Defining Genre
THE FANTASY
OTHER WORLDS, BUILT
The genre that asks the audience to believe and then earns the trust. Where myth becomes blocking and a sword becomes a thesis.
Peak 2010s
5,559
Films Catalogued
65.3
Avg Master Score
5.9
Avg IMDb
2010s
Peak Decade
KUNIHIKO YUYAMA
Top Director
Of which 82 earned Oscar nominations or wins
The Defining Three
ESSENTIAL VIEWING
Top-ranked by master score. If you only saw three films from this decade, these are the three.
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5,559/5,559 films
Master Score
Awards
Showing 50 of 5559
01
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
1977 · George Lucas · 7 Oscars
94.1
02Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
93.9
03The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Peter Jackson · 11 Oscars
93.8
04Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
93.5
05Klaus
2019 · Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López
93.1
06Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Jon Watts
92.7
07My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
92.6
08Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
2025 · Tatsuya Yoshihara
92.5
09Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train
2020 · Haruo Sotozaki
92.4
10Ne Zha
2019 · Yu Yang
92.0
11Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · David Yates
91.9
12Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
91.8
13Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025 · Haruo Sotozaki, Hikaru Kondô
91.7
14Ugetsu
1953 · Kenji Mizoguchi
91.7
15Song of the Sea
2014 · Tomm Moore
91.5
16Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · Hayao Miyazaki
91.1
17King Kong
1933 · Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
90.9
18A Dog's Will
2000 · Guel Arraes
90.8
19Ne Zha 2
2025 · Yu Yang
90.7
20The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Peter Jackson · 4 Oscars
90.5
21Underground
1995 · Emir Kusturica
90.3
22Suzume
2022 · Makoto Shinkai
90.3
23Tumbbad
2018 · Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi, Adesh Prasad
90.2
24Cinderella
1950 · Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
90.1
25Eraserhead
1977 · David Lynch
90.0
26Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
1993 · Ram Mohan, Yûgô Sakô, Koichi Saski
89.9
27Weathering with You
2019 · Makoto Shinkai
89.9
28The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975 · Jim Sharman
89.8
29Mary Poppins
1964 · Robert Stevenson · 5 Oscars
89.7
30Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Irvin Kershner · 2 Oscars
89.6
31Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
89.5
32Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
2017 · S.S. Rajamouli
89.2
33Mind Game
2004 · Masaaki Yuasa, Kôji Morimoto
89.2
34F
Faust
1926 · F.W. Murnau
89.1
35Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 · Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki
89.1
36Steven Universe: The Movie
2019 · Rebecca Sugar, Joseph D. Johnston, Kat Morris
89.0
37The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Peter Jackson · 2 Oscars
89.0
38The Spirit of the Beehive
1973 · Víctor Erice
88.9
39The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz
88.9
40Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021 · Zack Snyder
88.8
41The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
88.7
42Mahavatar Narsimha
2024 · Ashwin Kumar
88.6
43Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
1964 · Larry Roemer
88.6
44Kwaidan
1964 · Masaki Kobayashi
88.5
45Wolf Children
2012 · Mamoru Hosoda
88.5
46Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Alfonso Cuarón
88.5
47Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise · 2 Oscars
88.1
48One Piece Film: Red
2022 · Gorô Taniguchi
88.0
49Alice in Wonderland
1951 · Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
87.9
50T
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
1926 · Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
87.9
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The genre that taught cinema what fluorescent light is for. Where a city, a woman, and a doomed man do all the talking.