Magic Realism Movies

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

Pod decides to change jobs after losing his finger at a sardine packing plant. His new job as a security guard comes with an unexpected perk in the...

In 1995, during the Angolan civil war, Nayola sets out in search of her missing husband.

Candice longs to escape the boredom of her seaside town, but when a boy she dreams about turns up in real life, she becomes involved with a dangerous...

A young actress rehearsing for a play about human trafficking begins to relive terrifying scenes that may be dreams -- or an alternate reality.

For over 85 years, steamship Ste. Claire transported generations of Detroiters to Boblo Island, an amusement park nestled in the waters between the...

A veteran theatre artist who lives for his art 'enters' the world of films. Can the film industry hold on to his inimitable artistry?

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...

An open-pit mine is unearthed in an idyllic town in Northern Finland. A strange chain of dreadful events affect the life of Pepe, a kind and...

Trans couple Abby and Aidan are moving into their first apartment. They both struggle with dysphoria in different ways and jokingly wish they could...

Two teen girls see their long-time friendship crumble from the pressures of adulthood in their last year of high school.

A celebrity petroleum engineer discovers a rundown property in Park City.

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...

It took a hundred queer years for Lola Perla to be finally recognized by a government that never really took notice of the likes of her. But...

A man stays alone with his children in a half demolished house in the middle of a desolate field. His wife has just been killed by a grenade in a...

A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a...

Santa, an eight-year-old girl from the desolate Bolivian Altiplano, embarks on a rollercoaster journey to take her mother from a life of misery into...

In an attempt to make the most of their limited fun during the summer of the Covid-19 lockdown, a science nerd and her boy-crazy best friend decide...