50 Essential Fantasy Movies

1

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Rotten Tomatoes®

91%

2

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Rotten Tomatoes®

95%

3

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Rotten Tomatoes®

93%

4

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Rotten Tomatoes®

81%

5

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Rotten Tomatoes®

82%

6

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Rotten Tomatoes®

90%

7

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Rotten Tomatoes®

88%

8

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Rotten Tomatoes®

77%

9

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

Rotten Tomatoes®

84%

10

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Rotten Tomatoes®

77%

11

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Rotten Tomatoes®

96%

12

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Rotten Tomatoes®

98%

13

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

Rotten Tomatoes®

97%

14

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Rotten Tomatoes®

94%

15

The Seventh Seal (1957)

Rotten Tomatoes®

94%

16

Mary Poppins (1964)

Rotten Tomatoes®

96%

17

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Rotten Tomatoes®

91%

18

The Holy Mountain (1973)

Rotten Tomatoes®

83%

19

Ghostbusters (1984)

Rotten Tomatoes®

97%

20

The Princess Bride (1987)

Rotten Tomatoes®

97%

21

Big (1988)

Rotten Tomatoes®

97%

22

Field of Dreams (1989)

Rotten Tomatoes®

87%

23

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Rotten Tomatoes®

90%

24

Groundhog Day (1993)

Rotten Tomatoes®

97%

25

The Mask (1994)

Rotten Tomatoes®

79%

26

Pleasantville (1998)

Rotten Tomatoes®

85%

27

Being John Malkovich (1999)

Rotten Tomatoes®

94%

28

The Green Mile (1999)

Rotten Tomatoes®

78%

29

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Rotten Tomatoes®

80%

30

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Rotten Tomatoes®

95%

31

Stardust (2007)

Rotten Tomatoes®

77%

32

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Rotten Tomatoes®

82%

33

Life of Pi (2012)

Rotten Tomatoes®

86%

34

The Shape of Water (2017)

Rotten Tomatoes®

92%

35

Ugetsu (1953)

Rotten Tomatoes®

100%

36

Wings of Desire (1987)

Rotten Tomatoes®

98%

37

Beetlejuice (1988)

Rotten Tomatoes®

85%

38

Big Fish (2003)

Rotten Tomatoes®

75%

39

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

Rotten Tomatoes®

92%

40

Dogma (1999)

Rotten Tomatoes®

67%

50 Essential Fantasy Movies

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