Best fantasy films 1991 – 2000 - Charts
Best fantasy films 1991 – 2000
1. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Yūko Tanaka, Yôji Matsuda
2. Groundhog Day (1993)
USA, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Cast: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: Henry Selick
Cast: Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara
4. Ninja Scroll (1993)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Cast: Kōichi Yamadera, Takeshi Aono
5. Dead Man (1995)
USA / Germany, Western / Drama
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer
6. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
USA / Germany, Fantasy / Horror
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci
7. Aladdin (1992)
USA, Animation / Family
Directed by: John Musker, Ron Clements
Cast: Robin Williams, Frank Welker
8. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Robert Redford
Cast: Will Smith, Matt Damon
9. Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1992)
India / Japan, Animation / Fantasy
Directed by: Yugo Sako, Ikkô Kobayashi
Cast: James Earl Jones, Shatrughan Sinha
10. Pleasantville (1998)
USA, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Gary Ross
Cast: Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon
11. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Taiwan / China, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Ang Lee
Cast: Yun-fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh
12. The Double Life of Veronique (1991)
France / Poland, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Cast: Irène Jacob, Philippe Volter
13. The Visitors (1993)
France, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Jean-Marie Poiré
Cast: Christian Clavier, Jean Reno
15. Prospero's Books (1991)
Netherlands / France, Fantasy / Drama
Directed by: Peter Greenaway
Cast: John Gielgud, Michel Blanc
16. Il Mare (2000)
South Korea, Romance / Fantasy
Directed by: Hyeon-seung Lee
Cast: Jung-jae Lee, Ji-hyun Jun
17. Hercules (1997)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito
18. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor
19. Meet Joe Black (1998)
USA, Romance / Drama
Directed by: Martin Brest
Cast: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins
20. The Addams Family (1991)
USA, Comedy / Mystery
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast: Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia
21. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Cast: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt
22. The Mummy (1999)
USA, Fantasy / Action
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz
23. Antz (1998)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
Cast: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd
24. Arizona Dream (1993)
USA / France, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Emir Kusturica
Cast: Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis
25. Batman Returns (1992)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito
26. The Man Who Read Music from Plates (1995)
Poland, Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Jan Jakub Kolski
27. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
UK / Japan, Drama / Horror
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh
28. The Hole (1998)
Taiwan / France, Drama / Musical
Directed by: Ming-liang Tsai
Cast: Kang-Sheng Lee, Kuei-Mei Yang
29. Wild Flowers (2000)
Czech Republic, Drama / Horror
Directed by: F. A. Brabec
Cast: Linda Rybová, Bolek Polívka
31. Phenomenon (1996)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Cast: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick
33. Faraway, So Close! (1993)
Germany, Fantasy / Drama
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Cast: Otto Sander, Peter Falk
35. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
USA, Family / Fantasy
Directed by: Brian Henson
Cast: Michael Caine, Frank Oz
36. A Chinese Odyssey Part 1 - Pandora's Box (1995)
Hong Kong / China, Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Cast: Stephen Chow, Karen Mok
37. Being John Malkovich (1999)
USA, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Spike Jonze
Cast: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz
40. Lilies (1996)
Canada, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: John Greyson
Cast: Marcel Sabourin, Matthew Ferguson
41. Blade (1998)
USA, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Stephen Norrington
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff
42. What Women Want (2000)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
Cast: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt
44. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
USA, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski
Cast: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany
45. Accumulator 1 (1994)
Czech Republic, Comedy / Sci-fi
Directed by: Jan Svěrák
Cast: Petr Forman, Edita Brychta
46. City of Angels (1998)
USA / Germany, Drama / Romance
Directed by: Brad Silberling
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan
48. A Chinese Odyssey Part 2 - Cinderella (1995)
Hong Kong / China, Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Cast: Stephen Chow, Athena Chu
49. What Dreams May Come (1998)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Vincent Ward
Cast: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr.
50. DragonHeart (1996)
USA, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Cast: Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis
51. Army of Darkness (1992)
USA, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Cast: Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz
52. Jumanji (1995)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Cast: Robin Williams, Jonathan Hyde
53. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Italy / UK, Comedy / Fantasy
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Cast: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer
54. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: John Carpenter
Cast: Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow
55. Kreator - Hallucinative Comas (1991)
West Germany, Documentary / Fantasy
Directed by: Andreas Marschall
Cast: Mille Petrozza
56. Sliding Doors (1998)
UK / USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Peter Howitt
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah
57. The Sea That Thinks (2000)
Netherlands, Fantasy / Drama
Directed by: Gert de Graaff
Cast: Bart Klever, Devika Strooker
58. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
USA / UK, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast: Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh
59. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (1996)
UK, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Terry Jones
Cast: Steve Coogan, Eric Idle
61. Death Becomes Her (1992)
USA, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis
62. Spawn 3: Ultimate Battle (1999)
USA, Animation / Fantasy
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Roberts
64. Deadly Maria (1993)
Germany, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Nina Petri, Katja Studt
65. Animals (1998)
USA, Romance / Fantasy
Directed by: Michael Di Jiacomo
Cast: Tim Roth, Mili Avital
66. A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
Hong Kong, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Tony Ching
Cast: Tony Chiu-wai Leung, Jacky Cheung
67. Babe (1995)
Australia / USA, Family / Comedy
Directed by: Chris Noonan
Cast: Miriam Margolyes, Hugo Weaving
68. Green Snake (1993)
Hong Kong, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Hark Tsui
Cast: Vincent Zhao, Maggie Cheung
69. The Book of Life (1998)
France / USA, Comedy / Fantasy
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Cast: Martin Donovan, Thomas Jay Ryan
70. Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose (1993)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Cast: Kotono Mitsuishi, Hideo Ishikawa
71. Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Kunihiko Ikuhara
Cast: Takehito Koyasu, Yuka Imai
72. The City of Lost Children (1995)
France / Germany, Fantasy / Sci-fi
Directed by: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Cast: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork
73. Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
France / Germany, Comedy / Adventure
Directed by: Claude Zidi
74. Out Live (2000)
South Korea, Drama / Action
Directed by: Yeong-joon Kim
Cast: Hyeon-joon Shin, Hee-seon Kim
75. The Secret of the Old Woods (1993)
Italy, Family / Fantasy
Directed by: Ermanno Olmi
Cast: Paolo Villaggio, Giulio Brogi
76. Sailor Moon S Movie: Hearts in Ice (1994)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hiroki Shibata
77. The Secret of Roan Inish (1994)
USA, Family / Fantasy
Directed by: John Sayles
Cast: Jeni Courtney, Pat Slowey
78. Malina (1991)
Germany / Austria, Drama / Mystery
Directed by: Werner Schroeter
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Carrière
79. Ah! My Goddess! The Movie (2000)
Japan, Animation / Drama
Directed by: Hiroaki Gōda
Cast: Ayako Kawasumi, Ikue Ōtani
82. Burning Paradise (1994)
Hong Kong, Adventure / Action
Directed by: Ringo Lam
Cast: Carman Lee, Sing Yeung
84. The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1993)
UK, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Dave Borthwick
Cast: Nick Upton, Frank Passingham
86. The Beautiful Story (1992)
France, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Claude Lelouch
Cast: Gérard Lanvin, Béatrice Dalle
87. New Seven Dragon Ball (1991)
Taiwan, Fantasy / Action
Directed by: Joe Chan, Leung Chung
Cast: Marilyn Chow, Chi Keung Chan
88. Calla (1999)
South Korea, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Hae-seong Song
Cast: Seung-heon Song, Hee-seon Kim
89. Slayers Great (1997)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hiroshi Watanabe
Cast: Megumi Hayashibara, Norio Wakamoto
90. The Bride with White Hair (1993)
Hong Kong, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Ronny Yu
Cast: Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung
91. X/1999 (1996)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Rintarō, Kōji Aritomi
Cast: Ken Narita, Tomokazu Seki
92. Dragon Ball Z Movie 8: The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Cast: Bin Shimada, Iemasa Kayumi
93. Slayers: The Motion Picture (1995)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hiroshi Watanabe, Kazuo Yamazaki
Cast: Megumi Hayashibara, Tesshō Genda
94. Toxic Crusaders: The Movie (1997)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Bill Hutten, Tony Love
Cast: Gregg Berger, Susan Blu
95. Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)
Thailand, Experimental / Fantasy
Directed by: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cast: Djuangjai Hirunsri
96. Slayers Return (1996)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hiroshi Watanabe
Cast: Megumi Hayashibara, Akio Ōtsuka
99. EverAfter (1998)
USA, Romance / Comedy
Directed by: Andy Tennant
Cast: Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston
100. The Ninth Gate (1999)
Spain / France, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Roman Polański
Cast: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella