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Favorite Fantasy Flicks (9-11)

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DVD: Castle in the Sky

Movies on DVD

Exciting, all-ages anime airborne fantasy epic.

Release date: 8/2/1986

Age 9+

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DVD: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Movies on DVD

Timeless classic faithfully rendered.

Release date: 12/9/2005

Age 9+

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DVD: Coraline

Movies on DVD

Cool but creepy animated fantasy too scary for young kids.

Release date: 2/6/2009

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Age 9+

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DVD: Howl's Moving Castle

Movies on DVD

Charming Miyazaki fairy tale for tweens and up.

Release date: 06/10/2005

Age 9+

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DVD: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Movies on DVD

A fanciful sci-fi tale for the whole family.

Release date: 11/15/1959

Age 9+

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DVD: Princess Mononoke

Movies on DVD

Epic, compelling and violent anime.

Release date: 1/1/1999

Age 9+

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DVD: Time Bandits

Movies on DVD

Fun fantasy has a bit of bite.

Release date: 11/06/1981

Age 9+

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DVD: Dragonslayer

Movies on DVD

Tale of a sorcerer's apprentice and a dragon.

Release date: 1/1/1981

Age 10+

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DVD: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Movies on DVD

Fantastic, but kids are older, themes are darker.

Release date: 6/8/2004

Age 10+

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DVD: Spirited Away

Movies on DVD

Magnificent, spellbinding movie has a bit of edge.

Release date: 4/20/2002

Age 11+

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