The 24 best Fantasy movies of the 1970s

1. 1

   Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

   directed by Terry Gilliam · 91 min · 7.8 6,588 votes

2. 2

   Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

   directed by Mel Stuart · 100 min · 7.5 4,059 votes

3. 3

   The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)

   directed by Víctor Erice · 98 min · 7.7 408 votes

4. 4

   House (1977)

   directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · 87 min · 7.3 819 votes

5. 5

   Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)

   directed by Václav Vorlíček · 82 min · 7.5 390 votes

6. 6

   The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972)

   directed by Luigi Comencini · 135 min · 7.5 327 votes

7. 7

   Donkey Skin (1970)

   directed by Jacques Demy · 90 min · 7.2 564 votes

8. 8

   Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

   directed by Robert Stevenson · 117 min · 7.0 1,048 votes

9. 9

   The Rescuers (1977)

   directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · 78 min · 6.8 2,720 votes

10. 10

    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)

    directed by Jaromil Jireš · 73 min · 7.0 319 votes

11. 11

    Heaven Can Wait (1978)

    directed by Buck Henry · 101 min · 6.7 457 votes

12. 12

    The Hobbit (1977)

    directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. · 77 min · 6.6 378 votes

13. 13

    The Lord of the Rings (1978)

    directed by Ralph Bakshi · 132 min · 6.6 1,081 votes

14. 14

    The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

    directed by Nicolas Roeg · 120 min · 6.5 620 votes

15. 15

    The Car (1977)

    directed by Elliot Silverstein · 96 min · 6.4 339 votes

16. 16

    The Wiz (1978)

    directed by Sidney Lumet · 134 min · 6.2 325 votes

17. 17

    Freaky Friday (1976)

    directed by Gary Nelson · 95 min · 6.1 318 votes

18. 18

    Herbie Rides Again (1974)

    directed by Robert Stevenson · 88 min · 6.2 451 votes

19. 19

    Tourist Trap (1979)

    directed by David Schmoeller · 90 min · 6.1 349 votes

20. 20

    Pete's Dragon (1977)

    directed by Don Chaffey · 105 min · 6.3 736 votes

21. 21

    Jabberwocky (1977)

    directed by Terry Gilliam · 105 min · 6.0 333 votes

22. 22

    King Kong (1976)

    directed by John Guillermin · 134 min · 6.3 945 votes

23. 23

    Zardoz (1974)

    directed by John Boorman · 106 min · 5.9 538 votes

24. 24

    Hercules in New York (1970)

    directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman · 88 min · 4.1 361 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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