Best Fantasy Movies of the 1950s

1. 1
   The Seventh Seal 1957

   Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, YouTube Free
   8.1

   8.1 · 3.5K votes
2. 2
   Ugetsu 1953

   Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Plex
   7.8

   8.0 · 676 votes
3. 3
   Harvey 1950

   Directed by Henry Koster
   7.5

   7.7 · 708 votes
4. 4
   The Red Balloon 1956

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

   7.7 · 460 votes
5. 5
   Orpheus 1950

   Directed by Jean Cocteau · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Mometu
   7.3

   7.7 · 311 votes
6. 6
   Scrooge 1951

   Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
   7.2

   7.4 · 387 votes
7. 7
   Alice in Wonderland 1951

   Directed by Clyde Geronimi · Streaming on Disney Plus, FlixFling
   7.2

   7.2 · 6.4K votes
8. 8
   Peter Pan 1953

   Directed by Clyde Geronimi · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.2

   7.2 · 5.9K votes
9. 9
   Cinderella 1950

   Directed by Clyde Geronimi · Streaming on Disney Plus, Kanopy
   7.0

   7.1 · 7.3K votes
10. 10
    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954

    Directed by Richard Fleischer · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.0

    7.1 · 1K votes
11. 11
    Miracle in Milan 1951

    Directed by Vittorio De Sica · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.3 · 276 votes
12. 12
    Sleeping Beauty 1959

    Directed by Clyde Geronimi · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.9

    6.9 · 5.6K votes
13. 13
    Night of the Demon 1957

    Directed by Jacques Tourneur · Streaming on Philo, Fandor, Night Flight Plus
    6.8

    7.0 · 326 votes
14. 14
    Donald in Mathmagic Land 1959

    Directed by Les Clark
    6.8

    7.3 · 131 votes
15. 15
    Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959

    Directed by Henry Levin · Streaming on History Vault
    6.8

    6.9 · 533 votes
16. 16
    The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1958

    Directed by Nathan Juran · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Cultpix
    6.7

    6.9 · 334 votes
17. 17
    Around the World in 80 Days 1956

    Directed by Michael Anderson · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    6.6

    6.7 · 610 votes
18. 18
    Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... 1955

    Directed by Bořivoj Zeman
    6.6

    8.0 · 35 votes
19. 19
    Journey to the Beginning of Time 1955

    Directed by Karel Zeman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.6

    7.2 · 83 votes
20. 20
    Mayabazar 1957

    Directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy · Streaming on Sun Nxt, Eros Now Select
    6.6

    8.0 · 33 votes
21. 21
    The Tales of Hoffmann 1951

    Directed by Michael Powell · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel
    6.6

    7.1 · 92 votes
22. 22
    Santa Claus 1959

    Directed by René Cardona · Streaming on Philo, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    6.6

    6.8 · 211 votes
23. 23
    The Beauty of the Devil 1950

    Directed by René Clair · Streaming on Kanopy
    6.6

    7.2 · 68 votes
24. 24
    Darby O'Gill and the Little People 1959

    Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    6.7 · 177 votes
25. 25
    The Snow Queen 1957

    Directed by Lev Atamanov · Streaming on FlixHouse, FlixFling, Darkroom
    6.5

    6.8 · 116 votes
26. 26
    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 1951

    Directed by Albert Lewin · Streaming on Kanopy, Cohen Media, Tubi TV
    6.5

    6.8 · 127 votes
27. 27
    Bell, Book and Candle 1958

    Directed by Richard Quine · Streaming on YouTube TV, Fawesome, Tubi TV
    6.5

    6.6 · 267 votes
28. 28
    The Golden Antelope 1954

    Directed by Lev Atamanov
    6.5

    7.1 · 56 votes
29. 29
    The Sleeping Beauty 1952

    Directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares
    6.5

    7.3 · 42 votes
30. 30
    Ulysses 1954

    Directed by Mario Camerini · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Fawesome, Tubi TV
    6.5

    6.6 · 262 votes
31. 31
    Old Man Khottabych 1957

    Directed by Gennadi Kazansky
    6.4

    7.0 · 62 votes
32. 32
    Little Red Riding Hood 1959

    Directed by Roberto Rodríguez
    6.4

    7.5 · 30 votes
33. 33
    The Tale of the Fisherman and the Goldfish 1950

    Directed by Mikhail Tsekhanovskiy
    6.4

    8.2 · 18 votes
34. 34
    Brigadoon 1954

    Directed by Vincente Minnelli
    6.4

    6.6 · 180 votes
35. 35
    The Emperor and the Golem 1951

    Directed by Martin Frič
    6.4

    7.0 · 48 votes
36. 36
    The Enchanted Boy 1955

    Directed by Vladimir Polkovnikov
    6.4

    7.4 · 28 votes
37. 37
    Broom-Stick Bunny 1956

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.4

    6.8 · 59 votes
38. 38
    Tom Thumb 1958

    Directed by René Cardona
    6.3

    7.3 · 27 votes
39. 39
    The White Reindeer 1952

    Directed by Erik Blomberg · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    6.3

    6.6 · 89 votes
40. 40
    Maria, the Wonderful Weaver 1959

    Directed by Aleksandr Rou
    6.3

    7.2 · 25 votes
41. 41
    The Unicorn in the Garden 1953

    Directed by William T. Hurtz
    6.3

    6.8 · 44 votes
42. 42
    Angels in the Outfield 1951

    Directed by Clarence Brown · Streaming on TCM
    6.3

    7.0 · 31 votes
43. 43
    The Night My Number Came Up 1955

    Directed by Leslie Norman · Streaming on Kanopy
    6.3

    6.9 · 34 votes
44. 44
    A Chairy Tale 1957

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

    6.8 · 39 votes
45. 45
    The Machine That Kills Bad People 1952

    Directed by Roberto Rossellini · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    6.3

    6.7 · 47 votes
46. 46
    The Adventures of Buratino 1959

    Directed by Dmitriy Babichenko
    6.3

    6.7 · 45 votes
47. 47
    Chips Ahoy 1956

    Directed by Jack Kinney · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    6.7 · 48 votes
48. 48
    A Midsummer's Night Dream 1959

    Directed by Jiří Trnka
    6.3

    7.2 · 20 votes
49. 49
    Knight-Mare Hare 1955

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.2

    6.8 · 32 votes
50. 50
    The Princess with the Golden Star 1959

    Directed by Martin Frič
    6.2

    6.8 · 32 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.

1. 1
   The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird 1953

   Directed by Paul Grimault · Streaming on Tubi TV
   6.2

   7.2 · 18 votes
2. 2
   Kashtanka 1952

   Directed by Mikhail Tsekhanovskiy
   6.2

   7.3 · 15 votes
3. 3
   The Overcoat 1952

   Directed by Alberto Lattuada · Streaming on Kanopy
   6.2

   7.0 · 23 votes
4. 4
   Return to Youth 1954

   Directed by Juan Bustillo Oro
   6.2

   7.4 · 11 votes
5. 5
   Juliette, or Key of Dreams 1951

   Directed by Marcel Carné
   6.2

   7.0 · 20 votes
6. 6
   Princess of the Nile 1954

   Directed by Harmon Jones
   6.2

   7.3 · 11 votes
7. 7
   The Creation of the World 1958

   Directed by Eduard Hofman
   6.2

   6.8 · 22 votes
8. 8
   You Never Can Tell 1951

   Directed by Lou Breslow
   6.2

   7.0 · 13 votes
9. 9
   The Man Who Wagged His Tail 1957

   Directed by Ladislao Vajda
   6.2

   6.8 · 19 votes
10. 10
    The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights 1951

    Directed by Ivan Ivanov-Vano
    6.2

    6.8 · 18 votes