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TopTenREVIEWS top Fantasy movie of all time is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

Top 1980's Fantasy Movies

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1Movie reviews for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)Movie critics combined give E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial a score of 3.9287 out of 4
3.9287
257
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PGAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Family $12.87 An extra terrestrial is accidentally left behind on Earth. He befriends a boy named Elliot and his ...more about E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial  starring Henry Thomas and Dee Wallace-Stone
2Movie reviews for Wings of Desire (1987)Wings of Desire (1987)Movie critics combined give Wings of Desire a score of 3.7197 out of 4
3.7197
45
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PG-13Drama, Fantasy, Romance $7.49 Damiel (Bruno Ganz) is an angel who assists the needs of the people in Berlin. He decides to trade ...more about Wings of Desire  starring Bruno Ganz and Curt Bois
3Movie reviews for Time Bandits (1981)Time Bandits (1981)Movie critics combined give Time Bandits a score of 3.5164 out of 4
3.5164
63
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NAAdventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Family $9.10 A young boy joins a group of dwarfs on an adventure through time. He follows them through ...more about Time Bandits  starring John Cleese and Sean Connery
4Movie reviews for Return of the Living Dead, The (1985)Return of the Living Dead, The (1985)Movie critics combined give Return of the Living Dead a score of 3.2449 out of 4
3.2449
38
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RFantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy $5.25 Two medical supply warehouse workers unknowingly release a secret chemical rumored to re-animate ...more about Return of the Living Dead  starring Clu Gulager and James Karen
5Movie reviews for Gremlins (1984)Gremlins (1984)Movie critics combined give Gremlins a score of 3.2338 out of 4
3.2338
58
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PGFantasy, Horror, Comedy $4.99 A small quiet town is turned upside down when Joe breaks all the rules for owning a Mogwai. Soon ...more about Gremlins  starring Hoyt Axton and John Louie
6Movie reviews for Ghost Busters (1984)Ghost Busters (1984)Movie critics combined give Ghost Busters a score of 3.2317 out of 4
3.2317
58
reviews
PGAction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy $4.43 Three paranormal investigators begin ghost hunting in NYC shortly after their university funding ...more about Ghost Busters  starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd
7Movie reviews for Conan the Barbarian (1982)Conan the Barbarian (1982)Movie critics combined give Conan the Barbarian a score of 3.2316 out of 4
3.2316
89
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RAction, Adventure, Fantasy $5.85 As a child, Conan is enslaved by the warriors that killed his parents. When he is released from ...more about Conan the Barbarian  starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Earl Jones
8Movie reviews for Princess Bride, The (1987)Princess Bride, The (1987)Movie critics combined give Princess Bride a score of 3.2164 out of 4
3.2164
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PGAdventure, Fantasy, Romance, Comedy $5.99 Princess Buttercup is being held against her will and forced to marry the evil Prince Humperdinck. ...more about Princess Bride  starring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright Penn
9Movie reviews for Field of Dreams (1989)Field of Dreams (1989)Movie critics combined give Field of Dreams a score of 3.1945 out of 4
3.1945
60
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NADrama, Fantasy, Sports $4.49 An Iowa farmer begins to hear a voice telling him to build a baseball field. When his task is ...more about Field of Dreams  starring Kevin Costner and Amy Madigan
10Movie reviews for Dead Zone, The (1983)Dead Zone, The (1983)Movie critics combined give Dead Zone a score of 3.1793 out of 4
3.1793
72
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RDrama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror $7.45 After a five-year coma, Johnny Smith develops the ability to see people's future just by touching ...more about Dead Zone  starring Christopher Walken and Brooke Adams
11Movie reviews for Evil Dead, The (1981)Evil Dead, The (1981)Movie critics combined give Evil Dead a score of 3.1519 out of 4
3.1519
152
reviews
NC-17Thriller, Fantasy, Horror $6.84 Five college friends are forced to spend the night in a remote abandoned cabin. There they find the ...more about Evil Dead  starring Bruce Campbell and Ellen Sandweiss
12Movie reviews for Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)Nightmare On Elm Street, A (1984)Movie critics combined give Nightmare On Elm Street a score of 3.1405 out of 4
3.1405
88
reviews
NAThriller, Fantasy, Horror $6.53 Seeking his revenge on the parents of Elm Street, Freddy Kruger invades the dreams of their ...more about Nightmare On Elm Street  starring Ronee Blakley and Heather Langenkamp
13Movie reviews for Superman II (1980)Superman II (1980)Movie critics combined give Superman II a score of 3.1311 out of 4
3.1311
62
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi $5.99 When Superman saves Paris by throwing a nuclear bomb into outer space, he awakens three exiled ...more about Superman II  starring Gene Hackman and Christopher Reeve
14Movie reviews for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)Movie critics combined give Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade a score of 3.1167 out of 4
3.1167
79
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PG-13Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy $43.99 Renowned archeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, returns for the 3rd and final ...more about Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade  starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery
15Movie reviews for Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)Movie critics combined give Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi a score of 3.0983 out of 4
3.0983
107
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PGAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi $8.26 As the Empire builds a new Death Star, Luke must save his friends from Jabba the Hut, but when Luke ...more about Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi  starring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford
16Movie reviews for Big Trouble in Little China (1986)Big Trouble in Little China (1986)Movie critics combined give Big Trouble in Little China a score of 3.0960 out of 4
3.0960
102
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $4.11 Tough as nails trucker, Jack Burton, agrees to pick up his friend's girlfriend at the airport, but ...more about Big Trouble in Little China  starring Kurt Russell and Kim Cattrall
17Movie reviews for Excalibur (1981)Excalibur (1981)Movie critics combined give Excalibur a score of 3.0893 out of 4
3.0893
61
reviews
NAAdventure, Fantasy $4.50 The myth of King Arthur brought once again to the screen. Uthur Pendragon is given the mystical ...more about Excalibur  starring Nigel Terry and Helen Mirren
18Movie reviews for Brazil (1985)Brazil (1985)Movie critics combined give Brazil a score of 3.0674 out of 4
3.0674
100
reviews
Not RatedDrama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Cult $8.89 Sam lives in a world of technology, where the government takes extreme anti-terrorism measures. ...more about Brazil  starring Jonathan Pryce and Robert De Niro
19Movie reviews for Dark Crystal, The (1982)Dark Crystal, The (1982)Movie critics combined give Dark Crystal a score of 3.0607 out of 4
3.0607
80
reviews
PGAdventure, Fantasy, Family, Animation $5.99 The last two Gelfings embark on a mission to find and restore the last shard of the Dark Crystal ...more about Dark Crystal  starring Jim Henson and Kathryn Mullen
20Movie reviews for Videodrome (1983)Videodrome (1983)Movie critics combined give Videodrome a score of 3.0537 out of 4
3.0537
94
reviews
RThriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery $6.99 A sleazy television producer stumbles upon a program that broadcasts snuff films called, ...more about Videodrome  starring James Woods and Sonja Smits
21Movie reviews for Big (1988)Big (1988)Movie critics combined give Big a score of 3.0459 out of 4
3.0459
45
reviews
NADrama, Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Family $9.99 A young boy makes a wish at a fairground machine to be big. He wakes up the following morning to ...more about Big  starring Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins
22Movie reviews for Legend (1985)Legend (1985)Movie critics combined give Legend a score of 3.0418 out of 4
3.0418
73
reviews
PGAdventure, Fantasy, Romance $8.99 "Darkness" seeks to entrap the world in eternal night by destroying the last of the unicorns. It is ...more about Legend  starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara
23Movie reviews for Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985)Purple Rose of Cairo, The (1985)Movie critics combined give Purple Rose of Cairo a score of 3.0410 out of 4
3.0410
33
reviews
NAFantasy, Romance, Comedy $5.69 Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey during the Depression and is searching for an escape from her ...more about Purple Rose of Cairo  starring Mia Farrow and Jeff Daniels
24Movie reviews for Labyrinth (1986)Labyrinth (1986)Movie critics combined give Labyrinth a score of 3.0308 out of 4
3.0308
66
reviews
NAAdventure, Fantasy, Musical, Family $3.86 Sarah must navigate her way through an elaborate labyrinth with riddles and dead ends at every turn ...more about Labyrinth  starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly
25Movie reviews for Beetlejuice (1988)Beetlejuice (1988)Movie critics combined give Beetlejuice a score of 3.0246 out of 4
3.0246
62
reviews
PGFantasy, Horror, Comedy $2.87 A recently dead couple refuses to allow a new family to move into their house. To scare them off ...more about Beetlejuice  starring Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis
26Movie reviews for Black Cauldron, The (1985)Black Cauldron, The (1985)Movie critics combined give Black Cauldron a score of 3.0239 out of 4
3.0239
27
reviews
PGAdventure, Drama, Fantasy, Family, Animation, Disney $10.98 Centuries ago, in the land of Prydain, a young man named, Taran is given the task of protecting Hen ...more about Black Cauldron  starring John Hurt and Freddie Jones
27Movie reviews for Tron (1982)Tron (1982)Movie critics combined give Tron a score of 3.0211 out of 4
3.0211
104
reviews
PGAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi $12.34 A video game programmer is literally transported into the hard drive of the system he is trying to ...more about Tron  starring Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner
28Movie reviews for Christine (1983)Christine (1983)Movie critics combined give Christine a score of 3.0176 out of 4
3.0176
63
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror $9.66 When Arnie falls in love with his new car "Christine" she falls in love back and there is little ...more about Christine  starring Keith Gordon and John Stockwell
29Movie reviews for Batman (1989)Batman (1989)Movie critics combined give Batman a score of 3.0160 out of 4
3.0160
92
reviews
NAAction, Thriller, Fantasy, Crime $5.50 Gotham City: dark, dangerous, 'protected' only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the ...more about Batman  starring Michael Keaton and Kim Basinger
30Movie reviews for Creepshow (1982)Creepshow (1982)Movie critics combined give Creepshow a score of 3.0009 out of 4
3.0009
50
reviews
NAFantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy $1.96 Five tales of terror are presented in the gothic style of the old EC comics such as Tales From The ...more about Creepshow  starring Hal Holbrook and Adrienne Barbeau
31Movie reviews for Flash Gordon (1980)Flash Gordon (1980)Movie critics combined give Flash Gordon a score of 3.0000 out of 4
3.0000
19
reviews
NAAction, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, ComedyN/AIn this update of the 1930's comic strip, Flash is a football hero who is skyjacked aboard Dr. ...more about Flash Gordon  starring Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson
32Movie reviews for Back to the Future Part II (1989)Back to the Future Part II (1989)Movie critics combined give Back to the Future Part II a score of 2.9958 out of 4
2.9958
53
reviews
PGAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy $18.56 The second part of the trilogy begins as Doc, Marty and Jennifer take the time-traveling DeLorean ...more about Back to the Future Part II  starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd
33Movie reviews for Dune (1984)Dune (1984)Movie critics combined give Dune a score of 2.9863 out of 4
2.9863
90
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi $9.58 In the far future, a duke and his family are sent by the Emperor to a sand world from which comes a ...more about Dune  starring Francesca Annis and Leonardo Cimino
34Movie reviews for Dragonslayer (1981)Dragonslayer (1981)Movie critics combined give Dragonslayer a score of 2.9821 out of 4
2.9821
49
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Fantasy $3.90 A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it, and the dragon leaves his ...more about Dragonslayer  starring Peter MacNicol and Caitlin Clarke
35Movie reviews for Meaning of Life, The (1983)Meaning of Life, The (1983)Movie critics combined give Meaning of Life a score of 2.9816 out of 4
2.9816
34
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NAFantasy, Musical, Comedy $8.11 The comedy groups last full length movie returns to the feel of the hugely popular BBC TV show. It ...more about Meaning of Life  starring Graham Chapman and John Cleese
36Movie reviews for Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987)Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A (1987)Movie critics combined give Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors a score of 2.9778 out of 4
2.9778
44
reviews
NAAction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy $5.99 Picking up where the original Nightmare left off, Nancy has grown up and become a psychiatrist ...more about Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors  starring Nan Martin and Heather Langenkamp
37Movie reviews for Willow (1988)Willow (1988)Movie critics combined give Willow a score of 2.9716 out of 4
2.9716
72
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy $7.50 Willow, a small farmer/apprentice magician, meets Madmartigan, a great swordsman, and together they ...more about Willow  starring Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley
38Movie reviews for Highlander (1986)Highlander (1986)Movie critics combined give Highlander a score of 2.9656 out of 4
2.9656
53
reviews
RAction, Fantasy $5.07 A rare clan of immortals can only be killed by one of their own kind. Many have been alive for ...more about Highlander  starring Christopher Lambert and Roxanne Hart
39Movie reviews for Company of Wolves, The (1984)Company of Wolves, The (1984)Movie critics combined give Company of Wolves a score of 2.9650 out of 4
2.9650
35
reviews
RFantasy, Horror $16.08 This movie is in fact a magical bag full of symbolic folklore about werewolves, or, rather, their ...more about Company of Wolves  starring Angela Lansbury and David Warner
40Movie reviews for Splash (1984)Splash (1984)Movie critics combined give Splash a score of 2.9556 out of 4
2.9556
22
reviews
NAFantasy, Romance, Comedy $7.02 Allen Bauer is rescued from drowning as a young boy off Cape Cod by a young mermaid. Years later he ...more about Splash  starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah
41Movie reviews for Xanadu (1980)Xanadu (1980)Movie critics combined give Xanadu a score of 2.9552 out of 4
2.9552
26
reviews
NAFantasy, Musical, Romance $5.95 The Greek muses incarnate themselves on Earth to inspire men to achieve. One of them, incarnated as ...more about Xanadu  starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly
42Movie reviews for Ladyhawke (1985)Ladyhawke (1985)Movie critics combined give Ladyhawke a score of 2.9446 out of 4
2.9446
36
reviews
NAAdventure, Fantasy, Romance $9.48 Philipe Gastone, a thief, escapes from the dungeon at Aquila, sparking a manhunt. He is nearly ...more about Ladyhawke  starring Matthew Broderick and Rutger Hauer
43Movie reviews for Hellraiser (1987)Hellraiser (1987)Movie critics combined give Hellraiser a score of 2.9435 out of 4
2.9435
49
reviews
NAFantasy, Horror $5.07 Clive Barker's feature directing debut graphically depicts the tale of a man and wife who move into ...more about Hellraiser  starring Andrew Robinson and Clare Higgins
44Movie reviews for Return to Oz (1985)Return to Oz (1985)Movie critics combined give Return to Oz a score of 2.9386 out of 4
2.9386
15
reviews
PGAdventure, Fantasy, Family, Disney $7.02 Dorothy, back in Kansas, can't stop thinking about Oz, and even believes that her friends have sent ...more about Return to Oz  starring Fairuza Balk and Nicol Williamson
45Movie reviews for Clash of the Titans (1981)Clash of the Titans (1981)Movie critics combined give Clash of the Titans a score of 2.9372 out of 4
2.9372
55
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Family $3.59 Perseus has to rescue Andromeda, before she has to marry a monster. Zeus has set up a few tests for ...more about Clash of the Titans  starring Laurence Olivier and Claire Bloom
46Movie reviews for Somewhere in Time (1980)Somewhere in Time (1980)Movie critics combined give Somewhere in Time a score of 2.9353 out of 4
2.9353
29
reviews
PGDrama, Fantasy, Romance $5.95 Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs ...more about Somewhere in Time  starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour
47Movie reviews for Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988)Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988)Movie critics combined give Adventures of Baron Munchausen a score of 2.9316 out of 4
2.9316
52
reviews
NAAdventure, Fantasy, Comedy $22.94 The fantastic tale of a 17th century aristocrat, his talented henchmen and a little girl in their ...more about Adventures of Baron Munchausen  starring Eric Idle and Sarah Polley
48Movie reviews for Phenomena (1985)Phenomena (1985)Movie critics combined give Phenomena a score of 2.9241 out of 4
2.9241
54
reviews
NAThriller, Fantasy, Horror, MysteryN/AJennifer Corvino, the daughter of a famous actor, has had trouble with sleepwalking for some time. ...more about Phenomena  starring Jennifer Connelly and Daria Nicolodi
49Movie reviews for Children of the Corn (1984)Children of the Corn (1984)Movie critics combined give Children of the Corn a score of 2.8841 out of 4
2.8841
45
reviews
NAThriller, Fantasy, Horror $5.07 A boy preacher named Isaac goes to a town in Nebraska called Gatlin and gets all the children to ...more about Children of the Corn  starring Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton
50Movie reviews for Heavy Metal (1981)Heavy Metal (1981)Movie critics combined give Heavy Metal a score of 2.8808 out of 4
2.8808
55
reviews
RAction, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Musical, Animation $19.19 Loc-Nar, a glowing green orb and embodiment of evil, shows a little girl nine animated shorts ...more about Heavy Metal  starring Don Francks and Al Waxman
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