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IndieWire's 40 Best Fantasy Films

Indiewire's list description: "Home is behind; the world ahead." J.R.R. Tolkien's motto in "The Lord of the Rings" also captures one of the things that's so powerful and intoxicating about the art of movies itself: that feeling of leaping through the screen, leaving your life behind, and being immersed in something totally new. Escapism is often used as a dismissive term, even by those who use it endearingly. But the cinema has a capacity for escape unlike any other medium — shouldn't that be embraced?
The best fantasy filmmakers — Jean Cocteau, Guillermo del Toro, and Hayao Miyazaki, among so many others — understand the psychological power of escapism. Sometimes you need to step outside of yourself to look back in. The best escapist entertainments ultimately bring us back to ourselves...
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The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
2
Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Beauty and the Beast (1946)
7
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
8
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
9
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
10
Groundhog Day (1993)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
13
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
14
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
15
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
16
Orpheus (1950, Orpheus)
Orpheus (1950, Orpheus)
17
The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
18
Big (1988)
Big (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
19
A Little Princess (1995)
A Little Princess (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
20
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
21
The Holy Mountain (1973)
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
22
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
23
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Kwaidan (1964)
Kwaidan (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
25
The City of Lost Children (1995)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
26
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
27
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
A Christmas Carol (2009)
A Christmas Carol (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
29
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
30
The Neverending Story (1984)
The Neverending Story (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
31
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
32
Aladdin (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
33
Excalibur (1981)
Excalibur (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
34
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
35
Jumanji (1995)
Jumanji (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
36
Coraline (2009)
Coraline (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
37
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
38
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
39
A Ghost Story (2017)
A Ghost Story (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Enter the Void (2009)
Enter the Void (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
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