Criteria: These Top 10 Best Fantasy Movies for each year 2010 through 2019 includes films that contain 'unreal' earthly (or heavenly) locations, 'supernatural' human powers (Superheroes), and 'supernatural' entities (angels, wizards, ghosts, dragons, witches...) This list does NOT include Animated, Horror-Fantasy, or Science Fiction-Fantasy movies. These films were NOT chosen for how highly rated they are overall, but how they rate in the subject of "Fantasy Movie".
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Edited By: Lew
Last Updated: 2023-02-15
Top 10 Best Fantasy Movies by Year 2010-2019
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2019
1. Avengers: Endgame - (Anthony & Joe Russo) (Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans) 2. Spider-Man: Far From Home - (Jon Watts) (Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal) 3. The Kid Who Would Be King - (Joe Cornish) (Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Denise Gough) 4. Captain Marvel - (Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck) (Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson) 5. Dumbo - (Tim Burton) (Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green) 6. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil - (Joachim Rønning) (Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning) 7. Glass - (M. Night Shyamalan) (James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson) 8. A Dog's Journey - (Gail Mancuso) (Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Kathryn Prescott) 9. X-Men: Dark Phoenix - (Simon Kinberg) (James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender) 10. Above the Shadows - (Claudia Myers) (Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2018
1. Black Panther - (Ryan Coogler) (Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o) 2. Avengers: Infinity War - (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo) (Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth) 3. Aquaman - (James Wan) (Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman) 4. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - (David Yates) (Eddie Redmayne) 5. Mary Poppins Returns - (Rob Marshall) (Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw) 6. Psychokinesis - (Yeon Sang-ho) (Seung-ryong Ryu, Eun-kyung Shim, Jung-min Park) 7. The House with a Clock in Its Walls - (Eli Roth) (Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro) 8. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote - (Terry Gilliam) (Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce) 9. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle - (Andy Serkis) (Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett) 10. Every Day - (Michael Sucsy) (Angourie Rice, Justice Smith, Debby Ryan)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2017
1. The Shape of Water - (Guillermo del Toro) (Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins) 2. Thor: Ragnarok - (Taika Waititi) (Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett) 3. A Monster Calls - (J. A. Bayona) (Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones) 4. Wonder Woman - (Patty Jenkins) (Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright) 5. Spider-Man: Homecoming - (Jon Watts) (Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr.) 6. Bright - (David Ayer) (Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Lucy Fry) 7. Kong: Skull Island - (Jordan Vogt-Roberts) (Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson) 8. Justice League - (Zack Snyder) (Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa) 9. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword - (Guy Ritchie) (Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) 10. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales - (Joachim Rønning) (Johnny Depp)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2016
1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - (Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston) 2. Doctor Strange - (Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams) 3. Deadpool - (Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein) 4. The Jungle Book - (Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba) 5. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - (Eva Green, Asa Butterfield) 6. Captain America: Civil War - (Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson) 7. A Monster Calls - (Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones) 8. The BFG - (Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton) 9. Alice Through the Looking Glass - (Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter) 10. The Huntsman: Winter's War - (Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2015
1. Avengers: Age of Ultron - (Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo) 2. Cinderella - (Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden) 3. Crimson Peak - (Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston) 4. The Age of Adaline - (Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford) 5. The Last Witch Hunter - (Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie, Elijah Wood) 6. Pan - (Levi Miller, Hugh Jackman, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara) 7. Monster Hunt - (Baihe Bai, Boran Jing, Wu Jiang) 8. Mythica: The Darkspore - (Melanie Stone, Adam Johnson, Jake Stormoen) 9. Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal - (Kun Chen, Bingbing Li, Winston Chao) 10. Krampus - (Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2014
1. X-Men: Days of Future Past - (Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman) 2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier - (Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson) 3. The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies - (Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman) 4. Maleficent - (Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley) 5. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - (Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx) 6. Dracula Untold - (Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon) 7. The Giver - (Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep) 8. Viy - (Jason Flemyng, Andrey Smolyakov, Aleksey Chadov) 9. Seventh Son - (Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington) 10. Hercules - (Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2013
1. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - (Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage) 2. Iron Man 3 - (Robert Downey Jr., Guy Pearce, Gwyneth Paltrow) 3. Byzantium - (Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley, Caleb Landry Jones) 4. The Wolverine - (Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto) 5. Thor: The Dark World - (Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston) 6. Man of Steel - (Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe) 7. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - (Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Jon Daly) 8. Oz: The Great and Powerful - (James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz) 9. Jack the Giant Slayer - (Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor) 10. Beautiful Creatures - (Alice Englert, Viola Davis, Emma Thompson)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2012
1. The Avengers - (Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson) 2. The Amazing Spider-Man - (Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans) 3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - (Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage) 4. Snow White and the Huntsman - (Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron) 5. The Odd Life of Timothy Green - (Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams) 6. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 - (Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson) 7. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - (Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper) 8. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island - (Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine) 9. Underworld: Awakening - (Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley) 10. Wrath of the Titans - (Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2011
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson) 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - (Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane) 3. Midnight in Paris - (Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates) 4. Thor - (Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston) 5. Immortals - (Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Luke Evans, Stephen Dorff) 6. Sucker Punch - (Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish) 7. Green Lantern - (Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard) 8. Season of the Witch - (Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy) 9. Conan the Barbarian - (Jason Momoa, Ron Perlman, Rose McGowan) 10. Beastly - (Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, Dakota Johnson)
10 Best Fantasy Movies of 2010
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I - (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint) 2. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - (Ben Barnes) 3. Alice in Wonderland - (Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter) 4. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - (Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley) 5. The Sorcerer's Apprentice - (Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina) 6. Clash of the Titans - (Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes) 7. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - (Logan Lerman, Kevin McKidd) 8. The Troll Hunter - (Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen) 9. The Last Airbender - (Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone) 10. Nanny McPhee Returns - (Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes)