My top Fantasy movies.


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Great movies for those with creative imaginations.

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The Wizard of Oz (1939,  G)
The Wizard of Oz
A true ageless movie all the way! great performances, spectacular settings and of course Judy Garland whom is just gorgeous as Dorothy Gale, this is one of those movies that gets better with age and it's still the greatest fantasy movie of them all with "Lord of the Rings".
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The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001,  PG-13)
The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring
Sheer perfection at it's finest! The entire trilogy happens to be the greatest trilogy in the history of films since the classic "Star Wars" trilogy or "Indiana Jones".

Peter Jackson sure knew how to bring Tolkein's creation to life on the big screen.
3
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003,  PG-13)
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The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002,  PG-13)
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The Dark Crystal (1982,  PG)
The Dark Crystal
A timeless fantasy masterpiece of the 80's! Jim Henson and Frank Oz has crafted a smart and visually stunning fantasy epic that will become a classic for ages to come.

Can't wait for the sequel!@
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977,  PG)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Simply the greatest movie of all time! in my humble opinion, 'nuff said.
7
Conan the Barbarian (1982,  R)
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004,  PG)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Easily the strongest movie of the franchise! thanks to the talented Alfonso Cauron to bring the novel to the big screen in a grand fashion. Gary Oldman was perfect for Sirius Black and it's pure magic all the way.
9
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007,  PG-13)
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King Kong (1933,  Unrated)
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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982,  PG)
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The Princess Bride (1987,  PG)
The Princess Bride
Awesome fantasy comedy epic from Rob Reiner is one of the greatest and funniest movies of it's genre.

No words can describe how great this movie is, it's a must see movie.
13
Heavy Metal (1981,  R)
Heavy Metal
Awesome animated Sci-fi, horror and fantasy anthology with great animation for it's time, a spectacular soundtrack, gore, eroticism and sexy animated babes such as Taarna the platinum blonde warrior gal.

One of my favorites, should be seen to believe.
14
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth) (2006,  R)
El Laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)
A remarkable work of art! This happens to be Guillermo Del Toro's masterpiece. A nice mix of fantasy, horror, and world war II drama in this Spanish-Mexican import that happens to be one of the greatest movies of the new century.

Don't miss it!
15
Big Trouble in Little China (1986,  PG-13)
Big Trouble in Little China
Ah you know what ole Jack Burton says? awesome fantasy comedy adventure movie from John Carpenter that is quite a perfect movie for anyone to enjoy especially the whole family.
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Hellboy (2004,  PG-13)
Hellboy
Phenomenal horror fantasy comedy adventure from Guillermo Del Toro and comic creator Mike Mignola! This is one of the most unique movies of it's kind with great make-up effects, special effects galore and spectacular stunts with a dark sense of humor.

A must see! also read the comics and check out the animated movies, the sequel shall be kickass.
17
The NeverEnding Story (1984,  PG)
The NeverEnding Story
Brilliant fantasy classic! It may not be true to the excellent novel by Michael Ende but it's a movie to open up your eyes and imagination.
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Superman (1978,  PG)
Superman
Still the greatest of all comic book movies! Christopher Reeve totally nails the role of Superman and Clark Kent, Richard Donner was perfect directing this movie and the special effects were great for it's day.

It's a super cinematic experience no one should miss.
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Ghost Busters (Ghostbusters) (1984,  PG)
Ghost Busters (Ghostbusters)
The best movie of the 80's! always has been a masterpiece of comedy and fantasy since it's debut in 1984 and has become a pop phenomenon thanks to it's originallity and ideas with humor.
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The Crow (1994,  R)
The Crow
One of the true greats! a wonderful mix of horror, action, fantasy and drama infleunced by the brilliant graphic novel. This gothic and stirring film is pure brilliance all the way, an all time favorite of mine that has to be seen to believe.
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Army of Darkness (1993,  R)
Army of Darkness
Phenomenal fantasy comedy adventure! that's right folks, it's more of a fantasy-comedy-adventure movie then a horror flick like the last two "Evil Dead" movies.

This is one of the biggest cult movies of our time, Sam Raimi did a great job directing this movie and Bruce Campbell is awesome as usual. Funny and exciting at the same time with plenty of action, the Evil Dead series went out with a bang on this one.
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Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi) (2001,  PG)
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
Miyzaki's most engaging masterpiece yet! i think this is the greatest movie he's ever done, a wonderfully crafted fairy tale of a movie that you won't forget.
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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983,  PG)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Easily the weakest of the classic trilogy but still a strong finale entry, the OT certainly went out with a bang on this one despite the Ewoks.
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Wizards (1977,  PG)
Wizards
Very cool Sci-fi fantasy animated adventure from Ralph Bakshi as it's one of the best cult animated movies ever.

Good animation design with some rotoscoping, bizarre imagery, graphic animated violence and fairy babes such as Ellinore.
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Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) (1999,  PG-13)
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Fire and Ice (1983,  PG)
Fire and Ice
Simply one of the coolest animated fantasy epics around! This is Ralph Bakshi's second finest movie besides "American Pop", it's got action, hot animated chicks and stylish visual animation.

I adored this since i was a kid, a must see for fantasy lovers and animation fans alike.
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The Secret of NIMH (1982,  G)
The Secret of NIMH
A true animated movie of the 80's and probably the best of it's time! a timeless and unique animated fantasy jewel from Don Bluth truly captivates the viewer to another world of wonder and magic through animation. I loved this since i was little in the 80's and i still love it!
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The Flight of Dragons (1982,  G)
The Flight of Dragons
Absorbing and magical animated feature from the makers of "The Hobbit" and "The Last Unicorn", it's their greatest movie yet. Great voict acting by John Ritter, Harry Morgan and James Earl Jones and plenty of action with intelligence and wit makes this a winner.
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The Last Unicorn (1982,  G)
The Last Unicorn
A magical and unique animated fantasy epic with an all-star cast and solid storyline. It's a must see and one of the best fantasy epics around! for the guys there's a hot toon chick in this one.
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Highlander (1986,  R)
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Beetle Juice (Beetlejuice) (1988,  PG)
Beetle Juice (Beetlejuice)
My all time favorite Tim Burton movie! a great horror fantasy comedy with an excellent performance by Michael Keaton as the title character.
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King Kong (2005,  PG-13)
King Kong
Brilliant remake that manages to improve over that terrible 1976 attempt and be as good as the original classic. Peter Jackson delivers an exciting if overlong and brilliant reincarnation of a masterpiece.
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971,  G)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
One of the true great fantasy movies of all time! Gene Wilder really nailed the role as Willy Wonka and is a classic all the way.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002,  PG)
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Willow (1988,  PG)
Willow
Phenomenal and underrated fantasy epic from George Lucas and Ron Howard. This is the "Lord of the Rings" of the 80's, the score by James Horner is outstanding and it's packed with spectacular action and special effects.

Those Brownies nearly steal the show with their humor.
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Excalibur (1981,  R)
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) (2001,  PG)
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Return to Oz (1985,  PG)
Return to Oz
An excellent film in it's own right! it's a worthy follow-up to the timeless classic "The Wizard of Oz" but only more to the books. Fairuza Balk in her debut gives a great performance as Dorothy Gale, the special effects are spectacular and it's geniunely creepy good fun for anyone.
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Joey (Making Contact) (1986,  PG)
Joey (Making Contact)
A magical, highly underrated and unique cult German supernatural horror fantasy drama modern fairy tale that is one of my favorite movies of all time since Junior High in the 90's. I saw this movie when i was 5 in 1986 in a theater in St. Louis and it scared the bejesus out of me even with that scary little bastard of a dummy. It's influenced by the movies of George Lucas with a bit of the stories of The Grimms Brothers and The Twilight Zone TV show as i always believe this is Roland Emmerich's best movie.

The story is about a 9 year old boy named Joey Collins played nicely by Joshua Morrell, he loves movies like Star Wars and E.T. as he has a big collection of the movie merchandise in his room and his dad just kicked the bucket. He lives in Virgina Beach City with his mother now in the suburbs near the beach, one night he gains telekinetic and psychic powers that enables him to make his toys including Star Wars figures come to life and even communicate with his dead dad on a toy Phone. However he becomes unpopular at school for the kids thinks he's crazy, one day he finds a creepy ventriloquist dummy in a old abandoned mansion that belong to a magician. He takes it home with him only to find it that is it possessed by a demon with powers like Joey's only stronger as it terrorizes the boy and threatens his mother, friends, enemies, teacher and city with demons from another dimension as the boy must end the madness.

It's a dark and not-too-sugar-coated modern fable with a nice edge of creepiness and some emotion with suprisingly good acting from Joshua Morrell and Eva Kryll. The dummy is the scariest one to hit the screen since Fats from Magic, it nicely uses some movie references in a playful non-spirited and non-sarcastic kind of way as this movie is really about the imagination of a 9 year old boy who dreams of living in his favorite movies like Star Wars and E.T. yet it brings out the child in anyone who had that same idea as a child to live out their favorite movies.The film is also about learning how to cope with death and learning about it and of course the power of the heart, it offers good lessons about life as well and i think it's far better then Emmerich's hollywood stuff.

A must see even on Youtube!
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Pinocchio - Walt Disney (1940,  G)
Pinocchio - Walt Disney
A true animated masterpiece! one of the all time best movies and best animated features ever. Loved this since i was a kid in the 80's! this movie will live in my heart forever.
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Edward Scissorhands (1990,  PG-13)
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The Hobbit (1978,  Unrated)
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Superman II (1981,  PG)
Superman II
Nicely done sequel and the only great sequel of the series! the Richard Donner cut is even better.
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Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987,  Unrated)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Highly underrated and quite dark animated feature from 1987 and from the makers of "He-Man", "She-Ra", "Bravestarr", "Ghost Busters" and "Star Trek The Animated Series" Filmation. Featuring the voices of James Earl Jones, Ed Asner, Scott Grimes, Tom Bosley and Rickie Lee Jones, it's a well animated and well done animated movie that i remember seeing in a theater when i was a young boy and it scared the piss out of me especially that terrifying scene where Puppetino turns Pinocchio into a Puppet.

A must see especially on Youtube!
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Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust (2001,  R)
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Vampire Hunter D (Banpaia hantâ D) (1985,  Unrated)
Vampire Hunter D (Banpaia hantâ D)
Though not as excellent as it's sequel, this movie is a great introduction to the vampire slayer and his first adventure. Plenty of gore and action abound with bizarre animation, it's always been a personal favorite of mine since i was 11 back in 1993.
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The Goonies (1985,  PG)
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The Phantom Tollbooth (1970,  G)
The Phantom Tollbooth
An underrated cult masterpiece! one of my childhood faves that i still adore, i can't wait until this comes on DVD soon.
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Disney's Aladdin (1992,  G)
Disney's Aladdin
Great stuff! hilarious, wondefully animated and stunning all the way.

Sheer perfection at it's peak when it comes to Disney.
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988,  PG)
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Kaze no tani no Naushika (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind) (Warriors of the Wind) (1984,  PG)
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Starchaser - Legend of Orin (1985,  PG)
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Dark City (1998,  R)
Dark City
A dazzling, exicting and unique Sci-fi horror fantasy experience from Alex Proyas is spetacular and uplitfiting.
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The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958,  G)
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Jason and the Argonauts (1963,  G)
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005,  PG)
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Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Totoro) (1988,  G)
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (2008,  PG)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Love it or hate it, this is a true animated masterpiece with an original storyline.
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Mortal Kombat (1995,  PG-13)
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He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword (1985,  G)
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Krull (1983,  PG)
Krull
Fun campy Sci-fi fantasy adventure with an early appearence by the ever flawless Liam Neeson, this is a nice cross between "Flash Gordon" and "Excalibur".

Worth watching!
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Gremlins (1984,  PG)
Gremlins
An 80's masterpiece! Joe Dante with Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg have collabrated together to create one hell of a horror-fantasy-comedy that packs a wallop and good laughs.
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The Fifth Element (1997,  PG-13)
The Fifth Element
A kick ass Sci-fi fantasy comedy adventure ride from Luc Besson who brought you "Leon The Professional". Bruce Willis with Gary Oldman, Ian Holm and Milla Jovoich gave great performances and it's a non-stop funfeast for the eyes and imagination.

A must see! one of my all time personal favorites.
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Superman Returns (2006,  PG-13)
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006,  PG)
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The Black Cauldron (1985,  PG)
The Black Cauldron
Not as good as the books but a delightful and fun animated romp with sword and sorcery from Disney with a PG rating and some fine animation.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005,  PG-13)
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008,  PG)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
WOW! what a fantastic fantasy movie, so much better then "Golden Compass" and suprisingly quite dark for a family fantasy movie and violent too.

Recommended for both kids and adults alike.
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Stardust (2007,  PG-13)
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Dragonheart (1996,  PG-13)
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Rock & Rule (,  PG)
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005,  PG-13)
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Peter Pan (1953,  G)
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Peter Pan (2003,  PG)
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The Emperor's New Groove (2000,  G)
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Flash Gordon (1980,  PG)
Flash Gordon
One of the coolest, funniest and campiest Sci-fi movies of the 80's! I love they capture the comic strip from the 30's in a great fashion and that soundtrack by Queen is Awesome.
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Versus (2001,  Unrated)
Versus
Fun Japanese horror action fantasy loaded with gore, zombies, bullets flying, brains splattering and more. It's like John Woo meets "Dead Alive", great fun for every zombie fan.
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Merlin (1998,  PG)
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Lik Wong, (Riki-Oh - The Story of Ricky) (2002,  R)
Lik Wong, (Riki-Oh - The Story of Ricky)
Kick-ass manga based Hong Kong Sci-fi comedy action fantasy mix is the right mix of all genres presented with great gore and dark humor thrown.
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The Sword in the Stone (1963,  G)
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Transformers (2007,  PG-13)
Transformers
Awesome Sci-fi action adventure that nicely captivates the classic cartoon of the 80's in glorious fashion. Megan Fox is quite a looker in this movie!
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The Transformers - The Movie (1986,  PG)
The Transformers - The Movie
Cult animated Sci-fi classic, still a great movie with an awesome all-star voice cast and good animation.

Also check out the live-action movie.
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Batman Begins (2005,  PG-13)
Batman Begins
Brilliant reinvention of Batman as it was meant to be seen on the screen! Christopher Nolan is a genius and Bale was born to play Batman, ranks up there with "Superman The Movie", "Sin City", "300", "Spider-Man 2" and "X-Men" as one of the comic book movie greats. Can't wait for the sequel!
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Batman (1989,  PG-13)
Batman
Very good cinematic adaptation of the DC comics, though not as good as "Begins" and even though it's more of a Joker movie, it's still a very good movie in it's own right.
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Batman Returns (1992,  PG-13)
Batman Returns
The last really good live-action Batman movie before "Begins", i thought they did a nice and eerie job on the Bat mythos here even though they changed Penguin's origin. But it's good freaky fun for anyone who likes dark flicks.
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Hook (1991,  PG)
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La Cité des Enfants Perdus (The City of Lost Children) (1995,  R)
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Majo no takkyûbin (Kiki's Delivery Service) (1989,  G)
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Hauru no ugoku shiro (Howl's Moving Castle) (2005,  PG)
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Hellraiser (1987,  R)
Hellraiser
One of the best cult horror movies ever made! this supernatural Lovecraft-esque horror fantasy created a legendary horror icon named Pinhead and the film is a disturbing look through the mind of Clive Barker and it's a masterpiece.
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Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 (1988,  R)
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Final Fantasy VII - Advent Children (2006,  PG-13)
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Dragonslayer (1981,  PG)
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Suspiria (1977,  R)
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Phantasm (1979,  R)
Phantasm
A masterpiece of Sci-fi, horror and fantasy! it successfuly combines all three genres into one unique shocker that no one will ever forget. Angus Scrimm steals the show as the Tall Man, the film has a very HP Lovecraft-esque feel to it and atmosphere.

The Music is also haunting as well.
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Castle in the Sky (Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta) (1989,  Unrated)
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Porco Rosso (Kurenai no buta) (2003,  PG)
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Twice Upon a Time (1983,  PG)
Twice Upon a Time
Ingenous and extremely underrated cult animated fantasy feature for adults is from producer George Lucas, this has always been a favorite of mine for years. I wish they would release it on DVD and check out this wonderful gem on Youtube in it's uncut glory.

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  1. DrPhibes
    DrPhibes posted 533 days ago

    Great list! I can't understand why "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night" and "Twice Upon a Time" aren't out on DVD yet.