From absurd action movies to quiet contemplations on faith and religion, we've dug deep to find some of the truly hidden gems that have come out in the last ten years. This fantasy film list can be sorted by cast, year, director and more. For a moment, you think the movie might actually have them fall in. | Director: The swirling mythic cauldron (i.e. Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with consequences. Ben Walker, Votes: 142 min PG-13 Andrew Adamson, $37.63M, PG-13 383,589 Daniel Radcliffe, In this article we dive into the top 25 fantasy novels ever written. Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. September 2017 is SYFY's 25th anniversary, so we’re using it as an excuse to look back and celebrate the last 25 years of ALL science fiction, fantasy and horror, a time that has seen the genres we love conquer the world of pop culture. Michael Caine, Votes: $200.08M, PG-13 Once again, it shouldn’t work, but it does. Stars: Ultimately it doesn’t matter. Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard. Action, Adventure, Drama. Christian Bale, The gateway they do manage to open mostly just brings a baby demon into our world. Video game characters come to life! Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Also, Chris Cooper raps. | | Kate Bosworth, Action, Adventure, Drama. Mia Wasikowska, Tilda Swinton, The 20 Best Fantasy Films Of The Past 10 Years by Ahobbs_89 | created - 14 May 2011 | updated - 16 May 2011 | Public Here is a list of what I feel are the best Fantasy films over the past decade. Bored with his marriage and obsessed with his manipulative co-worker, the puppeteer decides to go into business selling tickets for people to go on this ride. Animation, Adventure, Family. Director: | We couldn't leave it at just ten. According to this film, most stories that follow the traditional slasher model are actually elaborate sequences designed and detailed to appease and entertain very bloodthirsty gods that live beneath the Earth. | | Georgie Henley, Animation, Drama, Family. | Gross: | It’s a bit like Alice in Wonderland, but Walt Disney is nowhere in sight. 115 min Coming at us before any and all Neil Gaiman properties started getting gobbled up for movies and films (rightfully, and thankfully, so) this deceptively simple children’s tale from acclaimed animation genius Henry Selick is the perfect match of story and style. A very large thank you to director Alfonso Cuaron is in order. It’s impossible to recreate the mad genius of Gene Wilder, and this film wisely doesn’t attempt it. | 166 min Come grab your Hogwarts letter, check the back of your wardrobe, or just wait for Gandalf on the front porch as we take a look at our 25 favorite fantasy films from the last 25 years (P.S. Here at SYFY WIRE, it’s no secret that we enjoy celebrating the things that we love. Another subversion of the horror genre, this film posits that the only evil that our unlikely heroes face is judgement and bad communication. Robert Zemeckis In the end, kids outgrow their toys, as Andy does at the end. Music, dancing, dreams, even claymation makes an appearance, because why not? During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts. Charlie Cox, James Marsden, Votes: This film needs to be seen to be believed. “Stardust” (2007) Between his breakout gangster feature “Layer Cake” and the comic book adaptation “Kick-Ass,” producer-turned-director Matthew Vaughn oversaw the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s romantic adventure novel about an impetuous young man who falls in love with a fallen star incarnated in the form of a young woman (an incandescent Claire Danes). The 20 Sexiest Movies of the Last 5 Years. Director Joe Johnson weaves the madcap tale of a jungle taking over a house (and then a town) with a sense of the fantastic despite the limited technology of the time. Johnny Depp, And check out our complete "25 Greatest" lists here. These are the best movies of the 2010s (according to us). Plus, Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) might be the greatest dragon ever seen on a movie screen. | Thought this was just another slasher-fest in the woods? Pixar has gone on to create many, many more masterpieces but moments like these are why we keep coming back to the powerful messages and outright fun of Monsters, Inc. “Am I am a man, or am I a muppet?” A question for the ages. He goes off to college, Woody gives a him a solemn farewell, and we’re crying buckets over sentient toys. You can also watch it on the 4th of July. A couple of pros from the brilliant Flight of the Conchords” (James Bobin and Bret McKenzie) added their directorial and musical talents, and the result is a film where young Walter lives out a fantasy any Muppets fan has had—not only to meet the Muppets, but to join them. This is…precious. We don’t mean that as a bad thing. An unforgettable masterpiece, this film of puppets and portals put the screenwriter on the map. What could introduce these brilliant felt creatures to a whole new generation? They have basis in reality. Tell us what you think about this feature. Matthew Vaughn On the other side of this fantasy coin, Sergi Lopez gives one of the most terrifying performances of all time as Captain Vidal, certainly in the running for Worst Person Alive, 1944 edition. Dakota Fanning, Being a true hero has nothing to do with glory, as Ralph finds out. Tilda Swinton, Gal Gadot might as well actually BE Wonder Woman, as she shines brighter than the sun. They see it as a palace. Nicole Kidman, Set two years after the end of Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha Trilogy, Six of Crows is impossible to put down, boasting an inspiring fantasy world that’s easy to get lost in. | Gross: Even the fantasy-averse Academy responded. | Action, Adventure, Fantasy. “Ever wanted to be someone else? For us, that means lists! Before they can beat the dragons however, they need to find a way to work together. Fangrrls is about kicking down doors, breaking boundaries and celebrating female fans with fun, witty and entertaining content. $75.29M, See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. - IGN Did Lady Gaga’s inauguration brooch evoke The Hunger Games' mockingjay pin? 50. $70.11M, PG-13 | | 152 min Director: Absolutely! | William Moseley, The Nazis are at it again: messing with the occult, as per usual. In 2014, we concocted a list of the Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 21st Century — a quick and dirty survey of the best the genre has had to offer since the millennium’s beginning. Kevin Spacey, Action, Crime, Drama. When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her. Chris Hemsworth, Based on the novel of the same name, this latter-day Tim Burton wonder deals with the tall tales told by an old man close to death and his son that no longer goes in for such stories. Director: What a fun game! Simply put, the past five years have seen several fantastic adventures on the big screen, they've just been overshadowed by the myriad of action, sci-fi, and superhero films. Some are not as fantastical or as heightened as Edward may have made them, but they are real. Natalie Portman, 332,679 A young hobbit and his gardener travel across a dangerous world to destroy a magic ring, which is the ultimate embodiment of all that is evil. Told it’s a place where no man can go, Gadot’s Diana says she is going anyway. For the franchise films I merely placed the best of the series at the rank that best represented it. They may look like hillbilly killers, but they have hearts of gold. | Gross: (Rumbling begins in the distance). What really puts the film over the top, however, is a late story revelation that laughs from a child produce more power than screams. The list is endless. The story is a … What is without question, however, is the eternal brilliance of this film that surpasses fantasy and is one of the greatest films ever made in any genre. Thor (2011) ... 20… Stars: | It's a wonderful love story involving a strong heroine in the form of Keira Knightley, a ship of ghost pirates led by Geoffrey Rush, Jonathan Pryce fighting over his wig with an undead hand. The stuntman’s motives for telling the story in the first place are dubious as well. 745,559 Stars: Julia Ormond, Votes: | Cameron Diaz, Both parts of this Tarsem Singh directed film, full of beautiful fantasy images, evoke how magical the simple act of telling a story can be. Of course, all of that is disrupted when he and Mike are faced with what every monster fears the most, which is a child. As the characters themselves grow, the three actors playing them start making more challenging choices. | The last 20 years have produced some of the most wonderful Science Fiction staples in the form of films. The films also add so much of Tolkien’s lore to the original trilogy, and they do it with style. Thomas Kretschmann, Votes: | Gross: Animation, Action, Adventure. Through several cruel twists of coincidence, an all-out war soon erupts between them, with both sides judging the other without really knowing them. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world. Ariadna Gil, | Let us know in the comments which fantasy films from the last 25 years you’d put on your list. In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world. 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Will they succeed? “Be grateful for what you have, and never take it for granted” the film seems to say, because this person you think you’d prefer to be your mother could be a damn-you-to-hell witch. Director: Emily Watson, Beat that, Tree of Life! Side note- if you love this film as much as we do, then you should also check out its whiz popper of a sequel where Del Toro ups the fantasy through the roof. Since he's red, with a horned head and a huge stone hand, the allies nickname him “Hellboy.” Soon enough, he grows into Ron Perlman, and works for the (kind of secret) Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. This fantasy world has a great deal to offer—flying towers, doppelgangers, princesses and charms of immense power. In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. It has roots in horror for sure, but the perversion and double crossing of that genre pull it into delirious fantasy. A list of the best fantasy movies ever made. Described as a “musical comedy horror film in the farce tradition,” this Japanese gem directed by Takashi Miike in 2001 has it all. David Fincher 587,912 They are all unranked, because all of the people, movies, shows, comics, props (and so on) have equal standing for us. Best movie comedies of the last 20 years. Two words: Captain Jack. His response towards the end of the film of “Did what? We hope. Dealing with real issues while ascending moving staircases and waving wands is when the fantasy genre is at its best. Blindly point to any moment and it’s bound to be a classic: the characterization of the ring itself in the prologue, Andy Serkis, Sam fighting Shelob, Helm’s Deep, Andy Serkis, Gandalf vs. the Balrog, “I AM NO MAN”, every single moment Sir Ian McKellen is on screen, the charge of the Rohirrim, “I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you”, the beautiful sorrow of the Grey Havens, oh, and did we mention Andy Serkis as Gollum/Smeagol? John Lithgow, Votes: In the end, Charlie goes to live in a magical factory which is more a place of fantasy than acid trip terror, and he gets a classic Danny Elfman score to accompany him. What’s even better is that it’s a musical, full of songs that will stick in your brain whether you’ve watched it once or ten or one hundred times. We, the viewers, are made to feel complicit right alongside the shirt and tie control room operators, except luckily enough for us, we stand less likely to be eaten by a mer-man. Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. Bryan Singer What are yours? Johnny Depp, Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Goodnight…” may be Gambon’s finest line delivery in the series. Ray Winstone, He plays with them one last time before gifting them to a bright young girl who will treasure them. Well, it is if you read the rules. March 9th, 2019 ... Best Movies Ever Movies. Guillermo del Toro Hayao Miyazaki Heath Ledger, Early in the film, night descends and a ghostly boat arrives on the shore. They’ve reduced the world to an apocalyptic wasteland and are going to wipe out humanity just like they wiped out the dinosaurs. Every single time you think the film has gone as far as it’s going to go, you are proven wrong. Tim Burton Elijah Wood, Animation, Adventure, Comedy. Stars: Will they solve the mystery of all of these dead bodies? Director Guillermo Del Toro shows off his own magic in this origin story that enriches the genre with tales of the occult, a gallery of Hellboy’s fantastic co-workers, clockwork Nazi assassins, a pitch perfect appearance from master actor John Hurt, and eternal questions of destiny and purpose. $218.08M, PG-13 April 14, 2016 Updated: April 14, 2016 10:41 a.m. ... His movies are harsh and honest, and this one was one of his best. ALL THE LISTS! It’s not just his cigar chomping wisecracks, as great as they are—it’s the staggering vulnerability he’s able to convey through all of the makeup and prosthetics. | Gross: Angelina Jolie, | Another masterpiece from Miyazaki, and another fantasy movie dealing with a young heroine being whisked way to a world of fantasy! | | 201 min Long before Emilia Clarke arose from Khal Drogo’s pyre, we had this film that will get you as dragon-high as you could possibly wish. Director: In one of Pixar’s earlier efforts, they took their “X have feelings too” formula to a magical place, exploring the monsters under your bed as well as the company politics that put them there. Welcome to Rotten Tomatoes’ compendium of cinema’s best-reviewed tales of swords and sorcery, fire and ice, and dungeons and…you get the idea. Ian McKellen, Votes: Geoffrey Rush, During her quest, she scrubs floors in a magical bathhouse, rides a dragon that can turn into a boy, and meets a truly mystifying creature called No-Face. | | If not even a little bit of this sounds interesting to you, you may be reading the wrong list. | | It pulls no punches in its lessons, and even though the animation is sublimely beautiful, the dark truths about mothers and daughters are quite hard to bear. Terry Gilliam | Gross: In terms of the fantasy genre, this is the map you follow. 125 min According to the Academy Awards the following fantasy movies are worthy of acting, directing or screenwriting nominations: 1995 -- Toy Story 2000 -- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2001 -- Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring 2001 -- Shrek [Winner: Best Animated Film] 2001 -- Moulin Rouge 2001 -- Monsters Inc. 2002 -- Ice Age Anne Hathaway, Votes: Brandon Routh, Come for this scene, but stay for the way Diana marvels at seeing snow for the first time, her chemistry with Chris Pine’s Steve Trevor, a gorgeous backstory illustration of the Greek gods, Lucy Davis as Etta Candy and the always extremely 100% welcome anytime David Thewlis. They were so large in scope and ambition that this trilogy of films pretty much required an entire country to pull it off, and the world responded. Entering a rundown shack in the woods, they don’t see it as a slasher deathtrap. 612,899 Instead, it is a name that one of the protagonists has given to herself. Jennifer Saunders, Votes: The answer is both. Stars: Not an easy thing to accomplish. Top 10 Under-Appreciated Movies Of The Last 20 Years; 10 Instant Movie Classics Of The Last 10 Years; Top 10 Modern Horror Novels More Terrifying Than A… Top 10 Mystery Novels That Deserve A Movie Adaptation; Top 10 UFOs Caught On Video In Recent Years; Top 10 Best Movies From The Top Genres; Top 10 Animal Endlings: The Last Of Their Kind… Here is a list of what I feel are the best Fantasy films over the past decade. Suzanne Pleshette, Helena Bonham Carter, Stars: Tatsuya Gashûin, Sully is the company’s top producer of scares, and alongside his trusty producer/best friend Mike and his state-of-the-art-at-the-time blue fur, he does what he does best. That can be clicked on for more information about the film, it ’ s circus (?! 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