Top 100 Fantasy Movies List

#80 Fantasy Movie

The Witches of Eastwick (1987) R

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

Director:

George Miller

Writers:

John Updike, Michael Cristofer

Stars:

Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon

#79 Fantasy Movie

Matilda (1996) PG

Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable.

Director:

Danny DeVito

Writers:

Roald Dahl, Nicholas Kazan

Stars:

Danny DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Mara Wilson

#78 Fantasy Movie

Edward Scissor Hands (1990) PG-13

A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Tim Burton, Caroline Thompson

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest

#77 Fantasy Movie

Alice in Wonderland (2010) PG

Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.

Director:

Tim Burton

Writers:

Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll

Stars:

Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter

#76 Fantasy Movie

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) PG-13

Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.

Director:

Edgar Wright

Writers:

Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright

Stars:

Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin

#75 Fantasy Movie

Hereafter (2010) PG-13

A drama centered on three people -- a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy -- who are touched by death in different ways.

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers:

Peter Morgan

Stars:

Matt Damon, Cécile De France, Bryce Dallas Howard

#74 Fantasy Movie

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Writers:

Richard Fleischer

Stars:

Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Paul Lukas

#73 Fantasy Movie

Cloud Atlas (2012) R

An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.

Director:

Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski

Writers:

David Mitchell, Lana Wachowski

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant

#72 Fantasy Movie

Van Helsing (2004) PG-13

The notorious monster hunter is sent to Transylvania to stop Count Dracula who is using Dr. Frankenstein's research and a werewolf for some sinister purpose.

Director:

Stephen Sommers

Writers:

Stephen Sommers

Stars:

Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh

#71 Fantasy Movie

Big Trouble In Little China (1986) PG-13

An All-American trucker gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown.

Director:

John Carpenter

Writers:

Gary Goldman, David Z. Weinstein

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun

#70 Fantasy Movie

Chocolat (2000) PG-13

A woman and her daughter open a chocolate shop in a small French village that shakes up the rigid morality of the community.

Director:

Lasse Hallström

Writers:

Joanne Harris, Robert Nelson Jacobs

Stars:

Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina

#69 Fantasy Movie

Into the Woods (2014) PG

A 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.

Director:

Rob Marshall

Writers:

James Lapine, Stephen Sondheim

Stars:

Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine

#68 Fantasy Movie

Pan (2015) PG

12-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and danger, and ultimately discovers his destiny -- to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.

Director:

Joe Wright

Writers:

Jason Fuchs, J.M. Barrie

Stars:

Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund

#67 Fantasy Movie

Big (1988) PG

When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body.

Director:

Penny Marshall

Writers:

Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia

#66 Fantasy Movie

Dragonfly (2002) PG-13

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patients near death experiences.

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers:

Brandon Camp, Mike Thompson

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Joe Morton

#65 Fantasy Movie

Mary Poppins (1964)

A magic nanny comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family.

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Writers:

Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi

Stars:

Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson

#64 Fantasy Movie

City of Angels (1998) PG-13

Inspired by the modern classic, Wings of Desire, City involves an angel (Cage) who is spotted by a doctor in an operating room. Franz plays Cage's buddy who somehow knows a lot about angels.

Director:

Brad Silberling

Writers:

Wim Wenders, Peter Handke

Stars:

Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher

#63 Fantasy Movie

The Addams Family (1991) PG-13

Con artists plan to fleece the eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long lost Uncle Fester.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Charles Addams, Caroline Thompson

Stars:

Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd

#62 Fantasy Movie

Clash of the Titans (2010) PG-13

Perseus demigod, son of Zeus, battles the minions of the underworld to stop them from conquering heaven and earth.

Director:

Louis Leterrier

Writers:

Travis Beacham, Phil Hay

Stars:

Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes

#61 Fantasy Movie

Mr. Nobody (2009) R

A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.

Director:

Jaco Van Dormael

Writers:

Jaco Van Dormael

Stars:

Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger

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