Magical Realism Movies

The dream of living like the cowboy in a movie can become a reality in fiction, until the smoke of a cigarette recalls the ghosts of days gone by.

An apathetic museum archivist is tasked with returning a mythical artifact back to its resting place, deep in the forest.

When Martin is fired and subsequently forced to move in with his sister following a Misophonia outburst at work, he sets out on a comically...

An animated horror short about a Nigerian-American teenager returning to Nigeria after the death of her grandfather.

A request for a death ritual brings two estranged friends back into each other's lives. As they prepare for the ritual, they're forced to confront...

A woman struggles to keep her fading family restaurant alive, stuck upholding its legacy alone. When Meng Po — the old goddess who serves soup...

A supernatural encounter burdens the recently retired Mr. Melih with an existential awakening. Soon he, his wife, and their daughter are all haunted...

An old man, named Cipriano, is about to die. He spent his whole life tormented by dreams and now he is lost inside one of them. His sons, Bigail and...

An isolated young black man leaves reality behind to become a giant Octopus.

A chance spark in a cafe sends two lovers into a surreal mud wrestling ring where they must find a common rhythm while their friends demand a fight.

A queer stop-motion animation live-action hybrid film following four women in a surrealist parallel narrative unconstricted to heteronormative space...

A young woman is forced to deal with her identity crises, when a mysterious old woman squats on her chest.

In a magic realistic world, troubled young Bernard seeks the closeness of his father Carlos, who refuses a life-saving operation. His approaching...

Onuki asks people in a hospital to perform a play for Paco, who suffers from memory disorder. His only hope is to help Paco survive from her illness.

As a young woman walks home alone one night, a chance encounter with a missing dog incites the reclamation of her body and self — as she learns...

A girl with vitiligo finds an unlikely friend in the school's talking goldfish, and orchestrates a jailbreak.

A middle aged Indian man works a monotonous nine to five. During a smoke break, he retreats into magical memories that he doesn’t quite...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY follows Craig Smith, a young man grappling with trauma and grief - embodied in the form of a red backpack. Despite his efforts to rid...

The night before her eighteenth birthday recital, an overworked and undertalented pianist is abducted by three ghouls.