Fantasy Films

The ABCs of 200 Live-Action Fantasy Films:

(I have seen the 90 live-action movies in bold.)

See also: My Top Sources of Fantasy Inspiration

Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
A: Arabian Nights Adventurers
    • Early Arabian Nights Films
      1. Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (1902) (French)
      2. Georges Méliès’s The Palace of The Arabian Nights (1905) (French)
      3. Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1917) (American)
      4. One Arabian Night (Sumurun) (1920) (German)
    • The Thief of Bagdad
      1. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
      2. The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
    • Kismet
      1. Kismet (1944)
      2. Kismet (1955)
    • Universal’s Arabian Nights Films
      1. Arabian Nights (1942)
      2. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
    • Sinbad
      1. Sinbad, the Sailor (1947)
      2. Captain Sindbad (1963)
      3. Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989)
    • Sinbad (Ray Harryhausen – Columbia Pictures)
      1. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
      2. The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
      3. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
    • Foreign Arabian Nights Films
      1. Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1967) (Soviet)
      2. Arabian Nights (1974) (Italian)
      3. Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves (1980) (Indian-Soviet)
      4. Les 1001 Nuits (Sheherazade) (1990) (French-Italian)
    • Animated
      • The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) (German)
      • The Singing Princess (1949) (Italian)
      • Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad (1962) (Japanese)
      • A Thousand & One Nights (1969) (Japanese)
      • Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982) (Japanese)
      • Disney’s Aladdin (1992) (U.S.)
      • The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) (U.S.)
      • Disney’s The Return of Jafar (1994) (U.S.)
      • Disney’s Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) (U.S.)
      • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) (U.S.)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
B: Barbarians
    • Robert E. Howard’s
      1. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
      2. Conan the Destroyer (1984)
      3. Red Sonja (1985)
      4. Kull the Conqueror (1997)
      5. Solomon Kane (2009)
      6. Conan the Barbarian (2011)
      7. Red Sonja (2025)
    • Others
      1. The Beastmaster (1982)
      2. Deathstalker (1983)
      3. Barbarian Queen (1985)
    • Animated
      • Fire and Ice (1983)
Boudica Warrior Queen (2003)
C: Celtic Warriors
    1. Boadicea (1927)
    2. Druids (2001)
    3. Boudica Warrior Queen (2003)
    4. The Gaelic King (2017)
    • Animated
      • Asterix the Gaul (1967)
      • Disney Pixar’s Brave (2012)
The Magic Sword (Saint George and the Dragon) (1962)
D: Dragon Slayers & Riders
    1. Fritz Lang’s Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924)
    2. Fritz Lang’s Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild’s Revenge (1924)
    3. The Magic Sword (Saint George and the Dragon) (1962)
    4. Dragonslayer (1981)
    5. DragonHeart (1996)
    6. Reign of Fire (2002)
    7. George and the Dragon (2004)
    8. I Am Dragon (2015)
    9. Damsel (2024)
    10. How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Faust (1926)
E: Enchantment & Sorcery Wielders
    1. Faust (1926)
    2. Beauty and the Beast (1946)
    3. Ladyhawke (1985)
    4. Willow (1988)
    • Animated
      • Disney’s Fantasia (1940) “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”
      • Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
      • Wizards (1977)
      • The Flight of Dragons (1982)
      • Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991)
      • Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
F: Fairyfolk
    • William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
      1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1935)
      2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1968)
    • Leprechauns
      1. Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
      2. Finian’s Rainbow (1968)
    • Jim Henson’s
      1. The Dark Crystal (1982)
      2. Labyrinth (1986)
    • 21st Century
      1. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
      2. The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
    • Animated
      • Disney’s Fantasia (1940) – “The Nutcracker Suite”
      • FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
      • Thumbelina (1994)
      • The Secret of Kells (2009)
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
G: Giant Killers
    1. Edison Studios Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)
    2. Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
    3. Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
    4. Disney’s Into the Woods (2014)
    • Animated
      • Disney’s Fun and Fancy Free (1947) – “Mickey and the Beanstalk”
Masters of the Universe (2026)
H: He-Men Legends
    1. Flash Gordon (1980)
    2. Masters of the Universe (1987)
    3. Edgar Rice Burroughs’s The Barsoom Series Disney’s John Carter (2012)
    4. Masters of the Universe (2026)
Highlander (1986)
Highlander (1986)
I: Immortals
    1. Highlander (1986)
    2. Highlander II: The Quickening “Renegade Version” (1991)
    3. Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1995)
    4. Highlander: Endgame (2000)
    5. Highlander: The Source (2007)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
J: Jungle Explorers
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs’
      1. Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes (1918) and seven other silent films
      2. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), Tarzan and His Mate (1934), and ten other films in that series
      3. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and several other film series and individual films
      4. The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
    • Sheena: Queen of the Jungle
      1. Sheena (1984)
    • Jumanji
      1. Jumanji (1995)
      2. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
      3. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
      4. Jumanji (2026)
    • Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book
      1. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
Excalibur (1981)
Excalibur (1981)
K: Knights
    1. The Crusades (1935)
    2. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949)
    3. Ivanhoe (1952)
    4. Knights of the Round Table (1953)
    5. Prince Valiant (1954)
    6. Camelot (1967)
    7. Lancelot Of The Lake (1974)
    8. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
    9. Excalibur (1981)
    10. Sword of the Valiant (1984)
    11. First Knight (1995)
    12. Prince Valiant (1997)
    13. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
    14. Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
    15. The Green Knight (2021)
Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
L: Lost Boys & Lost Girls
    1. Peter Pan (1924)
    2. Peter Pan (1955)
    3. Hook (1991)
    4. Peter Pan (2003)
    5. Pan (2015)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
M: Middle Earthers
    • The Lord of the Rings
      1. The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
      2. The Two Towers (2002)
      3. The Return of the King (2003)
    • The Hobbit
      1. An Unexpected Journey (2012)
      2. The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
      3. The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    • Animated
      • The Hobbit (1967)
      • The Hobbit (1977)
      • The Lord of the Rings (1978)
      • The Return of the King (1980)
      • The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
N: Narnians
    1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
    2. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
    3. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
    • Animated
      • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1979)
Oz The Great and Powerful (2013)
Oz The Great and Powerful (2013)
O: Ozians
    1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
    2. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    3. Disney’s Return to Oz (1985)
    4. Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful (2013)
    5. Wicked (2024)
    6. Wicked: For Good (2025)
The Princess Bride (1987)
P: Princesses & Princes
    1. Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
    2. The Princess Bride (1987)
    3. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
    4. Cinderella (2015)
    • Animated
      • Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
      • Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959)
      • The Swan Princess (1994)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Q: Quest Campaigners
    1. The Holy Mountain (1973)
    2. The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
    3. Sorceress (1982)
    4. Krull (1983)
    5. The NeverEnding Story (1984)
    6. Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) (1987)
    7. The Fall (2006)
    8. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
R: Raiders & Pirates
    • Early
      1. Cabiria (1914)
      2. Captain Blood (1935)
      3. The Sea Hawk (1940)
      4. The Spanish Main (1945)
      5. Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island (1950)
      6. The Crimson Pirate (1952)
      7. Against All Flags (1952)
      8. Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
      9. The Buccaneer (1958)
      10. Kidnapped (1960)
      11. Swashbuckler (1976)
      12. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
      13. Cutthroat Island (1995)
      14. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
      15. The Pirates (2014)
    • Pirates of the Caribbean
      1. The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
      2. Dead Man’s Chest (2006)
      3. At World’s End (2007)
      4. On Stranger Tides (2011)
      5. Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
The Shape of Water (2017)
S: Seafolk & Selkies (Mermaids)
    1. The Loreley’s Grasp (1973)
    2. Splash (1984)
    3. The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
    4. Aquamarine (2006)
    5. Ondine (2009)
    6. The Mermaid (2016)
    7. The Shape of Water (2017)
    8. Blue My Mind (2017)
    9. Cold Skin (2017)
    10. The Lighthouse (2019)
    • Animated
      • Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid (1975)
      • Disney’s The Little Mermaid (1989)
      • Song of the Sea (2014)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
T: Thieves
    1. Robin Hood (1922)
    2. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
    3. Disney’s The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952)
    4. Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)
    5. Robin and Marian (1976)
    6. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
    7. John Irvin’s Robin Hood (1991)
    8. Beyond Sherwood Forest (2009)
    9. Robin Hood (2010)
    10. Robin Hood (2018)
    • Animated
      • Disney’s Robin Hood (1973)
Legend (1985)
Legend (1985)
U: Unicorn Whisperers
    1. Legend (1985)
    2. Nico the Unicorn (1998)
    3. Stardust (2007)
    4. The Secret of Moonacre (2008)
    • Animated
      • The Last Unicorn (1982)
The 13th Warrior (1999)
The 13th Warrior (1999)
V: Vikings
    1. The Vikings (1958)
    2. Erik The Conqueror (1961)
    3. The Long Ships (1964)
    4. Hagbard and Signe (The Red Mantle) (1967)
    5. The Viking Saga (1995)
    6. The 13th Warrior (1999)
    7. Dark Kingdom (2004)
    8. Pathfinder (2007)
    9. Viking (2016)
    10. The Northman (2022)
    • Animated
      • How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
W: Wizards
    • Harry Potter
      1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001)
      2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
      3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
      4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
      5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
      6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
      7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
      8. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)
    • Fantastic Beasts
      1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
      2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
      3. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Doctor Who – “Marco Polo” (1964)
X: Xanadu Explorers
    1. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
    2. The Conqueror (1956)
    3. Marco the Magnificent (1965)
    4. The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo on His Journeys to the Ends of the Earth (1998)
Gulliver's Travels (1996)
Gulliver’s Travels (1996)
Y: Yahoo Traveler & Wonderland Visitor
    • Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (1726 book)
      1. Gulliver’s Travels (1939)
      2. Gulliver’s Travels (1996)
    • Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865 book)
      1. Alice in Wonderland (1903)
      2. Alice in Wonderland (1999)
The Legend of Zelda (2027)
Z: Zelda – Hylians
    1. The Legend of Zelda (2027)
    • Animated
      • The Legend of Zelda (1989)
      • Captain N: The Game Master (1989-1991)