knows the other's true identity — or that
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Marti Noxon
SeriesComedyDramaSci-Fi & FantasyInto every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spre
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Mike Newell
MovieAdventureFantasyWhen his name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools. Signs of Voldemort's return emerge as Harry's friends hel
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Joe Russo
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionAs the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalac
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