Best fantasy movies filmaffinity
In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best fantasy movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.
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1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946): George Bailey, despairing on Christmas Eve, is shown by angel Clarence through flashbacks and a "what if" world that his ordinary life matters — a moving story of sacrifice, community and hope. read more
Genres: Drama, Family, Fantasy
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2. The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957) follows knight Antonius Block who plays chess with Death amid the Black Death. Through symbolic, austere scenes and a traveling troupe, it probes faith, mortality, cruelty and small kindnesses. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History
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3. Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922) is a German Expressionist silent horror by F.W. Murnau, with Max Schreck as Count Orlok. Moody, shadow-driven, slow-burn tale of plague, otherness and sacrificial love. read more
Genres: Fantasy, Horror
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4. The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile is a slow, emotional drama set in 1930s Louisiana where death-row guard Paul Edgecomb meets John Coffey, a gentle inmate with healing powers, forcing confrontations with injustice, mercy and redemption. read more
Genres: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
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5. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi concludes the original trilogy: Rebels rescue Han, attack a new Death Star while Luke confronts Vader and the Emperor. Epic space and ground battles, Ewoks' aid, and a redemptive lightsaber climax. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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6. Big Fish (2003)
Big Fish is a whimsical, bittersweet drama about Will, who returns to his dying father and confronts a life told through tall tales. Blending fantasy and reality, it explores memory, mortality, and how stories shape identity. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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7. Underground (1995)
Once Upon a Time There Was a Country (Underground) is a darkly comic, surreal epic following two friends across five decades of Yugoslavia: an underground workshop becomes a grotesque microcosm of love, betrayal, corruption and absurd tragedy. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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8. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) follows sisters Satsuki and Mei who, while their mother is hospitalized, befriend gentle forest spirits—especially the large Totoro—and find comfort, wonder and family bonding in rural life. read more
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
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9. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands: an unfinished man with scissors for hands is taken into suburbia, reveals gentle creativity and love, but small‑town suspicion turns kindness into cruelty—a bittersweet tale of isolation. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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10. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) is a stop-motion musical about Jack Skellington bringing Christmas to Halloween Town, causing chaotic, comic mayhem—Santa kidnapped, Oogie Boogie menaces, and a tender bond with Sally. read more
Genres: Animation, Family, Fantasy
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11. Wolf Children (2012)
Wolf Children (2012): after their wolf father dies, Hana raises two half-wolf children alone, moving to the countryside to protect them. A tender film about motherhood, identity, and letting children choose their paths. read more
Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
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12. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a visually stunning, mature animated epic. Princess Nausicaä seeks peace between humans and a toxic-yet-healing nature amid war, monsters, and moral conflict. read more
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
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13. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) is a whimsical, bittersweet comedy-fantasy-romance about a lonely waitress whose romance with a movie character blurs fiction and reality, exploring escapism, longing, and cinema. read more
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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14. The Man from Earth (2007)
At a farewell party, retiring professor John Oldman shocks colleagues by claiming he's millennia-old. The film is a confined, dialogue-driven drama where debates over his past spark philosophical, moral and scientific tensions. read more
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
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15. Waking Life (2001)
Waking Life (2001) is a rotoscope-animated, dreamlike film that follows a young man through episodic, philosophical conversations about dreams, free will, consciousness, art and death. read more
Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
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16. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) sends King Arthur and his ragtag knights on an absurd, low-budget quest packed with deadpan delivery, slapstick, surreal sketches, quotable gags and a famously abrupt, hilarious ending. read more
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
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17. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939): Dorothy and Toto are swept to Oz. She journeys the Yellow Brick Road to the Wizard, befriending the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion, confronting the Wicked Witch; themes of friendship, self-discovery and lasting songs. read more
Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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18. Groundhog Day (1993)
A cynical weatherman, Phil Connors, relives the same February 2 repeatedly. He squanders it, sinks into despair, then learns skills, helps others and becomes compassionate. A funny, touching fable about change. read more
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
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19. The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987) is a witty, warm fairy‑tale adventure framed by a grandfather reading to his grandson: romance, swashbuckling, quotable comedy and memorable characters — a family-friendly classic mixing heart, humor, and daring action. read more
Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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20. Harvey (1950)
Harvey (1950) follows Elwood P. Dowd, a genial man whose closest companion is Harvey — an invisible six‑foot rabbit. His sister's attempt to commit him sparks polite chaos, gentle comedy and a warm reflection on kindness and perception. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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