Best Fantasy Movies on Criterion Channel in Canada

1. 1
   Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

   Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix, Criterion Channel
   8.2

   8.3 · 2K votes
2. 2
   Flow 2024

   Directed by Gints Zilbalodis · Streaming on Crave, Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.1 · 3.1K votes
3. 3
   The Exterminating Angel 1962

   Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Cultpix
   7.7

   7.9 · 777 votes
4. 4
   Kwaidan 1965

   Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.5

   7.7 · 484 votes
5. 5
   The Red Balloon 1956

   Directed by Albert Lamorisse · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Plex
   7.4

   7.7 · 460 votes
6. 6
   The Phantom Carriage 1921

   Directed by Victor Sjöström · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Filmtap
   7.4

   7.7 · 381 votes
7. 7
   The Double Life of Véronique 1991

   Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.4

   7.5 · 927 votes
8. 8
   Meshes of the Afternoon 1943

   Directed by Maya Deren · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   7.3

   7.6 · 461 votes
9. 9
   Orpheus 1950

   Directed by Jean Cocteau · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Artify
   7.3

   7.7 · 311 votes
10. 10
    Three Wishes for Cinderella 1973

    Directed by Václav Vorlíček · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.5 · 393 votes
11. 11
    Simon of the Desert 1965

    Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.6 · 252 votes
12. 12
    A Touch of Zen 1970

    Directed by King Hu · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.2

    7.6 · 239 votes
13. 13
    The Adventures of Prince Achmed 1926

    Directed by Lotte Reiniger · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Cultpix
    7.2

    7.5 · 244 votes
14. 14
    A Chinese Ghost Story 1987

    Directed by Tony Ching Siu-tung · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Shudder, Plex
    7.1

    7.3 · 356 votes
15. 15
    Donkey Skin 1970

    Directed by Jacques Demy · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.1

    7.2 · 573 votes
16. 16
    Testament of Orpheus 1960

    Directed by Jean Cocteau · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
    7.0

    7.6 · 136 votes
17. 17
    The Hawks and the Sparrows 1966

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 377 votes
18. 18
    Miracle in Milan 1951

    Directed by Vittorio De Sica · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 276 votes
19. 19
    Juliet of the Spirits 1965

    Directed by Federico Fellini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 351 votes
20. 20
    The Thief of Bagdad 1940

    Directed by Ludwig Berger · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.1 · 314 votes
21. 21
    Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 1970

    Directed by Jaromil Jireš · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 331 votes
22. 22
    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.0 · 305 votes
23. 23
    Pitfall 1962

    Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.3 · 115 votes
24. 24
    The Fabulous Baron Munchausen 1962

    Directed by Karel Zeman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.4 · 96 votes
25. 25
    The Devil's Eye 1960

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.2 · 122 votes
26. 26
    The Blood of a Poet 1932

    Directed by Jean Cocteau · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.0 · 204 votes
27. 27
    Resurrection 2025

    Directed by Bi Gan · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.1 · 134 votes
28. 28
    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell 1974

    Directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.1 · 134 votes
29. 29
    Entr'acte 1924

    Directed by René Clair · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.0 · 153 votes
30. 30
    I Married a Witch 1942

    Directed by René Clair · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Artiflix
    6.7

    6.9 · 237 votes
31. 31
    The Magic Flute 1975

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.6

    7.1 · 103 votes
32. 32
    Blithe Spirit 1945

    Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, Plex
    6.6

    6.9 · 176 votes
33. 33
    Journey to the Beginning of Time 1955

    Directed by Karel Zeman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.6

    7.2 · 83 votes
34. 34
    Time Bandits 1981

    Directed by Terry Gilliam · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.6

    6.6 · 1.2K votes
35. 35
    A Chinese Ghost Story II 1990

    Directed by Tony Ching Siu-tung · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Shudder, Plex
    6.5

    6.8 · 149 votes
36. 36
    The Last Wave 1977

    Directed by Peter Weir · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.5

    6.7 · 223 votes
37. 37
    Encounters of the Spooky Kind 1980

    Directed by Sammo Hung Kam-bo · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.5

    6.8 · 106 votes
38. 38
    The Snails 1966

    Directed by René Laloux · Streaming on Criterion Channel, MUBI
    6.5

    6.9 · 85 votes
39. 39
    Medea 1969

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.5

    6.7 · 196 votes
40. 40
    Zazie dans le Métro 1960

    Directed by Louis Malle · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    6.6 · 193 votes
41. 41
    Matango 1963

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Plex
    6.4

    6.7 · 108 votes
42. 42
    The Heroic Trio 1993

    Directed by Johnnie To · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    6.7 · 108 votes
43. 43
    The Devil's Envoys 1942

    Directed by Marcel Carné · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    6.8 · 78 votes
44. 44
    Inspiration 1949

    Directed by Karel Zeman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    7.0 · 49 votes
45. 45
    The Legend of the Swordsman 1992

    Directed by Tony Ching Siu-tung · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex
    6.4

    6.6 · 135 votes
46. 46
    Carnival of Sinners 1943

    Directed by Maurice Tourneur · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    6.7 · 92 votes
47. 47
    Three Daughters 1961

    Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    7.6 · 22 votes
48. 48
    Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees 1975

    Directed by Masahiro Shinoda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    7.0 · 41 votes
49. 49
    Son of Godzilla 1967

    Directed by Jun Fukuda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.3

    6.4 · 261 votes
50. 50
    Away 2019

    Directed by Gints Zilbalodis · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.3

    6.5 · 120 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Himiko 1974

   Directed by Masahiro Shinoda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.3

   6.9 · 35 votes
2. 2
   A Case for a Rookie Hangman 1970

   Directed by Pavel Juráček · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.3

   7.0 · 26 votes
3. 3
   Emotion 1966

   Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.3

   6.8 · 40 votes
4. 4
   A Chairy Tale 1957

   Directed by Claude Jutra · Streaming on Criterion Channel, NFB, Filmzie
   6.3

   6.8 · 39 votes
5. 5
   The Machine That Kills Bad People 1952

   Directed by Roberto Rossellini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.3

   6.7 · 47 votes
6. 6
   A Chinese Ghost Story III 1991

   Directed by Tony Ching Siu-tung · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Shudder, Plex
   6.3

   6.5 · 110 votes
7. 7
   Atragon 1963

   Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel
   6.3

   6.6 · 58 votes
8. 8
   The Ghost Goes West 1935

   Directed by René Clair · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling
   6.2

   6.7 · 39 votes
9. 9
   Sylvia and the Ghost 1946

   Directed by Claude Autant-Lara · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.2

   6.9 · 24 votes
10. 10
    Queens of Drama 2024

    Directed by Alexis Langlois · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.2

    7.0 · 14 votes