Netflix is one of the best streaming platforms to watch shows, movies, animation, etc. It is a streaming giant. Here we get all the types of genres from comedy to romance to science fiction. With that being said, here we have brought a complete list of 30 fantasy movies on Netflix.
And today we will be going through a small list of the best fantasy films you can watch on Netflix. There are many movies you can watch on Netflix and yet there will be many to watch…We will be seeing family-friendly films and some dark fantasies too.
30. Conan the Barbarian
- Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action
- Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow
- Directed by: John Milius
- IMDb: 8.7
Although Conan the Destroyer is no longer available on Netflix, Conan the Barbarian is a vast improvement. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Robert E. Howard’s renowned pulp hero in Pre-Terminator and reworks the character’s origin to make him more closely related to one of his main foes, Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones).
Conan develops into a powerful warrior after years of servitude. He even meets Valeria (Sandahl Bergman), a female who may be on par with him in combat. But Conan’s thirst for vengeance against Thulsa Doom might put his new love at risk.
29. The Scorpion King
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan
- Directed by: Chuck Russell
- IMDb: 8.7
It’s tough to help but draw comparisons between Dwayne Johnson’s breakthrough performance in The Scorpion King and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s starring act in Conan the Barbarian. This film was essentially made to cash in on Johnson’s fame as a wrestler and his inherent magnetism, which The Mummy Returns’ shoddy CGI was unable to cover.
The Scorpion King isn’t the current king in this prequel tale. He is simply Mathayus of Akkad, a fierce warrior who is determined to destroy the despot Memnon (Steven Brand). Although Mathayus is openly attracted to Cassandra (Kelly Hu), Memnon’s sorceress, her power to foretell the future suggests that Mathayus may not have a bright future of his own.
28. 47 Ronin
- Genre: Drama, Action, Fantasy
- Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki
- Directed by: Carl Rinsch
- IMDb: 8.7
In this 2013 movie, which has recently gained an audience on Netflix, the legend of the 47 Ronin is revived as a fantasy tale. In 47 Ronin, Keanu Reeves plays Kai, an orphan who is half English and half Japanese who works in Lord Asano’s (Min Tanaka) household. Despite being an outsider, Kai wins Mika (Ko Shibasaki), the daughter of Lord Asano.
Kai and the other Lord Asano’s now-masterless samurai devise a plan to confront Lord Yoshinaka Kira (Tadanobu Asano) and the evil witch Mizuki (Rinko Kikuchi) in order to exact revenge on their lord and reclaim their honor.
27. Monster Run
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Stars: Shawn Yue, Jessie Li, Kara Hui
- Directed by: Henri Wong
- IMDb: 8.7
Monsters are all too real in Monster Run, and Ji Mo (Jessie Li) has spent most of her life trying to convince herself otherwise. Ji Mo is only able to get out of being imprisoned in an asylum after discovering that she can see monsters by acting as though she couldn’t. She merely attempts to lead a normal life up until she meets Meng (Shawn Yue), a monster hunter.
She can no longer deny the existence of monsters once Ji Mo and Meng are together. Ji Mo discovers that, if she is fortunate enough to live long enough to see it through, she has a destiny to fulfil.
26. Troll
- Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Stars: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
- Directed by: Roar Uthaug
- IMDb: 8.7
In the Norwegian fantasy Troll, a fabled creature unexpectedly appears in the present. Professor Nora Tidemann (Ine Marie Wilmann)’s father, Tobias Tidemann (Gard B. Eidsvold), had suggested that trolls might actually exist. Sadly, Tobias’ academic career was cut short due to his opinions. But in the present, Tobias is proved right when a massive troll is found in Norway before it attacks.
Nora, Tobias, and their colleague Andreas Isaksen (Kim Falck) must either discover a means to speak with the troll or put an end to the menace that it poses because nothing the Norwegian army can hurl at it manages to slow it down.
25. A Monster Calls
- Director: J. A. Bayona
- Writer: Patrick Ness
- Genre: Fantasy/ Drama
- Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Lewis MacDougall, Liam Neeson
- IMDb Rating: 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
A Monster Calls is a dark fantasy drama movie of 2016 by Universal Pictures. The film was based on a novel with the same name. J. A. Bayona is the director and Patrick Ness is the writer. Tobby Kebbell, Liam Neeson, and other actors are in the movie. The box office collection of the movie was 4.73 crores USD.
Monster Call is about a boy named Conor who is dealing a lot more than a boy his age should not deal with. His mother is ill. Father is far away. This life takes a turn when an ancient and wild monster shows up at his windows one night. The monster guides Conor to go on a journey of faith and courage. This journey fuses reality and imagination.
24. Monster House
- Director: Gil Kenan
- Writer: Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab
- Genre: Horror/ Fantasy
- Cast: Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Jason Lee, Catherine O’Hara, Kathleen Turner, Fred Willard
- IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
Monster House is an American movie of 2006 directed by Gil Kenan. It is a computer-animated movie. It was filmed using motion capture. Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis are the producers.
The story is about three friends Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke, Sam Larner. They found out that one of their neighbors is a creature who means harm to the people around. But no one believes any word they say. So Mitchel, Spencer, Sam all three try to find a way to destroy the creature as Halloween approaches before it could harm any innocent person.
23. Chowder
- Director: C.H. Greenblatt
- Writer: C.H. Greenblatt
- Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy
- Cast: Nick Jones, Dwight Schultz, Jhon DiMaggio
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The story is based on a character named Chowder. It was revealed in 2017. Chowder and his adventures of every day. Friends Chowder entertains day – to day adventures.
22. The Spiderwick Chronicles
- Director: Mark Waters
- Writer: Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, John Sayles
- Genre: Fantasy/ Family
- Cast: Freddie Highmore, Sarah Bolger, Mary-Louise Parker, Martin Short, Nick Nolte, Seth Rogen, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn
- IMDb Rating: 6.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 62%
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a movie of 2008. This film was directed by Mark Waters. The movie was based on a book with the same name written by Holly Balck and Tony DiTerlizzi.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is of three children. One of them was named Jared (Freddie Highmore). He is a very naughty kid who does a lot of naughty things and he is a big troublemaker. So when his family shifts to a relative’s house and weird things start to happen. Everyone thinks it’s Jared behind that. But the reality is something else. Where Magical creatures are doing it. These creatures want a special book, A Feild To Fantastic creatures by Arthur Spiderwick.
21. Sucker Punch
- Director: Zack Snyder
- Writer: Zack Snyder
- Genre: Action/ Fantasy
- Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino
- IMDb Rating: 6.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 22%
The Sucker Punch was released in 2011. It’s a Zack Snyder movie. He is the co-writer with Steve Shibuya. Zack Snyder’s movies are the best films to watch.
The story is about a young woman named Babydoll (Emily Browning) who is retreated to a fantasy world where she is free to go anywhere she wants. She is very determined to fight for her freedom. In her journey she finds four women named Rocket, Blondie, Amber, and Sweet Pea they follow up. They all fight together for real freedom. They fight against Samurais, etc. Always waiting for what price they have to pay for their survival.
20. Bright
- Director: David Ayer
- Writer: Max Landis
- Genre: Action/Crime
- Cast: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Lucy Fry, Édgar Ramírez, Ike Barinholtz
- IMDb Rating: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 27%
Bright is a movie of 2017 directed by David Ayer. The film is in the present timeline but in a different world. A world where humans, elves, fairies, and orcs all of them coexist together.
Two police officers a human and an Orc police officer both work together on a night payrolling. They have their difference but they have to work together to protect a young elf and a relic that can destroy everything.
19. King Arthur: Legend Of The Swords
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Writer: David Dobkin, Joby Harold
- Genre: Fantasy/Drama
- Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law, Eric Bana
- IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 31%
The film is about Arthur whose father is murdered and his uncle Vortigern calms the crown. Arthur grows up in the back alley of the city and he didn’t know his true identity. But fate brings him to the pull of Excalibur’s sword from the stone. And Arthur becomes a great leader and an amazing fighter.
18. Bram Stoker’s Dracula
- Director: Francis Ford Coppola
- Writer: James V. Hart
- Genre: Horror/ Fantasy
- Cast: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves
- IMDb Rating: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
This version of Dracula is based on the novel written by Bram Stoker. It is a classic novel. It is a horror movie with a scary story.
Bram stoker’s Dracula is the story f how, Jonathan Harker, is assigned to a village which is in the mists of Eastern Europe. There he gets captured by Dracula. Dracula sees a picture of Haker’s betrothed, Mina Murray and decides to visit London.
17. OKJA
- Director: Bong Joon-ho
- Writer: Bong and Jon Ronson
- Genre: Adventure/science fiction
- Cast: Tilda Swinton Paul Day, Ahn Seo-hyun, Byun Hee-bong, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Yoon Je-moon
- IMDb Rating: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
This movie Okja a super pig is one the best fantasy movie. It has been nominated for Academy Awards. It is an animal liberation movie.
The story is about Okja who is a massive animal. Mija has been taking care of him for a long time but Okja later gets transported to New York and now Mija goes to save her friend from CEO who bought it.
16. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
- Director: Edgar Wright
- Writer: Bryan Lee O’ Malley
- Genre: Action/ Romance
- Cast: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 82%
The story has a heart-touching romance to it.
It is of Scott Pilgrim who is a guitarist in a band. He has no problem with getting girls. But has the problem of getting away from them. But once he meets Romana Flowers he gets to know that most of the troublesome baggage is her out of all of them. More like a video game.
He faces a whole bunch of ex-boyfriends who wants him to get away from her and get out of the list.
15. Big Fish
- Director: Tim Burton
- Writer: John August
- Genre: Fantasy/ Drama
- Cast: Ewan MacGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman
- IMDb Rating: 8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
Big Fish is a movie adapted from a novel with the same name written by Daniel Wallace.
Also, Big Fish starts when Edward Bloom becomes ill and his son starts to travel so that he can be with him. Edward always told stories to his son William, his son. But William wasn’t that sure how much he should believe the stories. So after his father’s death, William starts to find how much truth is there in his father’s stories.
14. Monty Python And The Holy Grail
- Director: Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones
- Writer: Monty Python Comedy Group
- Genre: Comedy/ Fantasy
- Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
It is one of the best fantasy movies you should watch. King Arthur and his knights go on a quest for the Holy Grail. Where they face an array of horror and Black Knight, a three-headed giant, and many things like a house of Virgins, a killer rabbit, etc.
13. The Witch’s Cruse
- Director: Riccardo Freda
- Writer: Ennio De Concini
- Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
- Cast: Kirk Morris, Hélène Chanel, Vira Silenti
- IMDb Rating: 5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: Na
The Witch’s Curse is a film of 1962 directed by Riccardo Freda. Witch’s cruse is about a witch who is burned by people in the mid-1500s in Scotland. The tree where she was buried standstill even after 100 years. The witch places a curse before she dies. The curse forced women to commit suicide.
12. Pan’s Labyrinth: El Laberinto De Faro
- Director: Guillermo Del Toro
- Writer: Guillermo Del Toro
- Genre: Dark Fantasy
- Cast: Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones
- IMDb Rating: 8.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Pan’s Labyrinth is a Spanish-Mexican movie of 2006 written and directed by Guillermo Toro.
The story is based in 1944 when a girl and her sick mother are sent to her stepfather to live with him. Her stepfather is a captain of the Spanish Army. One night a fairy shows up and takes the young girl to Labyrinth. There is gets to know that she is a princess but to prove her loyalty by surviving three tasks. And if she fails she will never be able to prove that she is the princess and will never get to see her real father.
11. The Old Guard
- Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Writer: Greg Rucka
- Genre: Action/ Fantasy
- Cast: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layn e, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Harry Melling, Veronica Ngo, Matthias Schoenaerts, Chiwetel Ejiofor
- IMDb Rating: 6.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
The Old Guard is a superhero film of 2020. It was directed by Gina Prince- Bythewood. The writer of the movie is Greg Rucka and the movie’s source material is from a comic book with the same name by him too.
The Old Guard is based on a group of people who are all centuries old. They are immortal and they have abilities as they can heal themselves. And someone gets to know about them. So, they fight to protect their freedom.
10. Fallen Stars
- Director: Brian Jett
- Writer: Brian Jett
- Genre: Drama
- Cast: Ryan O’Nan, Michelle Ang, Leslie Baker
- IMDb Rating: 5.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: Na
The Fallen stars is a movie of 2017 directed by Brian Jett. Fallen star is about the friendship that develops between Cooper and Daisy. Cooper is a melancholy bartender and still doesn’t know what he wants to do with his life. Whereas Daisy is bright but she is not that social with people and she is in her early twenties.
9. How To Train Your Dragon 2
- Director: Dean DeBlois
- Writer: Dean DeBlois
- Genre: Action/ Fantasy
- Cast: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gearard Butler, Craig Ferguson
- IMDb Rating: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
How to train your dragon is a film of 2014 a modern animation. t is the sequel to the movie How to Train Your Dragon which was released in 2010. It was filmed using motion capture. The box office collection of the movie was 62.15 crores USD.
The movie starts after 5 years since Hiccup and Toothless brought peace between dragons and Vikings of Berk. During one of their adventure, they find a cave which I filled with man wild dragons and they find a mysterious dragon rider too. Later we get to know that it was Hiccup’s mother Valka. Soon Hiccup and Toothless find themselves in a middle of a war where they have to protect Berk from a powerful warrior named Drago.
8. Monster Hunter
- Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
- Writer: Paul W. S. Anderson
- Genre: Action/ Monster
- Cast: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, CMeagan”T. I.” HaMeaganeagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, Jin Au-Yeung, Ron Perlman
- IMDb Rating: 5.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 45%
Monster Hunter is a movie of 2020 directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The movie is based on a novel with the name Monster Hunter by Capcom.
The story shows us how there is another world behind ours. And this world has monsters who rule their domain and mark strong. The story starts when Lt. Artemis and her soldiers get teleported there. There they see all these monsters and to fight them and get back to their world they team up with a hunter who knows how to fight all their dangerous monsters.
7. Stardust
- Director: Matthew Vaughn
- Writer: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn
- Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
- Cast: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O’Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro
- IMDb Rating: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
Stardust is a movie of 2007, a romantic fantasy adventure movie directed by Matthew Vaughn. The movie was written by Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn was the co-writer.
The movie is based on a novel by Niel Gaiman. A novel of 1999 with the name ‘Stardust’. Stardust is a movie where a young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) goes to the realm of fairies a magical realm to retrieve a fallen star, to win the heart of his love. But when he reaches there he doesn’t find a star or a space rock. He finds a woman, named Yvaine (Claire Dane).
Later he gets to know about a prince who wants to secure his throne by the star power. And there is an evil witch who wants to use Yvaine’s power to get beauty and youth.
6. Super Me
- Director: Zhang Chong
- Writer: Zhang Chong
- Genre: Drama/ Fantasy
- Cast: Darren Wang, Song Jia, Cao Bingkun
- IMDb Rating: 5.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: Na
Super Me is a film about a writer, Sang Yu. He has this dream of becoming a very successful screenwriter. And for that dream, he works day and night. After a point, he starts getting dreams where a demon wants to kill him. So, he starts to stay awake.
One day he finds out that he had the power of bringing his dream to reality. So a Gangster uses him to get his work done. And on the other side, Sang Yu gets his childhood crush too.
5. Journey 2: The Mysteries Island
- Director: Brad Peyton
- Writer: Brain Gunn, Mark Gunn
- Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy
- Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán, Kristin Davis
- IMDb Rating: 5.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 45%
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a movie from 2012. It is the sequel of the movie Journey to the Centre of the Earth, which was released in 2008.
The story starts with Sean Anderson who receives a signal from an island that is supposed to be inhabited. So he starts to track the source of the signal. Hank who is the stepfather of Sean joins him on the journey where they go to the south Pacific. As the film goes on the story unfolds many things about the island.
They get in a helicopter with the pilot, Gabato and the pilot’s daughter Kailani. Together they all set flight to the island, and they rescue the human inhabitants.
4. The Hobbit
- Director: Peter Jackson
- Writer: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
- Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Stephen Fry, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis
- IMDb Rating: Na
- Rotten Tomatoes: Na
The Hobbit is a series of movies. It has three stories in the series. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey which is of 2012, The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug of 2013, and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies of 2014. All these movies are based on a novel which was written by J. R. R. Tolkien.
All three movies act as a prequel to the Lord of the Rings.
3. We Can Be Heroes
- Director: Robert Rodriguez
- Writer: Robert Rodriguez
- Genre: superhero
- Cast: YaYa Gosselin, Lyon Daniels, Andy Walken, Hala Finley, Lotus Blossom, Dylan Henry Lau, Andrew Diaz, Isaiah Russel-Bailey, Akira Akbar, Nathan Blair, Vivien Blair, Priyanka Chopra Jonas
- IMDb Rating: 4.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 74%
We can be heroes is a movie of 2020. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.
The story is about young superheroes. In the film, Aliens attack earth and they capture all the superheroes. There are children of these superheroes at the Heroics Headquarters who all decide to get their superheroes free. One of them is Missy Moreno who is one of the main characters. They do that so that they can save their parents and save humanity.
2. Over The Moon
- Director: Sam Fell
- Writer: Audrey Wells
- Genre: Musical/Family
- Cast: Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, Ken Jeong, John Cho, Ruthie Ann Miles, Margaret Cho, Sandra Oh
- IMDb Rating: 6.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 60%
Over the moon is a movie of 2020. It is an animated film directed by Sam Fell and John Kahrs is the co-director.
The story is about a young girl. She has memories of her mother. And she builds a rocket and takes a journey to the moon so that she can meet a mythical moon goddess.
1. Mirai
- Director: Mamoru Hosoda
- Writer: Mamoru Hosoda
- Genre: Fantasy/ Adventure
- Cast: Moka Kamishiraishi, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Aso, Mitsuo Yoshihara, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Koji Yakusho, Masaharu Fukuyama
- IMDb Rating: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Mirai is a Japanese anime movie of 2018. The director and the writer of them are Mamoru Hosoda. Studio Chizu was the producer for this one. It is one of the best fantasy movies. The film’s structure is really good.
It’s about a boy named Kun who feels alone and forgotten by the family. And he feels that because all the attention is now for his little sister, Mirai.
And he decides to run away. In this way, he runs into a magical garden. Where he meets his mother but she was a little girl there. And then he meets his younger sister who is grown up. They both go on adventures and that gives Kun a different view of his younger sister now.
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