Best fantasy films - Charts
Best fantasy films
1. When the Leaves Fall from the Oak (1991)
Czechoslovakia, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Vlasta Pospíšilová
Cast: Jan Werich
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd
5. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
France, Short / Sci-fi
Directed by: Georges Méliès
Cast: Georges Méliès, Victor André
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen
7. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery
8. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
9. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
10. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
11. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
13. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
USA, Family / Fantasy
Directed by: Burny Mattinson
Cast: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine
14. Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrmann
15. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
16. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Yūko Tanaka, Yôji Matsuda
17. Spirited Away (2001)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Rumi Hiragi, Takashi Naitō
18. Invention for Destruction (1958)
Czechoslovakia, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Lubor Tokoš, Arnošt Navrátil
19. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler
20. The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
UK, Adventure / Short
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin
21. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
UK, Drama / Music
Directed by: Alan Parker
Cast: Bob Geldof, Bob Hoskins
22. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Frank Capra
Cast: James Stewart, Donna Reed
23. Ratatouille (2007)
USA, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm
24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
UK / USA, Fantasy / Family
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint
26. Wolfwalkers (2020)
Ireland / USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart
Cast: Sean Bean, Honor Kneafsey
27. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Takuya Kimura, 倍賞千恵子
28. The NeverEnding Story (1984)
West Germany / USA, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Cast: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway
29. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich
Cast: John Goodman, Billy Crystal
30. Fimfárum Jana Wericha (2002)
Czech Republic, Animation / Puppet
Directed by: Vlasta Pospíšilová, Aurel Klimt
Cast: Jan Werich, Ota Jirák
31. Castle in the Sky (1986)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka
32. Fantomas (1964)
France / Italy, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: André Hunebelle
Cast: Jean Marais, Louis de Funès
33. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Bin Shimada, Ichirō Nagai
34. The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Miloš Kopecký, Jana Brejchová
35. Groundhog Day (1993)
USA, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Cast: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell
37. Song of the Sea (2014)
Ireland / Denmark, Animation / Family
Directed by: Tomm Moore
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan
38. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek
39. My Neighbour Totoro (1988)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Shigeru Chiba, Ikue Ōtani
40. Big Fish (2003)
USA, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney
41. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
German Empire, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Robert Wiene
Cast: Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt
42. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder
43. The Stolen Airship (1966)
Czechoslovakia, Family / Adventure
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Michal Pospíšil, Hanuš Bor
44. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Henry Selick
Cast: Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara
45. Corpse Bride (2005)
UK / USA, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
46. Nosferatu (1922)
German Empire, Fantasy / Horror
Directed by: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Cast: Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim
47. The Three Veterans (1983)
Czechoslovakia, Fairytale / Comedy
Directed by: Oldřich Lipský
Cast: Rudolf Hrušínský, Petr Čepek
48. Cinderella (1950)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson
Cast: Eleanor Audley, June Foray
49. Tangled (2010)
USA, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Byron Howard, Nathan Greno
Cast: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi
50. The Seventh Seal (1957)
Sweden, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot
51. Faust (1926)
German Empire, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
Cast: Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings
52. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: David Fincher
Cast: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett
53. Stardust (2007)
UK / USA, Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: Charlie Cox, Claire Danes
54. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush
56. Ninja Scroll (1993)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Cast: Kōichi Yamadera, Takeshi Aono
57. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
58. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Minami Takayama, Akio Ōtsuka
59. Berserk: Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
60. Dead Man (1995)
USA / Germany, Western / Drama
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer
61. Arrietty (2010)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Cast: Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Mirai Shida
62. The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Sweden, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Victor Sjöström
Cast: Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström
63. Alice (1988)
Czechoslovakia / Switzerland, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Jan Švankmajer
Cast: Kristýna Kohoutová
64. The Flat (1968)
Czechoslovakia, Animation / Short
Directed by: Jan Švankmajer
Cast: Ivan Kraus, Juraj Herz
65. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
USA, Short / Fantasy
Directed by: Maya Deren, Alexander Hackenschmied
66. Baelin's Route: An Epic NPC Man Adventure (2021)
New Zealand, Short / Fantasy
Directed by: Adam King, Alan Morrison
Cast: Rowan Bettjeman, Phoenix Cross
68. How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / Fantasy
Directed by: Václav Vorlíček
Cast: Libuše Šafránková, Jaromír Hanzlík
69. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
UK / USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: David Yates
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
70. Time of the Gypsies (1988)
Yugoslavia / Italy, Drama / Comedy
Directed by: Emir Kusturica
Cast: Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic
71. Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
France / Italy, Comedy / Adventure
Directed by: André Hunebelle, Haroun Tazieff
Cast: Jean Marais, Louis de Funès
72. Wings of Desire (1987)
West Germany / France, Fantasy / Drama
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin
73. The Secret of Kells (2009)
Belgium / Ireland, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Nora Twomey
74. Ghostbusters (1984)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd
75. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw
76. Clash of the Titans (1981)
UK / USA, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Desmond Davis
Cast: Harry Hamlin, Burgess Meredith
77. On the Comet (1970)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Sci-fi
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Emil Horváth ml., Magda Vášáryová
78. Avatar (2009)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
79. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
USA / Germany, Fantasy / Horror
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci
80. Avengers Assemble (2012)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner
82. Aladdin (1992)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast: Robin Williams, Frank Welker
83. Be with You (2004)
Japan, Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Nobuhiro Doi
Cast: Yuko Takeuchi, Shidō Nakamura
84. Berserk: Golden Age Arc III - Descent (2013)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Aki Toyosaki
85. Kung Fury (2015)
Sweden, Short / Action
Directed by: David Sandberg
Cast: David Sandberg, Jorma Taccone
86. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
87. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Robert Redford
Cast: Will Smith, Matt Damon
88. To the Forest of Firefly Lights (2011)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Takahiro Ōmori
Cast: Ayane Sakura, Kōki Uchiyama
89. The Red Balloon (1956)
France, Short / Family
Directed by: Albert Lamorisse
Cast: Pascal Lamorisse, Georges Sellier
90. The Land Before Time (1988)
USA / Ireland, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Don Bluth
Cast: Helen Shaver, Pat Hingle
91. Darth Maul: Apprentice (2016)
Germany, Short / Fantasy
Directed by: Shawn Bu
Cast: Mathis Landwehr, Ben Schamma
92. Soul (2020)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey
93. Berserk: Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
94. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: George Seaton
Cast: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne
95. The Magic Horse (1947)
Soviet Union, Animation / Family
Directed by: Иван Иванов-Вано
Cast: Valentina Sperantova
96. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
USA / Australia, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston
97. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō
98. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
USA / UK, Fantasy / Family
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Johnny Depp
99. The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Mexico, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Cast: Silvia Pinal, Jacqueline Andere
