Fantasy movies take us to a world where our imagination can reach and sometimes beyond that. This is the reason we love fantasy movies, don’t you think so?
Hollywood is the biggest source of fantasy movies, and such movies are gaining popularity worldwide.
Here, we have curated a list of fantasy movies that we believe are the all-time best.
Top 10 fantasy movies:
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Director: Wes Ball
Key Actors: Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Peter Macon, William H. Macy
Release Date: May 10, 2024
Around three centuries after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), ape civilizations have emerged from the oasis, while humans have regressed into a primitive state. When the ape king Proximus Caesar, perverts Caesar’s teachings to enslave other clans, the chimpanzee hunter Noa embarks on a harrowing journey alongside Mae to determine the future for apes and human being alike.
Atlas
Director: Brad Peyton
Key Actors: Jennifer Lopez, Mark Strong, Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown
Release Date: May 24, 2024
It is a sci-fi thriller movie. In this movie, Atlas Shepherd, a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of the AI, goes on a mission to capture a renegade robot. However, due to turn of events, she has to trust the AI with the hope to save humanity.
This movie has been released on Netflix.
Furiosa
Director: George Miller
Key Actors: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke
Release Date: May 24, 2024
In ‘Furiosa’, Anya Taylor-Joy taking the key role of Imperator Furiosa – a younger version of the character played by Charlize Theron in ‘Fury Road’, who finds herself in the hands of Biker Horde led by Dementus.
As for the plot, the official synopsis states – “As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.”
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Director: Steven Caple Jr.
Key Actors: Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Cullen, Peter Dinklage
Release Date: June 09, 2023
It brings new factions of the living robot race (and the return of Optimus Prime). Despite the characters being familiar to the audience, this movie manages to keep the story unpredictable. This movie has all the elements of previous Transformers movies along with stellar CGI and wit-sharp one-liners.
The Creator
Director: Steven Caple Jr.
Key Actors: Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, John David Washington, Ralph Ineson, Ken Watanabe, and Sturgill Simpson
Release Date: Sept. 29, 2023
This sci-fi deals with the topic of the moment- Artificial Intelligence. Set during a future war between the human race and the AI, an ex-special forces member called Joshua (played by John Washington) is given a daring mission. He must find and eliminate the Creator, the architect of the AI-system. However, he finds that the world-ending weapon he requires to destroy, has taken the appearance of a girl.
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Director: Simon West
Key Actors: Angelina Jolie, Daniel Craig
Release Date: 2001
The Angelina Jolie-starrer action adventure film was based on the Tomb Raider video game series. It is quite rare for a game-based movie to be centered around a female lead. But, Jolie managed to be entirely credible in her role. This movie’s action sequences and stunts are so stylish that it might give the impression that Jolie has become a full-fledged action star. Daniel Craig also did justice to his character in this movie. The Simon West directed film earned $274 million at the box office.
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Director: Mike Newell
Key Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina
Release Date: 2008
The action fantasy film directed by Mike Newell is based on the video game series of the same name about a prince. The Jake Gyllenhaal-starrer made $336 million at the box office. He played the role of Prince Dastan who is trying to save his kingdom with a dagger that alters time by pressing a button. Additionally, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton, Alfred Molina played the characters named Nizam, Princess Tamina, Sheik Amar respectively.
Resident Evil
Director: P. W. S. Anderson
Key Actors: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez
Release: 2002
P. W. S. Anderson’s first entry into the longest-running video-game movie franchise is understated by comparison to sequels that diverge greatly from the story of the game. In this movie, Alice discovers she is a weaponized fighting machine who along with her companions try to shoot their way out of the evil Umbrella Corporation’s underground bio-testing facility, the Hive. This movie has cemented Milla Jovovich’s image as a hard-core zombie hunter.
