Best Fantasy movies of 1980s

Actors : Patricia Arquette, Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Craig Wasson,
Directors : Chuck Russell,

A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

Actors : James Doohan, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley,
Directors : William Shatner,

Captain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy.

Actors : John Glover, Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Karen Allen,
Directors : Richard Donner,

A selfish, cynical T.V. executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Actors : Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin, Curt Bois, Bruno Ganz,
Directors : Wim Wenders,

An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal.

Actors : Tom Cruise, Tim Curry, Mia Sara, David Bennent,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

A young man must stop the Lord of Darkness from both destroying daylight and marrying the woman he loves.

Actors : Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown,
Directors : Russell Mulcahy,

An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".

Actors : John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfuss, Brad Johnson,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

Actors : Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Pat Carroll,

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.

Actors : Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Dan Aykroyd,
Directors : Ivan Reitman,

The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.

Actors : Michael J. Fox, Jerry Levine, Susan Ursitti, James Hampton,
Directors : Rod Daniel,

An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself turning into a werewolf.

Actors : Joshua Rudoy, John Lithgow, Margaret Langrick, Melinda Dillon,
Directors : William Dear,

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.

Actors : Robert Prosky, John Glover, Phoebe Cates, Zach Galligan,
Directors : Joe Dante,

The Gremlins are back, and this time, they've taken total control over the building of a media mogul.

Actors : Tony Goldwyn, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze,
Directors : Jerry Zucker,

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

Actors : Matthew Lawrence, Debbie Harry, David Forrester, Christian Slater,
Directors : John Harrison,

A young boy tells three stories of horror to distract a witch who plans to eat him.

Actors : Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, Olivia Newton-John, James Sloyan,
Directors : Robert Greenwald,

The story of a girl who makes dreams come true.

Actors : George Kennedy, Domenick John, Tom Savini, Lois Chiles,
Directors : Michael Gornick,

Three more bone-chilling tales that include a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a lake, and a hitchhiker who wants revenge and will not die.

Actors : Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright, Christopher Reeve,
Directors : Jeannot Szwarc,

A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

Actors : Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Kathryn Mullen,

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore order to his world.

Actors : Julian Sands, John Goodman, Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak,
Directors : Frank Marshall,

A species of South American killer spider hitches a lift to the U.S. in a coffin and starts to breed and kill.

Actors : Christine Hargreaves, Eleanor David, Bob Geldof, James Laurenson,
Directors : Alan Parker,

A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.