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Magical Realism in Literature and Cinema

A literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.
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8½ (1963)
8½ (1963)
1
98%8.0
À L'aventure (2008)
À L'aventure (2008)
2
About Time (2013)
About Time (2013)
3
69%7.8
Acts of Violet
Acts of Violet
4
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
5
71%7.0
The Age of Adaline (2015)
The Age of Adaline (2015)
6
55%7.2
The Aleph and Other Stories
The Aleph and Other Stories
7
All the Names
All the Names
8
The Almighty Johnsons
The Almighty Johnsons
9
Amarcord (1973)
Amarcord (1973)
10
87%7.9
Amélie (2001)
Amélie (2001)
11
89%8.3
American Gods
American Gods
12
American Gods
American Gods
13
Among Others
Among Others
14
And the Earth Did Not Devour Him
And the Earth Did Not Devour Him
15
Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth
16
The Angel's Game
The Angel's Game
17
Angels in America
Angels in America
18
Anomalisa (2015)
Anomalisa (2015)
19
92%7.3
Antichrist (2009)
Antichrist (2009)
20
53%6.6
Arizona Dream (1993)
Arizona Dream (1993)
21
87%7.3
The Art of Racing in the Rain
The Art of Racing in the Rain
22
Asleep in the Sun (2012)
Asleep in the Sun (2012)
23
Asleep in the Sun
Asleep in the Sun
24
Asteroid City (2023)
Asteroid City (2023)
25
75%7.0
August in the Water (1995)
August in the Water (1995)
26
7.2
Bagdad Cafe (1987)
Bagdad Cafe (1987)
27
85%7.4
The Baron in the Trees
The Baron in the Trees
28
Barton Fink (1991)
Barton Fink (1991)
29
90%7.7
The Bastard of Istanbul
The Bastard of Istanbul
30
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
31
86%7.3
Beauty Is a Wound
Beauty Is a Wound
32
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
33
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
34
94%7.7
Being There (1979)
Being There (1979)
35
95%8.0
Beloved
Beloved
36
Bewitched
Bewitched
37
Big Fish (2003)
Big Fish (2003)
38
75%8.0
Big Fish
Big Fish
39
Birdman (2014)
Birdman (2014)
40
91%7.7
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