Fantasy Classics
AMC Movie List

Fantasy Classics

Which of these movies that helped shape modern fantasy is your favorite?

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1 King Kong
The movie introduced the world not just to giant monsters, but also to giant monsters wreaking havoc on New York City. 108 182
2 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The movie introduced the world to animated features and the concept of adapting children's fantasy for the big screen. 35 159
3 Jason and the Argonauts
This flick featured the first instance of a man fighting stop-motion animated beasts, courtesy of puppeteer Ray Harryhausen. 35 151
4 The Dark Crystal
Jim Henson posited that puppets aren't just for children -- a groundbreaking concept just beginning to take hold in the U.S. 32 162
5 Beauty and the Beast
Cocteau's movie created naturalism in fantasy, placing Beauty's real world in stark contrast to Beast's magic. 26 154
6 Edward Scissorhands
This flick spawned the term "Burtonesque," which describes a darkly stylized fantasy set in a modern world. 23 193
7 Excalibur
John Boorman's take on the Arthur myth set the sword and sorcery standard with its grittiness and romanticism. 21 151
8 Highlander
Amidst a sea of '80s fantasy, this one updated the genre's aesthetic by utilizing music-video editing techniques. 12 158
9 The Thief of Baghdad
Arguably the first fantasy movie, Thief of Baghdad made audiences fall in love with sprawling epics. -5 125
10 Lost Horizon
This James Hilton adaptation spawned a trope of eternal paradise locales, and made "Shangri-La" an everyday word. -24 120