Best fantasy action films - Charts
Best fantasy action films
1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen
4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery
5. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
USA / New Zealand, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen
7. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
8. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
9. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
10. Castle in the Sky (1986)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Keiko Yokozawa, Mayumi Tanaka
11. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush
13. Ninja Scroll (1993)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Cast: Kōichi Yamadera, Takeshi Aono
14. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
15. Berserk: Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
16. Baelin's Route: An Epic NPC Man Adventure (2021)
New Zealand, Short / Fantasy
Directed by: Adam King, Alan Morrison
Cast: Rowan Bettjeman, Phoenix Cross
18. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw
19. Clash of the Titans (1981)
UK / USA, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Desmond Davis
Cast: Harry Hamlin, Burgess Meredith
20. Avatar (2009)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
21. The Avengers (2012)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner
22. Berserk: Golden Age Arc III - Descent (2013)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Aki Toyosaki
23. Kung Fury (2015)
Sweden, Short / Action
Directed by: David Sandberg
Cast: David Sandberg, Jorma Taccone
24. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
25. Darth Maul: Apprentice (2016)
Germany, Short / Fantasy
Directed by: Shawn Bu
Cast: Mathis Landwehr, Ben Schamma
26. Berserk: Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Kôichi Hatsumi
Cast: Aki Toyosaki, Nobuyuki Katsube
27. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
USA / Australia, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston
28. Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō
30. Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie (2021)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Sunghoo Park
Cast: Yûichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai
31. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Jay Oliva, Takuo Tominaga
Cast: Ron Perlman, Nathan Fillion
32. Attack On Titan OVA: A Choice with No Regrets (2014)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki, Shintarō Itoga
Cast: Romi Paku, Daisuke Ono
34. InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiya Shinohara
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Hōko Kuwashima
35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Taiwan / China, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Ang Lee
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh
36. Iron Man Three (2013)
USA / China, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: Shane Black
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow
37. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
USA / New Zealand, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
38. One Punch Man: Road to Hero (2015)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: 夏目真悟
Cast: Kaito Ishikawa, Shin'ya Hamazoe
39. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
41. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
42. Expand Your Mind: An IMAX 3D Exclusive First Look (2016)
USA, Short / Action
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
43. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Cast: Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards
44. Darker than Black: The Black Contractor - Gaiden (2010)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tensai Okamura, Toshinori Narita
Cast: Iemasa Kayumi, Ryōta Takeuchi
45. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor
46. Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hayato Date
Cast: Nana Mizuki, Noriaki Sugiyama
47. The Mummy (1999)
USA, Fantasy / Action
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz
48. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Cast: Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen
49. The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008)
USA, Comedy / Action
Directed by: Matt Vancil
Cast: Carol Roscoe, Matt Vancil
50. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Soma Santoki, Takuya Kimura
52. One Piece Film: Z (2012)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tatsuya Nagamine
Cast: Ikue Ōtani, Kazuya Nakai
53. Attack on Titan Season 2 the Movie: The Roar of Awakening (2018)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki, Masashi Koizuka
Cast: Marina Inoue, Yūki Kaji
54. Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow (2014)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki
Cast: Yūki Kaji, Masahiko Tanaka
55. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue
Cast: Ayumi Itō, Maaya Sakamoto
56. Saga of Tanya the Evil Movie (2019)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yutaka Uemura
Cast: Aoi Yūki, Saori Hayami
57. Boruto: The Naruto Movie (2015)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Hiroyuki Yamashita
Cast: Daisuke Namikawa, Nana Mizuki
58. Batman Returns (1992)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito
59. Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Noriyuki Abe
Cast: Romi Paku, Yuki Matsuoka
60. InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Toshiya Shinohara, Hirofumi Ogura
Cast: Fumiko Orikasa, Hōko Kuwashima
61. Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: 黒田義之
Cast: 若山富三郎, Renji Ishibashi
62. Attack on Titan: The Wings of Freedom (2015)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tetsurō Araki
Cast: Yūki Kaji, Masahiko Tanaka
64. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village (2023)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō
66. Spider-Man (2002)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe
68. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Paul Briggs, Don Hall
Cast: Kelly Marie Tran, Alan Tudyk
69. No Game, No Life: Zero (2017)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Atsuko Ishizuka
Cast: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano
71. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
China / Hong Kong, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Yimou Zhang
Cast: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau
72. Highlander (1986)
USA / UK, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart
73. The Knight of Hope (2019)
Czech Republic, Short / Action
Directed by: Lukáš Kratochvíl, Martin Tureček
Cast: Veronika Malá
74. The Lego Movie (2014)
USA / Denmark, Animation / Action
Directed by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Cast: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks
75. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
UK / USA, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Don Chaffey
Cast: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack
76. A Chinese Odyssey Part 1 - Pandora's Box (1995)
Hong Kong / China, Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Cast: Stephen Chow, Karen Mok
77. Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (2006)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Noriyuki Abe
Cast: Fumiko Orikasa, Romi Paku
78. Naruto Shippûden: The Movie 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire (2009)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: むらた雅彦
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Nana Mizuki
79. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
UK / USA, Family / Fantasy
Directed by: Nathan Juran
Cast: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant
80. Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Noriyuki Abe
Cast: Aya Hirano, Fumiko Orikasa
81. Road of Naruto (2022)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yoshifumi Sasahara, Masaharu Watanabe
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama
82. Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tatsuya Nagamine
Cast: Bin Shimada, Masako Nozawa
83. Brave (2012)
USA, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Cast: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly
85. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
USA, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst
86. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Sibling's Bond (2019)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki
Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Hiro Shimono
87. Blade (1998)
USA, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff
88. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
USA, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom
89. Dragon Ball Z Movie 12: Fusion Reborn (1995)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Naoko Watanabe
90. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kenji Nagasaki
Cast: Kaito Ishikawa, Yūki Kaji
91. Thor (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston
92. Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017)
India, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: S.S. Rajamouli
Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati
93. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill
94. A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
Hong Kong, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Tony Ching
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Ma Wu
95. Constantine City of Demons: The Movie (2018)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Doug Murphy, Seungkyung Lee
Cast: Matt Ryan, Emily O'Brien
96. Naruto: Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2004)
Japan, Animation / Action
Cast: Noriaki Sugiyama, Isshin Chiba
97. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To the Hashira Training (2024)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Haruo Sotozaki
Cast: Akari Kitō, Natsuki Hanae
98. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
UK / West Germany, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Cast: John Neville, Eric Idle
99. Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Tensai Okamura
Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama
100. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Sam Wanamaker
Cast: Patrick Wayne, Taryn Power