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Best Fantasy Movies of the 1970s
#1 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) · ★ 7.8 · 6,639 votes · 1h 31m · comedy, fantasy, adventureKing Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-La…
#2 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) · ★ 7.5 · 4,097 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, fantasy, familyWhen eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket t…
#3 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) · ★ 7.5 · 772 votes · 1h 32m · comedy, fantasy, dramaSinger-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock…
#4 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) · ★ 7.4 · 3,235 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, fantasy, horrorAfter getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr Frank-N-Furter and a variety of…
#5 Eraserhead (1977) · ★ 7.3 · 2,845 votes · 1h 29m · fantasy, horror, science-fictionFirst-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.…
#6 House (1977) · ★ 7.3 · 823 votes · 1h 28m · comedy, fantasy, horrorHoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that…
#7 Donkey Skin (1970) · ★ 7.2 · 569 votes · 1h 30m · comedy, fantasy, romanceA fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.…
#8 Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) · ★ 7.0 · 1,028 votes · 1h 57m · comedy, fantasy, adventureThree children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a t…
#9 The Rescuers (1977) · ★ 6.8 · 2,698 votes · 1h 18m · fantasy, adventure, animationTwo agents of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society search for a little orphan girl kidnapped by sinister treasure hunters.…
#10 The Lord of the Rings (1978) · ★ 6.6 · 1,093 votes · 2h 12m · fantasy, adventure, animationYoung Hobbit Frodo Baggins is thrown into an amazing adventure when he's tasked with destroying the One Ring, created by the dark lord Sauron. Frodo must travel in a small fellowsh…
#11 The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) · ★ 6.5 · 625 votes · 2h 19m · fantasy, drama, science-fictionThomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technolo…
#12 King Kong (1976) · ★ 6.3 · 952 votes · 2h 14m · fantasy, adventure, horrorAn oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.…
#13 Pete's Dragon (1977) · ★ 6.3 · 737 votes · 2h 8m · comedy, fantasy, animationPete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper…
#14 Zardoz (1974) · ★ 5.9 · 538 votes · 1h 46m · action, fantasy, thrillerIn the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.…
#15 The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) · ★ 3.4 · 522 votes · 1h 37m · fantasy, adventure, tv-movieLuke Skywalker and Han Solo battle evil Imperial forces to help Chewbacca reach his imperiled family on the Wookiee planet - in time for Life Day, their most important day of the y…