Best Fantasy Movies of the 2000s

1. 1
   Spirited Away 2001

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.5

   8.5 · 19K votes
2. 2
   The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.5

   8.5 · 28K votes
3. 3
   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.4

   8.4 · 29K votes
4. 4
   The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002

   Directed by Peter Jackson · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   8.4

   8.4 · 25K votes
5. 5
   Howl's Moving Castle 2004

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.4

   8.4 · 12K votes
6. 6
   A Dog's Will 2000

   Directed by Guel Arraes
   8.3

   8.4 · 1.3K votes
7. 7
   Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004

   Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 24K votes
8. 8
   Coraline 2009

   Directed by Henry Selick · Streaming on Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock Premium
   7.9

   7.9 · 9.6K votes
9. 9
   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001

   Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   7.9

   7.9 · 30K votes
10. 10
    Monsters, Inc. 2001

    Directed by Pete Docter · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.9

    7.9 · 20K votes
11. 11
    Ratatouille 2007

    Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 19K votes
12. 12
    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003

    Directed by Gore Verbinski · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 23K votes
13. 13
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005

    Directed by Mike Newell · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
    7.8

    7.8 · 23K votes
14. 14
    Shrek 2001

    Directed by Andrew Adamson · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 19K votes
15. 15
    Pan's Labyrinth 2006

    Directed by Guillermo del Toro
    7.8

    7.8 · 12K votes
16. 16
    Donnie Darko 2001

    Directed by Richard Kelly · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV
    7.8

    7.8 · 14K votes
17. 17
    Ponyo 2008

    Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.8 · 5K votes
18. 18
    Big Fish 2003

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 8K votes
19. 19
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006

    Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.8 · 2.3K votes
20. 20
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002

    Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.7

    7.7 · 24K votes
21. 21
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009

    Directed by David Yates · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 21K votes
22. 22
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007

    Directed by David Yates · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 21K votes
23. 23
    Partly Cloudy 2009

    Directed by Peter Sohn · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
24. 24
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.6

    7.6 · 14K votes
25. 25
    Corpse Bride 2005

    Directed by Tim Burton · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.6 · 11K votes
26. 26
    Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God 2007

    Directed by Tetsuro Araki
    7.6

    7.9 · 410 votes
27. 27
    The Legend of the Nahuala 2007

    Directed by Ricardo Arnaiz · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube Free
    7.6

    8.1 · 265 votes
28. 28
    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 2001

    Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
    7.6

    7.7 · 868 votes
29. 29
    Treasure Planet 2002

    Directed by Ron Clements · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.8K votes
30. 30
    The Emperor's New Groove 2000

    Directed by Mark Dindal · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.5K votes
31. 31
    The Fall 2008

    Directed by Tarsem Singh · Streaming on MUBI
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.6K votes
32. 32
    Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card 2000

    Directed by Morio Asaka · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.5

    8.2 · 199 votes
33. 33
    Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. 2006

    Directed by Tom Warburton · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.5

    8.0 · 252 votes
34. 34
    Kung Fu Hustle 2004

    Directed by Stephen Chow
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.4K votes
35. 35
    Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture 2004

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi
    7.4

    7.8 · 309 votes
36. 36
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006

    Directed by Gore Verbinski · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 18K votes
37. 37
    Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006

    Directed by Tom Tykwer · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.4

    7.4 · 5.2K votes
38. 38
    Waking Life 2001

    Directed by Richard Linklater
    7.4

    7.5 · 991 votes
39. 39
    Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra 2002

    Directed by Alain Chabat · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Tubi TV
    7.3

    7.4 · 3.9K votes
40. 40
    Shrek 2 2004

    Directed by Andrew Adamson · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 14K votes
41. 41
    Naruto Shippuden the Movie 2007

    Directed by Hajime Kamegaki · Streaming on Netflix, The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.1K votes
42. 42
    Finding Neverland 2004

    Directed by Marc Forster · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.8K votes
43. 43
    Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie 2004

    Directed by Butch Lukic
    7.3

    8.1 · 126 votes
44. 44
    The Illusionist 2006

    Directed by Neil Burger · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.6K votes
45. 45
    Interstate 60 2002

    Directed by Bob Gale · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Kanopy
    7.3

    7.4 · 851 votes
46. 46
    The Road to El Dorado 2000

    Directed by Bibo Bergeron
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.3K votes
47. 47
    Stardust 2007

    Directed by Matthew Vaughn · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.6K votes
48. 48
    Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007

    Directed by Gore Verbinski · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 16K votes
49. 49
    The Secret of Kells 2009

    Directed by Tomm Moore · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.3

    7.4 · 832 votes
50. 50
    Stranger Than Fiction 2006

    Directed by Marc Forster · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.7K 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
   Adventure Time 2007

   Directed by Larry Leichliter
   6.8

   8.6 · 32 votes
2. 2
   Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen 2007

   Directed by Matt Engstrom
   6.7

   8.3 · 34 votes
3. 3
   Korgoth of Barbaria 2006

   Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
   6.6

   8.2 · 27 votes
4. 4
   Pilgrim's Progress 2008

   Directed by Danny Carrales · Streaming on Fawesome, Tubi TV
   6.6

   7.8 · 38 votes
5. 5
   Spin 2005

   Directed by Jamin Winans
   6.7

   7.6 · 54 votes
6. 6
   Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real 2004

   Directed by Justin Hardy
   6.5

   7.9 · 28 votes
7. 7
   Bratz: Fashion Pixiez 2007

   Directed by David Mucci Fassett
   6.5

   7.7 · 31 votes
8. 8
   Jam Films 2002

   Directed by Daizaburo Hanada
   6.4

   7.9 · 23 votes
9. 9
   My Little Pony: The Runaway Rainbow 2006

   Directed by Victor Dal Chele · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Plex
   6.6

   7.4 · 52 votes
10. 10
    Shakugan no Shana: The Movie 2007

    Directed by Takashi Watanabe · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    6.5

    7.6 · 33 votes