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Movies by Lists - Best Fantasy Movies of All Time (85 [84])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Adventures of Baron Munchausen, TheAn account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.1988Terry Gilliam (*)Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy7.2 (52.7K votes)12620211228
Beauty and the BeastA selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.2017Bill CondonAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance7.1 (295.5K votes)12920211228
Beauty and the Beast [La Belle et la Bête]A beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her.1946Jean Cocteau, René ClémentDrama, Fantasy, Romance7.9 (25.9K votes)9320211228
BFG, TheAn orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.2016Steven Spielberg (*)Adventure, Family, Fantasy6.4 (83.4K votes)11720211228
Big FishA frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.2003Tim Burton (*)Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance8.0 (432.2K votes)12520211228
BlancanievesA twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.2012Pablo BergerDrama, Fantasy7.5 (10.8K votes)10420211228
Bridge to TerabithiaA preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.2007Gabor CsupoDrama, Family, Fantasy7.2 (156.8K votes)220220912
Charlie and The Chocolate FactoryA young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.2005Tim Burton (*)Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical6.6 (458.5K votes)11520211228
CinderellaWhen her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.2015Kenneth BranaghAdventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance6.9 (171.9K votes)10520211228
City of Lost Children, TheA scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.1995Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre JeunetDrama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.5 (67.4K votes)11220211228
Clash of the TitansPerseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.1981Desmond DavisAction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy6.9 (43.4K votes)11820211228
Conan the BarbarianA young boy, Conan, becomes a slave after his parents are killed and tribe destroyed by a savage warlord and sorcerer, Thulsa Doom. When he grows up he becomes a fearless, invincible fighter. Set free, he plots revenge against Thulsa1982John MiliusAction, Adventure, Fantasy6.9 (144.8K votes)12920211228
Dark Crystal, TheOn another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world.1982Jim Henson, Frank OzAdventure, Family, Fantasy7.1 (66.7K votes)9320220806
DragonslayerA young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.1981Matthew RobbinsAction, Adventure, Fantasy6.7 (17.6K votes)10920211228
Edward ScissorhandsAn artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.1990Tim Burton (*)Drama, Fantasy, Romance7.9 (471.5K votes)10520211228
EnchantedA young maiden in a land called Andalasia, who is prepared to be wed, is sent away to New York City by an evil Queen, where she falls in love with a lawyer.2007Kevin LimaAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance7.0 (192.5K votes)10720211228
ExcaliburMerlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.1981John Boorman (*)Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance7.4 (60.6K votes)14020211228
Extraordinary Adventures Of Adele Blanc-Sec, The [Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec]An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.2010Luc Besson (*)Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery6.3 (20.9K votes)10720211228
Fall, TheIn a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story of five mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid2006Tarsem SinghAdventure, Drama, Fantasy7.9 (110.7K votes)11720211228
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemThe adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.2016David YatesAdventure, Family, Fantasy7.3 (440.9K votes)13220211228
Fellowship of the RingA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.2001Peter Jackson (*)Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy8.8 (1.8M votes)17820211228
Forbidden Kingdom, TheA discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.2008Rob MinkoffAction, Adventure, Fantasy6.6 (104.6K votes)10420211228
Green Knight, TheA fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.2021David LoweryAdventure, Drama, Fantasy6.6 (111.7K votes)13020220912
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsAn ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed.2002Chris Columbus (*)Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery7.5 (604.1K votes)16120211228
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1As Harry, Ron, and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.2010David YatesAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery7.7 (520.9K votes)14620211228
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.2011David YatesAdventure, Fantasy, Mystery8.1 (828.9K votes)13020211228
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireHarry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.2005Mike Newell (*)Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery7.7 (596.6K votes)15720211228
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceAs Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as "the property of the Half-Blood Prince" and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort's dark past.2009David YatesAction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery7.6 (517.9K votes)15320211228
Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixWith their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.2007David YatesAction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery7.5 (553.7K votes)13820211228
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneAn orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.2001Chris Columbus (*)Adventure, Family, Fantasy7.6 (737.8K votes)15220211228
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanHarry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.2004Alfonso CuarónAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery7.9 (603K votes)14220211228
HighlanderAn immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".1986Russell MulcahyAction, Adventure, Fantasy7.1 (131.8K votes)11620211228
The Hobbit -The Desolation of SmaugThe dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.2013Peter Jackson (*)Adventure, Fantasy7.8 (641.4K votes)16120220423
Hobbit, TheA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.2012Peter Jackson (*)Adventure, Fantasy7.8 (794.8K votes)16920211228
Holy Mountain, TheIn a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.1973Alejandro Jodorowsky (*)Adventure, Drama, Fantasy7.9 (41.2K votes)11420211228
House with a Clock in Its Walls, TheA young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.2018Eli RothComedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi6.0 (51.6K votes)10520220822
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, TheA traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting.2009Terry Gilliam (*)Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery6.8 (147.8K votes)12320211228
Into the WoodsA witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.2014Rob MarshallAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical5.9 (138.4K votes)12520211228
Jason and the ArgonautsThe legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.1963Don ChaffeyAction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy7.3 (27.1K votes)10420211228
Jumanji - The Next LevelIn Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world's most dangerous2019Jake KasdanAction, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy6.7 (227.2K votes)12320211228
Jumanji Welcome To The JungleFour teenagers are sucked into a magical video game, and the only way they can escape is to work together to finish the game.2017Jake KasdanAction, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy6.9 (355.7K votes)11920211228
Jungle Book, TheAfter a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.2016Jon FavreauAdventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy7.4 (272.7K votes)10620220414
LabyrinthSixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth.1986Jim HensonAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical7.4 (132.1K votes)10120211228
LadyhawkeThe thief Gaston escapes the dungeon of medieval Aquila through the latrine. Soldiers are about to kill him when Navarre saves him. Navarre, traveling with his spirited hawk, plans to kill the bishop of Aquila with help from Gaston.1985Richard DonnerAdventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy7.0 (46K votes)12120211228
Life of PiA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.2012Ang Lee (*)Adventure, Drama, Fantasy7.9 (609.4K votes)12720211228
Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, TheFour kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.2005Andrew AdamsonAdventure, Family, Fantasy6.9 (385.3K votes)14320211228
Mary PoppinsIn turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.1964Robert Stevenson (*)Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical7.8 (167.2K votes)13920211228
Mary Poppins ReturnsA few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.2018Rob MarshallAdventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical6.7 (84.7K votes)13020211228
MatildaA girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to deal with her crude, distant family and free her kindly teacher from their sadistic headmistress.1996Danny DeVitoComedy, Family, Fantasy6.9 (143K votes)10220211228
Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar ChildrenWhen Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special pow2016Tim Burton (*)Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller6.7 (166.3K votes)12720211228
Monster Calls, AA boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mother's terminal illness.2016J.A. BayonaAdventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller7.5 (86K votes)10820211228
Nanny McPheeA governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge.2005Kirk JonesComedy, Family, Fantasy6.6 (84.7K votes)9720240214
Nanny McPhee Returns [Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang]Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.2010Susanna WhiteComedy, Family, Fantasy, War6.1 (37K votes)10920240416
Neverending Story, TheA troubled boy dives into a wondrous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.1984Wolfgang Petersen (*)Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy7.4 (139.7K votes)10220211228
OrphéeA poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.1950Jean Cocteau (*)Fantasy, Drama, Romance7.9 (11.9K votes)11220211228
OrpheusA poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.1950Jean Cocteau (*)Fantasy, Drama, Romance7.9 (11.9K votes)11220211228
Pan's LabyrinthIn the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.2006Guillermo del Toro (*)Drama, Fantasy, War8.2 (648.6K votes)11820211228
PeteThe Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.2003P.J. HoganAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance6.8 (71K votes)11320211228
Peter PanThe Darling family children receive a visit from Peter Pan, who takes them to Never Never Land where an ongoing war with the evil Pirate Captain Hook is taking place.2003P.J. HoganAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance6.8 (71K votes)11320211228
Pete's DragonThe adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who happens to be a dragon.2016David LoweryAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy6.7 (61.6K votes)10220240416
PinocchioOld woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits2019Matteo GarroneDrama, Family, Fantasy6.2 (11.7K votes)12520211228
Pirates Of The Caribbean - The Curse Of The Black PearlBlacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.2003Gore VerbinskiAction, Adventure, Fantasy8.0 (1.1M votes)14320211228
Prince CaspianThe Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.2008Andrew AdamsonAction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy6.5 (205K votes)15020211228
Princess Bride, TheWhile homesick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.1987Rob Reiner (*)Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance8.1 (416.9K votes)9820211228
Return of the KingGandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.2003Peter Jackson (*)Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy8.9 (1.7M votes)20120211228
Seventh Seal, TheA knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.1957Ingmar Bergman (*)Drama, Fantasy, History8.2 (179.1K votes)9620211228
Sleepy HollowIchabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless Horseman.1999Tim Burton (*)Fantasy, Horror, Mystery7.3 (349.1K votes)10520211228
Solomon KaneA ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.2009M.J. BassettAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror6.1 (72.6K votes)10420211228
Spiderwick Chronicles, TheUpon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.2008Mark WatersAction, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller6.5 (93.6K votes)9620211228
Spirit of the Beehive, The [El espíritu de la colmena]In 1940, after watching and being traumatized by the movie Frankenstein (1931), a sensitive seven year-old girl living in a small Spanish village drifts into her own fantasy world.1973Víctor EriceDrama, Fantasy7.9 (18.1K votes)9820211228
StardustIn a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.2007Matthew VaughnAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance7.6 (266.7K votes)12720211228
Tale of Tales [Il racconto dei racconti - Tale of Tales]From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.2015Matteo GarroneDrama, Fantasy, Horror6.4 (30.8K votes)13420240105
Tale of Tales [Il Racconto dei Racconti]From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, to the King of Highhills obsessed with a giant Flea, these tales are inspired by the fairytales by Giambattista Basile.2015Matteo GarroneDrama, Fantasy, Horror6.4 (27.9K votes)13420211228
Thief of Bagdad, TheA recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.1924Raoul Walsh (*)Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance7.7 (6K votes)15520211228
Thief of Bagdad, TheAfter being tricked and cast out of Bagdad by the evil Jaffar, King Ahmad joins forces with a thief named Abu to reclaim his throne, the city, and the Princess he loves.1940Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, Tim Whelan, Alexander Korda, Zoltan KordaAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance7.5 (12.9K votes)10620211228
Time BanditsA young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.1981Terry Gilliam (*)Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.0 (62.1K votes)11020211228
Two Towers, TheWhile Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.2002Peter Jackson (*)Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy8.7 (1.6M votes)17920211228
Ugetsu [Ugetsu monogatari]A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.1953Kenji Mizoguchi (*)Drama, Fantasy, War8.2 (22.8K votes)9620211228
Where The Wild Things AreYearning for escape and adventure, a young boy runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.2009Spike Jonze (*)Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy6.7 (103.6K votes)10120211228
Who Framed Roger RabbitA toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder.1988Robert Zemeckis (*)Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery7.7 (194.3K votes)10420211228
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryA poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.1971Mel StuartFamily, Fantasy, Musical7.8 (193.5K votes)10020211228
Witches of Eastwick, TheThree single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.1987George Miller (*)Comedy, Fantasy, Horror6.6 (67.7K votes)11820211228
Witches, TheA young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.1990Nicolas Roeg (*)Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery6.8 (49.6K votes)9120220806
Wizard of Oz, TheYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishe1939Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, Richard ThorpeAdventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical8.0 (384.7K votes)10220211228
Zathura - a Space AdventureTwo young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.2005Jon FavreauAction, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi6.2 (100.9K votes)10120211228
Godmothered2020nannannan (Unkn) Excluded
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey2020nannannan (Unkn) Excluded