Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "dream-comes-true"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The mysterious Mr. Roarke runs a unique resort island in the Pacific Ocean that can fulfill any fantasy, but they rarely turn out as expected.
Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Wendy Schaal, Christopher Hewett
Votes: 8,990
2. The White Ribbon (2009)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 77,714 | Gross: $2.22M
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.
Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Emiri Kato, Cristina Valenzuela
Votes: 11,358
4. Thunderpants (2002)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
An 11-year-old boy's amazing ability to break wind leads him first to fame and then to death row, before it helps him to fulfill his ambition of becoming an astronaut.
Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 6,096
5. Flying Blind (1992–1993)
30 min | Comedy
A nebbishy accounts executive who inexplicably lands a gorgeous, fantastically hip woman perpetually followed around by a string of brilliant ex-lovers.
Stars: Corey Parker, Téa Leoni, Robert Bauer, Clea Lewis
Votes: 365
6. Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In this dark update of the classic series, Mr. Roarke and his assistants bring the fantasies of their visitors to life.
Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 790
7. The Hurricane (1937)
Approved | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A Polynesian sailor unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully is relentlessly persecuted by his island's martinet French governor.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Dorothy Lamour, Jon Hall, Mary Astor, C. Aubrey Smith
Votes: 3,043
8. The Lathe of Heaven (1980 TV Movie)
105 min | Sci-Fi
In a highly controlled and overpopulated society, a man who has terrifying dreams that affect reality is assigned a psychiatrist who takes advantage of the situation.
Directors: Fred Barzyk, David R. Loxton | Stars: Bruce Davison, Peyton E. Park, Niki Flacks, Kevin Conway
Votes: 2,812
9. The Misfortunates (2009)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
A thirty-something novelist and impending father looks back on his all-too-formative years in the hapless, alcohol-ridden milieu of his youth in 1980s rural Flanders, Belgium.
Director: Felix van Groeningen | Stars: Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx
Votes: 11,536
10. The Night My Number Came Up (1955)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
On a routine flight from Hong Kong to Japan, a British military transport aircraft's fate may or may not depend on a prophetic nightmare.
Director: Leslie Norman | Stars: Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Alexander Knox, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 1,585
11. Lunacy (2005)
Not Rated | 118 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. Things are not what they seem, and the marquis may be even more sinister than what the young man may've predicted.
Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Jan Tríska, Pavel Liska, Anna Geislerová, Martin Huba
Votes: 3,953 | Gross: $0.05M
12. Miracle: Letters to the President (2021)
117 min | Drama
Dreaming of making a train station for his sister and the villagers, Joon-kyung sends many letters to the president, but with no reply. Ra-hee, who has a crush on Joon-kyung, does everything she can to help him meet the president.
Director: Jang-Hoon Lee | Stars: Park Jeong-min, Lee Sung-min, Im Yoon-ah, Lee Soo-kyung
Votes: 1,174
13. Blutjunge Verführerinnen 3. Teil (1972)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy
A hitchhiking runaway tells the man who picks her up about her friends' sexual escapades.
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Ingrid Steeger, Karin Hofmann, Nadine De Rangot, Chitta Coray
Votes: 278
14. 7 Boxes (2012)
TV-14 | 105 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Víctor receives an unusual proposal, to carry 7 boxes of unknown content through the Market Number 4 but things get complicated along the way.
Directors: Juan Carlos Maneglia, Tana Schémbori | Stars: Celso Franco, Víctor Sosa, Lali Gonzalez, Nico García Hume
Votes: 6,120
15. Santa Claus (1959)
G | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
With Merlin's aid, Santa Claus must defeat the evil machinations of the devil Pitch to ruin Christmas.
Director: René Cardona | Stars: José Elías Moreno, Cesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito', José Luis Aguirre 'Trotsky', Armando Arriola
Votes: 5,166
16. Mermaid (2007)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In Moscow, a young woman disappears after falling in love with a new man.
Director: Anna Melikyan | Stars: Mariya Shalayeva, Evgeniy Tsyganov, Mariya Sokova, Anastasiya Dontsova
Votes: 3,645
17. Windy City (1984)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of a group of young Chicago men as seen through the eyes of one of them, a thirtysomething writer suffering from the early onset of midlife crisis brought on by nostalgia, his dying friend, and the wedding of his old flame.
Director: Armyan Bernstein | Stars: John Shea, Kate Capshaw, Josh Mostel, Jim Borrelli
Votes: 317 | Gross: $0.34M
18. Who Wants to Kill Jessie? (1966)
80 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
"What if someone had an absurd dream and the visions ran out in the street?" a scientist asks Rose, a researcher who discovers a way to engender beneficial dreams (to produce contented, ... See full summary »
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Dana Medrická, Jirí Sovák, Olga Schoberová, Juraj Visny
Votes: 1,157
19. Missing Pieces (1991)
PG | 94 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
As sole heir to a relative's estate, Wendel is surprised to learn that the only thing he's been left is a riddle. However, he and his musician friend, Lou, are soon thrust into a comic ... See full summary »
Director: Leonard Stern | Stars: Eric Idle, Robert Wuhl, Lauren Hutton, Bob Gunton
Votes: 289
20. Late Bloomers (2006)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Centers around four older ladies from the Emmental region. When four older women decide to turn the local corner shop into a chic lingerie store, the whole community is thrown into disarray.
Director: Bettina Oberli | Stars: Stephanie Glaser, Annemarie Düringer, Heidi Maria Glössner, Monica Gubser
Votes: 1,126
21. Dream Lock (2022)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Over the course of three dreams a man foresee events about to occur not realizing his ability to influence a physical activity without physical interaction.
Director: Vishal Raaj | Stars: Nikkesha, Faisal Sayed, Neetu Singh, Trisha Singh
Votes: 11
22. Kami no hidarite akuma no migite (2006)
Not Rated | 94 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
What's scary is being a human being, and what's scary is being myself. Truly horrifying things reside inside oneself. The work asks if you can stand the inescapable terror.
Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Asuka Shibuya, Tsubasa Kobayashi, Ai Maeda, Momoko Shimizu
Votes: 149
23. Siren (2006)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
She seems like your ordinary overweight middle-aged wife & mom except her dream of being a rock star still weighs heavy on her soul, "they" say she can't do it, watch her transform and over... See full summary »
Director: Pat Kerby | Stars: Erin Gray, Michele Fiore-Kaime, Gary Graham, Anthony Gourdine
Votes: 1,930
24. Päätalo (2008)
107 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A contractor wants to become a writer but his unhappy marriage and financial problems are suppressing him.
Director: Hannu Kahakorpi | Stars: Kai Lehtinen, Susanna Mikkonen, Nina Jääskeläinen, Antti Virmavirta
Votes: 281
25. Talent High School - Il sogno di Sofia (2012– )
24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
What teenager has never dreamed of stepping onto a stage and show everyone his or her talent? Talent High School is the place where dreams become reality. Acting, fashion, singing and ... See full summary »
Stars: Alice Bellagamba, Gianluca Vicari, Katsiaryna Shulha, Romolo Guerreri
Votes: 19
26. Social Dream (2018 TV Special)
Reality-TV
Director: Tak Kuroha | Stars: Lorenzo Ostuni, Sabrina Cereseto, Stefano Lepri, Sascha Burci
Votes: 11
28. The Magical Duvet (2011)
103 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
The great musical comedy by F. A. Brabec V perine is the first Czech film made entirely in 3D. This stimulating comedy, in true and thorough 3D, presents a whole new computer-made world ... See full synopsis »
Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Eliska Balzerová, Karel Belohradský, Lucie Bílá, Nina Divísková
Votes: 119
29. Marzyc kazdy moze (2003)
21 min | Short, Documentary
Directors: Tomasz Glinski, Malgorzata Lupina
30. Obsession (2003)
5 min | Short, Romance
A man falls in love with a woman on the cover of a publication and tries to find this woman in this romantic silent short, shot in black and white.
Director: Sheryl Esquejo | Stars: Alexis Johansing, Danny K. Lai
31. Penta Z (2018 Video)
8 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Cuková Natalie | Stars: Darija Pavlovicová, Filip Cervenka, Eric Gunawan, Cuková Natalie
32. Bollywood Dreamgirl (2006 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
A multicultural journey by ethnic Indians living in Brisbane to come up with a Bollywood based original music theater. It is a celebration of their Bollywood sub-culture that is shared on ... See full summary »
Director: Sharon Dickman | Star: Chayan Sarkar
33. Sen (2012)
11 min | Short, Adventure
A tween boy dreams of adventures with pretty girls on his vacation--and his dreams seem to come true.
Director: Anita Plasová | Stars: Petr Simcák, Adéla Hynková, Sarah Sprcová, Matyás Chytrý
34. Hâbâ raito monogatari: Fasshon Rara yori (1988 Video)
48 min | Animation
Miho wants to be a fashion designer and wants to make a dress for her little sister, Shuri, to help her win the Dancing Queen contest. Their aunt ruins the dress, the Fairies of Fanland hear her prayer and transform her into a top designer
Director: Motosuke Takahashi | Stars: Yuriko Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Inoue, Eriko Hara, Sanae Miyuki
Votes: 8
35. Now Showing (2014)
18 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
A coming of age story about friendship and the magic of cinema!
Director: Abdullah Al-Daihani | Stars: Abdulrahman Al-Sharaf, Mishaal Alkhamees, Ema Shah
36.
Mrs. Harris (1982–1991)
Episode:
Ein Kleid von Dior
(1982)
103 min | Comedy, Crime
English charwoman Ada Harris sees a dress by Dior and travels to Paris in order to buy it.
Director: Peter Weck | Stars: Inge Meysel, Christiane Hörbiger, Heinrich Schweiger, Monica Kaufmann
Votes: 34
37.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode:
The Big Spin
(1989)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A sleazy womanizing New York taxi driver gets a winning lottery ticket worth a million dollars but how to cash it in when it also proves that he murdered someone?
Director: Al Waxman | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Erik Estrada, Kathleen Laskey, Guylaine St-Onge
Votes: 94
38.
Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode:
Dreams
(1998)
TV-14 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A stressed stockbroker wants a vacation that combines business with pleasure; a brainy teen wishes he were more like his football-hero classmate.
Director: Perry Lang | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 25
39.
Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode:
Dying to Dance
(1998)
TV-14 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A reclusive horror novelist agrees to let a ghost who misses being alive borrow his body and live a little once again; an older woman wishes to learn to dance; Cal and Harry get marooned after trying to secretly leave the island in a boat.
Director: Rick Rosenthal | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 21
40.
Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode:
Estrogen
(1998)
TV-14 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A woman who grew up in a military family wants to be a hero; a man jealous of his Lothario friend wants to understand women's feelings better.
Director: Gilbert Adler | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 37
41.
Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode:
Handymen
(1998)
TV-14 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A handyman whose girlfriend's visit to Fantasy Island broke up their engagement comes to complain to Mr. Roarke; a recluse wants to live in a germ-free environment.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 17
42.
Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode:
Heroes
(1999)
TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Two older actors, stars of a vintage TV cop show, wish for some adventure and find themselves chasing a master criminal. Meanwhile, a man who's been pressuring his wife for a son learns he's pregnant.
Director: Perry Lang | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 18
43.
Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode:
Innocent
(1999)
TV-14 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A lawyer who wants to defend someone who's actually innocent finds himself on trial; a woman wishes to regain her virginity which was not lost in the way she wanted; Cal meets a problem child.
Director: Deran Sarafian | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 19
44.
Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode:
Let Go
(1998)
TV-14 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After suffering an accident, Roarke's daughter Miranda is brought back to the island; a man is obsessed with getting revenge on the thief who stole his classic car.
Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 14
45.
Fantasy Island (1998–1999)
Episode:
The Real Thing
(1999)
TV-14 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A woman wants to turn back the clock so her best friend's fiancé could fall in love with her instead; a tabloid journalist tries to dig up dirt about Fantasy Island.
Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Mädchen Amick, Edward Hibbert, Louis Lombardi
Votes: 19
46.
Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode:
I Want to Report a Dream
(1975)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stavros receives a call from a psychic:"I want to report a dream." Since it involves murder, he checks the files. When the details match, Kojak gets involved. Are the dead really communicating, or does the psychic know who the murderer is?
Director: Telly Savalas | Stars: Telly Savalas, Ruth Gordon, Andrew Robinson, Dan Frazer
Votes: 161
47.
Night Gallery (1969–1973)
Episode:
The House/Certain Shadows on the Wall
(1970)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Elaine Latimer has been dreaming of a certain house for years and finally sees it in real life. / Sickly Emma Brigham dies, but her shadow is still visible on one wall of the family mansion.
Directors: John Astin, Jeff Corey | Stars: Joanna Pettet, Paul Richards, Steve Franken, Louis Hayward
Votes: 562
48.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Hunted
(2007)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Sam meets a woman who shares his ability to have visions, and she warns him that she has seen the future where he dies in an explosion.
Director: Rachel Talalay | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Samantha Ferris, Chad Lindberg
Votes: 5,822
49.
The Jetsons (1962–1963)
Episode:
Fantasy Planet
(1985)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
On Fantasy Planet, the Jetsons discover that fame and fortune can be disappointing.
Directors: Arthur Davis, Oscar Dufau, Carl Urbano, Rudy Zamora, Alan Zaslove | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, Sonny Melendrez
Votes: 101
50.
Haven (2010–2015)
Episode:
Butterfly
(2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
While Audrey tries to settle in as a Haven local, she and Nathan investigate the seemingly random destruction of a local bar. When other strange events begin to occur - even targeting ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Southam | Stars: Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Stephen McHattie, Caroline Cave
Votes: 696