The best fantasy movies of all time

TOPICAL scores 642 films listed as fantasy; here are the top 250, best first. The top three are The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Spirited Away (2001). A film can be in more than one genre. The last column is each film's rank among all 6,624 films.

Rank	Film	Year	Score	All-time rank
1	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	2001	97.2	11
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	2003	96.2	18
3	Spirited Away	2001	95.9	21
4	It's a Wonderful Life	1946	95.5	25
5	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	2002	92.8	57
6	Shrek	2001	90.9	85
7	The Wizard of Oz	1939	90.5	93
8	Mary Poppins	1964	87.5	153
9	Ratatouille	2007	87.4	155
10	Beauty and the Beast	1991	87.2	159
11	Pan's Labyrinth	2006	86.7	170
12	The Shape of Water	2017	86.1	184
13	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2	2011	86.0	187
14	Fanny and Alexander	1982	85.7	194
15	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs	1937	85.3	203
16	My Neighbor Totoro	1988	84.9	214
17	Who Framed Roger Rabbit	1988	84.7	218
18	Soul	2020	83.9	239
19	Coraline	2009	83.7	247
20	Monsters, Inc.	2001	83.4	253
21	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	2001	83.4	254
22	Aladdin	1992	83.1	263
23	Howl's Moving Castle	2004	82.8	270
24	Pinocchio	1940	82.6	276
25	Princess Mononoke	1997	82.4	282
26	Cinderella	1950	82.3	285
27	Flow	2024	82.3	286
28	The Boy and the Heron	2023	81.9	298
29	The Tree of Life	2011	81.6	306
30	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	2004	81.0	323
31	The Green Mile	1999	80.7	335
32	The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	80.6	336
33	Being John Malkovich	1999	80.3	346
34	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	2008	79.3	379
35	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	2003	78.9	391
36	Midnight in Paris	2011	78.8	397
37	Frozen	2013	78.6	404
38	KPop Demon Hunters	2025	78.4	408
39	Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio	2022	78.4	409
40	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	2022	78.4	411
41	The Tale of The Princess Kaguya	2013	78.0	422
42	Warriors of the Wind	1984	78.0	423
43	Fantasia	1940	77.8	430
44	How to Train Your Dragon	2010	77.7	435
45	The Little Mermaid	1989	77.4	444
46	The Princess Bride	1987	76.8	466
47	Groundhog Day	1993	76.4	481
48	Monty Python and the Holy Grail	1975	76.2	488
49	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	2005	76.0	494
50	Ghostbusters	1984	75.6	509
51	How to Train Your Dragon 2	2014	75.4	518
52	Finding Neverland	2004	75.2	527
53	Edward Scissorhands	1990	75.1	530
54	Porco Rosso	1992	74.9	537
55	Ponyo	2008	74.8	541
56	The Lego Movie	2014	74.2	567
57	Nosferatu	1922	74.1	571
58	The Odyssey	2026	73.4	596
59	Ugetsu	1953	73.3	601
60	The Seventh Seal	1957	73.1	610
61	King Kong	1933	72.8	623
62	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	2002	71.4	680
63	Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train	2020	71.0	698
64	Castle in the Sky	1986	70.7	713
65	Encanto	2021	70.4	723
66	Donnie Darko	2001	70.3	730
67	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	2007	69.8	750
68	Corpse Bride	2005	69.8	754
69	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	2009	69.6	762
70	Shrek 2	2004	69.1	783
71	Kiki's Delivery Service	1989	68.3	821
72	Barbie	2023	68.0	836
73	The Purple Rose of Cairo	1985	67.9	841
74	Song of the Sea	2014	67.5	860
75	Wings of Desire	1987	67.4	862
76	Wolf Children	2012	67.4	865
77	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory	1971	67.3	871
78	Batman	1989	67.2	875
79	Ghost	1990	67.1	878
80	Beetlejuice	1988	67.1	880
81	Field of Dreams	1989	67.1	881
82	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug	2013	66.8	892
83	Kung Fu Hustle	2004	66.8	894
84	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1	2010	66.3	916
85	Wolfwalkers	2020	66.2	922
86	Suzume	2022	66.1	929
87	Beasts of the Southern Wild	2012	66.0	933
88	Wonder Woman	2017	65.6	952
89	Big	1988	65.0	981
90	I Lost My Body	2019	64.5	1,009
91	Brave	2012	64.3	1,017
92	The Spirit of the Beehive	1973	64.3	1,021
93	Interview with the Vampire	1994	64.2	1,026
94	Sleeping Beauty	1959	64.1	1,027
95	Thor	2011	63.9	1,038
96	Ne Zha 2	2025	63.9	1,039
97	The Double Life of Véronique	1991	63.4	1,065
98	Raya and the Last Dragon	2021	63.3	1,071
99	Doctor Strange	2016	62.7	1,101
100	Onward	2020	62.7	1,102
101	Turning Red	2022	62.4	1,119
102	The Jungle Book	2016	62.3	1,124
103	Harvey	1950	62.1	1,135
104	The Emperor's New Groove	2000	62.0	1,142
105	A Monster Calls	2016	61.6	1,161
106	Heaven Can Wait	1978	61.6	1,166
107	Around the World in 80 Days	1956	60.9	1,205
108	Heavenly Creatures	1994	60.8	1,207
109	Hercules	1997	60.7	1,214
110	Anastasia	1997	60.6	1,217
111	Luca	2021	60.4	1,230
112	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	2007	60.2	1,240
113	Perfume: The Story of a Murderer	2006	60.1	1,246
114	The Red Turtle	2016	60.0	1,251
115	The Lighthouse	2019	59.5	1,284
116	Babe	1995	59.3	1,293
117	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	1954	59.1	1,306
118	Batman Returns	1992	59.0	1,310
119	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies	2014	58.9	1,319
120	The Croods: A New Age	2020	58.8	1,322
121	The Exterminating Angel	1962	58.5	1,338
122	The Picture of Dorian Gray	1945	58.5	1,339
123	Death Becomes Her	1992	58.4	1,343
124	Lost Horizon	1937	58.0	1,370
125	Weathering with You	2019	57.7	1,387
126	An American Werewolf in London	1981	57.7	1,388
127	Beauty and the Beast	1946	57.6	1,392
128	Sleepy Hollow	1999	57.4	1,402
129	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings	2021	57.2	1,419
130	Monsters University	2013	57.1	1,422
131	Frankenstein	2025	57.1	1,425
132	Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives	2010	56.8	1,442
133	Big Fish	2003	56.8	1,444
134	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	2016	56.7	1,447
135	The Girl Who Leapt Through Time	2006	56.5	1,458
136	The Princess and the Frog	2009	56.4	1,464
137	On Body and Soul	2017	56.3	1,473
138	Treasure Planet	2002	56.0	1,492
139	Nimona	2023	55.5	1,518
140	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	2005	55.4	1,525
141	Alice in Wonderland	2010	55.3	1,531
142	The Thief of Bagdad	1940	55.3	1,533
143	Pom Poko	1994	55.2	1,537
144	Arrietty	2010	55.2	1,542
145	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	2006	55.0	1,552
146	The Secret of Kells	2009	54.7	1,573
147	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	2012	54.6	1,574
148	The Little Prince	2015	54.6	1,576
149	Stardust	2007	54.4	1,590
150	Here Comes Mr. Jordan	1941	54.3	1,599
151	Rise of the Guardians	2012	54.2	1,603
152	Pleasantville	1998	54.1	1,609
153	Time of the Gypsies	1988	54.0	1,618
154	Macario	1960	53.9	1,622
155	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness	2022	53.8	1,628
156	Evil Dead II	1987	53.7	1,633
157	Cinderella	2015	53.6	1,638
158	Mirai	2018	53.6	1,641
159	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	2005	53.2	1,667
160	The Northman	2022	53.1	1,672
161	The Crow	1994	53.1	1,673
162	About Time	2013	53.0	1,680
163	The Cat Returns	2002	52.7	1,700
164	Marcel the Shell with Shoes On	2021	52.6	1,708
165	Kwaidan	1964	52.5	1,710
166	The Witch	2015	52.2	1,734
167	The Book of Life	2014	52.1	1,737
168	The Bishop's Wife	1947	52.0	1,742
169	Avatar: Fire and Ash	2025	52.0	1,743
170	Boy & the World	2013	52.0	1,745
171	A Little Princess	1995	52.0	1,747
172	The Mask	1994	51.6	1,771
173	The Witches of Eastwick	1987	51.3	1,789
174	Meet Joe Black	1998	51.1	1,804
175	Yellow Submarine	1968	51.0	1,810
176	The Illusionist	2006	50.4	1,849
177	What Dreams May Come	1998	50.3	1,859
178	Frozen II	2019	50.2	1,865
179	Zack Snyder's Justice League	2021	50.2	1,866
180	The Ghost and Mrs. Muir	1947	50.2	1,867
181	Gremlins	1984	50.0	1,882
182	The Phantom Carriage	1921	49.8	1,890
183	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra	2002	49.8	1,896
184	The Sword in the Stone	1963	49.7	1,903
185	Monster House	2006	49.3	1,929
186	Enchanted	2007	49.2	1,936
187	Descendants 3	2019	49.1	1,942
188	Delicatessen	1991	48.9	1,956
189	Maleficent	2014	48.7	1,970
190	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty	2013	48.5	1,983
191	Stranger Than Fiction	2006	48.3	1,995
192	Minions & Monsters	2026	48.2	2,001
193	Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion	2017	48.2	2,006
194	Russian Ark	2002	48.1	2,011
195	Arizona Dream	1993	48.0	2,018
196	Kong: Skull Island	2017	47.7	2,038
197	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves	2022	47.5	2,054
198	The Mummy	1999	47.4	2,059
199	Peter Pan	1953	46.7	2,110
200	The Sea Beast	2022	46.6	2,117
201	The Age of Adaline	2015	46.6	2,120
202	How to Train Your Dragon	2025	46.4	2,134
203	Stand by Me Doraemon	2014	45.9	2,167
204	Wonka	2023	45.8	2,175
205	Dead Man	1995	45.6	2,188
206	Jumanji	1995	45.6	2,193
207	Heaven Can Wait	1943	45.2	2,217
208	The Road to El Dorado	2000	45.2	2,223
209	The Boxtrolls	2014	45.0	2,238
210	The Thief of Bagdad	1924	44.9	2,240
211	Thor: The Dark World	2013	44.6	2,261
212	Mortal Kombat II	2026	44.6	2,262
213	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	2023	44.5	2,270
214	Beauty and the Beast	2017	44.5	2,272
215	Mary Poppins Returns	2018	44.4	2,280
216	Only Lovers Left Alive	2013	44.4	2,281
217	Wicked	2024	43.9	2,319
218	Peggy Sue Got Married	1986	43.9	2,320
219	Bedknobs and Broomsticks	1971	43.6	2,340
220	The Super Mario Galaxy Movie	2026	43.3	2,362
221	Matilda	1996	43.2	2,370
222	Portrait of Jennie	1948	43.1	2,377
223	The Polar Express	2004	43.1	2,378
224	The Time Machine	1960	42.9	2,395
225	The Secret of NIMH	1982	42.1	2,451
226	Splash	1984	42.1	2,453
227	The Addams Family	1991	42.0	2,458
228	Quest for Fire	1981	42.0	2,459
229	Shazam!	2019	41.8	2,475
230	Abominable	2019	41.7	2,485
231	Addams Family Values	1993	41.7	2,486
232	James and the Giant Peach	1996	41.6	2,492
233	The NeverEnding Story	1984	41.4	2,504
234	Excalibur	1981	41.4	2,506
235	Alice in Wonderland	1951	41.3	2,514
236	Time Bandits	1981	41.2	2,520
237	The Rescuers	1977	41.0	2,538
238	Dogma	1999	40.9	2,550
239	Charlotte's Web	2006	40.8	2,551
240	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	2000	40.6	2,574
241	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	2008	40.5	2,575
242	The Lovely Bones	2009	40.5	2,581
243	Army of Darkness	1992	40.4	2,589
244	A Christmas Carol	2009	40.4	2,590
245	Constantine	2005	40.2	2,600
246	Over the Moon	2020	40.2	2,602
247	Jason and the Argonauts	1963	40.1	2,611
248	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen	1988	39.9	2,623
249	The Brave Little Toaster	1987	39.9	2,625
250	Wish Dragon	2021	39.7	2,641