Stardust
Following the 2022 debut of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman adaptations are particularly hot right now, but he’s racked up tons over the years. In 2007, his popular 1999 novel Stardust got the big-screen treatment, courtesy of Matthew Vaughn, now best-known for the Kingsman films. In a fantasy kingdom, a young man (Daredevil’s Charlie Cox) tracks down a fallen star to win over his beloved but ends up falling in love with the star (Claire Danes) instead. This story has everything that a dark fairy tale needs—including kings, unicorns, pirates, and a campy evil witch played by Michelle Pfeiffer—and manages to feel magical, even when things do get a tad overstuffed. (HBO Max, Direct TV, Cinemax)
