Most popular Fantasy movies that are award winners or nominees

The Shape of Water(2017)

Combined Rating:
92
Combined Critics Rating: 92

At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.





Beetlejuice(1988)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 63

When a recently-deceased ghost couple find their now-vacant home invaded by an obnoxious family, they hire a sleazy ghost who gets rid of humans to help them.



Avatar: The Way of Water(2022)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.



The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

Combined Rating:
93
Combined Critics Rating: 90

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.



Avatar(2009)

Combined Rating:
92
Combined Critics Rating: 88

A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.



Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.



Star Wars(1977)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee, and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.



The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)

Combined Rating:
95
Combined Critics Rating: 93

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.



Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

Combined Rating:
75
Combined Critics Rating: 64

When Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. must follow in his father's footsteps to stop the Nazis from getting their hands on the Holy Grail first.



Pan's Labyrinth(2006)

Combined Rating:
95
Combined Critics Rating: 93

In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.



Suicide Squad(2016)

Combined Rating:
78
Combined Critics Rating: 68

A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.



The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe(2005)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 38

Four kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a mystical lion.



The Little Mermaid(1989)

Combined Rating:
52
Combined Critics Rating: 30

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



Beauty and the Beast(1991)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A young woman whose father has been imprisoned by a terrifying beast offers herself in his place, unaware that her captor is actually a prince, physically altered by a magic spell.



Conan the Barbarian(1982)

Combined Rating:
61
Combined Critics Rating: 44

A barbarian warrior sets off to avenge his parents and his tribe whom were slain by an evil sorcerer and his henchmen when he was a boy.



The Curious Case of Benjamin Button(2008)

Combined Rating:
86
Combined Critics Rating: 80

Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.



Ghost(1990)

Combined Rating:
49
Combined Critics Rating: 26

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



Camelot(1967)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 47

The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.



Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest(2006)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 71

Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.




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