Best Fantasy Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   Macario 1960

   Directed by Roberto Gavaldón
   8.0

   8.7 · 225 votes
2. 2
   The Exterminating Angel 1962

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

   7.9 · 777 votes
3. 3
   Mary Poppins 1964

   Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus, BroadwayHD, Broadway HD
   7.5

   7.6 · 5.1K votes
4. 4
   Kwaidan 1965

   Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel
   7.5

   7.7 · 484 votes
5. 5
   Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964

   Directed by Larry Roemer
   7.3

   7.4 · 679 votes
6. 6
   The Time Machine 1960

   Directed by George Pal
   7.3

   7.4 · 962 votes
7. 7
   Simon of the Desert 1965

   Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Darkroom, Mometu
   7.2

   7.6 · 252 votes
8. 8
   The Sword in the Stone 1963

   Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.2

   7.2 · 4.2K votes
9. 9
   The Saragossa Manuscript 1966

   Directed by Wojciech Has · Streaming on Klassiki
   7.2

   7.7 · 168 votes
10. 10
    Jason and the Argonauts 1963

    Directed by Don Chaffey · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.2 · 732 votes
11. 11
    Yellow Submarine 1968

    Directed by George Dunning
    7.1

    7.2 · 574 votes
12. 12
    Kuroneko 1968

    Directed by Kaneto Shindō
    7.1

    7.4 · 241 votes
13. 13
    Testament of Orpheus 1960

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

    7.6 · 136 votes
14. 14
    The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven 1961

    Directed by Wan Laiming
    7.0

    7.8 · 99 votes
15. 15
    The Hawks and the Sparrows 1966

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.0

    7.2 · 377 votes
16. 16
    Juliet of the Spirits 1965

    Directed by Federico Fellini · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Mometu
    7.0

    7.2 · 351 votes
17. 17
    An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 1961

    Directed by Robert Enrico · Streaming on Hoopla, Fandor, Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.6 · 110 votes
18. 18
    Mothra 1961

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on The Roku Channel, FlixFling, YouTube Free
    6.9

    7.2 · 195 votes
19. 19
    Carnival of Souls 1962

    Directed by Herk Harvey · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
    6.8

    6.9 · 564 votes
20. 20
    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    6.8

    7.0 · 305 votes
21. 21
    Pitfall 1962

    Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.3 · 115 votes
22. 22
    The Fabulous Baron Munchausen 1962

    Directed by Karel Zeman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.4 · 96 votes
23. 23
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968

    Directed by Ken Hughes · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    6.8

    6.8 · 779 votes
24. 24
    King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962

    Directed by Ishirō Honda
    6.7

    6.9 · 360 votes
25. 25
    Viy 1967

    Directed by Georgi Kropachyov · Streaming on Night Flight Plus, Screambox, Plex
    6.7

    6.9 · 296 votes
26. 26
    The Devil's Eye 1960

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.7

    7.2 · 122 votes
27. 27
    The Bremen Town Musicians 1969

    Directed by Inessa Kovalevskaya
    6.7

    7.1 · 119 votes
28. 28
    Vovka in the Kingdom of Far Far Away 1965

    Directed by Boris Stepantsev
    6.7

    7.3 · 81 votes
29. 29
    Fantomas Unleashed 1965

    Directed by André Hunebelle · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    6.6

    6.7 · 590 votes
30. 30
    The Boy and the Wind 1967

    Directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen
    6.6

    7.9 · 37 votes
31. 31
    Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard 1967

    Directed by André Hunebelle · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    6.6

    6.7 · 590 votes
32. 32
    Satyricon 1969

    Directed by Federico Fellini
    6.6

    6.7 · 373 votes
33. 33
    Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka 1961

    Directed by Aleksandr Rou
    6.6

    7.2 · 71 votes
34. 34
    Ghosts of Rome 1961

    Directed by Antonio Pietrangeli
    6.6

    7.2 · 71 votes
35. 35
    7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964

    Directed by George Pal
    6.5

    6.9 · 102 votes
36. 36
    Macunaima 1969

    Directed by Joaquim Pedro de Andrade · Streaming on Kino Film Collection
    6.5

    6.9 · 95 votes
37. 37
    When the Cat Comes 1963

    Directed by Vojtěch Jasný
    6.5

    7.0 · 80 votes
38. 38
    The Love Bug 1968

    Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    6.6 · 670 votes
39. 39
    Blackbeard's Ghost 1968

    Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.5

    6.7 · 167 votes
40. 40
    At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul 1964

    Directed by José Mojica Marins · Streaming on Darkroom, ARROW
    6.5

    6.8 · 125 votes
41. 41
    The Odyssey 1969

    Directed by Franco Rossi
    6.5

    7.6 · 33 votes
42. 42
    King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963

    Directed by Thomas Montgomery
    6.5

    6.6 · 288 votes
43. 43
    The Snails 1966

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

    6.9 · 85 votes
44. 44
    Medea 1969

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.5

    6.7 · 196 votes
45. 45
    What Are the Clouds? 1968

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
    6.5

    8.5 · 17 votes
46. 46
    Zazie dans le Métro 1960

    Directed by Louis Malle · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    6.6 · 193 votes
47. 47
    Matango 1963

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

    6.7 · 108 votes
48. 48
    This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse 1967

    Directed by José Mojica Marins · Streaming on Hoopla, Screambox, Plex
    6.4

    6.9 · 70 votes
49. 49
    Magical Mystery Tour 1967

    Directed by Paul McCartney
    6.4

    6.6 · 180 votes
50. 50
    Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne 1969

    Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel
    6.4

    7.6 · 27 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
   In a Country of Undone Homework 1969

   Directed by Yuri Prytkov
   6.4

   7.6 · 24 votes
2. 2
   The Woman of Everyone 1969

   Directed by Rogério Sganzerla
   6.3

   7.8 · 18 votes
3. 3
   Three Daughters 1961

   Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   6.4

   7.6 · 22 votes
4. 4
   Woe to the Young 1961

   Directed by Alekos Sakellarios
   6.3

   7.6 · 18 votes
5. 5
   The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll 1967

   Directed by Ivo Caprino
   6.3

   7.6 · 16 votes
6. 6
   The Mad Fox 1962

   Directed by Tomu Uchida · Streaming on ARROW
   6.3

   7.4 · 18 votes
7. 7
   If a Thousand Clarinets 1965

   Directed by Vladimír Svitáček
   6.3

   7.5 · 15 votes
8. 8
   Faust 1960

   Directed by Peter Gorski
   6.3

   7.4 · 17 votes
9. 9
   Pedro Paramo 1967

   Directed by Carlos Velo · Streaming on fuboTV
   6.3

   7.2 · 23 votes
10. 10
    Three Fat Men 1966

    Directed by Aleksey Batalov
    6.3

    7.1 · 24 votes