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Best Fantasy Movies of the 1990s
#1 The Green Mile (1999) · ★ 8.5 · 19,872 votes · 3h 9m · fantasy, drama, crimeA supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard…
#2 Princess Mononoke (1997) · ★ 8.3 · 9,321 votes · 2h 14m · fantasy, adventure, animationAshitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human…
#3 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) · ★ 8.3 · 1,970 votes · 1h 27m · action, fantasy, dramaSEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of h…
#4 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) · ★ 7.8 · 10,639 votes · 1h 16m · fantasy, animation, familyTired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken he…
#5 Porco Rosso (1992) · ★ 7.8 · 3,826 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, fantasy, adventureIn Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco…
#6 Ninja Scroll (1993) · ★ 7.8 · 784 votes · 1h 34m · action, fantasy, adventureJubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overth…
#7 Edward Scissorhands (1990) · ★ 7.7 · 14,073 votes · 1h 45m · fantasy, romance, dramaA small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.…
#8 Aladdin (1992) · ★ 7.7 · 12,267 votes · 1h 31m · fantasy, adventure, romanceIn the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and power-hungry Grand Vizier Jafar v…
#9 Beauty and the Beast (1991) · ★ 7.7 · 10,859 votes · 1h 24m · fantasy, romance, animationFollow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted…
#10 Dreams (1990) · ★ 7.7 · 599 votes · 1h 59m · fantasy, dramaEight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a…
#11 The Fifth Element (1997) · ★ 7.6 · 12,205 votes · 2h 6m · action, fantasy, adventureIn 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.…
#12 Groundhog Day (1993) · ★ 7.6 · 9,219 votes · 1h 41m · comedy, fantasy, romanceA cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself…
#13 Anastasia (1997) · ★ 7.6 · 5,703 votes · 1h 34m · fantasy, adventure, animationTen years after she was separated from her family, an eighteen-year-old orphan with vague memories of the past sets out to Paris in hopes of reuniting with her grandmother. She is…
#14 A Little Princess (1995) · ★ 7.6 · 1,074 votes · 1h 37m · fantasy, drama, familyWhen her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the se…
#15 Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995) · ★ 7.6 · 955 votes · 0h 55m · action, fantasy, science-fictionNot paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta…
#16 Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990) · ★ 7.6 · 778 votes · 0h 48m · action, fantasy, dramaBardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses t…
#17 Hercules (1997) · ★ 7.5 · 8,135 votes · 1h 33m · comedy, fantasy, adventureBestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along with his friends Pegasus, a f…
#18 The Crow (1994) · ★ 7.5 · 4,675 votes · 1h 42m · action, fantasy, thrillerExactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from t…
#19 The Double Life of Véronique (1991) · ★ 7.5 · 914 votes · 1h 38m · fantasy, romance, dramaVéronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the tw…
#20 Memories (1995) · ★ 7.5 · 608 votes · 1h 53m · fantasy, science-fiction, animationThree back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.…
#21 Interview with the Vampire (1994) · ★ 7.4 · 6,611 votes · 2h 3m · fantasy, drama, horrorA vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.…
#22 Meet Joe Black (1998) · ★ 7.4 · 5,957 votes · 2h 58m · fantasy, romance, dramaBill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In…
#23 Being John Malkovich (1999) · ★ 7.4 · 4,983 votes · 1h 53m · comedy, fantasy, dramaOne day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling…
#24 Kirikou and the Sorceress (1998) · ★ 7.4 · 1,192 votes · 1h 11m · fantasy, adventure, animationDrawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.…
#25 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · ★ 7.4 · 1,171 votes · 1h 26m · comedy, fantasy, dramaA retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Chri…
#26 The Secret Garden (1993) · ★ 7.4 · 1,014 votes · 1h 41m · fantasy, drama, familyA young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due…
#27 Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost (1999) · ★ 7.4 · 509 votes · 1h 10m · comedy, fantasy, animationScooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored to have been a witch.…
#28 Army of Darkness (1992) · ★ 7.3 · 3,691 votes · 1h 29m · comedy, fantasy, horrorAsh, a handsome, shotgun-toting, chainsaw-armed department store clerk, is time warped backwards into England's Dark Ages, where he romances a beauty and faces legions of the undea…
#29 What Dreams May Come (1998) · ★ 7.3 · 2,615 votes · 1h 53m · fantasy, romance, dramaAfter Chris Nielsen dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by his spirit guide, Albert. His new world is beautiful and can be whatever Chris imagines. Even his…
#30 Pleasantville (1998) · ★ 7.3 · 1,968 votes · 2h 4m · comedy, fantasy, dramaGeeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything…
#31 Dead Man (1995) · ★ 7.3 · 1,799 votes · 2h 2m · fantasy, drama, westernOn the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.…
#32 Delicatessen (1991) · ★ 7.3 · 1,700 votes · 1h 39m · comedy, fantasy, science-fictionIn a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town f…
#33 The City of Lost Children (1995) · ★ 7.3 · 1,256 votes · 1h 52m · fantasy, adventure, science-fictionA scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.…
#34 Jumanji (1995) · ★ 7.2 · 11,595 votes · 1h 44m · fantasy, adventure, familyWhen siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's been trapped inside the game fo…
#35 Sleepy Hollow (1999) · ★ 7.2 · 7,617 votes · 1h 45m · fantasy, thriller, dramaSkeptical young detective Ichabod Crane gets transferred to the hamlet of Sleepy Hollow, New York, where he is tasked with investigating the decapitations of three people – murders…
#36 Ghost (1990) · ★ 7.2 · 6,230 votes · 2h 7m · fantasy, thriller, romanceAfter a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.…
#37 Matilda (1996) · ★ 7.2 · 4,975 votes · 1h 38m · comedy, fantasy, familyMatilda Wormwood is an brilliant and intelligent little girl. Unfortunately, her parents, Harry and Zinnia, fail to see that fact. As time passes, she finally starts school and has…
#38 In the Mouth of Madness (1995) · ★ 7.2 · 1,995 votes · 1h 35m · fantasy, thriller, dramaAn insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far…
#39 Pom Poko (1994) · ★ 7.2 · 1,237 votes · 1h 59m · fantasy, adventure, animationThe Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide t…
#40 The Addams Family (1991) · ★ 7.1 · 5,190 votes · 1h 40m · comedy, fantasyWhen a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electr…