The 30 best Fantasy movies of the 1980s

1. 1

   My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

   directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 87 min · 8.1 9,048 votes

2. 2

   Castle in the Sky (1986)

   directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 124 min · 8.0 4,783 votes

3. 3

   Warriors of the Wind (1984)

   directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 117 min · 7.9 4,184 votes

4. 4

   Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

   directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 103 min · 7.8 4,715 votes

5. 5

   The Princess Bride (1987)

   directed by Rob Reiner · 98 min · 7.7 5,273 votes

6. 6

   Ghostbusters (1984)

   directed by Ivan Reitman · 105 min · 7.5 9,960 votes

7. 7

   Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

   directed by Robert Zemeckis · 104 min · 7.5 6,324 votes

8. 8

   Wings of Desire (1987)

   directed by Wim Wenders · 127 min · 7.8 1,531 votes

9. 9

   Beetlejuice (1988)

   directed by Tim Burton · 92 min · 7.4 8,646 votes

10. 10

    The Little Mermaid (1989)

    directed by Ron Clements · 83 min · 7.4 8,549 votes

11. 11

    Evil Dead II (1987)

    directed by Sam Raimi · 84 min · 7.5 3,639 votes

12. 12

    Nothing Left to Do But Cry (1984)

    directed by Roberto Benigni · 113 min · 7.7 1,196 votes

13. 13

    Vincent (1982)

    directed by Tim Burton · 6 min · 7.8 944 votes

14. 14

    An American Werewolf in London (1981)

    directed by John Landis · 98 min · 7.4 2,784 votes

15. 15

    Fanny and Alexander (1982)

    directed by Ingmar Bergman · 188 min · 7.8 909 votes

16. 16

    Batman (1989)

    directed by Tim Burton · 126 min · 7.2 8,763 votes

17. 17

    Labyrinth (1986)

    directed by Jim Henson · 111 min · 7.3 2,837 votes

18. 18

    The NeverEnding Story (1984)

    directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 94 min · 7.2 4,486 votes

19. 19

    Big (1988)

    directed by Penny Marshall · 105 min · 7.2 4,153 votes

20. 20

    Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

    directed by John Carpenter · 100 min · 7.2 3,484 votes

21. 21

    The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

    directed by Woody Allen · 82 min · 7.4 1,172 votes

22. 22

    Gremlins (1984)

    directed by Joe Dante · 106 min · 7.1 7,131 votes

23. 23

    Angel's Egg (1985)

    directed by Mamoru Oshii · 71 min · 7.7 609 votes

24. 24

    The Secret of NIMH (1982)

    directed by Don Bluth · 83 min · 7.4 981 votes

25. 25

    Somewhere in Time (1980)

    directed by Jeannot Szwarc · 110 min · 7.5 685 votes

26. 26

    The King and the Mockingbird (1980)

    directed by Paul Grimault · 84 min · 7.8 424 votes

27. 27

    The Dark Crystal (1982)

    directed by Frank Oz · 93 min · 7.2 1,300 votes

28. 28

    Time of the Gypsies (1988)

    directed by Emir Kusturica · 142 min · 7.6 454 votes

29. 29

    Field of Dreams (1989)

    directed by Phil Alden Robinson · 105 min · 7.1 1,747 votes

30. 30

    A Christmas Carol (1984)

    directed by Clive Donner · 101 min · 7.5 438 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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