#1 of 1,424 Best fantasy movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 Action Adventure 2h 58m English
92 Metascore $888.5M worldwide
Directed by Peter Jackson
About The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Top 100 · Fantasy
The 100 Best Fantasy Movies, Ranked
We rank 1,424 of the 10,534 fantasy films on the site; these are the top 100. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) is #1 with a critics & audiences score of 92/100, level with Wolfwalkers (2020) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Ranked by Echo Score; 42 of these 100 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. A ranked watchlist for magic, myth and imagined worlds. For new releases and box office hits, see the fantasy movies guide.
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- 1,424
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- 10,534
- release years in the top 100
- 1938–2026
- award winners in the top 100
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#1 of 1,424 Top 10
What Are the Best Fantasy Movies?
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) leads with a critics & audiences score of 92/100, level with Wolfwalkers (2020); 6 of the top 10 are from the 2020s. 7 of the top 10 are ranked by Echo Score, led by Wolfwalkers at 92; the other 3, all released before 2017, are ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 92 Metascore (Metascore 92 out of 100)
2001 · Action, Adventure · 2h 58m
Dir. Peter Jackson No Echo Score: ranked 92/100 on critics & audiences · 12 award wins · $888.5M worldwide
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1. Wolfwalkers 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)2020 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
Dir. Ross Stewart 1 award win · $1.3M worldwide
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3. Beauty and the Beast 95 Metascore (Metascore 95 out of 100 (22 critic reviews))1991 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 24m
Dir. Gary Trousdale No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences · 3 award wins · $451.3M worldwide
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4. The Legend of Maula Jatt 91 Echo (Echo Score 91 out of 100)2022 · Fantasy, Drama · 2h 33m
Dir. Bilal Lashari $13.9M worldwide
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5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 96 Metascore (Metascore 96 out of 100)1938 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 23m
Dir. Ben Sharpsteen No Echo Score: ranked 91/100 on critics & audiences · 1 award win
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6. Paddington 2 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
Dir. Paul King 3 award nominations · $290.1M worldwide
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6. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2021 · Action, Adventure · 1h 57m
Dir. Haruo Sotozaki $485.5M worldwide
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6. Mahavatar Narsimha 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2024 · Fantasy, Action · 2h 11m
Dir. Ashwin Kumar
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6. Violet Evergarden: The Movie 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2020 · Animation, Romance · 2h 20m
Dir. Taichi Ishidate
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6. Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2020 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 35m
Dir. Tomohisa Taguchi $17.4M worldwide
#11 to #100
Fantasy Movies Ranked #11 to #100
Places 11 to 100: Frankenstein (2025) opens the list and Ride Your Wave (2020) closes it. 37 of these 90 films are not in English; 12 languages appear in all. Filter by decade or language, or sort by year or box office.
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Echo Score, our 0–100 rating (films from 2017 on) Blend: Metascore with IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings, for films without an Echo Score
- 1 1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Action, Adventure · 2h 58m
92 Blend $888.5M - 1 1. Wolfwalkers
2020 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
92 Echo $1.3M - 3 3. Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 24m
91 Blend $451.3M - 4 4. The Legend of Maula Jatt
2022 · Fantasy, Drama · 2h 33m
91 Echo $13.9M - 5 5. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 23m
91 Blend - 6 6. Paddington 2
2018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
90 Echo $290.1M - 6 6. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
2021 · Action, Adventure · 1h 57m
90 Echo $485.5M - 6 6. Mahavatar Narsimha
2024 · Fantasy, Action · 2h 11m
90 Echo $914.5K - 6 6. Violet Evergarden: The Movie
2020 · Animation, Romance · 2h 20m
90 Echo - 6 6. Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
2020 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 35m
90 Echo $17.4M - 6
6. Frankenstein2025 · Drama, Fantasy · 2h 29m
90 Echo - 12
12. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope1977 · Action, Adventure · 2h 1m
90 Blend $775.4M - 13
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King2003 · Action, Adventure · 3h 21m
90 Blend $1.1B - 14
14. Toy Story1995 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 21m
89 Blend $394.4M - 14
14. Pan's Labyrinth2006 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 58m
89 Blend $83.9M - 16
16. The Lighthouse2019 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 49m
89 Echo $18.1M - 16
16. Shazam!2019 · Action, Adventure · 2h 12m
89 Echo $367.8M - 16
16. La Chimera2024 · Adventure, Comedy · 2h 10m
89 Echo $5.2M - 16
16. The Wizard of Oz1939 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 42m
89 Blend - 16
16. The Innocents2022 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 57m
89 Echo $321.8K - 16
16. BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions2025 · Documentary, Fantasy · 1h 53m
89 Echo - 22
22. It's a Wonderful Life1947 · Drama, Fantasy · 2h 10m
89 Blend - 23
23. Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner2002 · Drama, Fantasy · 2h 52m
88 Blend $5.2M - 24
24. Wicked2024 · Fantasy, Musical · 2h 40m
88 Echo $764M - 24
24. Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie2022 · Action, Fantasy · 1h 45m
88 Echo $166.7M - 24
24. Coyote vs. Acme2026 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 41m
88 Echo $82.4M - 24
24. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes2018 · Action, Fantasy · 1h 36m
88 Echo $21M - 24
24. Violet Evergarden: The Movie2020 · Animation, Romance · 2h 20m
88 Echo - 24
24. Chronovisor2026 · Fantasy, History · 1h 40m
88 Blend - 24
24. Freaks vs. the Reich2023 · Fantasy · 2h 21m
88 Echo - 31
31. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya2014 · Animation, Drama · 2h 17m
88 Blend $24.8M - 32
32. Toy Story 32010 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 43m
88 Blend $1.1B - 33
33. Inside Out2015 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 34m
87 Blend $859.1M - 33
33. It's Such a Beautiful Day2012 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 1h 2m
87 Blend $60.8M - 35
35. Penguin Highway2019 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 58m
87 Echo $4M - 35
35. Spirited Away: Live on Stage2023 · Adventure, Fantasy · 2h 50m
87 Echo $1.5M - 37
37. The Seventh Seal1958 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 36m
87 Blend - 38
38. My Neighbor Totoro1988 · Fantasy, Animation · 1h 26m
86 Blend $30.4M - 38
38. Sita Sings the Blues2009 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1h 22m
86 Blend $12.6K - 40
40. Monty Python and the Holy Grail1975 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 31m
86 Blend $2.9M - 41
41. Isle of Dogs2018 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 41m
86 Echo $72.7M - 41
41. Pinocchio1940 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1h 28m
86 Blend - 41
41. Beauty and the Beast2002 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 36m
86 Blend - 44
44. The King and the Mockingbird2014 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 23m
86 Blend - 45
45. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon2000 · Action, Adventure · 2h
85 Blend $214M - 46
46. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1985 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 57m
85 Blend $9M - 47
47. Avengers: Endgame2019 · Action, Adventure · 3h 1m
85 Echo $2.8B - 47
47. Avengers: Infinity War2018 · Action, Adventure · 2h 29m
85 Echo $2.1B - 47
47. All of Us Strangers2023 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 45m
85 Echo $20.2M - 47
47. Thor: Ragnarok2017 · Action, Adventure · 2h 10m
85 Echo $855.3M - 47
47. Mandy2018 · Action, Drama · 2h 1m
85 Echo $1.8M - 47
47. I Lost My Body2019 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 21m
85 Echo $1.1M - 47
47. Love and Monsters2020 · Action, Adventure · 1h 49m
85 Echo $1.1M - 47
47. Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Aria of a Starless Night2021 · Animation, Fantasy · 1h 37m
85 Echo - 47
47. Monstrum2018 · Horror, Fantasy · 1h 46m
85 Echo $5.2M - 47
47. The Serpent's Skin2026 · Fantasy, Horror · 1h 23m
85 Blend - 47
47. Hilda and the Mountain King2021 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 25m
85 Echo - 58
58. After Life1999 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 58m
85 Blend $802K - 59
59. Ratatouille2007 · Fantasy, Comedy · 1h 51m
85 Blend $623.7M - 60
60. Song of the Sea2014 · Fantasy, Animation · 1h 33m
84 Blend $4.2M - 60
60. Kiki's Delivery Service1989 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 43m
84 Blend $10.4M - 62
62. Toy Story 21999 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 32m
84 Blend $497.4M - 63
63. The Boy and the Heron2023 · Animation, Adventure · 2h 4m
84 Echo $295M - 63
63. Better Man2024 · Biography, Fantasy · 2h 11m
84 Echo $22.5M - 63
63. Suzume2023 · Action, Adventure · 2h 2m
84 Echo $221.3M - 63
63. Mirai2018 · Adventure, Drama · 1h 38m
84 Echo $28.8M - 63
63. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio2022 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 57m
84 Echo $109.8K - 63
63. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms2018 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 55m
84 Echo $4.3M - 63
63. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising2019 · Animation, Fantasy · 1h 44m
84 Echo - 63
63. Mirage2018 · Drama, Mystery · 2h 9m
84 Echo $17.3M - 63
63. Spiritwalker2020 · Fantasy, Action · 1h 48m
84 Echo $6.6M - 63
63. Mami Wata2023 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 47m
84 Echo $5.9K - 73
73. Your Name.2017 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 46m
84 Blend $405.3M - 74
74. The Double Life of Veronique1991 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 38m
84 Blend $2.2M - 75
75. Being John Malkovich1999 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 52m
83 Blend $23.1M - 76
76. Ponyo2009 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 41m
83 Blend $206.3M - 77
77. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011 · Adventure, Mystery · 2h 10m
83 Blend $1.3B - 77
77. Luca2021 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 35m
83 Echo $51.1M - 77
77. Sorry to Bother You2018 · Sci-Fi, Fantasy · 1h 51m
83 Echo $18.2M - 77
77. Arco2025 · Animation, Fantasy · 1h 22m
83 Echo $5.2M - 77
77. Sketch2025 · Adventure, Comedy · 1h 32m
83 Echo $10.3M - 77
77. The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl2018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 32m
83 Echo $3.9M - 77
77. The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales2018 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 23m
83 Echo $9.4M - 77
77. Space Sweepers2021 · Action, Adventure · 2h 16m
83 Echo $24.6K - 77
77. The Mortuary Collection2020 · Fantasy, Horror · 1h 48m
83 Echo $107.6K - 77
77. November2018 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 55m
83 Echo $19.1K - 77
77. Gaganachari2024 · Comedy, Sci-Fi · 1h 54m
83 Echo $38.3K - 77
77. Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender2026 · Animation, Action · 1h 39m
83 Echo - 89
89. The LEGO Movie2014 · Action, Adventure · 1h 40m
83 Blend $470.8M - 89
89. Cinderella1950 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 14m
83 Blend - 89
89. Sleeping Beauty1959 · Fantasy, Romance · 1h 15m
83 Blend - 89
89. Son of the White Mare1983 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 26m
83 Blend - 93
93. Mary Poppins1964 · Fantasy, Comedy · 2h 19m
83 Blend - 94
94. Shrek2001 · Adventure, Fantasy · 1h 30m
82 Blend $489M - 94
94. Dumbo1941 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 4m
82 Blend - 96
96. Joker2019 · Action, Adventure · 2h 2m
82 Echo $1.1B - 96
96. Wonder Woman2017 · Action, Adventure · 2h 21m
82 Echo $824M - 96
96. Transformers One2024 · Animation, Action · 1h 44m
82 Echo $129.4M - 96
96. Ne Zha 22025 · Animation, Drama · 2h 23m
82 Echo $2.3B - 96
96. Ride Your Wave2020 · Drama, Fantasy · 1h 35m
82 Echo $4M
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Decade by decade
The Best Fantasy Movie of Every Decade
From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938) in the 1930s to Wolfwalkers (2020) in the 2020s: the highest-ranked fantasy movie of each of 10 decades. The 2020s place the most films in the top 100 (38).
- 1930s 96 Metascore Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
- 1940s 89 Metascore It's a Wonderful Life 1947
- 1950s 88 Metascore The Seventh Seal 1958
- 1960s 88 Metascore Mary Poppins 1964
- 1970s 90 Metascore Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977
- 1980s 87 Metascore My Neighbor Totoro 1988
- 1990s 95 Metascore Beauty and the Beast 1991
- 2000s 92 Metascore The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
- 2010s 90 Echo Paddington 2 2018
- 2020s 92 Echo Wolfwalkers 2020
Awards
Which Fantasy Movies Won the Most Awards?
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) has the strongest record with 33 wins from 62 nominations, including wins at Oscars, Golden Globes and BAFTA. Wins and nominations are counted across every ceremony on our awards pages.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once 33 wins / 62 nom.2022 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 67 Echo - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 28 wins / 38 nom.2003 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 94 Metascore
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Avatar 18 wins / 34 nom.2009 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 83 Metascore - Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 15 wins / 30 nom.1977 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 90 Metascore
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 13 wins / 30 nom.2000 · Oscars, BAFTA, TIFF · 94 Metascore
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 12 wins / 37 nom.2001 · Oscars, BAFTA, Saturn Awards · 92 Metascore
- Wicked 11 wins / 47 nom.2024 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 88 Echo
- Joker 11 wins / 41 nom.2019 · Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA · 82 Echo
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The top 100 are the best 7% of 1,424 ranked fantasy films. The fantasy guide, the full list of 10,534 films and the fantasy box office chart cover the rest of the genre.
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Fantasy Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the fantasy ranking above: the best fantasy film, how many fantasy movies there are, the strongest decade and the most awarded fantasy film.
What is the best fantasy movie?
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) is the best-ranked fantasy movie on What's After the Movie, with a critics & audiences score of 92/100. Wolfwalkers (2020) and Beauty and the Beast (1991) follow. 7 of the top 10 are ranked by Echo Score, led by Wolfwalkers at 92; the other 3, all released before 2017, are ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring How many fantasy movies are there?
The site lists 10,534 fantasy films. 1,424 of them are ranked: features of 60+ minutes with a real audience, critic, award or box office signal and a score. This page shows the top 100.
All fantasy movies Which decade has the best fantasy movies?
The 2020s place 38 films in the top 100, more than any other decade. The oldest film in the list is Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938), the newest Coyote vs. Acme (2026).
What is the most awarded fantasy movie?
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) won 33 awards from 62 nominations, ahead of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (28 wins), counted across the Oscars, festivals and guild awards on our awards pages.
Movie awards How is this list different from the fantasy genre page?
This page is only the ranking of the 100 best fantasy films. The fantasy genre page covers the whole genre: new releases, the biggest box office hits, its directors and how it changed over the decades.
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