Best Fantasy Movies of All Time

Fantasy films drive you to fairy tale places where events occur with magic, wonder, myth, escapism, and more. Want to learn a few spells and slay dragons? Read along to find out the best fantasy movies of all time. 

Jumanji 

You can experience a childhood adventure like a trip inside a board game with Robin Williams as your mentor in Jumanji. The film starts with a pandora’s box opened by siblings to play a supernatural game. They need to complete the game in order to reverse the curse of the previous player who was trapped before. The movie from start to end leads you to a magical board game untie a world of adventure. 

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 

One of the major leagues in the fantasy genre is The Lord of the Rings directed by Peter Jackson in 2001. The star-studded film cast includes Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis. The story covers the tale of  Dark Lord Sauron’s quest for a ring to reclaim his throne. On the other hand, the ring reaches the hand of Frodo Baggins, and his friends. They decided to go to Mount Doom in Mordor to destroy the ring completely. 

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

The movie is directed by Andrew Adamson with superb action sequences and it is inspired by C S Lewis’s novel series.  William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Skandar Keynes, and Georgie Henley are the four siblings in the film cast. The film begins with Lucy and her siblings finding a wardrobe that transports them to the mysterious kingdom of Narnia. They find out everything is predestined and join forces with Aslan, the mighty Lion to encounter an evil ice queen. 

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

One of the famous movie series loved by teenagers, children, and adults released in 2001 is based on JK Rowling’s books. The story begins with an orphan boy, Harry who discovers his parents were wizards and began his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Later, Harry and his friends started to fight the evil wizard Lord Voldemort. One of the sparking lines said by Dumbledore(school principal) to Harry is that “ Your mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love. Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark. To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.” Daniel Radcliff played the role of the main character, Harry throughout the entire film series.