Screen Rant's Best Fantasy Movies of All Time

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Fantasy has always been a go to for Hollywood, and with good reason. Creating interesting worlds and fantastical characters has a ton of appeal, thanks in no small part to the heightened level of escapism it provides audiences. With the release this week of Duncan Jones’ Warcraft, we thought we would take a look back at the best fantasy films that cinema has to offer.

To make it onto this list, there has to be some sort of magical element added to the story, or an entirely new world created just for the film. It can’t just be an alternate version of our reality. Think more sword and sorcerer, as opposed to different dimension. If there are trolls, dragons, or nasty witches involved — or even all three — then all the better.

Here is Screen Rant’s take on the Best Fantasy Movies Of All Time:

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  1. 1 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
  3. 3 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 5 new

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 6 new

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    2004, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 7 new

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 8 new

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    2007, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 9 new

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    2009, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 10 new

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    2010, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 11 new

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    2011, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 12 new

    El laberinto del fauno

    2006 — a.k.a. Pan's Labyrinth, in 33 top lists Check
  13. 13 new

    The Dark Crystal

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  14. 14 new

    Excalibur

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 15 new

    Willow

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 16 new

    How to Train Your Dragon

    2010, in 11 top lists Check
  17. 17 new

    Labyrinth

    1986, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 18 new

    The Princess Bride

    1987, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 19 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 37 top lists Check
  20. 20 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  21. 21 new

    The Neverending Story

    1984 — a.k.a. The NeverEnding Story, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 22 new

    Clash of the Titans

    1981, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 23 new

    Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 24 new

    Stardust

    2007, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 2, 2016; source