Magical Realism Movies

Follows a woman who sells words so potent that they even influence a powerful man’s quest for the presidency.

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...

Based on four of the six short stories compiled in Murakami Haruki's anthology, After the Quake explores the complex aftermath of Japan’s...

Tam, a diligent wedding venue staffer, discovers her husband’s affair on live TV. Rather than confronting him, she enlists a powerful spell...

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

Ian is an aspiring autistic photographer who struggles with a painful memory and unemployment, following the loss of his support worker Janet.

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.

A disheveled, humanoid Moth, drawn into a 24/7 optometrist office by the allure of its neon-light sign, regales the attending physician about his...

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

After a man-made disaster decimates an evergreen island, a stranded 11-year-old girl must find the tenacity to leave behind her home with the help of...

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.

A guitar-playing drifter helps a rancher's granddaughter find her true calling. They soon find themselves in the middle of a land war driven by...

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

The myths of Orpheus and Charon are interwoven with the entirely sung story of four friends dining in an Italian bistro who are fated to perish the...

In a small circus deep in the Andes, a delusional performer named Loy dreams of building a miraculous show. But when his final act begins, reality...

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.

Troubled by the death of her brother a young girl and her best friend run away from their convent school for an afternoon. After burying a dead bird...