Underrated Fantasy Movies
Fantasy films our TML Score rates highly that never found a big audience: critically strong, commercially overlooked. Ranked by our TML Score, a transparent blend of IMDb and Metascore, and filtered to titles with modest box office.
30 Underrated Fantasy Films
- 1
It's a Wonderful Life
Frank Capra·1946·DramaTML 91★ 8.6$1.5M box officeStarring
James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
- 2
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Terry Gilliam·1975·AdventureTML 90★ 8.2$1.2M box officeStarring
Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle
- 3
The Wizard of Oz
Victor Fleming·1939·AdventureTML 89★ 8$2.1M box officeStarring
George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, Richard Thorpe
- 4
Tonari no Totoro
Hayao Miyazaki·1988·AnimationTML 88★ 8.2$1.1M box officeStarring
Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi
- 5
Kaze no tani no Naushika
Hayao Miyazaki·1984·AnimationTML 87★ 8.1$496K box officeStarring
Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya
- 6
Petite Maman
Céline Sciamma·2021·DramaTML 86★ 7.4$829K box officeStarring
Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne
- 7
Ugetsu
Kenji Mizoguchi·1953·DramaTML 85★ 8.1$11K box officeStarring
Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Mito
- 8
OMG: Oh My God!
Umesh Shukla·2012·ComedyTML 85★ 8.1$923K box officeStarring
Paresh Rawal, Akshay Kumar, Mithun Chakraborty, Mahesh Manjrekar
- 9
Kiki's Delivery Service
Hayao Miyazaki·1989·AnimationTML 85★ 7.8$1.0M box officeStarring
Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi
- 10
La double vie de Véronique
Krzysztof Kieslowski·1991·DramaTML 85★ 7.8$2.0M box officeStarring
Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska, Kalina Jedrusik
- 11
The Double Life of Véronique
Krzysztof Kieslowski·1991·DramaTML 84★ 7.6$2.0M box officeStarring
Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska, Kalina Jedrusik
- 12
Let the Right One In
Tomas Alfredson·2008·DramaTML 84★ 7.8$2.1M box officeStarring
Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
- 13
Låt den rätte komma in
Tomas Alfredson·2008·CrimeTML 84★ 7.9$2.1M box officeStarring
Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl
- 14
Waking Life
Richard Linklater·2001·AnimationTML 84★ 7.8$2.9M box officeStarring
Ethan Hawke, Trevor Jack Brooks, Lorelei Linklater, Wiley Wiggins
- 15
Der Himmel über Berlin
Wim Wenders·1987·DramaTML 84★ 8$3.3M box officeStarring
Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois
- 16
Papurika
Satoshi Kon·2006·AnimationTML 83★ 7.7$881K box officeStarring
Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya
- 17
Paprika
Satoshi Kon·2006·AnimationTML 83★ 7.7$882K box officeStarring
Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya
- 18
Wings of Desire
Wim Wenders·1987·DramaTML 83★ 7.9$3.3M box officeStarring
Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois
- 19
La montaña sagrada
Alejandro Jodorowsky·1973·AdventureTML 82★ 7.9$61K box officeStarring
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders, Juan Ferrara
- 20
Juliet of the Spirits
Federico Fellini·1965·ComedyTML 82★ 7.4$79K box officeStarring
Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese
- 21
Palm Springs
Max Barbakow·2020·ComedyTML 82★ 7.4$164K box officeStarring
Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Peter Gallagher
- 22
Blancanieves
Pablo Berger·2012·DramaTML 82★ 7.5$280K box officeStarring
Maribel Verdú, Emilio Gavira, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina
- 23
Russian Ark
Aleksandr Sokurov·2002·DramaTML 82★ 7.2$3.0M box officeStarring
Sergey Dreyden, Mariya Kuznetsova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Mikhail Piotrovsky
- 24
The Holy Mountain
Alejandro Jodorowsky·1973·AdventureTML 81★ 7.7$61K box officeStarring
Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas, Zamira Saunders, Juan Ferrara
- 25
Dreams
Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda·1990·DramaTML 81★ 7.7$2.0M box officeStarring
Ishirô Honda, Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi
- 26
Holy Motors
Leos Carax·2012·DramaTML 80★ 7.0$641K box officeStarring
Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue
- 27
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Apichatpong Weerasethakul·2010·DramaTML 79★ 6.7$184K box officeStarring
Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Natthakarn Aphaiwonk
- 28
Millennium Actress
Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo·2001·AnimationTML 79★ 7.8$263K box officeStarring
Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa
- 29
Only Lovers Left Alive
Jim Jarmusch·2013·ComedyTML 79★ 7.2$1.9M box officeStarring
Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt
- 30
Shadow
Yimou Zhang·2018·ActionTML 78★ 7.0$521K box officeStarring
Chao Deng, Li Sun, Ryan Zheng, Qianyuan Wang