Among a wide range of movies categories, fantasy movie is a popular choice for people of all ages. The fantastic events, mind-blowing visual as well as sound effects, and cramped construction of the whole movie, are all the essential parts that attribute to the popularity and success of a fantasy movie.
Watching fantasy movies allows people to forget and get rid of the heavy burdens in daily life, entering a magical and brand-new world following the movie characters and having an adventure with them. That's also the reason why so many people like watching fantasy movies, from kids to adults, and even some elders.
For people who just step in the area of fantasy movies, here we offer a list of the 12 best ones of all time that you can watch with friends, family, and your kids together. Check them now!
The 12 Best Fantasy Movies of All Time
1. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Movie released date:
8 November 2018 (Paris)
16 November 2018 (United Kingdom and United States)
Country:
United Kingdom
United States
Running time: 134 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: This is the second movie of Fantastic Beasts series. The story follows the line in the first one, Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, seeing how Newt Scamander, the student of Albus Dumbledore, try to stop Grindelwald's evil plan. He wants to rule the whole world through raising the pure-blood wizards. Newt and his friends face lots of difficulties. Till the end of the movie, a really astonishing news is shown to audiences...
2. Avengers: Endgame
Movie released date: April 26, 2019
Country: United States
Running time: 181 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: Avengers: Endgame must be the hit of the year. The movie tightly follows the story of Avengers: Infinity War, when Tony Stark is trapped on the space, and half of the people on Earth are disappeared due to Thanos's victory, including half of the Avengers members. In Avengers: Endgame, it tells how the remaining members figure out the only way to bring the disappeared people back, and ruin Thanos's evil plan throughoutly. This is the final sequel to the Avenger series, which is a pity for Marvel movies lovers.
3. Aladdin
Movie released date: May 24, 2019
Country: United States
Running time: 128 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: Adapting from the animated cartoon produced by Disney of the same name, Aladdin movie released in 2019 also follows the same story, from which audiences can see how Aladdin and the princess go through difficulties and try to defend the young Jasmine's kingdom from Jafar, a evil sorcerer, with the help of the genie hiding in a magic lamp. The romance between Aladdin and the princess is also an attractive point of the movie.
4. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie released date: December 12, 2012
Country: New Zealand
Running time: 169 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: After the arrival of a wizard, Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins's life faces a huge challenge because he's forced to go on a journey with a group of dwarves, which target at reclaiming the kingdom of Erebor. They face lots of hardship during the journey. During the adventure, Bilbo gets a gold ring ring which is a key factor to the fate of the Middle Earth.
5. The Dark Tower
Movie released date: August 4, 2017
Country: United States
Running time: 95 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: This fantasy movie starts with a locked gunslinger, Roland Deschain, who is put in prison with the Man in Black, Walter O’Dim. However, Roland has to stop Walter from topping the Dark Tower because if he does so, the universe would be mixed together. Therefore, Roland takes the responsibility for saving the fate of mankind. Watching the movie and you can get really nervous about the ending. The fight between Roland and the Man in Black is just about whether good can beat the evil.
6. Shazam!
Movie released date: April 5, 2019
Country: United States
Running time: 132 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: It seems that being a superhero is impossible for a kid. However, a 14-year-old boy, Billy Batson receives an amazing power that he only needs to shout one word, and he would be transferred to be Shazam, a superhero with adult body. Although Billy is still a kid, he tries to get used to the power, and use it to fight against the evil Dr. Thaddeus Sivana, who want to master the special power of Shazam.
7. Alice in Wonderland
Movie released date: March 5, 2010
Country: United States
Running time: 108 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: Alice in Wonderland is a familiar fairy tail to many people. It follows the adventure of a young girl, Alice, who travels to a magical world and meets lots of extraordinary things. In the unknown world, Alice also encounters with many troubles. But fortunately, she gets the help from many little creatures such as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, etc. It's good for you to fall into the adventure with Alice together!
8. Avatar
Movie released date: December 10, 2009 in London
Country: United States
Running time: 161 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: As the poisonous environment of the planet, the Na'vi, a kind of highly-evolved specie put their hope on Avatars, a hybrid of human and Na'vi, to help them get rid of the trouble. Therefore, Avatar burdens the responsibility to save the world of Pandora and the people there.
9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Movie released date: July 15, 2011
Country: United States and United Kingdom
Running time: 130 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: This is the ending one of the whole Harry Potter movie series. You would see how Harry and his friends try hard to defeat Voldemort and his evil plan for ruling the whole world, including the wizard and human world. Harry, Ron, and Hermione need to follow Dumbledore's will for destroying all the deathy hallows of Voldemort. As their final fight happened in Hogwarts castle, you would see which side win.
10. Aquaman
Movie released date: December 21, 2018
Country: United States
Running time: 143 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: As a descendant of a human and a Atlantean, Aquaman is born with extraordinary power. As the crisis comes towards the Atlantis city, Aquaman needs to go back to the undersea kingdom for helping to get rid of the trouble. However, the people and Aquaman's brother don't want to admit that Aquaman is an offspring of the queen because his blood is not pure. So you can see from the movie that how Aquaman resolves these problems and brings the peace back to the Atlantis city again.
11. Thor: Ragnarok
Movie released date: November 3, 2017
Country: United States
Running time: 130 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: In Thor: Ragnarok, Thor's sister, Hela, gets out again and wants to get the power from Thor for ruling Asgardian. Except for fight against Hela, Thor also needs to find out his Avenger fellow, Hulk, and take him away from the planet he stays. You would see how Thor manages to solve the two big missions at the same time. Also, Thor needs to deal with the relationship between him and Loki as well.
12. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Movie released date: September 30, 2016
Country: United States
Running time: 127 minutes
Language: English
Story plot: Jake discovers an amazing magical place called Miss Peregrine's school for Peculiar children according to the clues left by his grandfather. When Jake gets to know more about the magic and the place, there is potential danger coming quietly. The only way to save his friends is using his own power. How would Jake do to defeat the darkness and danger for saving his friends? You would know after watching the movie.
Except for these 12 movies, there are more amazing fantasy movies that are suitable for both adults and kids for watching. The magic and special power in the fantasy movies are the charming sides that get the audiences addicted to the story. Now pick one and enjoy the time with the amazing fantasy movie!
