Best fantasy thrillers - Charts
Best fantasy thrillers
2. Destiny (1921)
German Empire, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Cast: Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen
3. Constantine (2005)
USA / Germany, Fantasy / Mystery
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz
5. Watership Down (1978)
UK / Canada, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Martin Rosen
Cast: John Hurt, Richard Briers
7. Tales of Ugetsu (1953)
Japan, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast: Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō
8. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
USA / Germany, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Ben Whishaw, Alan Rickman
9. The Jacket (2005)
USA / Germany, Fantasy / Mystery
Directed by: John Maybury
Cast: Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley
10. Batman Returns (1992)
USA / UK, Action / Crime
Directed by: Tim Burton
Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito
11. Survive Style 5+ (2004)
Japan, Fantasy / Mystery
Directed by: Gen Sekiguchi
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Ittoku Kishibe
12. Doctor Sleep (2019)
USA, Horror / Fantasy
Directed by: Mike Flanagan
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson
14. During the Storm (2018)
Spain, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Oriol Paulo
Cast: Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín
15. Time Renegades (2016)
South Korea, Fantasy / Thriller
Directed by: Jae-yong Kwak
Cast: Soo-jeong Im, Jeong-seok Jo
16. The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
USA, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Andrew Leman
Cast: Andrew Leman, Mona Weiss
17. The Dead Zone (1983)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Cast: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams
18. Jumanji (1995)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Cast: Robin Williams, Jonathan Hyde
19. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
USA, Horror / Fantasy
Directed by: Chuck Russell
20. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: John Carpenter
Cast: Sam Neill, Jürgen Prochnow
21. Enter the Void (2009)
France / Germany, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Gaspar Noé
Cast: Nathaniel Brown, Paz de la Huerta
22. Deadly Maria (1993)
Germany, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Tom Tykwer
Cast: Nina Petri, Katja Studt
23. Phantasm II (1988)
USA, Horror / Fantasy
Directed by: Don Coscarelli
Cast: James Le Gros, Reggie Bannister
24. Late August at the Hotel Ozone (1966)
Czechoslovakia, Drama / Sci-fi
Directed by: Jan Schmidt
Cast: Beta Poničanová, Ondriš Jariabek
25. Hansel & Gretel (2007)
South Korea, Thriller / Psychological
Directed by: Pil-sung Yim
Cast: Jeong-myeong Cheon, Won-jae Eun
27. Prince of Darkness (1987)
USA, Horror / Fantasy
Directed by: John Carpenter
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Jameson Parker
29. Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
Japan, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Gakuryū Ishii
Cast: Masatoshi Nagase, 浅野忠信
30. The Lovely Bones (2009)
USA / UK, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Peter Jackson
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz
31. Waxworks (1924)
German Empire, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Paul Leni, Lev Birinskij
Cast: Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt
32. Dust (2013)
UK, Short / Drama
Directed by: Jake Russell, Ben Ockrent
Cast: Lola Albert, Alan Rickman
33. The Invisible (2002)
Sweden, Thriller / Fantasy
Directed by: Simon Sandquist, Joel Bergvall
Cast: Gustaf Skarsgård, Tuva Novotny
35. Dream Scenario (2023)
USA, Comedy / Thriller
Directed by: Kristoffer Borgli
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson
36. X/1999 (1996)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Rintarō, Kōji Aritomi
Cast: Ken Narita, Tomokazu Seki
37. Alice in Borderland (2014)
Japan, Animation / Horror
Directed by: Hideki Tachibana
Cast: Tsubasa Yonaga, Yoshimasa Hosoya
38. Border (2018)
Sweden / Denmark, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Ali Abbasi
Cast: Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff
40. Horns (2013)
USA / Canada, Drama / Thriller
Directed by: Alexandre Aja
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple
41. The Ninth Gate (1999)
Spain / France, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Roman Polański
Cast: Johnny Depp, Frank Langella
42. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yūji Yamaguchi, Takashi Suhara
Cast: Ayako Kawasumi, Jun'ichi Suwabe
43. The Frame (2014)
USA, Crime / Drama
Directed by: Jamin Winans
Cast: David Carranza, Tiffany Mualem
45. The Amphibian Man (1962)
Soviet Union, Fantasy / Sci-fi
Directed by: Gennadiy Kazanskiy, Vladimir Chebotaryov
46. Blade II (2002)
USA / Germany, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson
47. Final Destination 2 (2003)
USA / Canada, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: David R. Ellis
Cast: Ali Larter, A.J. Cook
48. Underworld (2003)
USA / Germany, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman
49. Fallen (1998)
USA, Crime / Thriller
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Goodman
50. Nightmare Detective (2006)
Japan, Thriller / Horror
Directed by: Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Cast: 原田芳雄, Ryūhei Matsuda
52. Tideland (2005)
Canada / UK, Fantasy / Drama
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Cast: Jodelle Ferland, Jeff Bridges
53. The Last Time I Saw Richard (2013)
Australia, Short / Drama
Directed by: Nicholas Verso
Cast: Toby Wallace, Cody Fern
55. Love from Mother Only (2003)
Brazil, Short / Horror
Directed by: Dennison Ramalho
Cast: Everaldo Pontes
56. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Japan, Fantasy / Horror
Directed by: Shūsuke Kaneko
Cast: Takehiro Murata, Kōichi Yamadera
57. Odd Thomas (2013)
USA, Comedy / Fantasy
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Anton Yelchin, Willem Dafoe
58. Paperhouse (1988)
UK, Horror / Fantasy
Directed by: Bernard Rose
Cast: Glenne Headly, Gemma Jones
60. The Brass Teapot (2012)
USA, Comedy / Thriller
Directed by: Ramaa Mosley
Cast: Juno Temple, Alexis Bledel
61. Through the Night (2009)
Ireland, Short / Horror
Directed by: Lee Cronin
Cast: Nora-Jane Noone, Eoin Macken
62. Crimson Peak (2015)
USA / Canada, Mystery / Horror
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain
63. Successive Slidings of Pleasure (1973)
France, Fantasy / Horror
Directed by: Alain Robbe-Grillet
Cast: Anicée Alvina, Michael Lonsdale
64. A Cure for Wellness (2016)
USA / Germany, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs
65. Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021)
South Korea, Action / Drama
Directed by: Seong-hoon Kim
Cast: Ji-hyun Jun, Byeong-eun Park
67. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Japan / Australia, Fantasy / Horror
Directed by: Ryūhei Kitamura
Cast: 北村一輝, Rei Kikukawa
68. Screamtime (1983)
UK / USA, Horror / Anthology
Directed by: Michael Armstrong, Stanley A. Long
Cast: Jonathon Morris, Bosco Hogan
69. Solomon Kane (2009)
UK / France, Action / Adventure
Directed by: M.J. Bassett
Cast: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow
70. King Kong (1976)
USA, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: John Guillermin
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange
71. Erased (2016)
Japan, Fantasy / Thriller
Directed by: Yûichirô Hirakawa
Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kasumi Arimura
72. Tomb Raider (2018)
USA / UK, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Roar Uthaug
Cast: Alicia Vikander, Walton Goggins
73. Suspiria (2018)
USA / Italy, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton
76. Underworld: Evolution (2006)
USA / Canada, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Len Wiseman
Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman
77. Arachnophobia (1990)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Frank Marshall
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Harley Jane Kozak
78. Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
USA, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Bobs Gannaway, Mike Moon
Cast: Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor
79. Flytopia (2012)
UK, Short / Fantasy
Directed by: Karni Arieli, Saul Freed
Cast: Ashley Artus, Rebecca Palmer
80. The Shape of Water (2017)
USA, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon
81. Van Helsing (2004)
USA / Czech Republic, Fantasy / Adventure
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Cast: Hugh Jackman, David Wenham
82. Ju-on, The Grudge 2 (2003)
Japan, Fantasy / Horror
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Cast: Noriko Sakai, Kei Horie
83. Bewitched (1981)
Hong Kong, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Chih-Hung Kuei
Cast: Melvin Wong, Fei Ai
84. Lord of Illusions (1995)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Clive Barker
Cast: Scott Bakula, Famke Janssen
85. Beauty and the Beast (2014)
France / Germany, Fantasy / Romance
Directed by: Christophe Gans
Cast: Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux
87. Litan (1982)
France, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Mocky
Cast: Marie-José Nat, Jean-Pierre Mocky
88. I, Madman (1989)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Tibor Takács
Cast: Jenny Wright, Clayton Rohner
89. Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
USA, Horror / Adventure
Directed by: Edward L. Cahn
Cast: Gregg Palmer, Allison Hayes
90. The Watchers (2024)
USA, Horror / Mystery
Directed by: Ishana Shyamalan
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell
91. Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)
USA, Fantasy / Thriller
Directed by: Ana Lily Amirpour
Cast: Jong-seo Jun, Kate Hudson
93. Metamorphosis (2019)
South Korea, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Hong-seon Kim
Cast: Seong-woo Bae, Dong-il Seong
94. The Prophecy (1995)
USA, Horror / Thriller
Directed by: Gregory Widen
Cast: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas
95. Lady in the Water (2006)
USA, Fantasy / Drama
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard
96. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
USA, Action / Fantasy
Directed by: Patrick Tatopoulos
Cast: Rhona Mitra, Steven Mackintosh
97. Into the Forest (2016)
France, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Gilles Marchand
Cast: Jérémie Elkaïm, Timothé Vom Dorp
98. The Endless (2017)
USA, Horror / Sci-fi
Directed by: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Cast: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
100. Fate/Stay Night TV Reproduction (2010)
Japan, Animation / Action
Directed by: Yūji Yamaguchi
Cast: Ayako Kawasumi, Noriaki Sugiyama